Exhibit Update

Abundance, 30 x 30" by Kevan Lunney

June 21 - August 11, 2012

The Botswana Collection - Art quilts by Fiber Revolution and the Kalahari Quilters of Botswana 

will be shown at The Noyes Museum of Art/ Stockton College at the Hammonton, NJ location at 5 South Second Street, Hammonton, NJ 08037 www.noyesmuseum.org

This wonderful collaboration was conceived by Cindy Friedman who travels to Botswana with her husband who runs the world renowned HIV/AIDS  clinic there for the University of Pennsylvania. She was delighted to  meet Jennie Healy who employs local women to make beautiful crafts for sale, an important source of income and pride for the locals. This collection of quilts from Fiber Revolution and the Kalahari quilters is the first of 3 collections that were brought together to exhibit in the U.S. 
Cindy and I are both members of Fiber Revolution, a group of 25 fiber artists from the Northeast who meet on the internet to  coordinate our efforts to schedule shows.

Archeology #'s 6,7,3          28 x 39"
by Kevan Lunney

June 11-September 5, 2012

Art Meets Science will be exhibited at Global Health Odyssey Museum at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. This show is organized by Studio Art Quilters Associates, (SAQA), and has traveled to England, France, NYC, and San Diego.

July 10- August 18, 2012

Fragmentations, a collection of work by Fiber Revolution and curated by Carolyn Vehslage. She will be giving a gallery talk and a silkscreen demo.

Baylor University,Waco, TX 76706

http://www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum

Archeology #5    28 x 28" 
     by Kevan Lunney

Thu, August 16, 12am – Fri, August 17, 12am

The Self-Portrait Project 

Brooklyn Art Library 103A North 3rd Street  Brooklyn, NY 11249 Self Portrait, by Kevan Lunney, 2012,  4" x 4"

Chronos Pods, Largest is 83 x 9 x 9"
by Kevan Lunne

July 13 - August 4, 2012

Nature- Interpretations in Fiber

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance

37 Main Street 

Narrowsburg, NY 12764

http://www.artsalliance.org

A show curated by Katarina Lichtman for Fiber Revolution
www.FiberRevolution.com

Sept 21, 2012 - January 20, 2013

Dendrology

at the Noyes Museum of Art

733 Lily Lake Rd

Oceanville, NJ 08231

www.Noyesmuseum.org

I am delighted to  have two pieces juried into this show about trees and things that grow and to have them on exhibit at this fine museum!

Leadwood Tree, 28 x 29
by Kevan Lunney

The Sketchbook Project 2012

World Tour

ask the Librarians for Keywords, Kevan Lunney, Into the Woods, Blue, Nudes

July 6-8

Lynn Arts 

Into the World, book by Kevan Lunney 3 x 5"
machine stitched and painted

25 Exchange St

Lynn, MA 10901

July 12-14

Space Gallery

538 Congress St.

Portland, ME 04101

July19-22  

The Gladstone Hotel

1214 Queen St. W.

Toronto, Canada M4J-1J6 

7/19 6:00-10:00PM

7/20-22 2:00-6:00PM

August 23-25

The Painted Bride

230 Vine St.

Philadelphia, PA 19106
1:00- 5:00 PM


August 29-September 1
MASS Collective
364 Nelson St S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30313
8/29-31 4:00- 8:00 PM
9/1 1:00- 5:00 PM

Sept 4-5
Full Sail University
3300 University Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32792
9/4-5 4:00-8:00 PM

Into the World, book by Kevan Lunney 3 x 5"
machine stitched and painted

Sept 12-16
Co-Lab Project Space
613 Allen St.
Austin, TX 78702
9/12-14 4:00-8:00PM
9/15-16 2:00-6:00PM

October 12-19
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Rd
London, United Kingdom, SE16

November 10- 21
NGV Studio
Russell and Flinders Sts.
Federation Square
Melbourne, Australia 3000

The Sketchbook Project 2012

Sketchbook Project 2012
for the tour schedule, click the link
http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject2012

 Into the World, by Kevan Lunney

Cover, screened blue ink on white cotton  is a story about my daughter and is only related to the book by color.
The story is on the cover and the illustrations are inside!
Into The World, 5 x 7" hardbound book by Kevan Lunney
2012 Sketchbook Project  for the Art House Co op, Brooklyn, NY

The entire book is blue and white. Each page has a window which frames the image.
Into The World, 5 x 7" hardbound book by Kevan Lunney

There are 8 nudes machine stitched on white cotton.
Into The World, 5 x 7" hardbound book by Kevan Lunney
2012 Sketchbook Project  for the Art House Co op, Brooklyn, NY

Into The World, 5 x 7" hardbound book by Kevan Lunney 2012

                                                                         
The Story-                                                                        
She didn't want to come into the world. She waited. Everyone else said it was time. So after Pitocin and breaking the water, she decided to try. She does everything with purpose and intention. She shot out like a rocket, pink and round. She was so beautiful she looked like a plastic doll. She never cried or fussed much but she was a very loud toddler. She loved the noisy fire truck; she loved banging pots and pans. She loved the rhyming books. She loved her cooking toys; her plastic food, the toaster, the dishes, the refrigerator. Once she played with lipstick on the back of the sofa. She trimmed a chunk of hair on the top of her head. She was brave to ride on a big horse and swim and meet new friends. She is so beautiful and kind; the kind of woman who is a 
good friend.


Here is a link to a New York Times Article about the Art House Co op.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/nyregion/at-the-brooklyn-art-library-a-home-for-personal-sketchbooks.html?_r=4

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

Exhibit Opening, 

August 16, 2012 

 Art House Co-Op, 

103 N. 3rd St. Brooklyn, NY, 

Williamsburg section

from 12 noon until midnight!

Below is my submission for the Art House Co-op's
self portrait collection.
http://www.arthousecoop.com/
click the projects tab for more info. 

They provided a tiny 4" x 4"x 1 1/2"
wrapped canvas that I will wrap this piece around.

Yup, it took 31 thread colors.    

Self Portrait, 2012,  4 x4 " fabric, thread. Kevan Lunney 

It's finished. See more at http://www.arthousecoop.com

Sketchbook Project 2011

The Sketchbook Project 2011 goes on tour:


Thousands of sketchbooks are being exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country. Click here to see the schedule. You can search the collection by theme or artists name. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be cataloged and available for the public to view.

Just under 10,000 books will be on display. The tour starts February, 2011.

Quilt National

6/13/2011


 I recently returned from Quilt National at The Dairy Barn in Athens Ohio. www.dairybarn.org After submitting for several years, my piece Archeology Series Fragment #14 was juried in!  Any of you who have gone to the big shows know how delightful this can be! My mind is crowded with new acquaintances, new ideas, the overdose of visual input, the joy of seeing my family who is from Columbus, Ohio, and the wonderful time sharing it with them and friends. Achieving this goal has been a dream of mine for years.

I just broke down my show of dog portraits at The Art Bazaar in New York city at 7th Ave and 20th St. It was the third time I have exhibited there. After exhibiting I always need to reassess and redirect. I have showed both my Archeology Series there and my dog portraits. Two completely different markets.

My youngest child  graduates from high school next week and my head is swimming with emotions, and to- do lists, from buying her graduation dress to making college plans. I am thrilled for her but my heart is breaking.

Visual Thoughts: The Art Quilts of Fiber Revolution

June 22 through October 16, 2011
Visual Thoughts: The Art Quilts of Fiber Revolution

Morris Museum
Morristown, NJ
Opening reception June 29, 6:30 to 9:00 PM, reservations required.
973-971-3706
A show curated by Kevan of 19 quilts by 19 artists from the group Fiber Revolution, Kevans Archeology Series Fragment #15 will be on display.
Also showing "On the Hat and In the Hand: 200 Years of Hats and Purses from the Morris Museum Collection," March 31 - September 25, 2011 

Modern Materials

Modern Materials (invitational)
(Artspace) at Untitled
Oklahoma City, OK
July 10 to August 27 2009
Curated by Jill Rumoshosky Werner, featuring some of the best and most innovative contemporary artists working in the medium of quilt art today including B. J. Adams, Mary Beth Bellah, Regina Benson, Linda Colsh, Susan Else, Jean Ann Fausser, Theresa M. Heaton, Marilyn Henrion, Wendy Huhn, Mary Anne Jordan, John W. Lefelhocz, M. Joan Lintault, Kevan Rupp Lunney, Angela Moll, Dan Olfe, Katie Pasquini Masopust, Lori Lupe Pelish, Pam RuBert, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Julie John Upshaw, Barbara W. Watler, Kathy Weaver, Jill Rumoshosky Werner, and Elia Woods.

Link to Pam RuBert's photographs of the exhibit on her Flickr site.

Pod, Kevan Lunney, 2004, 60x30x30"