Upcoming Exhibits

Forty artists have been selected for the SAQA Global Exhibition Primal Forces: Earth by juror Sue Cavanaugh. This exhibition is the first in a three-part series to premiere at The National Quilt Museum over a six-year period.

This exhibition illustrates that all life on this planet depends on earth: it nurtures us through the soil beneath our feet. However, it can be a destructive force as well. Seismic activity and mudslides have shaped the landscape for millions of years and taken a toll on living beings as well. We are in an era of tremendous change in earth as well, due to shifting balances brought on by human activity.

by Sheila Frampton Cooper

February 25 – May 10, 2022 

Free-flowing fiber art

When award-winning artist Sheila Frampton Coopercreates, she revels in the spontaneous. Her free-form process with its surprising twists and turns inevitably delivers her to a place of unfilteredoriginality where her bold work unapologeticallycommands attention.

From Ozquilt Network

March 4 – July 19, 2022

Australia’s organization for art quilters

Reflecting on their experiences of Australia’s vastand varied landscapes, the artists of the Ozquilt Network have showcased the diversity of practices across contemporary Australianquiltmaking. In this exhibition, their work consists of observations across the living world. 

by Esterita Austin

July 8 – October 25, 2022

Art and quilt fusion

This exhibition is about old cars and trucksthat have become one with nature, In aworld made aware of recycling, it’s thenatural course for man-made objects toultimately be returned to the earth…rust to dust.

From the Bits Art Quilters

July 22 – October 4, 2022 

Bringing our stories to a new audience

Experience an enchanted forest of twenty 3-dimensional artquilts. Between 4 and 6 feet tall, each totem is the artist’sunique creative expression of their story in fiber, fabric,embellishment, and stitch. Bits Art Quilters is a part of Bits ‘N Pieces Quilt Guild in Ballwin, MO.

by Audrey Esarey

August 5 – October 18, 2022 

Modern quilted textile art

“All my quilts share similar DNA: precisionpiecing, curved piecing, use of highcontrast fabrics, and use of color gradations.” 

by Patricia A. Montgomery

August 26 – November 1, 2022

African American traditional quilting designs

Many African American women made major contributionsto the Civil Rights Movement and their stories are rarelytold. Patricia A. Montgomery’s structured swing coats arestory quilts telling their stories.

by Harold Mailand

October 7, 2022 – January 17, 2023 

Dedicated to preserving the beauty and cultural value of textiles

Harold Mailand, a fellow with the American Institutefor Conservation, shares 30 quilts from his personalcollection of textiles from India, Germany, England,and America.

October 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023 

Building community through the arts

The Tutwiler Quilters use a quilting style that isinstinctive to the African American people in theDelta area of Mississippi. The quilts are made usingbold colors, a variety of designs and large stitches. Thequilts tell a story of music, happiness, and love.

Curated by Sue Reich

November 4, 2022 – January 10, 2023 

Celebrating its 100th anniversary 

One of the oldest and most popular holidaypoems is magically recreated through theartistry of quilts. A holiday treat for the 

whole family!