Barbara Shapel, Contemporary Fiber Artist Resume 2009 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas In Hiding wins 1 st Place in the Art/Pictorial Category. In Hiding becomes part of a display of winning quilts and will be exhibited in Long Beach, California and in Chicago, Illinois in 2010. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, La Conner, Washington Moonlight Sonata part of Quiltfest 2009 Award Winning Quilt Show. Pacific Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland, Oregon Spotted In The Forest wins 1 st Place, Art/Pictorial Category Moonlight Sonata wins 2 nd Place, Pictorial Category Patchwork Quilt Tsushin Magazine, August 2009 New Dawn appears in magazine, along with article about my two sided quilts. Quilter s Affair, Sisters, Oregon Teaching and display of 4 quilts during show. Owl Postcard is auctioned for charity. In Hiding wins Best of Show Judged, Best of Show Viewer s Choice, and Best Machine Quilting American Quilter s Society Magazine, March 2009 Two feature articles; the first article introduces my work and inspirations, and the second article details how I create perfectly aligned two sided art quilts. 2008 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas Moonlight Sonata wins Honorable Mention Pacific Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland, Oregon Blue Reflections wins 1 st Place, Art/Pictorial Category Camas Washougal Post Record Newspaper Article Article about the APNQ Quiltfest and a picture of Moonlight Sonata. APNQ Quiltfest, Seattle, Washington Moonlight Sonata wins Best Machine Quilting 1
Ginkgo II wins Judge s Choice, 1 st Place, Pictorial, Judged, and 3 rd Place, Pictorial, Viewer s Choice National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky Moonlight Sonata displayed as a part of the two month long display of Quilts of the Pacific Rim exhibit. 2007 Pacific International Quilt Festival XVI, Santa Clara, California Moonlight Sonata wins Judge s Choice The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, La Conner, Washington Thread Duets: Looking at Quilts from Both Sides is a display of 36 of my two sided fiber art pieces. Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon Teaching all week and four pieces on display during quilt show. My Blue Heron postcard quilt is auctioned off for over $300 and the image is used in advertisements for next year. Moonlight Sonata wins Best of Show Viewer s Choice, Best Machine Quilting, 1 st Place Viewer s Choice, Show Theme and 2 nd Place Judged, Show Theme Quilt. Great Blue Heron wins Best of Show, Judged and 1 st Place, Viewer s Choice The Oregonian Newspaper, Portland, Oregon Featured Artist Profile Surface Design Newsletter Featured Artist Profile 2006 Skamania Lodge Solo Fiber Art Show, Stevenson, Washington Solo Fiber Arts display featuring 14 pieces Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, Seattle, Washington New Dawn, wins Judge s Choice and Migration III, Juried Japanese Gardens Contemporary Fiber Art Show, Portland, Oregon Several pieces on display 2
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon Teaching all week and four pieces on display during quilt show New Dawn wins Best of Show, 1 st Place Lap Quilts, Viewer s Choice Nautilus Shell wins Best Machine Quilting, 1 st Place Innovative Judged, and 1 st Place Innovative Viewer s Choice American Quilter s Show, Paducah, Kentucky Migration III wins Honorable Mention, Pictorial 2005 Northwest Quilting Expo Quilt Show, Portland, Oregon Migration III wins 2 nd Place, Art Quilt Category, Bonneville Hot Springs, Stevenson, Washington Solo show featuring 9 pieces American Quilter s Society Quilt Show, Paducah, Kentucky New Dawn juried into show Lacamas Life Magazine, Camas, Washington Feature article about my fiber art pieces. Post Record Newspaper, Camas, Washington Article about my quilting Camas Public Library, Quilts With Heart Show, Camas, Washington Display of Autumn Fire II quilt, Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, Washington Solo show featuring 13 pieces 2004 Multnomah Bar Association, Portland, Oregon Ongoing display of various quilts in central conference room Columbian Newspaper, Vancouver, Washington Feature article about Clark College fiber art show and my quilting technique., Clark College, Vancouver, Washington Cannell Library Fiber Art Show featuring 17 pieces 3
Northwest Quilting Expo Quilt Show, Portland, Oregon New Dawn wins 1 st Place, Innovative Quilt Category Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show, Stevenson, Washington Solo Fiber Art Show Bonneville Hot Springs, Stevenson, Washington Migration II wins 1 st Place Innovative Viewer s Choice and 2 nd Place Innovative Judges Choice. Color Blocks IV wins Judge s Choice and 1 st Place, Wall Appliqué Quilt YWCA Ethnic Art Exhibit, Vancouver, Washington Circles IV and Pinwheel Log Cabin Quilt part of display 2003 St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Festival of Trees Gala Fundraising Auction, Boise, Idaho Migration was auctioned for $6,500.00 Pacific International Quilt Festival XII, Santa Clara, California Field of Dreams II juried 24 th Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, Washington Follow Your Own Path and Circles V part of exhibit Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland, Oregon Migration juried Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show, Stevenson, Washington Field of Dreams II, 1 st Place, Machine Quilting Color Study V, 1 st Place, Wall or Miniature and 2 nd Place, Pieced Sew Much Fun!, 3 rd Place, Pieced Follow Your Own Path II, 2 nd Place, Machine Quilting Color Blocks III, 3 rd Place, Machine Quilting and 3 rd Place, Wall or Miniature 4
Multnomah Village Quilt & Fiber Arts Show, Portland, Oregon Migration was part of display Color Blocks II wins First Place, Small Quilt Category in Viewer s Choice Awards. Circles III juried Hewlett Packard Web Site Article Featured quilter at HP.com/go/quilting Sunset Magazine Several quilts featured as part of an article for Skamania Lodge. Chetwynd Stapylton Fine Arts Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2002 Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show, Stevenson, Washington Autumn Fire wins First Place Machine Quilting Autumn Fire II wins Second Place Machine Quilting Circles IV wins Third Place Machine Quilting Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland, Oregon First juried quilt show ever entered. Field of Dreams wins Best of Show. Pomeroy Living History Farm Quilt Show, Hockinson, Washington Field of Dreams, Color Study V, and Follow Your Own Path displayed. Starr Design Hair Studio, Vancouver, Washington Hong Kong Lily Quilt on display Post Record Newspaper Article, Camas, Washington Article in the Hometown Section regarding Skamania Lodge Quilt Show 2001 Stonefield Open House, Portland, Oregon 5
Display of several pieces during open house YWCA Ethnic Art Exhibit, Vancouver, Washington Three quilts displayed as part of exhibit Chetwynd Stapylton Fine Arts Gallery, Portland, Oregon Permanent representation by gallery from November, 2000 to April, 2003 6