Snyderman Gallery Artists

Jeanne Williamson

Solo Person Shows  

2006
Jeanne Williamson, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA

2001
52 x 2 + MORE, Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA

Two Person Shows

2005

Material Matters: Fabric collages and quilts, Kim Salerno and Jeanne Williamson, Hess Gallery, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA 2004

Texture and Harmony, An Exhibition of Contemporary Photographs and Textiles by Randall Garnick and Jeanne Williamson, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA 2000

Abstract Landscapes in Clay and Fiber,  Art quilts by Jeanne Williamson and Sculptural Pottery by Dan Wiener, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA Group Shows

2009
New England Impressions III: The Unique Print, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA

Women in Print, Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery, Boston, MA Mixed Media Fiber Art, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA

New Focus, Atrium Gallery, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR

2008
Playing with a Full Deck, Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions, San Diego, CALong Journey, ArtSpace Maynard, Maynard, MAWHY NOT?!, Housatonic Museum of Art's Burt Chernow Gallery, Bridgeport, CTA Woman's Place, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MASAFE, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MAAnnual Juried Members' Show, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MADistinctive Directions - Invitational Group Show, Lux Gallery, Lincoln, NEArt Quilts Elements 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PAWomen of the Cloth, Art Gallery - Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MAThe Whole Story: Whole Cloth Quilts by Hand and Machine, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MAArt Quilts RE:View, Ethel Sergeant Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PAMaterials Hard & Soft, Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2007
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NYNew Frontiers: an exhibition of contemporary fiber art, The Art House, McAllen, TXAbstract & Geometric, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, ILFiberart International 2007, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PAPieced Together, The Decorative Arts Center, Lancaster, OHAnnual Juried Members' Show, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MATransformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Grants Pass Museum of Art, in Grants Pass, OR

2006
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Translations gallery, Denver COChanging the World One Thread at a Time, Val d’Argent in Alsace, FranceTransformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, EnglandTied Together: Textile Art in the 21st Century, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZMaterial Speaks: New work from the New York Art Quilt Network, Esther M. Klein Art Gallery at the Science Center, Philadelphia, PAArt Quilts at the Sedgwick, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PAChanging the World, One Thread at a Time, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZOn the Wall, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, COLacoste Gallery, Concord, MA

2005
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MAQuilt National 2005, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, Best of Show, and McCarthy Memorial AwardCrafts National 39, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA24th Annual Fabrics of Legacies National Quilt Exhibit, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, COSummer Quilt Show, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OHThe Essential Substance, A Fiber Exhibition, Mount Ida College, Newton, MALayers of Meaning: The Art Quilt 2005, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR2004Uncommon Threads, Arkansas Historic Museum, Little Rock, ArkansasA Tribute to Fiber, APEX Gallery, Washington, DC

2004
National Prize Show , Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MAMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TXWomen of Biblical Proportion, national tourQuilts: Traditional and the Deviant, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA

2003
Quilt National 2003, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OHFiber Directions 2003, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KSMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.Fibrations! Constructions by Members of AQN/NY, Noho Gallery, New York, NYJanuary Thaw, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

2002
Crafts National 36, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PASilver Threads: Quilter's Connection at Twenty-Five, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA/Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, VTNatick Artists Hanging Together, Natick Artists' Open Studios Showcase, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MANatick Artists' Open Studio Sampler, Bakery on the Common Satellite Gallery, Natick, MAOxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!, The New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MAMeditations, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

2001
Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!, Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY, Double SolitaireArt of the Contemporary Quilt, Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, NJCrafts National 35, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAHanging By A Thread ‘01, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZArt Quilts at the Sedgwick, The Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PAFiber Directions 2001, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KSMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.Out of Time, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century, national tourFine Focus, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, national tour of fifty art quilts and fiber art in small format

2000
Out of Time, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.Play'n Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MAStudio Art Quilt Associates/Professional Artist Member Show, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, New MexicoQuilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century, Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MAColander Quilts, national tour of twenty art quilts based on the theme of colandersFine Focus, national tour of fifty art quilts and fiber art in small formatCrafts National 34, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAPortraits of a Century, Boston City Hall, Scollay Square Gallery, Boston, MAArticulate Threads, Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VAAbstract Landscapes in Clay and Fiber, Art quilts by Jeanne Williamson/Sculptural Pottery by Dan Wiener, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MAInside Out, Art Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

1999
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of ClubsColander Quilts, national tour of twenty art quilts based on the theme of colondersFine Focus, fifty art quilts/fiber art in small format, Crest Theatre Gallery of The Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FLHanging By A Thread ‘99, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZArt Quilt Show, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MAExtending the Image: New Dimensions in Printmaking, Laura Knott Art Gallery, Bradford College, Bradford, MAMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TXThe Warm Spectrum: Quilts for a Winter Night, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

1998
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of ClubsThe Art Quilt, Vermont State Craft Center, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VTNorth of Center, Art Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MABeyond Tradition, Federal Reserve Gallery, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA

1997
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of ClubsUSA Craft Today ‘97, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT10th Annual Fiber Arts Competition and Exhibition, BASF Carpet Fibers and Creative Arts Guild of Dalton, GeorgiaCrafts National 31, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAHanging By A Thread, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZThe Art of Quilting, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MA

1996
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of ClubsMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TXUncommon Threads II, Vermont State Craft Center, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VTThe Two Collection, WGBH Channel 2 Auction, Boston, MAImprovisations 1996, The Gallery at Studio B, Lancaster, OhioVisions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

1995
Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WisconsinFull Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of ClubsUnder Pressure, Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, ArizonaFull Deck Art Quilt, Renwick Gallery of the Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Two of ClubsPaper/Fiber XVII, The Arts Center and Gallery, Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, Iowa City, IowaTextile ‘95, Gallery North, Setauket, NY11th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KYAlumni/Art Education Exhibition,Arnheim Art Education Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

1994
Art Quilt International ‘94, Mountain View City Hall, Mountain View, CA, Organized by the Penny Nii Art Quilt GalleryThe Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Fort Washington, PAVisions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TXVisions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994, Museum of San Diego History, San Diego, CAAlternative Processes:From Pixels to Paper, Center For Creative Imaging, Camden, MEQuilt Show, New World Bank, Summer Street, Boston, MA. Organized by Art Advisor Boston

1993
Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PAMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TXArtquilts 1993, Guilford Handcrafts, Inc. Guilford, CTFiberart International ‘93, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA9th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KYVisions 1992, The Art of the Quilt, Museum of San Diego History, San Diego, CA

1992
The Quilt Show, Holtzman Art Gallery, Towson State University, Towson, MDMaterials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TXThe Artist as Quiltmaker, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH8th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KYCrafts National 26, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAWork In Fiber, Cambridge Art Association, Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge, MALxHxW, Massachusetts College of Art Alumni Association 3D Exhibition, Boston, MA

Awards
2008 Artist’s Valentine (Juror: Allison Kemmerer, Curator, Addison Gallery of American Art)2005 Quilt National 2005, Best of Show, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH2005 Quilt National 2005, McCarthy Memorial Award, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH1993 Artquilts 1993, Guilford Handcrafts, Inc. Guilford, CT, 2nd Prize1992 Crafts National 26, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Collections
Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Boston, MANew England Quilt Museum
Private collections

Curated Shows
Mixed Media Fiber Art, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, 2009

Education
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, MSAEd in Art Education, 1980Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), Philadelphia, PA, BFA in Fibers/Crafts, 1978

Book Written
"The Uncommon Quilter", Potter Craft/Random House, 2007

Books
“Quilts and Art, 1960-1980”, Sandra Sider, University of Nebraska Press, 2010
"Mini Quilts", Kathreen Ricketson, Chronicle Books, 2010
“Contemporary Quilt Art: An Introduction and Guide”, Kate Lenkowsky, Indiana University Press, 2008, page 185
"Fiberarts International 2007", Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, page 56
"Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project", Quilting Arts 2006, I wrote the Foreword on page 5
“Art Quilts: A Celebration", Lark Books 2005, page 494
"Quilt National 2005 : The Best in Contemporary Quilts", Lark Books 2005, my quilt is on the cover and on page 13
"Fiberarts Design Book 7", Lark Books, 2004, page 12
"Quilt National 2003, The Best of Contemporary Quilts", Lark Books, 2003, page 102.
"The Fabric Stamping Handbook", Jean Ray Laury, C&T Publishing, 2002, pages 45, 60 and 63
."Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!", American Quilter's Society (AQS), Double Solitaire, 2001, page 18.
"Stamping with Style", Katherine Duncan-Aimone, Lark Books, 2001.
"The Art Quilt", Robert Shaw, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1997, page 156.
"Imagery On Fabric, Surface Design (revision)", Jean Ray Laury, C&T Publishing,1997, pages 128 and 129
"Great Impressions - The Art and Technique of Rubber Stamping", Patricia Garner Berlin, Flower Valley Press, 1997, page 84.
"Fiberarts Design Book Five", Lark Books, October 1995, page 39.
"Art Quilts: Playing With A Full Deck", Pomegranate Artbooks, 1995, playing cards designed by Quilt Artists, Two of Clubs, page 148-149.
"Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence", Quilt San Diego, C&T Publishing,1994, page 47.
"Visions: The Art of the Quilt", Quilt San Diego, C&T Publishing, 1992, page 56.

Magazines
Surface Design Journal, Winter 2009
Studio Visit, Fall 2008
Arte Patchwork, (Spain), March 2007
Fiberarts Magazine, Nov/Dec 2006
The Middlesex Beat, October 2006
Quilting Arts Magazine, Fall 2006
Quilting Arts Magazine, Summer 2006
Fiberarts Magazine, Sept/Oct 2005
Textile Forum, (Germany), September 2005
Patchwork Gilde (Germany), June 2005
Art New England, August/September 2005
The Middlesex Beat, February 2005
Art/Quilt Magazine, 1998
Quilter’s Gallery, 1997
American Craft, February/March, 1996
Art/Quilt Magazine, Summer 1995
Surface Design Journal, Fall 1995

Articles Written
Quilting Arts Magazine, "Journal Felting with Punch", December/January 2009, pages 76-79.
Surface Design Journal, Spring 2001, Vol 25, No. 3, Informed Source, pages 44-45.
Threads Magazine, "Print With Erasers", August/September 1996, pages 66-69.

Television
“The Art of Quilting", Segment Three, PBS, 2007

Cards
The Art Quilt: A Full Deck, a deck of playing cards, Lark Books, Two of Clubs

Professional Affiliations
The Boston Printmakers
Surface Design Association
Women's Caucus for Art
Studio Art Quilt Associates