Winifred Wallace
The Best of the Best Juried Art Exhibition, 2017

Winifred Wallace

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Winifred Wallace
Exhibiting Artist
Pepco Edison Place Gallery
702 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20068

August 11 - 30, 2017

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Bio

Artist Statement

Creating quilts since 2000, Wallace’s work reflects her passion for color, pattern and texture. She has an Associate Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her awareness as an African American gives her work its particular character. Wallace’s work has been widely exhibited in the United States and appeared in several publications. She often works in a series to create unified, cohesive and coherent related bodies of work such as the Mask and Creation series. Recent juried shows include: Sacred Threads Exhibition and its two year Travel Exhibition, Carnaval, ArtimpactUSA, Inc., Quilt Surface Design Symposium Invitational, Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition; Quilts for Change Exhibition, Healing Quilts in Medicine, Walter Reed Hospital, Cancer Center, and Zion Baptist Church, a Commission for its 150th Church Anniversary. Member affiliations are: Art Impact USA, Inc., American Quilter's Society, Uhuru Quilting Guild and Art Sewciety.

"I am a mixed media artist and my style is contemporary. My medium is quiltmaking and I work mostly with textiles, print, and paint. When I discovered the art of quilting in 2000, all of my creative experiences came together. These creative experiences are my educational art skills, sewing and designing skills, and mixed media/crafting skills. I often develop an idea in my head and work it out in cloth. Layers are held together with colorful stitching by hand, free motioned stitches and free form embroidery. My purpose is to express myself with fabric that is representative of my heritage, background and beautiful to my eye. My art pieces are designed to be hung on a wall, as a table covering or draped over a piece of furniture. I look at my studio time as a process of discovery and a time to stay focused and disciplined on my work."

- Winifred Wallace
Silver Spring, MD