BIO:
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, I now reside in North Carolina. I am a traditional quilter, fiber artist and encaustic artist. Following my husband both for business and enjoyment, we have travelled the world where I have collected ideas and photographs that influence my work. I studied art at the University of Saskatchewan, but most of my art education has been garnered through books and online classes and I now teach what I know to beginner quilters and encaustic artists. I have won several awards for my quilting and have been featured in magazines, podcasts and video interviews and have now ventured into the art gallery world. I am part of the art quilt movement, whose aim is to make quilted fiber art be regarded as relevant and collectible as traditional art mediums.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Kathleen V Stuart is both a fiber artist and an encaustic artist moving between both mediums and sometimes combining the two. Her fiber work is done with hand dyed fabrics, commercial fabrics and fused paper which is then machine stitched and hand embellished with threads, fibers and wire. Her encaustic work is a combination of pigments and mixed media on wood panel.
Stuart’s art is a reflection of her love of nature. She uses photographs she takes on travels as inspiration for her trees, leaves and capricious flowers. Her work is purely beauty for the sake of beauty…no hidden messages or hidden agendas.
Kathleen has won many awards for her work and has been featured in television and magazines. She also has her fiber art as a permanent collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago which is used to educate the students about using fiber as an art form.
CV:
Born Regina, SK. Canada
Lives and works in Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Awards:
-2003 Lake County Impressions - 1st Place Novice Hand Quilting, 2nd Place Machine Quilting, 3rd Place Art Quilt
-2007 Quilts from the Village X -1st Place Best Hand Applique, 1st Place Best Hand Quilting, 1st Place Best Piecing
-2009 Quilts from the Village XI-1st Place Best Longarm Quilting, 1st Place Best Hand Applique
-2009 Machine Quilters Showcase - Best of Show Just for Me, Teacher Award for Longarm Quilting
-2009 Canadian Quilters Association - 1st Place Machine Quilting
-2010 Milwaukee Quilting Show - 3rd Place Wholecloth Revisited
-2010 Machine Quilters Showcase - 1st Place Bed Quilt Just For Me, 1st Place Wall Quilt Just for Me
-2011 Machine Quilters Expo - Faculty Award
-2011 Machine Quilters Showcase - 2nd Place Wall Quilt, Teachers Award for Machine Quilting
-2011 Canadian Quilters Association - Honorable Mention
-2012 Brunswick Quilters Quilt Show - 2nd Place
-2012 DeKalb County Quilt Show - 1st Place
-2013 Asheville Quilt Show - 1st Place, Viewers Choice & Moda Award for Remembering Alice
-2013 North Carolina Quilt Symposium - 1st Place & Viewers Choice for Remembering Alice
-2013 Carolina Longarm Association - 1st Place Best Longarm Quilting
-2014 North Carolina Quilting Association - Honorable Mention Wall Quilt, Best Machine Quilting
-2014 Asheville Quilt Show - Honorable Mention Longarm Quilting
-2014 Coastal Carolina Quilt Show - 1st Place Large Quilt & Best in Show for Remembering Alice, 3rd Place Challenge
-2015 Western North Carolina Quilt Show - 1st Place
-2015 Asheville Quilt Show - 1st Place Art Quilt, 1st Place Bed Quilt & Moda Award for Blanket of Snow
-2015 Berlin County Fair - 1st Place
-2016 North Carolina Quilt Symposium - 1st Place Large Bed, 1st Place Best Longarm for Blanket of Snow
-2016 Carolina Quilt Association - Best of Show & Longarm Quilting for Blanket of Snow
-2016 Coastal Carolina Quilt Show - 3rd Place Large Bed,
-2017 Asheville Quilt Show - 2nd Place Miniature, 3rd Place Special Technique
-2017 North Carolina Quilt Symposium - 2nd Place Longarm Quilting
-2017 Coastal Carolina Quilt Show - 3rd Place Challenge
-2018 Coastal Caroling Quilt Show -1st Place Challenge, 1st Place Large Quilt, 2nd Place Small Wall, 3rd Place Mid Wall
-2019 American Quilters Association Charleston - Viewers Choice for A Fresh Blanket of Snow
-2019 Coastal Carolina Quilt Show - Best of Show & 1st Place Bed for A Fresh Blanket of Snow
-2019 Seacoast Artist Guild Show - Best Of Show Autumn
-2020 Road to California - 3rd Place for A Fresh Blanket of Snow
-2020 Seacoast Artist Guild Show - 1st Place Fiber for Pisces
-2021 Seacoast Artist Guild Show - 1st Place Fiber for Fading to Fall
-2021 Artfields - Juried for Autumn
-2021 WACG Juried Art Show - Rebecca Bryan Award for Best In Show for Chanterelles, Honorable Mention for Santa Fe bowl
-2022 Seacoast Art Show - Honorable Mention for Fiber, 1st Place 3D
-2022 WACG Member Show - Honorable Mention for Twilight Beauty
-2022 WACG Juried Show - Rebecca Bryan Award for Best In Show for Fading To Fall
-2023 Artfields - Juried for Fading to Fall
-2023 WACG Juried Show - Honorable Mention for Syncopated Rhythmn
-2023 Seacoast Art Show - Best of Show for Syncopated Rhythmn
-2024 Seacoast Art Show - 2nd Place for Magic
-2024 WACG Juried Show - Honorable Mention for My Generation
-2024 Form:Sculptural & Functional Show Sunset River Art Gallery - Best of Show
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Exhibitions:
-Featured artist Coastal Carolina Quilt Show 2018
-Solo Show: WAX & FIBER: A Beautiful Journey, May 3-June 22, 2024, McClellanville Arts Council, SC.
-Verdant Textures: Art In Bloom - October 2-November 17, 2024. Brookgreen Gardens, SC.
Permanent Collections:
-12 pieces at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-Solo art show at McClellanville Arts Council, McClellanville, SC May 2024
Professional Experience:
-Quilt teacher from 2010 - present
Professional Organizations: Studio Art Quilters Association, Waccamaw Art and Craft Guild, Seacoast Artists Guild