Upcoming Shows & Exhibitions
The Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2025
“Secret World”, “Chomp”, and “Cathedral Trees” will be on display at the Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show, July 19-20 2025 at the Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr M.L.K. Jr Pkwy, Arcata, CA
International Quilt Festival Judged Show 2025
“The Palace of Fine Arts” has been accepted as a semifinalist in the International Quilt Festival Judged Show, October 9-11, 2025 at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Previous Shows, Exhibitions & Awards
Art Awards/ Grants
Victor Thomas Jacoby Award 2024
Quilt Awards
- “Cathedral Trees” 2nd Place Pictorial, Minnesota Quilt Show 2025
- “Secret World” 2nd Place Animal Category, Road to California 2025
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” Best of Fiber, Redwood Art Association Exhibit “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture & Fiber”
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” Honorable Mention Fiber Art Category, AQS Quiltweek Lancaster 2024
- “Secret World” 2nd Place Machine Embroidered/ Thread Painted Category, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show 2024
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” Honorable Mention Stationary Machine Quilted Wall Quilts, AQS Quiltweek Grand Rapids 2024
- “Chomp” Best in Show Professional, 1st Place Professional Machine Quilted Category, Humboldt County Fair 2024
- “Secret World” Best Sewing Machine Workmanship, Innovative Category, Pacific International Quilt Festival 2024
- “Secret World” Honorable Mention Pictorial, Site Security Team Special Recognition Award, Minnesota Quilt Show 2024
- “Chomp” 2nd Place Art Category, Minnesota Quilt Show 2024
- “Snow Day” 1st Place Art Category, Smokey Mountain Quilt Show 2024
- “Ski Buddies” 1st Place Pictorial Category, Smokey Mountain Quilt Show 2024
- “Chomp” Best Pictorial Quilt, Quiltfest Greenville 2024
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” 2nd Place Pictorial, AQS Quiltweek Daytona Beach 2024
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” 2nd Place Pictorial, Road to California 2024
- “Chomp” Award of Merit, Redwood Art Association “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture and Fiber” 2023
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” 1st Place Visual Impact, New Quilts of Northern California Exhibit
and Best Interpretation of Theme (Innovative Category) Pacific International Quilt Festival 2023 - “Sunset at Camel Rock” 2nd Place Small Pictorial, International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival 2023
- “Snow Day” 1st Place Machine Embroidered and Thread Painted, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show 2023
- “Ski Buddies” 2nd Place Machine Quilted Pictorial, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show 2023
- “The Palace of Fine Arts” Best of Show Professional Division, 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2023
- “Fishing Boats in Noyo Harbor” Volunteer’s Choice Award, Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2023
- “Sunset at Camel Rock” NACQJ Award of Merit, Indiana Heritage Quilt Show 2023
- “Fishing Boats in Noyo Harbor” Best of Show, Humboldt County Fair 2022
- “Ski Buddies” 2nd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2022
- “Ski Buddies” Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Award, Redwood Art Association Exhibit “A Focus on Fiber” 2022
- “Ski Buddies” Best Pictorial Quilt, Quiltfest Greenville 2022
- “Orca’s Tale” 3rd Place Large Art Quilt/ Representational, Northwest Quilting Expo 2021
- “Snow Day” Best of Show, Humboldt County Fair 2021
- “Moshpit!” 2nd in Category, REQG Special Award, Humboldt County Fair 2021
- “Sequoia Park” 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2021
- “Snow Day” 1st Place Innovative, Spring Quilt Festival Online 2021
- “Sumeg Village” Honorable Mention, Pacific International Quilt Festival 2019
- “Camping Trip” 3rd Place Small Art Quilt / Representational, Northwest Quilting Expo 2019
- “Sunset at Camel Rock” 1st in Category and Fabric Temptations Special Award, Humboldt County Fair 2019
- “Family Ties” 3rd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2019
- “Orca’s Tale” Volunteers Choice Award, Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2019
- “Sunset at Camel Rock” Best of Show, Redwood Art Association “A Focus on Fiber” Exhibit 2019
- “Orca’s Tale” Honorable Mention, Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival 2019
- “Sunset at Camel Rock” 2nd Place Naturescapes, Road to California 2019
- “Boats in Avalon” People’s Choice, International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival 2018
- “Orca’s Tale” 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2018
- “Sumeg Village” 2nd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2018
- “Camping Trip” Best of Show, 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2018
- “Camping Trip” 1st in Category, Best of Humboldt Fair 2017
- “Boats in Avalon” 1st in Category and Fabric Temptations Special Award, Humboldt County Fair 2017
- “Boats in Avalon” 1st in Category, Viewers Choice, Best of Humboldt Fair 2016
- “North Coast Paradise” 3rd in Category, Best Use of Embellishments, Fabric Temptations
Special Award, Viewers Choice, Humboldt County Fair 2016 - “Abandoned Schoolhouse” Best of Show, 1st in Category, Best of Humboldt Fair 2016
- “North Coast Paradise” Best of Show, 1st in Category, Best of Humboldt Fair 2015
- “Avalanche Dog at Mount Bachelor” 2nd in Category, Best of Humboldt Fair 2015
- “Avalanche Dog at Mount Bachelor” 2nd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2015
- “Abandoned Schoolhouse” 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2015
- “Trinidad Lighthouse” Best Interpretation of Theme, Denver National Quilt Festival 2015
- “Trinidad Lighthouse” 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2014
- “Trinidad Lighthouse” Best of Show, 1st in Category, Redwood Acres Fair 2014
- “Redwoods and Thimbleberries” 3rd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2014
- “Dogs in Trinidad” 1st in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2013
- “Dogs in Trinidad” Volunteers Choice Award, Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2013
- “Dogs in Trinidad” 1st in Category, Redwood Acres Fair 2013
- “Happy Fishes” 3rd in Category, Redwood Acres Fair 2012
- “Happy Fishes” 2nd in Category, Humboldt County Fair 2012
Juried Shows
- AQS Quiltweek Spring Paducah 2018, 2019, 2020 (Accepted as a semifinalist, show was cancelled), 2022, 2024, 2025
- AQS Quiltweek Branson 2022, 2024, 2025
- AQS Quiltweek Daytona Beach 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
- Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival 2017,2019, 2020, 2021 (Virtual Show), 2025
- Road to California 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- AQS Quiltweek Lancaster Downtown 2019, 2020 (Accepted as a semifinalist, show was cancelled), 2024
- The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show 2023, 2024
- AQS Quiltweek Grand Rapids 2019, 2024
- Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Virtual Show), 2021, 2023, 2024
- Quiltfest Greenville 2021 (Virtual Show), 2022, 2024
- International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival (Everett, WA) 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
- Northwest Quilting Expo 2019, 2021
- AQS Quiltweek Fall Paducah 2019
- AQS Quiltweek Charleston 2019
- World Quilt New England 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- International Quilt Festival Judged Show 2017, 2025
- Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza 2016
Denver National Quilt Festival 2015
Juried Exhibitions
- “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture and Fiber” at the Redwood Art Association Gallery, Nov 20-Dec 20 2024
- “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture and Fiber” at the Redwood Art Association Gallery Nov 15-Dec 15, 2023
- NCQC Exhibit “New Quilts of Northern California” at the Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014, 2023
- “A Focus on Fiber” at the Redwood Art Association Gallery, Eureka CA, May 18-Jun 17, 2022
- SAQA Global Exhibition “Connecting Our Natural Worlds” with the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, Mar-Nov 2022
- SAQA Regional Exhibition “Art Quilts 2” at the Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA, Mar 27- May 1, 2022
- SAQA Regional Exhibition “Art Quilts 2” at the Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Jan 13- Feb 13, 2022
- Fiber Art at the Humboldt County Airport, curated by the Redwood Art Association, Jun 2021-Jun 2022
- “A Virtual Focus on Fiber” at the Redwood Art Association website, Apr 19-May 21, 2021
- SAQA Global Exhibition “Connecting Our Natural Worlds” at the Brigham City Museum of
Art and History, Brigham City, Utah, Jun 26-Sep 18 2021 - SAQA Regional Exhibition “Art Quilts 2” at the California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA, Jun 24- Sep 19 2021
- “A Focus on Fiber” exhibit at the Redwood Art Association Gallery in Eureka, CA, May 22-Jun 14 2019
- SAQA Global Exhibition “Connecting Our Natural Worlds” premiering at the Arizona
Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ, Oct 5 2019-Jan 5 2020 - “Best of the Festival” Exhibit at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in La Conner, WA Oct-Nov 2018
Shows & Exhibitions (Not Juried)
- Minnesota Quilt Show 2024, 2025
- Smokey Mountain Quilt Show 2024
- Solo Exhibition at Freshwater Grange, Mar 3, 2024
- Humboldt County Fair 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025
- Indiana Heritage Quilt Show 2023
- Eureka, CA Blood Bank
- Online Quilt Festival 2020 (virtual show)
- Humboldt Bay Bistro Mar 2017-Oct 2019
- Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show 2019
- Redwood Acres / Best of Humboldt Fair 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Unofficial Redwood Community Event 2015
News Articles & Publications
- “Jacoby Award Winning Quilter” Redwood News Story, 5:00 News Jan 9th, 2025
- “Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Recognizes Four Artists With Diverse Visions” Humboldt Area Foundation, Dec 16 2024
- “Celebrating Creativity” Times Standard, Eureka CA, Dec 20 2024
- “REQG Members Plan Quilt Show” Times Standard, Eureka CA, Jun 25, 2023
- SAQA “Art Quilts 2” Exhibition Catalog 2021
- “Orca’s Tale” article in the Times Standard, Eureka CA, July 28 2019
- “Quiltilicious” Mad River Union, Aug 14 2019
- SAQA “Connecting Our Natural Worlds” Exhibition Catalog 2019
- “Mck quilter enters big show with local scene” Mad River Union, Jun 26 2019
- “Boats in Avalon” On the Cover of the Catalog of Show Quilts, Spring Paducah 2018
- “Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show is Next Weekend” article in the Times Standard, Eureka CA, July 14 2013