Upcoming Shows & Exhibitions
AQS Quiltweek Paducah 2025
“Secret World” and “Chomp” will be on display at AQS Quiltweek Paducah, April 23-26, 2025
Schroeder Expo Center, 415 Park St, Paducah KY
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
Previous Shows, Exhibitions & Awards
Art Awards/ Grants
Victor Thomas Jacoby Award 2024
Quilt Awards
- “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 Houston 2017
- 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
- 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