Marcia Stein Textile Art: About the Artist

 
 

 

 
Selected Exhibitions
2015


Conversations in Fiber, KPFA Winter Crafts Fair, Richmond, CA

2013


A Collage of Poetry and Quilts: A Poetry and Art Exhibit, Invitational,
  Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Cedar City, UT
Soft Scenes, 201 California Street Lobby, San Francisco, CA (solo)

2012


Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
Everything in Between, Invitational, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, UT
Quilts in Color, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
The Quilt As Art, Main Street Gallery, Weaverville, CA


2011


Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA

2010

500 Art Quilts, Special Exhibit, International Quilt Market/Festival, Houston, TX
Denver National Quilt Festival, Denver, CO
Voices in Cloth, Special Exhibit: Best of the Best, Oakland, CA

2009


Denver National Quilt Festival, Denver, CO
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Stanford Art Spaces, Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford, CA

2008


Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
ArtQuilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA

2007


Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Art Quilts XII: Current, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
On the Road Quilts at the Whistler, Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
National Juried Fine Craft Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Shenandoah Gallery, Plymouth, CA
Featured Artist, Carquinez Strait Stitchers Quilt Show, Benicia, CA
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
On the Wall, Off the Wall, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Translations Gallery, Denver, CO

2006


Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
California Landscapes, Greenville Arms 1889 Inn, Greenville, NY
Main Street Gallery, Weaverville, CA
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Harrisburg, PA
Rhythm & Blues, Gallery One, Petaluma, CA
Marcia Stein: Textile Paintings, 50 Fremont St. Lobby, San Francisco, CA (solo)
The Naked Truth, Coastal Arts League Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
Fiber Extraordinaire, Ironstone Vineyards Gallery, Murphys, CA
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
38th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA
Textile Arts Today, Synopsys Incorporated, Mountain View, CA
Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA
Material Evidence, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA

2005

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
In the Abstract, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
Art Quilts, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
Tranquility, Harmony, Renewal & Peace, Arts Building Gallery, Auburn, CA
Piece Works, 255 California St. Lobby, San Francisco, CA (two-person show)
Quilters' Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA
Keiko and Friends: Art Quilts, Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL
A Garden State, The Quilt Fest of New Jersey, Somerset, NJ
Marvin Gardens Real Estate, Kensington, CA
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA
Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA

2004

California Fiber Artists, Judicial Council Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
Faultline Studio Artists, Judicial Council Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
World Quilt & Textile, Grand Rapids, MI, and Manchester, NH
525 Market St. Lobby, San Francisco, CA (two-person show)

2003

Fiberworks: An Explosion of Color, Doiron Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Chairs & Tables, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA
Wheels, Motors, Transport, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA

2002

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Art Quilts VII: Caught in the Act, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
World Quilt & Textile, Lansing, MI, and Greensboro, NC
Eleven Women Making Art, Aalto Gallery, Ashland, OR
American Quilter's Society Quilt Exposition, Nashville, TN
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Quilters' Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA
Fantastic Fibers, Invitational, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA

2001

California Pacific Medical Center Lobby, San Francisco, CA
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Los Banos Arts Council Gallery, Los Banos, CA
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Tactile Architecture, International Quilt Market/Festival, Houston, TX (traveled)
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
Fiber Expressions IV, Mountain View Civic Center, Mountain View, CA
World Quilt & Textile, Lansing, MI, and Greensboro, NC
Doiron Gallery, Sacramento, CA
In Stitches: Quilts with a Sense of Humor, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
Quilt National '01, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH (traveled)
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Quilters' Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA
Materials: Hard & Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2000

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Tactile Architecture, International Quilt Market/Festival, Houston, TX (traveled)
Quilts for Art's Sake, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
Odyssey 2000, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO
World Quilt & Textile, Lansing, MI, and Winston-Salem, NC
Clay & Fiber 2000, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Fiber Celebration 2000, The Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Quilters' Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA
Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA
Midwest Winter, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Millennium Power, New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1999

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Fine Focus, Crest Theatre Gallery, Delray Beach, FL (traveled)
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
A Matter of Place: Quilts by Marcia Stein, New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley, CA (solo)
Fiber Expressions III, Mountain View Civic Center, Mountain View, CA
Artistic Expressions in Black & White, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA
Layers: Artists Quilt Art, New Artworks Fine Art Gallery, Fair Oaks, CA
Fine Art of the Automobile, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA
Arrowmont National 1999, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Winter Blues, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA

1998

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
The Kaiser Gallery, Oakland, CA
Hey Jude!, New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX
Tactile Architecture, International Quilt Market/Festival, Houston, TX (traveled)
Quilts at the Crossroads, The Greater Flint Arts Council, Flint, MI
Quilt America!, Indianapolis, IN
It Seams Funny to Me, American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA

Awards

Third Place, Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA, 2008
Juror's Award, Nat'l Juried Fine Craft Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2007
Outstanding Pictorial Quilt, Road to California, Ontario, CA, 2005
Honorable Mention, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA, 2001
Honorable Mention, International Quilt Association, Houston, TX, 2000
Third Place, Millennium Power, New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2000
Honorable Mention, American Quilter's Society, Paducah, KY, 1999
Honorable Mention, Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, 1998
First Place, Road to California Quilters' Showcase, Ontario, CA, 1998
Honorable Mention, Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show, San Rafael, CA, 1997
Viewers' Choice, Group Show, Kaiser Gallery, Oakland, CA, 1996
Second Place, Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show, San Rafael, CA, 1996

Collections

Camino Medical Group, Mountain View Center, Mountain View, CA
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA
Private collections in California, Florida, Illinois, and New York

Publications

Stein, Marcia. Picture This! Appliqué Pictorial Quilts—From Photo to Fabric.
   Lafayette, CA: C&T Publishing, September 2010

Bibliography

Marin Independent Journal, September 13, 2012
Trinity Journal, Jan. 4, 2012
California Home+Design (californiahomedesign.com), "Quilts for the
  Next Generation," Feb. 24, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 20, 2011
East Bay Express, "Pointing and Shooting with Marcia Stein," Dec. 8, 2010
The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, Episode 709, online starting
  October 25, 2010
500 Art Quilts. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2010
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, "Art of Quilting," November/December 2009
ArtQuilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, catalog, 2008
The Professional Quilter, cover photo, Summer 2007
American Quilter's Society Catalogue of Show Quilts, 2007
American Quilter's Society Catalogue of Show Quilts, 2006
Art Quilts: A Celebration. New York: Lark Books, 2005
Fiberarts Design Book 7. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2004
Woman's Work: Making Quilts, Creating Art, video documentary, March 2004
Cummings, Sandi, with Karen Flamme. Thinking Outside the Block. Lafayette, CA:
   C&T Publishing, 2004
Marin Independent Journal, Feb. 2, 2004
Contra Costa Times, Sept. 7, 2003
American Quilter's Society Catalogue of Quilts, 2003
Contra Costa Times, Oct. 5, 2002
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, "Readers' Quilt Show," July/August 2002
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, catalog, 2002
Los Banos Enterprise, Nov. 7 and 17, 2001
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, "The Meetin' Place," June 2001
The Best Contemporary Quilts: Quilt National 2001. New York: Lark Books, 2001
Quilts: Journal of the International Quilt Association, Spring 2001
Materials: Hard & Soft, catalog, 2001
Quiltmania, Le Magazine du Patchwork, January/February 2001
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, April 1998

Memberships

Northern California Quilt Council
Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds
East Bay Heritage Quilters

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A





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