The Muse Gallery Artist: Annette Kennedy

Summer Lake

Annette Kennedy

About the Artist

Fiber artist, Annette Kennedy, grew up in Kettering, Ohio, and currently lives in Longmont, CO. She has been designing and creating art quilts since 2003. Emphasis is placed on quality workmanship. Frequently using personally taken photographs as her springboard, Annette employs techniques of machine piecing, fused, hand, and machine applique, machine embroidery and beading, and machine quilting in making her art. She uses hand painted and hand dyed fabrics along with commercial fabrics. Annette often will paint on the surface of a quilt to add detail, depth and shadow elements. Her art reflects her love of color and nature. She loves spending time hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park with her husband, Rick, which provides much inspiration for her work.

Please visit Annette's web site at www.annettekennedy.com

Resume

Annette’s work has been exhibited in 2004 in:

Colorado Quilting Council’s “Piece in the Rockies” exhibit is Estes Park, CO
“23 rd Annual Fabric of Legacies National Quilt Exhibit” at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO
“Language of Color and Design Fiber Arts Display” at The Presser Foot in Longmont, CO
“Quilted Cuisine” exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA
“Autumn in America” exhibit at the State of the Art Gallery in Ithaca, NY
International Quilt Association’s “Quilt’s: A World of Beauty” exhibit in Houston, TX
The Celestial Seasonings Tour Shop in Boulder, CO

In 2005:

“Quilted Cuisine” exhibit at the Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY
“Language of Color and Design Fiber Arts Display” at The Presser Foot in Ft. Collins, CO
Solo trunk show, at The Presser Foot in Longmont, CO
American Quilter’s Society 2005 Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah, KY
Solo “Fiber Earthspaces” show at The Centerville Police Department Gallery, Centerville, OH
Berthoud Outdoor Quilt Show 2005, at Fickel Park in Berthoud, CO
24 th Annual Fabrics of Legacies National Quilt Exhibit at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO
Quilt Odyssey 2005 exhibit in Hershey, PA
9 th Annual Lines into Shapes National Juried Art Show and Sale, Estes Park, CO
2005 Tactile Architecture exhibit, premiering at the Houston International Quilt Festival in October and traveling to other venues through July 2006

Awards:

1 st Place in Small Applique, Colorado Quilting Council’s “Peace in the Rockies”,
2004, Quilt: Tea For Panda
Viewer’s Choice Award, “Language of Color and Design Fiber Arts Display”, 2005, Quilt: Aspen Splendor
People’s Choice Award, Berthoud Outdoor Quilt Show 2005, Quilt: Summer Lake at Treeline

Teaching:

Annette teaches classes on her techniques of turning a photo into an art quilt and painting on a quilt to add detail, shadow, and depth.

Organizations and Affiliations:

Estes Valley Quilt Guild, Estes Park, CO, website: quiltbroker.com/evqg.html
Front Range Contemporary Quilters, West Minster, CO, website: www.artquilters.org
Longmont Quilt Guild, Longmont, CO
Colorado Quilting Council, Colorado State Guild
Artistic Alchemy, Fort Collins, CO
Muse Gallery and Longmont Council for the Arts, Longmont, CO, website: www.lca.longmont.co.us
Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO, website: www.artcenterofestespark.org

Media Coverage:

Daily Times-Call, Longmont, CO, April 16, 2005, “In Stitches”
Trail Gazette, Estes Park, CO, Trail Plus Insert, January 20, 2006, “Collaborative Expressions”