Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary small-scale works using fiber techniques in any media. Small in scale but visually compelling, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) Small Expressions exhibit features work that speaks to the intricacy of expression, intimacy of design, thoughtful communication, and visual excitement.
JUROR STATEMENT
“Small Expressions 2022 reflects the vibrant depth and breadth of contemporary textile art. The intimate scale of each work in the exhibit invites close and careful examination by the viewer, who will experience an artist’s intention through a variety of materials and techniques. Fiber is an expressive medium with a rich and complex history, and it is my hope that the pieces selected for this exhibit will inspire contemplation and thoughtful conversation.”
— Cameron Taylor-Brown, Juror, Small Expressions 2022
Couldn’t we have all tried to get along? (Spotted Homoamphibious and Homohirsutae)
Handweaver’s Guild of America Tea + Textiles
https://www.cqjournal.com/gallery/64/batt-loren-81770
The show’s juror was Anastasia Azure who hand-weaves dimensional art, exploring the grace of geometry. She shares her connection with our harmonious universe by creating contemporary wall sculptures and innovative jewelry. Combining metalsmithing with an ancient, Peruvian weaving technique, she uses wire and hand-dyed nylon monofilament on a traditional floor loom. She earned her MFA in Textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and BFA in Jewelry Metal Arts at the California College of the Arts in 2005. She has been an Artist-in Residence at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Appalachian Center for Craft. She travels the globe teaching imaginative textile and jewelry workshops.
https://www.cqjournal.com/gallery/gallery49-50/batt-loren-49-0039
http://www.cqjournal.com/gallery/gallery45-46
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Artsy Shark website March 2016
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Artention Magazine #30, Jan 1992
….Not very different from her in process, is the alternative world of Loren Batt at K’Art: the houses are askew and the streets zigzag. It’s strange, but not uninteresting. Acid and disconcerting, because not everything is false, even if everything is caricatured to the extreme.
Le Monde, May 10,1989
