YongMei Liu
Born in China, YongMei Liu always knew that textiles were her source of inspiration and her creative material. Trained at the Fine Arts School in Beijing, she then became the photography editor for the Chinese magazine “Psychology.”She has been living in France since 2008. Her artistic progression is spectacular. She transitioned from artisanal craftsmanship to […]
Seika Lee Klein
Seika was born in Japan and is of Korean origin. She moved to the United States with her German husband before settling in Switzerland, where she now lives with her family and works as a bojagi textile artist. She is a human resources planner and also a mother to a young daughter. Fascinated by jogakbo, […]
SAQA
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art quilts, « a visual art creation that is formed of layers or stitches that mimic the shape of a sewn layer ». SAQA is dedicated to showcasing avant-garde, beautiful, and thought-provoking art around the world.SAQA members, with access to a museum-worthy […]
Quilt Art
The first group of its kind in Europe, Quilt Art was founded in Great Britain in 1985 to develop the quilt as an artistic medium and promote its recognition as an art form. Its members are leading practitioners who exhibit nationally and internationally. Many of them have won significant awards and have been selected to […]
PatCHquilt
PatCHquilt is the Swiss association of quilters. Its aim is to support all Swiss creators in their patchwork, quilting, and textile art projects.Its goal is to promote mutual contacts among members and to foster knowledge and appreciation of textile art in the country.PatCHquilt serves as the central point of contact for national and international calls […]
Pascale Goldenberg
Pascale Goldenberg balances her life as an independent artist with managing the transcultural hand-embroidery program Guldusi, which she initiated in Afghanistan in 2004. On one hand, she considered her responsibility toward 200 embroiderers a priority, but on the other, she neither could nor wanted to give up her artistic pursuits. Over the years, she had […]
National African American Quilt Guild
The African-American Sampler Quilt Group (AASQG) and the National African-American Quilt Guild (NAAQG) consist of creators from all corners of the United States, from Rhode Island in the North, Texas in the South, California in the West, and Pennsylvania in the East. The artists range from beginners to professionals. They are self-taught, having learned from […]
Martine Apaolaza
After years of varied experiences in textiles, clothing, and patchwork, along with some essential courses, Martine has been working almost exclusively by hand for about thirty years. She primarily creates houses in appliqué, including reverse appliqué to enhance perspective, which is a signature of her work.She also adds appliquéd or embroidered characters, often accompanied by […]
Marijke van Welzen
Textiles are Marijke van Welzen’s passion and offer an unlimited range of expressive possibilities, from their tactile quality to their flexibility, variety of colors, and visual texture.Marijke van Welzen creates wearable art using techniques she has developed over the years.She isn’t afraid to experiment or challenge herself, producing unique garments that explore a theme or […]
Lauren Austin
Lauren Austin is an African-American artist with over 30 years of experience in creating artistic quilts. She uses woodblock printing and lithographic impressions, fabric dyeing, and painting to create portraits of the life and work of African-Americans. Lauren employs color, 3D sewn sculptural effects, and beaded and threaded sketches and tableaux to bring her works […]
