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Artist's Statement
 While exploring subject matter that interests me, I like to emphasize an element of texture through the use of cloth and thread. I enjoy building layers--smooth and rough, shiny and flat, tightly woven and hanging loose--which influences the composition, color and mood of the work. I like to see a lot going on in a piece—some sense of depth and “secret places” for the eye to go and the imagination to be triggered. There is a sense of mystery and ambivalence, where perception is momentarily put into question.
A recurring theme in my work is the ambiguity of Time, which is both meaningful and meaningless. By employing architectural, historical, and natural images, and the use of symbols, I seek to suggest eternity, mortality, and the fragility of existence. My inspiration is nourished by travels to Europe, the Middle East and Japan. I take many photographs of the places I visit, and use these images as a starting point. Materials used for my work may include fabric, thread, paint, paper, photo imagery, oil sticks, pencils and whatever else it takes to enrich the surface and convey the message.
Commission
"Urban Mother and Child" Wall Quilt
4' x 6' original design, cotton, silk, polyester batting
hand appliqued, machine pieced, hand quilted
Commissioned by The Women's Board of Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago IL, April 1990, permanent exhibit in the Perinatal Center
Awards
- "Our Future is Our Past: Quilters of SC Quilt Exhibit, Honorable Mention, 4/00
- Award of Merit, Art in the Park, Greenville SC, 1997
- Award of Merit, Art in the Park, Greenville SC, 1994
- Second Place, Viewers' Choice, Wallhanging, Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild Show, Greenville SC, Fall 1992
- First Place Judged, Wall Quilt, Fall Quilt Show, Tarheel Piecemakers and Western NC Quilters Guild, Hendersonville NC, 1990
- First Place Viewers' Choice, Wallhanging, Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild, 1990
- First Place Viewers' Choice, Wallhanging, Inland Empire Quilters Guild, Corona CA, 1990
- Second Place, Judged, Appliqued Wallhanging, Inland Empire Quilters Guild, Corona CA, 1990
- Second Place Viewers' Choice, Quilters Plus Quilt Guild, Harvey IL, 1990
Publications
- American Craft magazine, June/July '02, Gallery, p.76,77.
- Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, July/August, 2002/ No. 344, "What's New & News in Quilting Around the World", p. 12.
- Quilt Art Engagement Calendar, 2003
- American Quilter, Fall, 1996, article "Multiple by Choice", co-authored by artist, pp.13-16
- The Greenville News, Notions, 2/10/95; photo and text p. 20
- The Greenville News, 9/27/1991, "Quilt Show Set for Oct. 5-6", photo p. 20
- The Greenville Piedmont News, 9/4/1991, "Airport gallery provides glimpse of art for those on the move", photo p. 1
- Traditional Quiltworks Magazine, Issue 5, Nov/Dec/Jan-1990, "Non-traditional Quilting on Traditional Quilts", photo, p. 53
- Quilters Newsletter Magazine, October 1990, "Quilting Bee", photo and letter, p. 62
- Promise, supplement to the Chicago Tribune (a publication of the Woman's Board of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center), May 20, 1990, p. 13
- The Magazine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago IL, Spring 1990, cover photo
- The Homewood/Flossmoor Star, June 22, 1989, "Quilters' Art to Unfold at Juried Exhibit", p. C-2
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Education
- Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Columbus, OH
- Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
- Museum School of Art, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
- DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Travels
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Romania, Turkey, Wales
Professional Organizations
- South Carolina Watercolor Society
- Focus Fabric Art
- Studio Art Quilt Associates
- Upstate Visual Arts
For more information please contact me at patkil@aol.com.
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Exhibitions
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The Third Biennial Hub City Regional Juried Art Competition, The Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC, 11/19/05-1/8/06
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The Fifth Annual Holiday Gallery Juried Exhibition, Upstate Visual Arts, Greenville, SC, 12/5/05-1/6/06
- Art Quilts of the Southeast, Invitational, Side Street Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 4/5/05-5/7/05
- Focus: Fiber Art, Fran Hanson Discovery Center, SC Botanical Garden, Clemson, SC, 2/11/05-3/31/05
- "Doors and Other Openings", The Conn Gallery and The Upstairs Gallery, Landrum, SC, 7/12/03-8/22/03
- U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2003-2005
- Sew Colorful! Celebration Quilts", Anderson County Arts Center, Anderson, SC, Fall 2002
- "Focus: An Exhibition of Fiber Artists", Pickens County Art Museum, Pickens, SC, 6/18/02 - 7/27/02
- "Quilts from the Carolinas" quilt invitational at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, 4/26/02 - 09/08/02
- "Fabric Art by Focus: 10 Upstate Fabric Artists", the Spartanburg County Museum of Art, 3/4/02-4/21/02
- "Windows on Main", Upstate Visual Arts invitational exhibit, Greenville, SC, 1/6/02-3/3/02
- "Focus: Art Quilts", Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC,9/01 and 1/02
- "Focus: Fabric Art", Erskine College, Due West , SC, 3/4/01-4/12/01
- Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, "Pushing the Surface", invitational exhibit, Coshocton OH, 1999
- Upstairs Gallery, "Works of Iron, Walls of Cloth", invitational exhibit, Tryon NC, 1999
- Upstairs Gallery, "Sticks and Stones: Art of the Built Environment", invitational exhibit, Tryon NC, 1998
- Hyatt Regency Art in the Park Award Exhibition, Greenville SC, 1997
- Upstate Visual Arts Art in the Park, mixed media exhibit, Greenville SC, 1994, 1995, 1997
- Medicus Outreach Gallery, Anderson SC, 1997
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Greenville SC, 1996
- Clemson Chamber of Commerce, Clemson SC, 1996
- Metropolitan Area Arts Council "Festivale 95" juried art exhibit, Greenville SC, 1995
- "The Fabric of Freedom" juried art exhibit, Easley SC, 1994
- Personal Art and Interiors Gallery, Greenville SC, 1991-1992
- Art of the Upstate Gallery, Greenville SC, 1991, 1992, 1994
- Pages Gallery, Flossmoor IL, Spring 1990
- Barrington Area Arts Council juried art quilt exhibit, Barrington IL, 1989
- Park Forest Art Gallery, Park Forest IL, 1989
- National Tour of "The Emerging Woman Project: A Visual Vestige of the 20th Century", Chicago IL, 1988-1989
- Participated in the creation of the "Visual and Literary Arts Panel" for an Illinois branch of the American Association of University Women
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