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Education |
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Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, MSAEd in Art Education
Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), Philadelphia, PA, BFA in Fibers/Crafts |
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Solo and Two Person Shows |
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2006
Jeanne Williamson, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA |
2005
Material Matters: Fabric collages and quilts, Kim Salerno and Jeanne Williamson, Hess Gallery, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA |
2004
Texture and Harmony, An Exhibition of Contemporary Photographs and Textiles by Randall Garnick and Jeanne Williamson, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA |
2001
52 x 2 + MORE, Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA |
2000
Abstract Landscapes in Clay and Fiber, Art quilts by Jeanne Williamson and Sculptural Pottery by Dan Wiener, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA |
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Group Shows |
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2008
Distinctive Directions - Invitational Group Show, Lux Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Art Quilts Elements 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Women of the Cloth, Art Gallery - Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
The Whole Story: Whole Cloth Quilts by Hand and Machine, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
Art Quilts RE:View, Ethel Sergeant Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Materials Hard & Soft, Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
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2007
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
New Frontiers: an exhibition of contemporary fiber art, The Art House, McAllen, TX
Abstract & Geometric, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fiberart International 2007, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Pieced Together, The Decorative Arts Center, Lancaster, OH
Members Juried Show, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Grants Pass Museum of Art, in Grants Pass, OR |
2006
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Translations gallery, Denver CO
Changing the World One Thread at a Time, Val d’Argent in Alsace, France
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
Tied Together: Textile Art in the 21st Century, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ
Material Speaks: New work from the New York Art Quilt Network, Esther M. Klein Art Gallery at the Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Changing the World, One Thread at a Time, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
On the Wall, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA |
2005
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
Quilt National 2005, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, Best of Show, and McCarthy Memorial Award
Crafts National 39, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
24th Annual Fabrics of Legacies National Quilt Exhibit, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Summer Quilt Show, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
The Essential Substance, A Fiber Exhibition, Mount Ida College, Newton, MA
Layers of Meaning: The Art Quilt 2005, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR |
2004
Uncommon Threads, Arkansas Historic Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas
A Tribute to Fiber, APEX Gallery, Washington, DC
2004 National Prize Show , Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
Women of Biblical Proportion, national tour
Quilts: Traditional and the Deviant, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA |
2003
Quilt National 2003, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
Fiber Directions 2003, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
Fibrations! Constructions by Members of AQN/NY, Noho Gallery, New York, NY
January Thaw, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA |
2002
Crafts National 36, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Silver Threads: Quilter's Connection at Twenty-Five, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA/Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, VT
Natick Artists Hanging Together, Natick Artists' Open Studios Showcase, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
Natick Artists' Open Studio Sampler, Bakery on the Common Satellite Gallery, Natick, MA
Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!, The New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
Meditations, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA |
2001
Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!, Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY, Double Solitaire
Art of the Contemporary Quilt, Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, NJ
Crafts National 35, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Hanging By A Thread ‘01, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZ
Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, The Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA
Fiber Directions 2001, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
Out of Time, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.
Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century, national tour
Fine Focus, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, national tour of fifty art quilts and fiber art in small format |
2000
Out of Time, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.
Play'n Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
Studio Art Quilt Associates/Professional Artist Member Show, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century, Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA
Colander Quilts, national tour of twenty art quilts based on the theme of colanders
Fine Focus, national tour of fifty art quilts and fiber art in small format
Crafts National 34, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Portraits of a Century, Boston City Hall, Scollay Square Gallery, Boston, MA
Articulate Threads, Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Abstract Landscapes in Clay and Fiber, Art quilts by Jeanne Williamson/Sculptural Pottery by Dan Wiener, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA
Inside Out, Art Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA |
1999
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of Clubs
Colander Quilts, national tour of twenty art quilts based on the theme of colonders
Fine Focus, fifty art quilts/fiber art in small format, Crest Theatre Gallery of The Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
Hanging By A Thread ‘99, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZ
Art Quilt Show, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MA
Extending the Image: New Dimensions in Printmaking, Laura Knott Art Gallery, Bradford College, Bradford, MA
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
The Warm Spectrum: Quilts for a Winter Night, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA |
1998
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of Clubs
The Art Quilt, Vermont State Craft Center, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VT
North of Center, Art Quilts, The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
Beyond Tradition, Federal Reserve Gallery, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA |
1997
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of Clubs
USA Craft Today ‘97, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
10th Annual Fiber Arts Competition and Exhibition, BASF Carpet Fibers and Creative Arts Guild of Dalton, Georgia
Crafts National 31, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Hanging By A Thread, Northern Arizona University Museum and Galleries, Flagstaff, AZ
The Art of Quilting, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MA |
1996
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of Clubs
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
Uncommon Threads II, Vermont State Craft Center, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VT
The Two Collection, WGBH Channel 2 Auction, Boston, MA
Improvisations 1996, The Gallery at Studio B, Lancaster, Ohio
Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas |
1995
Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Full Deck Art Quilt, national tour organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), Two of Clubs
Under Pressure, Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
Full Deck Art Quilt, Renwick Gallery of the Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Two of Clubs
Paper/Fiber XVII, The Arts Center and Gallery, Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, Iowa City, Iowa
Textile ‘95, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
11th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY
Alumni/Art Education Exhibition,Arnheim Art Education Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA |
1994
Art Quilt International ‘94, Mountain View City Hall, Mountain View, CA, Organized by the Penny Nii Art Quilt Gallery
The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Fort Washington, PA
Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994 Traveling Exhibition, International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TX
Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence 1994, Museum of San Diego History, San Diego, CA
Alternative Processes:From Pixels to Paper, Center For Creative Imaging, Camden, ME
Quilt Show, New World Bank, Summer Street, Boston, MA. Organized by Art Advisor Boston |
1993
Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
Artquilts 1993, Guilford Handcrafts, Inc. Guilford, CT
Fiberart International ‘93, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
9th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY
Visions 1992, The Art of the Quilt, Museum of San Diego History, San Diego, CA |
1992
The Quilt Show, Holtzman Art Gallery, Towson State University, Towson, MD
Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
The Artist as Quiltmaker, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH
8th Annual Quilt Show and Contest, Wall Quilt Category, American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY
Crafts National 26, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Work In Fiber, Cambridge Art Association, Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge, MA
LxHxW, Massachusetts College of Art Alumni Association 3D Exhibition, Boston, MA |
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Television |
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“The Art of Quilting", Segment Three, PBS, 2007
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Books Written |
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"The Uncommon Quilter", Potter Craft/Randon House, October 2007 release |
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Books |
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“Contemporary American Quilt Art: Sources and Synergy”, Sandra Sider, University of Nebraska Press, early 2009
“Contemporary Quilt Art: An Introduction and Guide”, Kate Lenkowsky, Indiana University Press, 2008, page 185
"Fiberarts International 2007", Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, page 56
"Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project", Quilting Arts 2006, I wrote the Foreword on page 5
“Art Quilts: A Celebration", Lark Books 2005, page 494
"Quilt National 2005 : The Best in Contemporary Quilts", Lark Books 2005, my quilt is on the cover and on page 13
"Fiberarts Design Book 7", Lark Books, 2004, page 12
"Quilt National 2003, The Best of Contemporary Quilts", Lark Books, 2003, page 102.
"The Fabric Stamping Handbook", Jean Ray Laury, C&T Publishing, 2002, pages 45, 60 and 63.
"Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!", American Quilter's Society (AQS), Double Solitaire, 2001, page 18.
"Stamping with Style", Katherine Duncan-Aimone, Lark Books, 2001.
"The Art Quilt", Robert Shaw, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1997, page 156.
"Imagery On Fabric, Surface Design (revision)", Jean Ray Laury, C&T Publishing,1997, pages 128 and 129
"Great Impressions - The Art and Technique of Rubber Stamping", Patricia Garner Berlin, Flower Valley Press, 1997, page 84.
"Fiberarts Design Book Five", Lark Books, October 1995, page 39.
"Art Quilts: Playing With A Full Deck", Pomegranate Artbooks, 1995, playing cards designed by Quilt Artists, Two of Clubs, page 148-149.
"Visions: Quilts, Layers of Excellence", Quilt San Diego, C&T Publishing,1994, page 47.
"Visions: The Art of the Quilt", Quilt San Diego, C&T Publishing, 1992, page 56. |
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Cards |
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The Art Quilt: A Full Deck, a deck of playing cards, Lark Books, Two of Clubs |
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Magazines |
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Arte Patchwork, (Spain), March 2007
Fiberarts Magazine, Nov/Dec 2006
The Middlesex Beat, October 2006
Quilting Arts Magazine, Fall 2006
Quilting Arts Magazine, Summer 2006
Fiberarts Magazine, Sept/Oct 2005
Textile Forum, (Germany), September 2005
Patchwork Gilde (Germany), June 2005
Art New England, August/September 2005
The Middlesex Beat, February 2005
Art/Quilt Magazine, 1998
Quilter’s Gallery, 1997
American Craft, February/March, 1996
Art/Quilt Magazine, Summer 1995
Surface Design Journal, Fall 1995 |
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Articles Written |
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Surface Design Journal, Spring 2001, Vol 25, No. 3, Informed Source, pages 44-45.
Threads Magazine, "Print With Erasers", August/September 1996, pages 66-69. |
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Awards |
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2005 Quilt National 2005, Best of Show, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
2005 Quilt National 2005, McCarthy Memorial Award, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
1993 Artquilts 1993, Guilford Handcrafts, Inc. Guilford, CT, 2nd Prize
1992 Crafts National 26, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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Collections |
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Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Boston, MA
Private collections |
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Professional Affiliations |
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Lectures/Panel Discussions |
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| "Stitched Monoprints," New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, May 2008 |
"Piecing It Together: Building a Career as a Quilt Artist," - panel discussion at the South Shore Art Center (SSAC), Cohasset, MA, October 2005 |
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"A Quilt A Week" lectures:
Rising Star Quilters Guild, Lexington, MA, May 27, 2008
Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild, Walpole, MA, January 2008
Marathon Quilters, Hopkinton, MA, January 2007
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, November 2006
Crossroads Quilters, Beverly, MA, March 2006
Kansas Art Quilters, Overland Park, KS, May 2005 - lecture and class
Bayside Quilters, East Freetown, MA, January 2004
Wayside Quilters, Sudbury, MA, May 2003
Quinobequin Quilters, Wellesley, MA, November 2002
Narragansett Bay Quilters, East Greenwich, RI, March 2001
Quilters Connection, Arlington, MA, February 2001
Wayland Quilters, Wayland, MA, January 2001
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