Accidentals: The Story of Randomness in Art-making
In a recent artist interview in the Textile Curator blog, the curator asked how long a piece took to complete. There was really no way to answer but the story behind Accidentals is a good case in point.
Two years ago I pinned up about 90 sheets of my silk screened plastic sheets onto a wall in my studio. It looked like a crazy quilt. I had an idea about making an oversize artist book. It was interesting but not extraordinary.
Kruger represents Mexico in Australia’s Art Textile Biennale
Deborah Kruger will be representing Mexico in the inaugural Art Textile Biennale 2021 that is sponsored by Fibre Arts Australia. The exhibition seeks to exhibit the best of international contemporary art textiles and includes innovative work that is rooted primarily in textile as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between textile and other creative […]
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2021 Art Textile Biennale
About: This inaugural international exhibition was juried by Charlotte Yde from Denmark and Hannah Lamb from the UK. The curators are Glenys Mann and Nonie Sutcliffe, the organizers of Fibre Arts Australia. The show aims to present the most innovative contemporary textiles. Dates and Location for Traveling Exhibition: January 22 – March 5, 2021 at the […]
Textile Curator Interview
I am honored to have a long interview and images of my new work featured on the Textile Curator blog. The curator is Helen Adams, formerly of Australia and currently in Malaysia. Her mission is waking up the world to Contemporary Textile Art. Her featured artists include many of the stars in the world of […]
Terra inFirma at the Bernard Heller Museum
I feel privileged to have my piece Harbinger included in the climate-themed show opening at the inaugural exhibition at the new Dr. Bernard Heller Museum located at Hebrew Union College Museum near NYU in New York City.
2021 Chapala Cultural Center Exhibition
My solo exhibition titled Turbulence: Birds, Beauty, Language & Loss opened on August 4, 2018 at the Chapala Cultural Center and we had a great turnout.
There were 10 new pieces on view in the main gallery and 6 older pieces in the smaller gallery where Miguel Mata’s new documentary ran on a continuous loop.
Explore Fiber Newsletter
My latest video about how I construct my feathered fiber art has just been featured in the June 2020 newsletter from Explore Fiber. Click on the play button in the newsletter! If you haven’t subscribed to
Eszter Bornemisza
Sometimes I like an artist’s work because it gives me new ideas, allows me to see things in a different way or just inspires me. I have loved the Hungarian artist Eszter Bornemisza’s contemporary fiber artwork for years. I find her work beautiful and elegant despite the torn, worn materials that she uses. There are […]
2019 Fiber Art International
About: Fiberart International is a benchmark triennial exhibition presenting the best in contemporary fiber art.The jurors, Sonya Clark, Distinguished Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University and Jane Sauer, art consultant and gallerist, chose 56 pieces bringing together artists from eight countries and 23 states. Location: Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA Dates: May 31, 2019 – August 24, 2019 More information:https://fiberartinternational.org/Fiber […]