SAQA Exhibitions

SAQA is dedicated to bringing thought-provoking, cutting-edge artwork to venues across the globe. Our members continue to challenge the boundaries of art and change perceptions about contemporary fiber art. Artwork by our members has been enjoyed by millions of people at art museums, galleries, quilt shows, and regional locations - over 250 venues on 6 continents.

Featured Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Abstraction: Textural Elements (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Art Evolved: Intertwined (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Aviary (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Bearing Witness (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Camouflage (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Color in Context: Blue (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Color in Context: Red (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Fierce Planets (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Gastronomy (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Haven (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Minimalism (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Now: Contemporary Art Quilts of Today (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Primal Forces: Fire (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Primal Forces: Wind (SAQA Global Exhibition)
StitchPunk (SAQA Global Exhibition)
Current Schedule
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There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to...
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Birds are found all around the world. They remind us of ourselves yet are also able to fly up in the heavens. Artists around the globe respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of materials and techniques.
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See what’s hidden in plain sight! This exhibition celebrates the wonder of wildlife and the artistry of concealment.
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Ever since our earliest ancestors began applying iron oxide to cave walls and their bodies, the color red has played a major role in art, rituals, and spirituality. The use of red can evoke excitement, danger, anger or love in...
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This exhibition explores fire not just as a destructive force, but as a symbol of renewal, power, and transformation. Many pieces address themes of climate change, deforestation, and the renewal that comes after devastation, adding a thoughtful and timely narrative to the visual feast.
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Blue is a primary color, crucial to the creation of other hues. As a pigment, blue was historically rare and expensive, reserved for those of high status, a symbol of their purity, prosperity, and wealth, but modern chemical dyes now...

SAQA has provided our museum with artistically and intellectually superior exhibitions. The hallmark of the shows is the engaging themes and artistic strength of each individual piece.  - Craig Ivany, Executive Director, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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