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. Modern chemical dyes now make blue the most commonly used color in fashion, products, and packaging.
In our solar system, both Neptune and Earth are blue planets. The sky, oceans, and rivers are so ubiquitous that blue has symbolic meaning to most, if not all, cultures and creatures. Blue is all around us.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Carrefour | The European Quilt Show, Alsace, France - September 18-21, 2025
Brno Patchwork Meeting, Brno, Czech Republic, April 24 - April 26, 2026
Virginia Quilt Museum, Dayton, Virginia- April 27 – July 31, 2027
**Additional venues will be scheduled through December 2028
Ian Berry is a British born artist based in Poplar, East London, who creates artwork solely from denim. Berry's distinctive technique involves meticulously layering and manipulating recycled denim to produce hyper-realistic urban scenes and portraits.
Renowned for his innovative use of this everyday material, Berry has garnered international acclaim, with exhibitions spanning the globe. His unique approach to storytelling pushes the boundaries of contemporary art, bridging the gap between craft and contemporary art.
Read more in this SAQA Journal interview.
Nana Barkalaia (Ukraine) - Blue Still Life
Helen Beaven (New Zealand) - Glacial Blues
Rhoda Bennett (Luxembourg) - Blue Earth
Maria Billings (California, USA) - Under the Pyramid in the Louvre Paris
Sara Bradshaw (Tennessee, USA) - Ocean
Alison Charlton (Queensland, Australia) - 2020 Urban graffiti
Sue LaWall Cortese (Michigan, USA) - Bound to Tradition 1
Sue R. Dennis (Queensland, Australia) - In the Beginning
Joanna Ellis (Ohio, USA) - Love You x 2
Ethelda Ellis Erasmus (Ireland) - Time to rest
Petra Fallaux (Pennsylvania, USA) - In the Eye of the Storm
Andrea Finch (Pennsylvania, USA) - Receptaculum I & II
Diana S. Fox (Colorado, USA) - Big Blue
Carol Anne Grotrian (Massachusetts, USA) - Indigo and the Murex
MiJoo Jin (South Korea) - The Bond of Blue Flowers
Patty Kennedy-Zafred (Pennsylvania, USA) - On A Blue Note
Kris Ann Lurtz (Michigan, USA) - Glacier
Glenda L. Mah (Oregon, USA) - Lines and Spaces
Fuzzy Mall (Ontario, Canada) - Doug Van Es
Kathleen McCabe (California, USA) - Flight Crew
Olena K. Nebuchadnezzar (Virginia, USA) - Blue Thistle III
Stefanie Neuner (South Carolina, USA) - Hopeless, Hope, Hopeful
Judith L. Phelps (Washington, USA) - Outracing the Storm - Bryan's Song
Margaret A. Phillips (Connecticut, USA) - #618-1 Geometric Figure Study in Blue
Pamela E. Pilcher (Oregon, USA) - Blue Ewe
Leilani Joy Purvis (Arizona, USA) - Splash
Katherine T. Reader (California, USA) - Alaska Midwinter II
Terri Shinn (Washington, USA) - Myrrh
Patricia Anne Smith (Ontario, Canada) - I'm Watching you
Jennifer C. Solon (Connecticut, USA) - One in two million
Mary Tyler (Washington, USA) - Finding The Blue Pearl
Lorraine Woodruff-Long (California, USA) - Once in a Blue Moon
Marian Zielinski (Georgia, USA) - Modernity Blues
*artists were notified by email on 01/15/2025
For purchase inquiries, please contact William Reker, Director of Global Exhibitions at exhibitions@saqa.art or 937-912-5009.
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