Joan Schulze

Is it more than the sum of its parts?

I work in a variety of media and forms such as collage, artist’s books, drawings on silk and the quilt. I look for visual coherence. I seek lines that are worth repeating, that feel experimental and fresh always looking for a rhythm, a good composition. My goal is a harmony of lines and colors that join to make a new ‘whole’. Erasures, fragments and layering come into play as do found images mixed with personal photos.Textures that I create by erasures and peeling are an homage to Rauschenberg's erasing of de Kooning's drawing. I find things are more interesting to me if they are elusive and poetic. Mark making is often part of the construction.

BS Edu, Univ. of Illinois; 7th International Fiber Art Biennale, Nantong, China; Colorida Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal; Beyond Function, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, CA; Poetic License, San Jose Museum Quilts & Textiles; 4th Riga International, Museum of Decorative Arts & Design, Latvia; Art by Women, Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE; Quilt National '13;

Ararat Regional Art Museum, Victoria, Australia, solo; Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth, NZ; Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian 25th Anniversary Exhibition;

Awards: Rochester Institute of Tech, The Art Quilt, Best of Show; Tokyo International Forum, World Quilt, Gold; Southampton, New York Silk Institute Purchase Award; City of Palo Alto Purchase Award; 2009 Skylark Prize, Los Angeles; Quilt National, The New Quilt, Innovation Award; State Fair CA Fine Art Exhibitions, Silver Award;