Exhibitions & CV

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Curriculum Vitae – Summary

Solo Exhibits – Selected / Recent

2024 Progression, Internacional de Patchwork, Sitges, Spain
2022 Chromatic Offerings, Taupō Museum, Taupō, New Zealand, Two-Person Exhibition
2018 Black and White, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Restructuring: Color and Line, Spark Gallery, CO
2015 Portals: Beginnings and Possibilities, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Endless Horizon: 14000 feet to Sea Level, Spark Gallery, CO
2014 Adventure Art, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Color and Line, The Art Quilt Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Relationships, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Boundaries, MacSpa, Denver, CO
2011 Structures, Broomfield Public Art Gallery, 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO
2011 Improvisation, Dazzle Jazz, Denver, CO
2011 Home and Stillness, Kindness Yoga, Denver, CO
2010 Dwelling, Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2008 Fencing In or Keeping Out, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2008 Markings: Repetition and Pattern, Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2006 Structures: Walls, Fences & Boundaries, Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1998 Motherhood, Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Two-Person Exhibition

Selected Museum and Major Exhibitions (Juried and Invitational)

2022 Parkin Drawing Prize, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand, Juried
2017 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, Juried
2015 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, Juried
2014 24th Annual Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Juried
2014 Quilts: The New Geometry, Museum of Geometric & MADI Art, Dallas, TX, Invited
2014 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, Juried
2013 Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Art Workshop, New Haven, CT, Invited
2013 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, Juried
2012 Artist as Quiltmaker XV, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH, Juried
2012 Art Quilts Invited, Visions Gallery, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, Invited
2011 Uncommon Threads: A Survey of Contemporary Quilts, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY, Invited
2011 Quilt National, Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, Juried
2011 Form, Not Function, The Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN, Juried
2010 Color Improvisations, Haus Der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart, Germany, Invited
2010 Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried
2010 Form, Not Function, The Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN, Juried
2009 Form, Not Function, The Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN, Juried
2008 29th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, Juried
2008 Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried
2008 Materials Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, Juried
2007 Quilt National, Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, Juried
2007 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, Juried
2007 Fiberart International, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, and Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC, Jurors: Dorothy Caldwell, Naomi Kobayashi, Lois Moran
2006 Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried
2006 Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
2005 Quilt National, Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, Juried
2005 Layers of Meaning: The Art Quilt 2005, Contemporary Crafts Museum, Portland, OR, Juried
2005 Rooted in Tradition, Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, Invited
2005 Innovations, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
2005 Beyond Fibers: New Forms, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO, Juried
2004 Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juried
2004 Fine Contemporary Craft Exhibit, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Juried
2004 A Tribute to Fiber Art, APEX Gallery, Washington, D.C., Juried
2003 Quilt National, Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH, Juried
2003 QSDS Invited 2003, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH, Invited
2003 Elements, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO, Juried
1999 National Crafts 1999, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Juried
1998 International Juried Competition, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI, Juried

Selected Exhibitions

2026 Wellington Art Show, Tākina Events Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, Juried
2025 Balance, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, Juried
2025 International Friendship, Tokamachi Quilt Festival, Tokamachi, Japan, and Janus Creation Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2024 Art at the Park, Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand, Invited
2023 Riversdale Arts 50th Annual Mixed Media Exhibition, Riversdale, New Zealand, Invited
2022 Changing Threads – Contemporary New Zealand Fibre Art Awards, Refinery Art Space, Nelson, New Zealand, Juried
2022 Auckland Art Show, The Cloud, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried
2022 The Christchurch Art Show, Te Pae, Christchurch, New Zealand, Juried
2019 Mahara Arts Review, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, New Zealand, Juried
2018 New Zealand Art Show, TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand, Juried
2018 Group Exhibition, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Kāpiti Arts Trail, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand, Juried
2017 Art Expo Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand, Juried
2015 Spring Gala, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA, Juried
2012 The Artful Home, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO, Invited
2010 Creative Capital, Denver International Airport and Denver State Capitol Building, Juried
2006 Take Cover, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA, Invited
2004 Essence of Fiber, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
2004 Lines Into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO, Juried
2003 Natural Selections: Images on Cloth, Pinckneyville Arts Center, Norcross, GA

Selected Public and Private Collections

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO
University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
Town of Parker, Parker, CO
College Hill Library, Front Range Community College, Broomfield, CO
Luna Estate, Martinborough, New Zealand

Awards

2025 Wellington Regional Winner, Art Aotearoa Gold Award, Wellington Art Show, Wellington, New Zealand
2022 Highly Commended, Parkin Drawing Prize, Wellington, New Zealand
2017 Finalist, Dunedin Art Show Award, Dunedin Art Show, Dunedin, New Zealand
2011 Award of Excellence, Quilt National, Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH
2011 Merit Award, Form, Not Function, The Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
2008 Honorable Mention, Denver Modernism Show, National Western Complex, Denver, CO
2007 Lydia S. Golomb Memorial Award for Outstanding Use of Traditional Materials, Fiberart International 2007, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2006 Merit Award, Form, Not Function, The Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
1998 Third Place, International Juried Competition, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
1998 Best of Show, Images of Parker, Mainstreet Gallery, Parker, CO

Selected Publications

2018 Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation, Schiffer by Martha Sielman, Lisa Ellis, Nancy Bavor, and Sandra Sider
2016 Art Quilts International: Abstract & Geometric, Schiffer by Martha Sielman
2014 Intentional Printing: Simple Techniques for Inspired Fabric Art, Interweave Press by Lynn Krawczyk, Portals #4
2011 Instinctive Quilt Art, Batsford by Bethan Ash
2011 Quilt National 2011: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books
2010 Color Improvisations – International Invited of Contemporary Quilts, curated by Nancy Crow
2010 Patchwork Professional, extra edition, Partner Media Publishing, Germany
2010 1000 Artisan Textiles, Quarry Books, by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown
2009 Quilting Art: Inspiration, Ideas & Innovative Works from 20 Contemporary Quilters, Voyageur Press, by Spike Gillespe
2008 Introduction to Type and Learning, CPP Inc, cover photograph
2007 Quilt National 2007: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books
2005 Quilt National 2005: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books
2005 Art Quilts, A Celebration: 400 Stunning Contemporary Designs, Lark Books
2005 Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Donning Publishers
2003 Quilt National 2003: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books

Authored

2021 Music and Memory: An Exploration of Mark Making, Art Quilting Studio, Autumn 2021
2011 It’s Slow, It’s Traditional, It’s Perfect, Quilting Arts Magazine In Stitches, Vol 3

Selected Artist Talks / Lectures
2025 Artist Talk, Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, Online
2024 Engaging Exhibitions, Lecture, Studio Art Quilt Associates Conference, St. Petersburg, FL
2024 Artist Talk, Contemporary QuiltArt Association, Online
2024 Artist Talk, Art in the Park, Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
2022 Artist Talk, Chromatic Offerings Exhibition, Taupō Museum, Taupō, New Zealand
2017 Artist Talk, Capital Quilters, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2016 Artist Talk, Wellington Quilters, Wellington, New Zealand

Exhibition Juror

2026 Juror, OzQuilt Network Australia Wide Ten, OzQuilt Network, Australia
2025 Juror, Intentional Interruption, Juried Artist Member Showcase, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Online
2022 Juror, International Art Textile Biennale, Fibre Arts, Australia
2021 Juror, Art Quilt Australia, OzQuilt Network, Australia
2017 Juror, New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guild Regional Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, New Zealand
2016 Judge, The Art of Fabric, Wellington Quilters Exhibition, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand

Education

M.S., Computer Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1987
B.A., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1985

Curriculum Vitae –  Complete

A complete CV including my 20 year exhibition history, awards, collections and publications is available in pdf form:  Lisa Call – Curriculum Vitae.