Kathie Briggs - Contemporary Fiber Art

About Kathie:
Kathie's love of fabrics began when she made her own dress for a 7th grade party. Over the years she has enjoyed sewing fashion and home dec projects and well as designing fiber art dolls. For the past decade her passion has been art quilts. She finds inspiration in the flora and fauna of northern Michigan where every season bring new wonders.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries, art centers and at national and international quilt shows; and has been featured in books and magazines. She also exhibits her quilts with the Fiber Artists Coalition. She founded the Northern Michigan Textile Artists group, which meets monthly at the Charlevoix Library. She served as SAQA's Michigan co-representative from 2007-2009 and is a member of the Crooked Tree Art Center, the Charlevoix Circle of Arts and the Jordan River Arts Center.

Kathie offers a variety of workshops including "Creating Strong Compositions" and "Capturing the Muse," as well as several art doll workshops.


	About Kathie \| Resume About Kathie: Kathie's love of fabrics began when she made her own dress for a 7th grade party. Over the years she has enjoyed sewing fashion and home dec projects and well as designing fiber art dolls. For the past decade her passion has been art quilts. She finds inspiration in the flora and fauna of northern Michigan where every season bring new wonders. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, art centers and at national and international quilt shows; and has been featured in books and magazines. She also exhibits her quilts with the Fiber Artists Coalition. She founded the Northern Michigan Textile Artists group, which meets monthly at the Charlevoix Library. She served as SAQA's Michigan co-representative from 2007-2009 and is a member of the Crooked Tree Art Center, the Charlevoix Circle of Arts and the Jordan River Arts Center. Kathie offers a variety of workshops including "Creating Strong Compositions" and "Capturing the Muse," as well as several art doll workshops.
	Resume: Solo Shows:
	Solo Show	Jordan Valley District Library (2009)
	Juried Exhibits:
	"Out of the Box" "All Area/All Media Statewide Exhibit" "Rare Threads" "Celebrate Spring" "14th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit" "SAQA at Park Church" "Small Wonders"	Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix MI (2010) arTCenter , Traverse City, MI (2008) Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan, MI (2008, 2006, 2003) Chicago International Quilt Festival (2007) finalist Houston International Quilt Festival (2007) Allwood Audubon Center, Allwood OH (2006) Convergence Convention, Grand Rapids, MI (2006) Chicago International Quilt Festival (2006) finalist Chicago International Quilt Festival (2005) finalist Houston International Quilt Festival (2006, 2005)
	Featured Artist: "One of a Kind "Doorway to the Future "Rare Threads"	Charlevoix Circle of Arts , Charlevoix MI (2010) Compuware World Headquarters, Detroit MI (2010) Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, MI (2003)
	Touring Exhibits: "Midwest Mediations" "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" (Fiber Artists Coalition) "Fiber Force" "Fabrications: A Collaborative Spirit" with Peg Keeney & Desiree Vaughn " Michigan Quilt Artist Invitational Fiberarts Connection of S.California Hoffman Challenge Traveling Exhibit	(2010) (2009-2010) Mancuso Quilts Shows Inc., (2008-2009) Mancuso Quilt Shows, Inc. (2006-2007) (2006-2010) (2004-2005) (2005, 2004, 2000)
	Small Group/Special Exhibits: "Metamorphosis" "Winds of Change" "Healing H'Arts" "Terra Suava" "Fabrications Collaboration" "It's Good to be Green" "Mirror Images: Self Portraits" "Stretching & Tradition" "The Hole Thing" "To Miss New Orleans" "Fashion Showcase" "The Journal Quilt Project"	Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, MI (2010) Gallery 50, Traverse City MI (2009) Charlevoix Circle of Arts (2009) St. Petersburg College; Clearwater FL (2008) Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey MI (2008) University of Michigan Hospital (2008) Latimer Museum, Tillamook, OR (2007) Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, MI (2007) Quilter's Heritage Celebration Show, Lancaster, PA. (2007) Quilt University (2007) honorable mention American Sewing Expo (2006)first place Houston International Quilt Show (2005) Patchwork & Quilt Expo, The Hague, Netherlands (2004) Houston International Quilt Show (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004)
	Publication of Artworks: Calendar of the Charlevoix Circle of Arts, 2010, 2009 Mixed-Media Self-Portraits: Inspiration & Techniques by Cate Coulacos Prato, Interweave Press, 2008 Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, Quilting Arts, 2006 Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Postcards by Franki Kohler, C & T Publishing, 2006 Dollmaking as a Transformational Process by Pamela Hastings, 2003 Quilting Arts Magazine Quilts Magazine Dolls United Art Doll Quarterly Professional Affiliations: Charlevoix Circle of Arts Crooked Tree Arts Council Jordan River Arts Council Northern Michigan Textile Artists Studio Art Quilt Associates