Local Color: Flora & Fauna

Sixth Biennial Art Quilt Exhibit

March 21 - May 22, 2024

Flora & Fauna, is a new exhibit of art quilts that consists of thirty-two pieces of fiber art created by twenty-six members of the Connecticut Region of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA).

The pieces on display range from realistic to abstract and depict real and imagined plants and animals. Some use plants to create the images; others are created by piecing fabrics together as a form of collage or through more traditional methods, and some use dyes, paints, and/or stitching to create or enhance the image.

Each work was selected, or juried into the exhibit, by Owen Sea Luckey, a Branford artist and entrepreneur with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. The artists range from internationally known fiber artists to first-time exhibitors and include works from Elizabeth Davis of Stratford, CT; Christina Blais of Woodbridge; and Ruth Anne Olson of New Haven.

Location: The Milford Arts Center gallery, 40 Railroad Ave, Milford, CT

Run Dates: March 21 - May 22, 2024.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday from 12p-4p.
The gallery is free and open to the public for viewing at these times.

Exhibit Catalog: Available from Amazon.

Artist List: Download the Official Exhibit Poster with a list of all contributors.

SAQA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote art quilts - “creative visual works that are ayered and stitched or that reference this form of stitched layered structure”. SAQA has over 4000 members - artists, curators, collectors and art professionals - from all over the world; 127 of them consider Connecticut one of their artistic homes.
Information about Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA) here.