Artist's Bio

Winifred Wallace has been creating quilts since 2000.  Her work reflects her passion for color, pattern and texture.  She has an Associate Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland.  Her awareness as an African American gives her work its particular character.  Wallace's work has been widely exhibited in the U.S. and appeared in several publications.  She often works in a series to create unified, cohesive and coherent related bodies of work such as her Mask, Creation and new Circle Series.  Recent juried shows are: Sacred Threads and its two year Travel Exhibition; Art Impact International : Carnaval, 3rd annual National Caribbean American Heritage Month and Best-of-the Best; Quilt Surface Design Symposium Invitational; Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition; Quilts for Change ; Healing Quilts in Medicine; Walter Reed Hospital, Cancer Center; and Zion Baptist Church, a Commission for its 160th Anniversary.  Member affiliations are: Art Impact International, American Quilter's Society, Uhuru Quilting Guild and Art Sewciety.

Statement

I am a mixed media artist and my style is contemporary.  My medium is quilt making and I work mostly with textiles, print, and paint.  When I discovered the art of quilting in 2000, all of my creative experiences came together.  These creative experiences are my educational art skills, sewing and designing skills, and mixed media/crafting skills.  I often develop an idea in my head and work it out in cloth.  Layers are held together with colorful stitching by hand, free motioned stitches and free form embroidery.  My purpose is to express myself with fabric that is representative of my heritage, back-ground and beautiful to my eye.  My art pieces are designed to be hung on a wall, as a table covering or draped over a piece of furniture.  I look at my studio time as a process of discovery and a time to stay focused and disciplined on my work.