Artist- Jill Rumoshosky Werner

Jill Rumoshosky Werner
jill@wernerstudio.com
http://www.wernerstudio.com
1751 N. Smarsh La., Wichita, KS 67212
316-721-7538

Unmatched
22" x 30" x 20"
2008
$8,000

Image-
300 dpi, 2718 x 2040 pixels, 9" x 6.8 "

Knitted
93" x 62" x 6"
The quilt is 1-1/4" wide x 70 yards long
2006
$9,000

Image -
300 dpi, 2731 x 3106 pixels, 9" x 10"

Biography

A winner of national and international awards, Jill Rumoshosky Werner's art is regularly exhibited in prestigious juried shows throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. The Kansas Arts Commission awarded her a Mid-Career Artist Fellowship in 2008, a mini-fellowship in 2000 and she was on the selection panel for the 2001 mini-fellowship awards. Her work has been published in American Craft magazine, exhibited in the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan and is in the collection of the International Quilt Study Center.

Jill grew up in Dobbs Ferry, NY. She holds a Masters degree in audiology and once worked for a leading hearing aid manufacturer in Minnesota, where she published the first research on in-the-ear hearing aids. After moving to Kansas in 1977, Ms. Werner worked as a software technical writer for NCR and then as a systems engineer for IBM. She became a full time artist in 1999 and currently lives in Wichita with her husband.

Artist Statement

My current artwork is like a dictionary. I show the viewer what a word looks like when it's defined strictly through visual means.

The soft elements in my designs are provided by quilts of unusual proportions. I use quilts as my raw material, creating the lines and forms of my creations, because people connect with quilts on a deep level, making the artwork more accessible.

My ideas come from a wide range of influences, from the architect Frank Gehry to minimalist art to Art Deco design. Into this mix, add some scientific imagery and the work of Eva Hesse. The result is a new way of looking at quilts, which takes them into the realm of sculpture and installation art.

Resume

Awards
Best of Show - Rural Roots and Mysteries; 2005
Honorable Mention - The Valdosta National; 2005
Second Place - Century of Progress Challenge; 2001
Group Award - Expressions of Freedom; 1998
Judges Special Merit Award - Hoffman Challenge; 1995
Best of Show - Wichita Lawn, Flower and Garden Show; 1995

Selected Exhibitions
Solo
Steckline Gallery, Newman University - Wichita, KS; 2008
Twist - Wichita, KS; 2008
Karg Art Glass Gallery - Kechi, KS; 2004
Wichita Public Library - Arts & Music Gallery, Wichita, KS; 1999
First UUC Gallery - Wichita, KS; 1998

Group - 2009
Cyber Fyber Invitational - Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC

Group - 2008
Fiber Invitational - Visual Arts Alliance Gallery, McPherson, KS
KAQ: Altered Views - Coutts Museum of Art, El Dorado, KS
Material Matters - Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Comma Gallery, Orlando, FL
Rose Room Gallery, Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
National Invitational Art Quilt Exhibit - Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center Gallery, Ingram, TX
SAQA: Up in Stitches - Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Dinner in The Deuce - Untitled [ArtSpace], Oklahoma City, OK
KAQ: Altered Views - Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS
Governor's Exhibit - Office of the Governor of Kansas, Topeka, KS

Group - 2007
Fabric of the Imagination - Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection Exhibit - Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA
ANA 35 - Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR
New Views in Fiber - The Fiber Gallery, Wichita, KS
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL
Stretching the Threads - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Fiber Directions - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

Group - 2006
Quilt Visions - Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
SAQA: The Creative Force - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Gilded - Creamery Arts Center, Springfield, MO
KACA 40th Anniversary Exhibition - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
Considering Quilts - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Materials: Hard & Soft - Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
The Art and Soul of Quilting - Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
Exposed! Contemporary Art Quilts - Noho Gallery, New York City, NY

Group - 2005
New Directions '05 - Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Arts Council Annual Juried Art Exhibit - CityArts, Wichita, KS
The Wichita National - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
KAQ: Upon Reflection - Beth Allison Gallery, Kansas City, MO
KAQ: Layers - Beth Allison Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art - Chautauqua Center for the Arts, Chautauqua, NY
Rural Roots and Mysteries - Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH
Midpoint - Merriam Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, KS
Mixed Media Quilts - Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT
The Valdosta National - Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA

Group - 2004
Art Quilts at The Whistler II - Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
Considering Quilts - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
The Art and Soul of Quilting - Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
Crossing Boundaries - Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
Roots of Racism - U.S. Ambassador's residence, Islamabad, Pakistan

Group - 2003
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show - Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
The Day the World Changed - International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL
Roots of Racism - U.S. Ambassador's residence, Islamabad, Pakistan

Bibliography
Quilt Visions 2006 / The Art Quilt - 2006
The Shocker magazine - Spring, 2005
International Quilt Festival catalog - Spring, 2004
Popular Patchwork magazine (Great Britain) - June, 2003
International Quilt Festival catalog - Spring, 2003
American Craft magazine- April/May, 1999
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine - March, 1999

Grants
Kansas Arts Commission - 2008 Mid-Career Artist Fellowship
Kansas Arts Commission - 2000 Individual Artist Mini-Fellowship
· Also on judging panel for 2001 mini-fellowships

Collections
The Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection, Placentia, CA
Dr. James Vayda, Wichita, KS
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
Jed Closson, Wichita, KS
International Quilt Study Center, Lincoln, NE

Curated Exhibits
Kansas Art Quilters: Outside The Box
CityArts Gallery, Wichita, KS; 2002
Century II Gallery, Wichita, KS; 2002
Kansas Art Quilters: Changing Perceptions
Winfield Arts & Humanities Council Gallery, Winfield, KS; 2002
Manhattan Art Center, Manhattan, KS; 2002
Wichita Public Library, Wichita, KS; 2001