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Fiber

 

 

 

FAMILY TREE
Fabric

 

 

 

CONTAINED III
Fiber

 

 

REDFISH II (1 OF 3)
Fiber

 

  contemporary art, painting, collage, ceramics sculpture, fiber art

NANCY PAGANI

CIRCLE GAME
Fiber
36" X 48"

LIFE
Fiber Bowl


 

ANGLES: COLORS IN THE CREEK
Commercial Cottons Machine Quilted
22" X 40

 

SAMARKAND
Currently showing in Madrid, Spain)
Hand Dyed Cottons Machine Quilted
42" X 22"

TUSCAN NOON
Hand Dyed Cottons Machine Quilted
 

FORREST BOWL
Fiber

  paper mache, mixed media, abstract,
 printmaking, kiln-formed

Artist Statement

I get up in the morning to work with fiber. This passion
began when I was a child and has gone through different phases: surface design, quilting, weaving. There is always another technique, another design to try, another problem to solve.

My work is based on a grid. The quality of "orderliness"
inherent in a grid provides a framework in which to explore any number of questions. I often base my pieces on the Fibonacci number sequence, using pieces of fabric cut to this formula, which occurs often in nature, and is the basis of the golden mean.

Sometimes I use commercial fabrics for their colorful exuberance. Other times, and more often, I use fabric that I dye and paint. These are the pieces that I feel closest to because I have created the elements that comprise the whole.

I search for a non-directive simplicity that will allow viewers to experience their own feelings about a piece.

Solo Shows
March 2001 New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley
Dec 1996-March 1997 Albany Community Center Foyer Gallery, Albany

Group Shows
November 2003 Museo de America, Madrid, Spain (Faultline Studio  Artists)
August 2002 Aalto Gallery, Ashland OR
Nov 2001  Jan 2002 Faultline Studio Artists, San Francisco
    CA
November 2001 Faultline Studio Artists, Los Banos CA
April 2000 Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont CA
Dec 1998  Feb 1999 Pacific International Quilt Festival,
    Santa Clara CA
January 1999 Road to California Quilters’ Conference,
    Montclair CA
June 1999 New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley CA
Nov 1997 - Jan 1998 Kaiser Gallery, Oakland CA
September 1998 Quilts at the Crossroads, Flint MI
Feb-Mar 1997 New Pieces Gallery, Berkeley CA
1996 Sulky Challenge, Traveling Quilt Show
Nov-Dec 1994 Sawtooth Studio, Berkeley CA
June 1994 Pro Arts East Bay Open Studio Exhibition,
    Berkeley CA
Nov-Dec 1993 Sawtooth Studio, Berkeley CA
1993 Firestorm, Quilts from East Bay Fire, Traveling Quilt
    Show
Nov 1992  Jan 1993 Kaiser Gallery, Oakland CA
1992 Hoffman Challenge, Traveling Quilt Show
May-June 1992 Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont CA
December 1988 Textile Design Studios, Berkeley CA
December 1987 Textile Design Studios, Berkeley CA
Nov-Dec 1986 Fiberworks Center for Textile Arts, Berkeley
     CA

Affiliations
2003 AMBUS ART Gallery, Jacksonville OR
2002-2003 Scarlet Palette Gallery, Jacksonville OR
1997-Present Faultline Studio Artists, Berkeley CA

Education
1986-Present Various workshops relating to Surface
    Design and Quilting
1985-1986 Pacific Basin School of Textile Arts, Surface
    Design major
1973-1974 California State University Chico, Art major

Email Nancy at: npagani@jeffnet.org

 

HOPE
Fiber and Feather Bowl
 

FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW
Fiber

 

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