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INTERCONNECTED: A FIBER SHOW

The Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department of Worcester State University is set to showcase the work of 61 area fiber artists in the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery’s upcoming juried exhibition titled “Interconnected: a Fiber Show.”

As part of the winter exhibit, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy more than 100 works of fiber art at a free opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 or by visiting the gallery located in the Ghosh Science and Technology Center at 486 Chandler Street during gallery hours or by appointment through March 18, 2023.

“Often, those who work in fiber aren’t considered as ‘artists’ who show in galleries, or their work is labeled as ‘craft’ and not art,” said Stacey Parker, VPA professor of Fine Art and Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery. “We wanted this show to open up those definitions, allow the fiber community to be highlighted and their work shown in a gallery as the art that it is. It is our goal to open up the arts to all creative communities and break down the barriers that have divided artists. We’re beyond thrilled with the tremendous variety in the responses we received from Greater Worcester’s arts community, and we’re excited to showcase the stunning work for our guests.”


Gallery hours for “Interconnected” are Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment.  For more information, visit wsuvpagallery.weebly.com or contact the Gallery at 508-929-8651 via phone or [email protected] via email.

Below you will find the online gallery for the show. Please check back often as we will add new images through the run of the show culminating in a complete online show by March 18th.

Laura Glazier "Freida" Needle point, textiles, jewelry, beads
Laura Glazier "Flemish Delight" Needlepoint, textiles, jewelry, beads, ribbon
Laura Glazier "Rooster in Spring" Needlepoint, textiles, jewelry, beads, ribbon
Linda Bourie "Tidal Pool #1" Rug hook painterly style
Linda Bourie "Martha's Clay Cliff" Hooked rug
Linda Bourie " Tidal Pool 2" Rug Hook
Veda Bleau "Little Boxes and Luminary"
Brad and Veda Bleau "Earthly Delights" Latch hook and acrylic on wood
Brad Chapman Bleau "Commodity" Acrylic, Sheep's wool, wood
Abby Moon "Peach" Embroidery on cotton
Abby Moon "Key Ring" Embroidery on cotton
Abby Moon "Pumpkinseed" Embroidery on cotton
Asher Humrich "Burial" Woven fibers, fox bones, sticks
Asher Humrich "Bambi" Felted wool, deer teeth
Asher Humrich "Cattle" Wet felted wool, deer teeth
Elizabeth Cohen "Sunset at Eastham" Birch bark on cradled birch board, maple frame
Elizabeth Cohen "Fur" Wasp nest on birch board
Elizabeth Cohen "Kyoto Fog" Wash nest on birch board
Jeri Gillin "View From The Bridge" Mixed fiber Saori weaving
Jodi Bushey "Strength and Sparkle" Wet felted Merino wool, silk, beaded embellishments
Kay Ingulli "Source" Latch-hooked rug, wool and acrylic yarn, hand dyed with natural and foraged materials
Michael Zeis "Torn Curtain" Digital photograph
Michael Zeis "Supply For The Weft" Photography
Mihoko Wakabayashi "Indigo Poncho" Wool and Indigo
Mihoko Wakabayashi "Untitled" Handspun yarn, indigo dye
Virginia Mahoney "Supremacy" Reclaimed and remnant fabric, food net, thread, copper
Virginia Mahoney "Muffle" Reclaimed fabric, copper, foodnet, thread
Virginia Mahoney "Privilege" Reclaimed fabric, copper, brass, foodnet, thread
Stephanie Shore "Summer Wind" Quilted fabric
Stephanie Shore "Three Bowls Full" Quilt
Sonja Czekalski "Womban" Mixed media with yarn on canvas over plaster cast
Sonja Czekalski "Wark Paint and Soft Feathers" Encaustic collage, seaweed paper, sequins, feathers
Susan Getchell "And Then..." Merino wool, bubble wrap, syringes, glass beaker
Susan Getchell "Deep Within" Merino wool, bubblewrap
Susan Getchell "Strong Attachment" Wool, silk, stiffening agent
Alice Dillon "Lake Party" Quilted and appliqued fabric
Beverly Sky "Evolution The Sands Of Time" Fabric collage on canvas, inkjet and commercially printed cotton (one of a nine canvas series)
Christopher King "American Gorget" Hand dyed cotton rope, found wood
Chris King "Crop Top with Nesting Sleeve" Woven cotton thread and yarn
Cynthia Voorhees "Solitude" Free motion and hand quilting
Cynthia Voorhees "New Hampshire Hideaway, Mountain View" Machine and hand quilting, digital collage
Cynthia Voorhees "Scandinavian Forest" Quilting, fabric applique
Daphne Board "Holyoke Bicycle Shoes" Western Massachusetts Fibershed wool twill, leather, upcycled bicycle tire and inner tube rubber
Doug Ashby "That Which Enables Us" Pen and Ink
Joyce Wilson "The Light Gets Through" Tapestry, wool, twine
Joyce Wilson "Autumn Glow" Wool tapestry
Joyce Wilson "Spirit Dancer" Tapestry, wool, twine
Kathy Murray "Still Kite" Stitched fabric cyanotype
Kathy Murray "Night Flight" Stitched fabric cyanotype prints
Libia Goncalves "Luminaria" Wood, tissue paper, reed, glue, light
Libia Goncalves "Me and the Elements" Wood burning on velvet, acrylic
Uli Brahmst "Offering" Ultrachrome print on linen, fabrics, thread
Uli Brahmst "Trophies" Ultrachrome prints on linen, fabrics and thread
Ann Ribbens "Dragon" Quilted fabric
Ann Ribbens "Explosion" Quilted fabric SOLD
Pamela Saffer "Harriet Tubman Ashanti Warrior" Natural found materials, gold paint
Nikki Howland "Primitive Processes" Plastic Trash, White Roving Wool, Glue
Linda Densmore and Jane Chapman "Plastic Shopping Bag Mat" Plastic shopping bags
Leslie Etedgee "Sol" Weaving
Leah Frankell "Above/Below Ground" Weaving on frame
Leah Frankel "Rocks at a Horizon" Yarn, wood
Leah Frankel "Bright Scan" Weaving on frame
Laurie Schlatter "Tree Bark 1" Pastel
Laurie Schlatter "Tree Bark 2" Pastel
Laura Lester "Somewhere Spring Must Flower" Yarn, Arborvitae wood, metal base
Laura Lester "Hear That Rain" Silk thread, dried Hydrangea
Kristen Kelley Munoz "River Rocks in Winter" Mixed fiber handwoven tapestry
Kay Hartung "Woven Monotypes 1" Encaustic monotype
Kay Hartung "Woven Monotype 2" Encaustic monotype
Kay Hartung "Woven Monotype 3" Encaustic Monotype
Jessica Dehaemer "Winterscape" Mixed fiber weaving
Lynn Simmons "Receipt of Debt" Saori weaving of yarn, medical invoices, gauze, cotton fabric, plaster, plastic wrap
Lisa Barthelson "Wired and Worn, Red White Black and Blue 1, Family Debris" Cast off, accumulated and recycled family clothing, wire and thread
Lisa Barthelson "Wired and Worn 1, On the Wall, Family Debris" Cast off, accumulated and recycled family clothing, wire and thread
Natania Lyson "Weeping Willow" Crochet thread, Teardrop beads, Wood Embroidery Hoops
Lyn Slade "Summer Rain" Needle felting on hand-dyed wool
Lyn Slade "Skyward" Needle felting SOLD
Lyn Slade "Charcoal Forest" Needle felting, hand-dyed wool, acrylic
Olivia Baldwin "Quince" Acrylic, canvas, wire, embroidery floss,
Rachel Rinker "Baby Blue Mandala Landscape" Mixed media collage
Rachel Rinker "Send Your Sweet Lullaby" Mixed media collage
Rebecca Strauss "Unravel/Enmesh (Grace and Jacob)" Canvas and Thread on Panel
Rebecca Strauss "Unravel/Enmesh (Cross-laced) Canvas, thread and pins
Rebecca Strauss "Unravel/Enmesh (Taut) Canvas, thread and pins
Rebecca McGee Tuck "Aerie" Steel, found objects
Rebecca McGee Tuck "Incompatible Discord" Sea debris, found wood ladder
Sammi Hansen "Identity Crisis" Mixed media
Shannon McGinty "Mending" Embroidery
Silvia Dowdell "Egret and Frogs" Wool plain weave tapestry and fabric ink
Stevie Leigh "Garbage Bin" Upcycled denim scraps, thread, seam binding and selvedge. Metal zippers.
Tarja Cockell "Blue Echo" Warp painted linen woven with copper, acrylic
Tarja Cockell "Bouyancy" Warp painted linen woven with coated copper, acrylic
Adam Shenk "Big Green" Screen print on cotton
Adam Shenk "Fire Circle with Dino Friend" Screen print on cotton
Ariana Kolins "Lint Ball" 11 pounds of dyer lint
Bayda Asbridge "Exotica" Wire weaving
Christine Nilles "Robots in Space" Mixed fiber hanging
Christine Nilles "Galaxy 12" Fiber
Cynthia Walat "Chenille" Mixed media, fibers
Eve Rifkah "Vest" Cotton
Haley Perry "Places to Be" Rug hooking, wool on linen
Hayley Perry "It Comes Around" Rug hooking, wool on linen
Hayley Perry "Linked" Rug hooking, wool on linen
Jill Watts "When Elephants Fight the Grass Lies Down" Ceramic, glaze, monofilament, fiber, glue
Joanne Zeis "Organic Sheets" Photography
Julia Brown "Please Touch Gently" Stretch satin, cotton thread
Weavers Guild of Boston "Home Sweet Home" Mixed fiber quilt
David Wesley White "New Deal Sound Mazuma, 2021" Towels, thread
Linda Cutler and Janet Chapman "Plastic Shopping Bag Mat" Plastic shopping bags

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Ghosh Science and Technology Center, First floor
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