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2024……………………………………………………………………..
Sep29-Nov17: “Thor’s Helmet” will be at CAM, 409 W> Martin St, Raleigh, NC at the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, NC Artists Exhibition.
Jun27-Aug24: Momentum Gallery, 52 Broadway St, Asheville, NC, momentumgallery.com. Ann participated in “Enchanted Canopy” group exhibition.
Jan31-Dec31, 2028: “Jupiter’s Red Spot” will be on tour nationally and internationally with SAQA Fierce Planets.
Dec2, 2023-Jan20,2024: “On the Edge” will be at Craftforms, Wayne Art Center, 412 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA.
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Momentum Gallery, 52 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, momentumgallery.com.
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Artful Home, www.artfulhome.com
2023.…………………………………………………………………………………….
Jan29-Apr23: “Dwarf Morning Glory” was at Handcrafted at the Maria Howard Arts Center, 270 Gay St, Rocky Mount, NC. Opening reception 2:00 Jan29.
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Momentum Gallery, 52 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, momentumgallery.com.
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Artful Home, www.artfulhome.com
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, 601 Trade St NW, Winston-Salem, NC
Dec2-Mar11, 2023: 46 of Ann’s pieces were on display in a solo exhibition at TRAX Visual Art Center, 122 Sauls St, Lake City SC. This was as Exhibition Award from Artfields 2022.
2022…………………………………………………………………………..
Apr8-Sep18: “Old Salem” was at Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street,Wilmington, NC 28412 for “State of the Art, Art of the State”.
Jun3-Jul30: “Three Live Oaks in a Tree Museum” was at Piedmont Craftsmen, 601 North Trade St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 for “Are We There Yet”.
May7-Jun25: Seven of Ann’s pieces was at Pullen Art Center,105 Pullen Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607. Closing reception is Jun25
Jun3-Aug3: “Ignoring Reality” was at Fiberart International, Brew House Assoc., 711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 and will be touring in 2023.
Feb23-26: “Hibiscus” and “Dandelion” were at AQS-Daytona Beach, Ocean Cntr, Daytona Beach, FL
Feb24-27: “Gemini’s Lagoon” and “Grandmother Tree” were at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton Roads Convention Cntr, Hampton, VA
Mar23-26: “Honeysuckle Room” and “Moore Cove Falls” were at AQS-Branson, Branson Convention Cntr. Branson, MO
Apr22-30: “Dandelion, Gone With the Wind” was at Artfields, Lake City, SC
2021…………………………………………………………………………….
Aug4 – Sep26: Ann’s work will be on display at CMAC in Raleigh. Receptions will be held Aug6 and Sep3.
2020……………………………………………………………………………..
Fall 2020: “Old Salem” received an Honorable Mention in Our State Magazine’s Best in NC Awards.
May1-Aug15: “Hurricane vs Infrastructure”, hopefully, was in the Juried Art Show at the Maria Howard Arts Center, 270 Gay St, Rocky Mount, NC.
Mar25 – 28: CANCELLED “Chaos of Jupiter” and “Heaven Collapsing” will be at AQS Lancaster, Lancaster County Convention Center, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA.
Feb27 – Mar1: “She Ran All the Way” and “Honeysuckle Room” were at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton Roads Convention Cntr, 1610 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, VA.
Feb7 – 28: “Old Salem” and “Juno’s Jupiter” were at National Juried Exhibition at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN. “Old Salem” received Best in Show.
Apr24 – May2: CANCELLED “What Meteor” will be at ArtFields 2020, Lake City, SC.
Feb26 – 29: “Off the Grid” and “Jupiter’s Red Spot” were at AQS Daytona, Ocean Center, 101 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL
Jan11 – Apr21: “Jupiter’s Blues” is at Handcrafted 2020, Maria Howard Arts Center, 270 Gay St, Rocky Mount, NC, winning 1st Place.
2019………………………………………………………………………………
Oct17 – 20: “Pink Rhododendron” and “Peony Scarlett O’Hara” were at Pacific International Quilt Fest, Santa Clara, CA.
Oct11 – 13: Seven of Ann’s quilts were displayed at the Thompson House during the Smith Mountain Lake Charity Tour www.smlcharityhometour.com/
Aug28 – Oct9: Twelve of Ann’s quilts were at Louisburg College JPAC, 501 N. Main St., Louisburg, NC
Aug2 – 31: Seven of Ann’s quilts were at Piedmont Craftsmen, 601 N. Trade St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 www.piedmontcraftsmen.org
Aug15 – 17: “Infrared Maria” was at World Quilt New England XVII, MassMutual Cntr, 1277 Main St, Springfield, MA
Aug21 – 24: “Mothflower” was at AQS Grand Rapids, DeVos Place Convention Cntr, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Sep11 – 14: “She Ran All the Way” and “Hurricane vs Infrastructure” were at AQS Fall Paducah, Schroeder Expo Cntr, 415 Park St, Paducah, KY
Sep25 – 27: “St. Philip’s Through a Live Oak” was at AQS Charleston, Charleston Area Convention Cntr, 5000 Coliseum Dr, North Charleston, SC,
Oct31 – Nov3: “Lagoon Nebula” and “Littlest Iris” were at IQA Houston, George Brown Convention Cntr, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston. TX
Jul9 – Aug17: “Peony Scarlett O’Hara” and “Pink Rhododendron” were at the National Juried Fiber Arts Exhibition, Bedford, VA.
Jan28: With great sadness Ann’s partnership with Lee Hansley Gallery has come to an end. With the death of Lee Hansley, she has lost a friend, mentor and successful business partner. His vast knowledge, his enthusiasm for her work and his untiring support will be painfully missed.
Feb28 – Mar3: “The Ogre’s Playhouse” and “Juno’s Jupiter” were at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXX, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.
Jan16 – Apr21: “Late Summer Bloom” and “Japanese Magnolia” were at the Maria Howard Arts Center, 270 Gay St, Rocky Mount, NC for 2019 Handcrafted.
Mar1 – Jul28: “Terminal Shell Game” was at Kent State University Museum, Kent, OH for Focus on Fiber 2019.
Apr26 – May4: “Lagoon Nebula” was in Lake City, SC for Art Fields 2019. www.artfieldssc.org/competition/
2018………………………………………………………………………………
Nov7 – 11: “St. Philip’s Through a Live Oak” and “Hurricane vs Infrastructure” were at International Quilt Assoc. Quilts: A World of Beauty in Houston, TX, George R Brown Convention Cntr, 1001 Avenida de las Americas.
Oct3 – 6: “Scottish Thistles” was at AQS Virginia Beach, Schroeder Expo Center • 415 Park Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Sep9 – Oct13: “Three Live Oaks, Girl in a Live Oak, Lagoon Nebula, Terminal Shell Game, Catalpa Tree Flower, Pink Rhododendron and Mothflower” were at Lee Hansley Gallery, 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd #105, Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 828-7557 for Three Paths in Fiber.
Sep12 – 15: “The Ogre’s Playhouse” and “Infrared Maria” were at AQS Paducah, Schroeder Expo Center • 415 Park Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Aug22 – 25: “Three Live Oaks in a Tree Museum” was at AQS Grand Rapids, DeVos Place Convention Center • 303 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Ongoing: Ann’s work can be seen at Lee Hansley Gallery, 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd #105, Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 828-7557.
Jun1 – Jul28: “Girl in a Live Oak” was at Piedmont Craftsmen, Happy Accidents, 601 N. Trade St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 www.piedmontcraftsmen.org .
Apr26 – 29: “A Beautiful Death” was at Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison.
Feb22 – 25: “Otherworld” and “A Beautiful Death” were at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA. www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/ “A Beautiful Death” won Best Interpretation of Theme.
March 21–24: “Pink Rhododendron of Flower Hill” was at AQS Quiltweek, Lancaster County Convention Center • 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603.
Jan26 – May13: “Catalpa Tree Flower” and “Levitation” were at the Imperial Center, 270 Gay St, Rocky Mount, NC for their 2018 Handcrafted Exhibition. “Catalpa Tree Flower” won First Place.
2017………………………………………………………………………………..
May2 – Jul24: 21 of Ann’s quilted tapestries were on display at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery, 2 E. South St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Mon thru Fri 10-5 (enter at the box office) http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venue/betty-ray-mccain-art-gallery
Ongoing: “Interacting Galaxies” is the cover photo for Artistry in Fiber, Wall Art, by Anne Lee and E. Ashley Rooney. The book is available at Barnes & Noble stores and its website, and through Amazon. You may also purchase the book by contacting Schiffer Publishing at 610-593-1777.
Mar12 – Apr23: Ten on Ann’s floral themed pieces were at Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1 Westmoreland Cir, Bethesda, MD 20816
Feb23 – 26: “Scottish Thistles” was at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA.
Feb3 – 24: “Cliffs of the Comet” was in the National Juried Exhibition at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN.
Mar1 – 4: ” A Beautiful Death” was at AQS Daytona, FL.
Dec11 – Feb3: “Japanese Magnolia” was at Lee Hansley Gallery for his My Favorite Things Show.
Ongoing: “Ant Nebula”, “Bully Pulpit” and “NC Botanical Garden” were at Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, 601 N. Trade St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
2016………………………………………………………………………………..
Oct13 – 16: “What’s Next” and “M100” were at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA.
Sep: Lee Hansley Gallery moved to Dock 1053, East Whitaker Mill Road and Atlantic Avenue. There is lots of parking.
October 6-8 Six pictures of Ann’s Quilts were featured at the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers at Mississippi College in Jackson, Mississippi, October 6-8, 2016. The quilts were part of an original musical composition called “Tappiseries.” The music was written and performed by Dr. Walter Saul of Fresno, California, as the images were shown. The pieces shown were as follows: Overreaching for the Stars, Yes, Money Really Does Grow on Trees, Susanna’s Family Tree, Climate Change, Pluto, and Moth Orchids.
Oct5-8: Scarlett Ohara Peony was at AQS DesMoines, IA.
July27-30: “Cliffs of the Comet” was at AQS Syracuse, NY.
August: Walter Saul performed Quiltings live on piano as his wife Daphne’s video of her sister Ann Harwell’s fabric art was displayed on the screen. The Sauls discussed Quiltings and the creation of the quilt art, music, and video.
Jun1 – Sep4: “Pluto” was at the Imperial Art Centre in Rocky Mount, NC for their Juried Art Show. www.imperialcentre.org/arts
May15 – Jul31: “A Beautiful Death” was shown at the 17th Artist as Quiltmaker Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts, Firelands Assoc. for the Visual Arts, Oberlin OH.
Mar16 – 19: “Overreaching for the Stars” was shown at AQS Lancaster PA.
Feb24-27: “Star Forming Region” was shown at AQS Daytona Beach FL.
Feb11-14: “M100, A Subtle Sermon” was shown at AQS Phoenix AZ.
Feb5-26: “Heaven on Earth” was shown at the National Juried Exhibition, Arts and Cultural Alliance in Knoxville TN.
Jan24 – 31: Ann was on The Quilt Show. It can be seen free here http://thequiltshow.com/watch/show-list/video/latest/show-1802-fearless-quilting-and-fabulous-results?artist_coupon=18020117
They also put up a nice slide show of her work.
2015……………………………………………………………………………………..
Nov22 – Dec28: 20 of Ann’s Astronomy quilts were shown in the gallery areas of the Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ in Bethesda MD.
Aug12 – 15: “Interacting Galaxies” was shown at AQS Grand Rapids MI.
June 21 – August 8: Thirteen of Ann’s pieces were part of an exhibit at Lee Hansley Gallery in Raleigh, NC. The Exhibit was entitled “Looking Skyward.” The pieces on the exhibit include: “Cliffs of the Comet,” “Overreaching for the Stars,” “Heaven on Earth,” “V838 Monocerotis,” “Barred Spiral Galaxy,” “Cary Lazy Daze,” and “Pitcher Plants of the Pocosin.”
June 2015: “Diamond: A Solar Eclipse Sun Quilt” received a Merit award at the Imperial Centre in Rocky Mount NC Juried Art Show.
June 2015: “Interacting Galaxies”was juried into the American Quilter’s Society Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
May1-30: “Eclipse Horizon” was part of the deLIGHTed Exhibit at Piedmont Craftsmen in Winston-Salem, NC.
May15 -September13: “Diamond, a Solar Eclipse” was included in the 58th National Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibition at the Mari V. Howard Arts Center in Rocky Mount, NC. www.imperialcentre.org/arts
Feb6-28: Three SunQuilts were shown at the National Juried Exhibition, Arts and Cultural Alliance, Knoxville TN.
Feb18: “Overreaching for the Stars” is pictured in the March/April issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited.
Ongoing: “100 Southern Artists” by Ashley Rooney is still available. Ironically, Ann’s cousin Geoff Johnson is on the page following Ann’s page. http://www.amazon.com/100-Southern-Artists-Ashley-Rooney/dp/076434241X
Ongoing: Ann’s studio is included in Schiffer Publication Artists’ Homes and Studios by E. Ashley Rooney. http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Homes-Studios-Ashley-Rooney/dp/076434692X
Ongoing: “Starry, Starry Knightdale” is included in Lark Books, 500 Traditional Quilts. It was part of the traveling exhibition promoting the book
2014………………………………………………………………………………………..
October 2014: A full-length video featuring Ann’s quilts was presented at Biola University in La Mirada, California, for the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers. The music in the video was by her brother-in-law, Dr. Walter Saul.
Summer, 2014: Ann was reviewed in the Raleigh News and Observer. To read the article about her, click here
Please visit Ann on Facebook at Ann Harwell Art, or at Sun Quilt. Her work is regularly posted and updated.
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