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“Margaret
Anderson builds up layer upon layer to create a remarkable luminosity of color.”
--Dorothy
Twining Globus, Curator of Exhibitions, Museum of Arts & Design, New York,
NY.
“Margaret
Anderson's abstract work Lichens # 2 introduced themes and approaches
representative of the larger body of her work. Abstract shapes and colors
inspired by her environment inform the work. Her affinity for organic visual
space and quiet visual movement appear key to the composition. An interest in
organza, delicate glazes of acrylic painting and subtle undulations of surface
through hand stitching were evident. The delicacy, specificity and sheer
quantity of Margaret's hand stitching conveys strength beyond its quiet visual
presence.” --Paula
Scaffidi, textile artist
“Margaret
Anderson mixes mediums by adding acrylic paint to a composition that also
includes hand appliqué and quilting. Yet the painted elements are so dependent
on the sewn ones for their total effect that her buoyant lyrical abstraction
seems entirely at home in this exhibition.” --Ed McCormack, art critic,
Gallery&Studio, February/March, 2006
“Anderson's....process
is a labor of love that involves countless hours of inspiration, devotion and
patience. The results are stunning, truly unique works of art.” --Helga
Freund, Kudos, May 2006
“Margaret
Anderson's Lichens # 4 resembles fallen petals carpeting soil under a spring
tree. Layers of irregularly shaped transparent and translucent pieces are spaced
and separated--as if by a batting of air. Looking through the superimposition of
sheer fabrics creates a moiré effect as delicate as frost.” --Lois Martin,
Surface Design Journal, Fall 2006
“Margaret
Anderson has a lovely and lyrical color sense.
I could sense air and light in her work - some looked almost lit from
behind.” --Penny McMorris, art
curator and author
“Many of these pieces exhibit strong painterly qualities...Margaret Anderson's ‘Crimson Mist’ uses acrylic paint on silk to create quilted blooms of
color...”-- Katherine Rushworth, writer, art critic, Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, December, 2010.
Whistler Award,
Art Quilts at the Whistler IV; Whistler House Museum of Art, July 1 - August 15,
2008; Lowell, MA.
Invited Artist,
Pushing the Surface 2009 national invitational; Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, May
16-August 9, 2009; Coshocton, OH.
Juror's
Award of Merit, Quilt National '07; Dairy Barn Arts Center, May 26 - September
3, 2007; Athens, OH
Juror's
Choice Award, Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center; November 4,
2006 - January 7, 2007; Auburn, NY
2010 - The Post-Standard, Stars Magazine, Sunday, December 26, 2010, Syracuse, NY, pg 17
2010 - Quilt Visions 2010 No Boundaries, Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions, 2010
2010 - Art Quilt Collection: Designs & Inspiration from Around the World, Sixth & Spring
Books, New York, NY, 2010, p 132
2010 - Sedona Monthly, September 2010, Sedona, AZ, p 36
2010 - The Scene, Sedona, AZ, September 3, 2010 p 10
2007 - Quilt National 2007, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, p 22
2006 - Gallery & Studio, February/March 2006, New York, NY
2006 - Kudos, May 31, 2006, cover story, Verde Valley Newspapers, Inc., Sedona, AZ
2006 - Surface Design Journal, Fall 2006, Surface Design Association, Sebastopol, CA, p 55
2000 - Sewing Professional, October 2000, Issue 230, p 43
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