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SLOPPY CRAFT CONVERSATION

2/9/2023

COFFEE & CONVERSATION: SLOPPY CRAFT
WITH L.J. ROBERTS, MINDY SOLOMON AND SUSAN SURETTE
JANUARY 25, 2023

Coffee & Conversation is a JRACraft program series dedicated to advancing the field of American contemporary craft through conversation with some of the top voices in the field.

ABOUT L.J. ROBERTS

L.J. Roberts is a visual artist and writer who creates large-scale textile installations, embroideries, artist books and collages. Their work investigates the overlap of queer and trans politics, activism, protest and craft. Currently, Roberts' artwork The Queer Houses of Brooklyn is on display at the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery in the exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World.

ABOUT MINDY SOLOMON

Mindy Solomon has dedicated her life to the visual arts as a practicing artist, educator, advocate and collector. In 2009 she opened the eponymous Mindy Solomon Gallery specializing in contemporary emerging and mid-career artists in addition to art advisory services. Located in Miami, Florida, the gallery is well known for exploring the intersection of art and design by representing artists working in a variety of mediums.

ABOUT SUSAN SURETTE

Susan Surette is a ceramic artist, craft historian, professor and the co-editor of Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts. Her research interests include textiles, craft and decorative art, as well as the application of an interdisciplinary approach that addresses the relationships among the object, maker and consumer.

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FEBRUARY CRAFT NEWSLETTER

2/1/2023

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FEBRUARY 2023 CRAFT NEWSLETTER
CRAFT CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
COMPILED BY JRACRAFT MEMBER, BRENDA ERICKSON

Learn about craft exhibitions and events by receiving the James Renwick Alliance eNewsletter or by visiting our Community Craft Calendar.

GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, May 13 – April 22, 2023
Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, www.americanart.si.edu

Anne Lindberg: what color is divine light? February 4 – July 1
Textile Museum, Washington, DC, www.museum.gwu.edu

Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge, thru February 14
Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC, www.americanindian.si.edu

Black Like Me, thru April 15
1111 Gallery, Washington, DC, www.zenithgallery.com

Yasmine Dabbous, February 4-26
Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, https://athillyer.org

Determined Women: collectors, artists & designers at Hillwood, Feb. 18 – June 18 Hillwood Museum, Washington, DC, www.hillwoodmuseum.org

Madayin: Bark Painting from Yirrkala, February 4 – May 14
Curated by Rebecca Cross, American University Museum, Washington, DC, www.american.edu/cas/museum/

Joan Dreyer: Score, January 14 – April 30
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, www.workhousearts.org

Food in Fiber, January 10 – February 4

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