Miriam Basart
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Artist’s Statement
My art is influenced by my childhood. I grew up just outside war-torn London. At school, children came to class in striped sweaters. The sweaters were in various shades, with both thick and thin stripes. These garments were made from remnants of wool left over from other hand-knitted garments.
My first shock of color came from a friend’s house. His dad was a mural painter for theatrical stage sets. Our house had flowers everywhere, carpets, furniture and wallpaper. His house had orange walls and purple carpet---it changed my life. That image continues to flow through my life and my work.
In my textile art I lean towards old clothes. I cut them up, examine the weave; I imagine the worn clothes with a new life. What role will the jackets and trousers play next? Men’s ties thrill me too. I pick them apart, wash and press them, cut them, reassemble them, they are then intricately hand stitched; I love doing that. |
Biography
Born 1941, London, England
In London I was trained as a hairdresser. Some years later I moved to Germany for six years.
My next stop was France for one year. In 1971 I moved from Paris to the USA.
Shortly after my move to this country I opened a hair salon in Boulder, I owned my small business for eighteen years.
Following the sale of my business, I went to school to learn about textiles, garment construction and clothing design.
Workshops and Classes
St. Petersburg Technical College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Emily Griffith Opportunity School, Denver, Colorado
Design classes with Judith Tomlinson Trager, Boulder, Colorado Front Range Contemporary Quilters.
2009
Longmont Museum, Longmont, Colorado. “Connecting Threads” Members Juried Show
2009
Rocky Mountain Quilt Foundation, Members Participation Show. Loveland, Colorado
2009
Pagosa Springs Arts Council 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
2008 High Fiber 2008 Quilt Show, Lafayette Library, Lafayette, Colorado. Members Show
2007
Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM. “Small Works: Big Ideas” Juried Exhibition, 3 works.
2007
Core New Art Space, Denver, Colorado. “Accretionary Assemblage” 2 works
2007
The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY. “2007 National Small Quilts Works Exhibition” juried show.
2007
Translations Textile Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Members Juried Show, Front Range Contemporary Quilters, Colorado.
2006
Translations Textile Gallery, Denver, Colorado. “Inaugural Show”
2005
The Textile Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Nothing New” juried show.
2005
The Royal College of Art, London, England. “Oncology on Canvas” People’s Choice Cash Award.
2004
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming. Members Juried Show, Front Range Contemporary Quilters, Colorado.
1997
Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado. Juried show “Art Wear ‘97”
1995
Merchandise Mart, Denver, Colorado. Future Vestments, fashion show, sponsored by The Fashion Group International Inc.
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