Contemporary Quilt Maker
Vickie Wheatley
Vickie Wheatley, Contemporarary Quilt Artist
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Following in the footsteps of my mother and grandmothers, I began sewing at an early age, making everything from tailored clothing to camping gear, drapes, and upholstered items. Over the years, the desire to create my own work grew.
After retiring from a career in teaching, I started to experiment with dyeing fabric and designing both fused and abstract art quilts. I fell in love with every part of the process!
I look for ways to translate into cloth my reactions to the incredible structures and images I find in the world around me. More recently, I am creating quilts that show what I call our "inner architecture," the world of our thoughts and emotions.
I live in Louisville, Kentucky with my husband, Jim. We enjoy travel, especially to the southwest, bird watching, music, art, friends, and family.
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2024
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Red Between the Lines: Annual Black & White Show, Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
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Anxieties 9: Collision Course; Jasper Community Arts 31st Annual Juried Show, Jasper, IN
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Not Just a Brick, (Award of Excellence); Jasper Community Arts 31st Annual Juried Show, Jasper, IN
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Twilight on the Malecón, (Best of Show); Harrison County Arts Annual Regional Exhibition, Corydon, IN
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Street Scenes: Denver, (Best of Show); Harrison County Arts Annual Regional Exhibition, Corydon, IN.
2023
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Anxieties #7: The Absence of Bees; Quilts=Art=Quilts: Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY
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Twilight on the Malecón; Mazin Art Exhibition, Louisville, KY
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Anxieties #7: The Absence of Bees; Fantastic Fibers: Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
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Signs and Signals: PYRO GALLERY INVITATIONAL; Louisville, KY
2022
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Anxieties#7 The Absence of Bees; Anxieties #6: Daily Disruptions; ARTFUL CONNECTIONS Invitational: Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
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Anxieties #8: Glitches; Quilts=Art=Quilts: Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY
2021
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Anxieties #6: Disruptions; REVEAL, Large 2D Art: Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea KY
February 8 - April 30
2020
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Part of a three person art exhibition featuring color: Pyro Gallery; Louisville, KY February 13th - March 21st
2019
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Anxieties #4: The River Lethe; 2019 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, New Albany, IN
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Anxieties #5: Acrophobia: Quilts=Art=Quilts: Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY
2018
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Anxieties #1: Imperfections; 2018 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, New Albany, IN
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Anxieties #1: Imperfections: Quilts=Art=Quilts: Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
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Anxieties #3: Breakdown: Quilts=Art=Quilts: Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2017
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Blue Moon, Blue Moon Unraveled, Cutting Corners, 3 Pi:, LAFTA (Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists) Juried Show at Gallery 104, LaGrange
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Anxieties #2: Cutting Corners, Juried Show at Krempp Gallery, Jasper IN
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Solo Show, Consider Boutique, Louisville, KY
2016
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Cool Rain, Juried Show LAFTA Show at Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
2015
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Las Ruinas, Juried Show - Mazin Art Exhibition at the Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY - Honorable Mention
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Louisville Visual Arts featured artist in Artebella
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Solo show at Consider Boutique - Louisville, KY
2022