Image shows a gallery with a variety of multi colored artistic quilts hung on walls that are placed in at different angles in the space

42nd Annual New Legacies Contemporary Art Quilts

Jun 26 – Aug 28, 2026
Opening reception
June 27, 2026 | 4-6 p.m.

This juried exhibition features the current work of the finest national contemporary quilt artists. Art quilts accepted for exhibition will exemplify innovation in quilting and surface design techniques as well as excellence in artistic composition and craftsmanship. The goal of the exhibition is to recognize the world’s finest contemporary quilt artists and to advance the art form.

An exhibit catalog is available for purchase from the Box Office.

Awards
$1,000 Best of Show Award
$500 Prize for Creative Artistry – exceptional artistic expression and craftsmanship
$500 Prize for Creative Innovation – exceptional integration of new materials, techniques and design

Awards will be announced during the Opening Reception Awards Presentation.

Exhibition Jurors:

Stephanie Shore, Dorothy Raymond

Awards Juror:

Dorothy Raymond

Juror Bios:

Dorothy Raymond creates award-winning landscapes and abstract studies of color and shape. She uses different colors and textures of fabrics and how they interact with light and shadow as the elements of her compositions. Her art has been juried into regional and international fiber art exhibitions, and fine art shows. Her collectors are throughout the United States. She was a Board member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, which promotes the art quilt as fine art.

Stephanie Shore is a former academic scientist and educator now turned art quilter. Her quilts have been juried into several international art quilt exhibits, including Quilts=Art=Quilts, SAQA’s global exhibitions Upcycle!, Light the World, Sustainability, and Haven, as well as Quilt Visions 2022 and Art Quilt Elements 2024 and 2026. She has a passion for strong colors and value gradations with most of her quilts being abstract in nature. Stephanie often uses fabrics that she has painted herself so that the fabrics echo and enhance the overall composition.  Increasingly, she paints on recycled textiles to reduce the environmental impact of her art quilting practice.

Artists

Linda Anderson

Eugene OR | Website

Kathryn Bauer

Albuquerque NM

Betty Busby 

Albuquerque   NM  | Website

Sharon Carrier

Cary NC | Website

Anna Chupa

Easton PA | Website

Vicki Conley

Ruidoso Downs NM | Website

Barbara Danzi

Los Angeles CA | Website

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry

Port Townsend WA | Website

Lisa Flowers Ross

Boise ID | Website

Helen Geglio

South Bend, IN | Website

Mary Louise Gerek

Fort Collins CO | Website

Ayn Hanna

Fort Collins CO | Website

Michele Hardy

Silverthorne, CO | Website

Jean Howard

Auxvasse MO | Website

Laurel Izard

Michigan City IN | Website

Lauren Klementz-Harte

Moorpark CA | Website

Phillippa Lack

Cheyenne, WY | Website

Mary-Ellen Latino

Avila Beach Ca | Website

Zwia Lipkin

Mountain View CA | Website

Kathleen McCabe

Coronado CA | Website

Brent McGee

Shelton WA

Patricia Mink

Greeneville TN

Diane Paxton

Chelsea MA

Julia E. Pfaff

Richmond VA | Website

Janet Pugh

Oro Valley AZ

LeAnn Richey

Lake Havasu City AZ

Brenda Smith

Flagstaff AZ

Jan Soules

Elk Grove CA

Geraldine Warner

Wenatchee WA

Marianne R. Williamson

Mountain Brook AL | Website

Hope Wilmarth

Houston TX | Website

Kathy York

Austin TX | Website

Admission

Always free

Gallery Hours

WED and FRI
1 – 6 p.m.

The Art Gallery will be Closed Friday, July 3