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Judy Simmons - Fiber Artist
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Judy Simmons
Judy always had the desire to create and was blessed to be surrounded by people who fostered her creative outlets. She loved fabric and this love led to a degree in Home Economics and a career in teaching.

Over the years, Judy's artistic journey has led her from seamstress to teacher to fiber artist. Her work has been exhibited on national and international levels, featured in books and magazines and held in public and private collections. She is also the author of two books. Judy is a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Studio Art Quilt Association - professional member and PTA - Professional Textile Artists.


Judy creates her art quilts through a variety of techniques including layering, digital imagery and stitch. She starts with white and working with dyes will incorporate a number of processes including image transfers, screening, dye and paint to bring the fabric to life.

Judy draws her subject matter from a large collection of family documents and pictures which connect her work to her heritage. She uses her own photography and is often drawn to the deterioration of natural elements, things that have endured the hands of time, interesting and beautiful in their own right.

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In this detail, the recipe is a silk screen made from my grandmotherʼs hand written cookbook, the face is my sonʼs drawing and the trees are my photos transferred to fabric through ink jet printing.

Selected Exhibitions and Shows

2017
Nature's Apothecary - Members of SAQA regional group

2016
Focus Gallery - Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
Fellowship - Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
Fine Art and the Colors of Nature - NC Arboretum

2014
SAQA 2014 Anniversary Trunk Show - 
Members of SAQA - Traveling show for 3 years
Quilts at the Pisgah Inn - Members of Professional Textile Artists
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC
Appalachian Regional Commission - Members of Southern Highland Guild,  Washington, D.C.
Fiber Art and Nature - NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
It IS a Small World - Members of Southern Highland Guild
Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC

2013
Inspired By  - Quilt Fest of New Jersey, New Jersey
Inspired By - a traveling exhibit by Professional Textile Artists, Denver Quilt Show, Denver, CO 
Inspired By - Asheville Quilt Guild Quilt Show, Asheville, NC

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Echo Gallery, Asheville NC
2012
Ha Ha Made you Laugh Gallery 86, Waynesville, NC
Black and White Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
Designer Showcase Historic Flat Rock, Hendersonville, NC
Quilts by the Professional Textile Artists NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
April in Asheville AB Tech, Asheville, NC
Inspired By Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA
Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition and Festival, Taiwan
8th Biennial Invitational; The Art of the Quilt Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
Inspired By Jacksonville Quilt Fest, Jacksonville, FL


2011
Pieces of the Story Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
Quilts by Local Artists Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
LINT - Ladies in New Textiles Haywood Arts Council, Waynesville, NC


2010
New Traditions - Wearable Art Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
7th Biennial Invitational; The Art of the Quilt Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
Fiber Fantasy Blue Ridge Arts Council, Seneca, SC
Quilted Wood Works The Arts Company, Seneca, SC


2009
New Works Members of LINT, Asheville, NC
The Legacy Continues Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
Quilts by Professional Textile Artists NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
6th Biennial Invitational; The Art of the Quilt Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
Biltmore Estate Annual Quilt Exhibit, Asheville, NC
A River Runs Through It Focus, Threadheads and Fringe Sisters, Seneca, SC
Transparency by LINT Black Mountain Arts Council, Black Mountain, NC


2007
The Works of Judy Simmons Focus Gallery, Asheville, NC
Quilt Dialogues/Vintage Inspired Quilts Transylvania Community Arts Council, Brevard, NC
A Galaxy of Quilts AB Tech, Asheville, NC


2006
5th Biennial Invitational; The Art of the Quilt Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
Biltmore Estate Annual Quilt Exhibit, Asheville, NC
SHCG Membership show; Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC Fiber Arts Alliance The Design Gallery, Burnsville, NC
New Traditions in Quiltmaking Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
The Artistry of Judy Simmons Blue Ridge Quilt Festival, Blacksburg, VA
Piecing for Peace by LINT Textures, Waynesville, NC
Lint Presents Light Front Gallery, Asheville, NC




Art for Sale

Judy's work is available here on this site and at  the Southern Highland Craft Guild Shops

Selected Publications and Books

2012
Where in the World Quilt Life, February

The Flute Player Asheville Citizen Times, September

Artists create in black and white Hendersonville Times, September


2007
The Art of Staying Warm Mountain Xpress, February

2006
WNC Quilt Group in International Competition, Asheville Citizen Times, August

2005
New Exhibitions Spartanburg County Museum of Art, August Textured Bobbin Work Pillow, Through the Needle

2002
Georgians Among Royalty of Quilting, Atlanta Journal Constitution, April
Fine Focus Quilting Arts Summer


2001
Straight From the Heart Quilter’s Newsletter, June
Quilt Artistry Life Dayton Daily News, May


2000
Transferring Nature to Fabric American Quilter, Winter
Straight From the Heart, Craft and Needlework Age, October
Innovations, An Exhibit of Contemporary Art Quilts Arts Across Kentucky, August


Books authored by Judy Simmons
1999
Creative Marbling on Fabric That Patchwork Place Publication, Bothell, Washington

1997
Machine Needlelace and Other Embellishment Techniques That Patchwork Place Bothell, Washington

Collage             Botanicals            Whimsy             Small Works            Naturescapes           Haiku

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