Born 1955, Brisbane, Queensland AUSTRALIA
Currently lives and works in Queensland
Education/Professional Development
Bachelor of Arts 1976 University of Queensland
Workshops with leading Australian & international tutors since 1990
Regional Forum East, Toowoomba 1994
Inaugural Brisbane Textile FORUM 2004
Inaugural Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne 2005
The Brisbane Textile FORUM 2005
Professional Activities
2006
Australian Co-ordinator World Quilt & Textile USA
2006 – 2004
Director The Australian Forum for Textile Arts
2005 – 2003
Tutor for patchwork & quilting groups in QLD & N.S.W.
2004
Juror Masquerade, Darling Downs Art Quilters exhibition, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery QLD
Speaker Queensland Quilters’ Inc. State Conference, Brisbane
2003- 1999
Tutor Patchwork & Quilting at Mad About Quilting, Brisbane
Woodridge Patchwork & Sewing Centre, Logan City
2002 - 1999
Quilt Valuer Queensland Quilters Inc.
2002
Judge The Grape & Watermelon Festival Quilt Challenge, Esk QLD
Guest speaker Vision Patchworkers’ Beginners Graduation Night, Ipswich
2002 - 2001
Judge quilt section, Beenleigh Show QLD
2000
DelegateQueensland State Quilting Conference, Toowoomba QLD
Judge quilt section, 121st Mackay Regional Show QLD
1999
Judge, quilt section, Mt. Gravatt Show QLD
Judge, Inaugural Cominyah Quilt Show QLD
2000 - 1998
CHALLENGE 99 Convenor Queensland Quilters Inc. Biennial Challenge competition
Management Committee Queensland Quilters Inc.
1997
Queensland Contributor Down Under Quilts magazine
1995-94
Tutor Patchwork and Quilting, Queensland Arts Council
1995-92
Tutor Patchwork and Quilting, Mount Isa and North West Queensland
1995
Tutor Learn to Sew, Aboriginal and Islander Development Women’s Recreation Assoc., Mount Isa
Co-organiser Outback Quilters Jamboree, Mount Isa
1994
Co-organiser Inaugural Outback Queensland Quilters Challenge, Isa Uniforms and Fabrics, Mount Isa
Solo Exhibitions
2006
Spinifex and Snappy Gums, Gallery 159, Brisbane
Guest Artist
2004
Roma Art Group Easter Art Show, Roma QLD
2002
Sue Dennis Quilt Artist Retrospective, Queensland Quilt Show, Brisbane
2000
Stackette Quilt Display, Queensland Quilt Show, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
2005
Juried selection The Best of SAQA International Quilt Festival, Houston USA
Finalist Quilts: a World of Beauty International Quilt Festival, Houston USA
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Juried selection Across Australia international touring exhibition curated by Dijanne Cevaal, Quilt Indulgence, Mittagong Australia, Panorama Mesdag, The Hague Netherlands, Tripoli Libya, Opera Museum, Cario Egypt, Damascus & Aleppo Syria
Wish You Were Here- in Australia international touring exhibition curated by Dijanne Cevaal Australia & Mary Andrews USA
Quilts Across Queensland The Royal National Association, Brisbane
Challenge 2005 Queensland Quilters Inc. touring exhibition
Quilt Show 2005 The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc. Sydney
Juried selection World Quilt & Textile Ohio, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Pacific International Quilt Festival, California USA
Focus on Fabric Royal Queensland Art Society Gallery 419, Brisbane
Two by Two international touring exhibition curated by Dijanne Cevaal, England & Australia
Best of the Best Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne
2004
I Remember Mama: Mother, My Family, And Me International Quilt Festival, Houston USA international touring exhibition
One Step Further/Marvellous Minatures Victorian Quilters Inc., Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery VIC
Art in Textiles Textile Art Group, Redcliffe City Gallery QLD
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Margie’s Quilts of Hope Country Fabrics & Quilters Store, Toowoomba QLD
Quilt Show 2004 The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc. Sydney
Quilts of the Pacific Rim Pan Pacific Quilt Show & Conference, Honolulu & The Quilt & Sewing Fest, Myrtle Beach USA
Australian Quilt Show The Stitches & Craft Show, touring Australia
2003
Organic internation touring exhibition, Dijanne Cevaal, Sue Dennis, Robina Summers & Olga Walters, Europe & Australia
Juried selection Husqvarna MASTERPIECES: Spirit & Strength 2 year tour- Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh USA , The Hague Netherlands, Birmingham UK, Zurich Switzerland, Salzburg Austria, Tampere Finland, Huskvarna & Haverud Sweden, Sydney & Melbourne Australia, Hjorring Denmark
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
“Super Circles” Challenge The Quilters’ Guild of N.S.W. Inc. Sydney
Juried selection World Quilt Competition Michigan & New Hampshire USA
Challenge 2003 Queensland Quilters Inc. touring exhibition
Quilt Show 2003 The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc. Sydney
Quilted Journeys: Immigration StoriesMuseum of Craft & Folk Art, Fort Mason, San Francisco USA
Fourteenth Anniversary Series Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft Awards Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
2002
Juried selection TRANSFORMATIONS Darling Downs Art Quilters, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery QLD
Juried selection BERNINA World Quilt Competition various USA venues
Quilt Show 2002 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Re-fabricatingour Indigenous Spirit curator Annabelle Solomon, Braemar Gallery N.S.W.
Thirteenth Anniversary Series Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft Awards Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
2001
Under the Southern Cross a travelling exhibition curated by Dijanne Cevaal, Australia, New Zealand, Europe & United Kingdom
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Out of Step Textile Art Group, Trevenan House Gallery, Newfarm Brisbane
Juried selection CELEBRATION QUILTS 2001 Centenary of Federation exhibition, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
Challenge 2001 Queensland Quilters Inc. touring exhibition
Juried selection BERNINA World Quilt Competition various USA venues
Journeys- The Immigration Experience Shiavello Access Gallery, Immigration Museum, Melbourne VIC Australian Quilts in Public Places initiative by the Australian Quilters Association
Twelfth National Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft Awards Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
Quilt Show 2001 The Quilters’ Guild Inc., Sydney
Re-fabricatingour Relationships curator Annabelle Solomon, Braemar Gallery N.S.W.
2000
Juried selection BERNINA World Quilt Competition various USA venues
Queensland Quilt Show Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
“ Australia’s What We Make It” Challenge The Quilters’ Guild Inc. N.S.W.
Quilt Show 2000 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
Juried selection PROGRESSIONS – Art Quilters Step into the Future Darling Downs Art Quilters, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery QLD
Re-fabricatingthe Future curator Annabelle Solomon, Braemar Gallery N.S.W.
Juried selection Horizons international touring exhibition curated by Sue Wademan, New Zealand, England, South Africa
1999
Bounty international touring exhibition curated by Dijanne Cevaal, Australia, New Zealand, Europe & United Kingdom
Australian Quilts in Public Places Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Melbourne VIC
Eleventh National Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft Awards Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Juried selection BERNINA World Quilt Competition various USA venues
“Keep it Kool” Challenge The Quilters’ Guild Inc. N.S.W.
Quilt Show ‘99 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
1998
Quilt Show ‘98 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
1997
Quilt Show ‘97 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
1997 Challenge “Visions” Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
1996
In canto con l’arte Sardinia, Italy
1995
Quilt Show ‘95 The Quilters’ Guild Inc. Sydney
Quilts and Other Comforts Mount Isa Quilters’ Group, Mount Isa
1994
Sixth National Dame Mary Durack Outback Crafts Awards Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
Mount Isa Potters Group Multi-media Exhibition Mount Isa
Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
1993
Mount Isa Potters Group Multi-media Exhibition Mount Isa
10th Anniversary Quilt Exhibition Ruth Stoneley Patchwork Supplies, Brisbane
1992
Mount Isa Potters Group Multi-media Exhibition Mount Isa
Australasian Quilters Exhibition Canberra
TICTA Exhibition Mount Isa
Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Keepsake Quilts Mount Isa Quilters’ Group, Mount Isa
Prizes/Awards/Grants
2005
First, Pictorial, Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane
First, Professional contemporary, Quilts Across Queensland RNA, Brisbane
2004
First, Abstract quilt, Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane
2003
First, Professional small quilt, Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane
First, Professional contemporary, Quilts Across Queensland RNA, Brisbane
Highly commended, CHALLENGE 2003Queensland Quilters Inc. Logan Art Gallery, Logan City QLD
2002
Second, Art quilt, Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane
2001
Acquisitive winner, Australian Quilts in Public Places Shiavello Access Gallery, Immigration Museum, Melbourne, VIC
Winner, CHALLENGE 2001 Queensland Quilters Inc, Logan Art Gallery, Logan City QLD
2000
First, “ Australia’s What We Make It” Challenge Quilters Guild Inc. N.S.W.
1999
First, Eleventh National Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft Awards Queensland Museum, Brisbane
Supreme Champion, Mt Gravatt Show Ruth Stoneley Shield, Brisbane
1998
Judges commendation, “In the Wild” Challenge Quilters Guild Inc. N.S.W.
First, Professional innovative, Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Second, Professional innovative small quilt,Quilt-o-rama Queensland Quilters Inc. Brisbane
Reserve Champion Mt Gravatt Show Presidents Trophy, Cot Quilt Champion, Brisbane
1997
Champion Quilter Mt Gravatt Show Brisbane
1995
Finalist Mt Isa Quilters’ Group Challenge Mount Isa
1994
Regional Arts Development Fund Grant for attending Regional Forum East, Toowoomba QLD
1992
Winner Quilters Challenge Mount Isa Quilters’ Group Mount Isa QLD
Publications
2005
Quilters Companion, Great Australian Quilts No.2 p51-54
I Remember Mama by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, Primedia p81
Popular Patchwork Vol 13, No.6 p17
Down Under Quilts Issue 84 p88
Quilters Companion No.15, Vol 4, No 3 p72
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 13, No.5 p122-123
Buttons And Other Collectables, A Collection of Poetry by Donna Davis “Dogs Down” p22
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 13, No.4 p70
2004
Quilters Companion No.11 Vol 3, No.3 p103
Southern Star newspaper, April 14 p3
British Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 124 p54-57
Fiberarts Jan/Feb 2004 p42-47
Down Under Quilts Issue 71 p92-93
2003
Craft Fair Friend, Brisbane p22
Down Under Quilts Issue 70 p96-98
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 10, No.11 p68-69
Craft Arts International No.58 p110-112
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 10, No.8 p36-40
Textile Fibre Forum Vol 22, Issue 2, No.70 p14-15
A Report Vol 19, No.1 p4
Textile Fibre Forum Vol 22, Issue 1, No.69 p28
2001
Down Under Quilts Yearbook No. 58 p82-84 & p90-91
Quilted Journeys Stories of Immigration Australian Quilts in Public Places catalogue, p5
Celebration Quilts 2001 catalogue p46
The Template Vol 19, No.21 the cover & p22
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 8, No.11 p40-42
Under the Southern Cross catalogue, No. 12
Textile Fibre Forum Vol 20 Issue 3, No.61 p56 & inside back cover
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 8, No.9 p72-74
Textile Fibre Forum Vol 20 Issue 1, No.61 p25-26
2000
Australian Bounty Quilts Australiennes – Natura 2000 catalogue No. 16
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 8, No.2 p68-70
Textile Fibre Forum Vol 19, Issue 2, No.58 p24-25
Down Under Quilts Issue 50 p24-29
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 7, No.8 p74-77
Ozquilt Network Issue 38 p8-9
Ozquilt Network Issue 37 p1 & p10
Craft Fair Friend, Brisbane p6
Collections
Hope Waits Private collection, Toowoomba, QLD
What Would You Take? Immigration Museum, Melbourne, Victoria
The Wet/Dry # 3 Private collection, Victoria
Lava Flow Private collection Fay Gallie, QLD
Outback Dream’n Private collection Janie Odgers, Alaska USA
Lyola Gums Private collection John Martinkovic, Maleny, QLD
Private collections Mt Isa & Melbourne AUSTRALIA