Kaleidoscope Quilts

The Art of Paula Nadelstern

Internationally renowned quilt maker Paula Nadelstern has spent over two decades capturing in cloth the excitement of the ever-changing relationships of color, pattern, light and texture of kaleidoscope images.
Akron is the only Midwest venue for this stunning exhibition featuring 19 contemporary quilts, 12 kaleidoscope quilt blocks by Nadelstern, an early 19th century star pattern quilt, contemporary kaleidoscopes and two rare early kaleidoscopes.

EXHIBITION RELATED EVENTS
Opening PartyFriday, June 17, 2011, 6-8:30 pmMeet the artist, work on a community quilt and enjoy cupcakes, coffee, cordials and live entertainment. Members free, $10 non-members
Workshop: Puzzle Quilts – Using Simple Quilt PatternsSaturday, June 18, 11 am – 5 pmConducted by Paula Nadelstern. Reservations required. $50 members, $60 non-members
Lecture: Paula Nadelstern – Symmetry & Surprise: The Kaleidoscope as Design InspirationSunday, June 19, 2 pm$10 members, $15 non-members
To register for the workshop and lecture visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org

Dazzling quilts, contemporary art in two AAM  exhibits

Akron Leader  Publications
By Roger Durbin  DOWNTOWN AKRON — Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern ...  Works for Ohio are on view at the Akron Art Museum (AAM) into October.

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Kaleidoscope  Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern is on view at Akron Art  Museum through Oct. 2. Yet, she makes her living giving workshops  all over the ...

From April 21-September 6, 2009, the American Folk Art Museum's first one person exhibition highlighting the work of a contemporary quilt artist was KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS: The Art of Paula Nadelstern. "Paula Nadelstern has achieved international recognition for her innovative and complex designs inspired by the bilateral symmetry of kaleidoscopic images. Her artistic vision encompasses science, history, and tradition, expressed in crystalline patterns composed of slivers of jewel-like fabrics."

Organized by Stacy C. Hollander, senior curator and director of exhibitions 

Download the PDF of the installation images. 

Download the 28 page full color Exhibition Catalog (PDF, 6.6 megs)

Reviews

American Craft, "Kaleidoscopic Quilts: Paula Nadelstern, by Pat Hickman and Gail Hovey, May 31, 2009

Art Net Magazine N.F. Karlins

WNYC: The Leonard Lopate Show: KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS (August 20,  2009)

Watch quilt artist Bonnie Lyn McCaffery's  conversation with Paula Nadelestern