Working in fabric, Allegra Brelsford is a visual artist who uses abstract, graphic imagery to reflect structure, place, movement, and light
Events
Solo Exhibitions:
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"Rising and Soaring" June 10 -12 , 202, Michael S. Currier Center, The Putney School, Putney VT
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"Rising and Flowing, Cities and Sails," June 17 - August 14, 2021, The Catherine Fosnot Art Gallery and Center, New London CT Video interview
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“Processes,” September 8-10, 2017, Annual Textile Weekend, Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden, Suffield CT
Group Exhibitions:
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"Pushing the Medium, Glass, Paper and Fabric," May 6 - June 26, 2021, The Catherine Fosnot Art Gallery and Center, New London CT
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2020: “The Gold Standard,” presented by the Textile Study Group of New York, Westbeth Gallery, New York NY, Sails 6 Green Current
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2017: “Fiber, Fabric, Fashion,” New Hope Arts Center, New Hope PA
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2016: “Concrete and Grasslands,” Rising #23 – East River Winter Dusk. Grants Pass Museum of Art in Grant’s Pass, Oregon, June 1 - July 29, 2016; 9th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China, September 22 - 24, 2017; The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show, London, UK, March 1- 4, 2018; Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK, August 9 -12, 2018; Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London, UK, October 11-14, 2018; Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate, UK: November 22-25, 2018
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2015: “Quilts=Art=Quilts,” Schweinfurth Art Center (Auburn NY) Rising #27 – Meadow’s Edge
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2015: “A Celebration of Fiber Arts,” Arts Center East (Vernon CT) Motif #16 (Third Place Prize), Rising #21 – Speculation, Rising #30 – Grain Grower
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2015: “Connections,” Central Booking Gallery (New York, NY) Rising #30-Grain Grower
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2012: Open Studio Hartford (Hartford, CT), multiple entries
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2011: IMAGES 2011 (Lowell, MA), Windows II
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2011: Sacred Threads (Reston VA), The Moon is Angry
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2010: Quilters Unlimited Quilt Show (Chantilly VA), Triadic, Bamboo Paths, Sampler
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2005: Nimble Quilters Quilt Guild Show (Gaithersburg MD)
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2005: Hands All Around X (Amherst MA) Tiled Pool, CMYK, and Kisses
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2005: Old Deerfield Challenge: Blue and White (Deerfield MA) Wheel of Mystery
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2004: Vermont Quilt Festival (Northfield VT), At the Edge of the Woods
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2004: Bennington Quiltfest (Bennington VT) Scrap Box II
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2004: Foundation for Fiber Art at the Fiber Art Center (Amherst MA) Juried Student Exhibit; Won’t Be in a Box and Cerise et Framboise
Presentations:
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November 18, 2018, ARTS Showcase, New York City. Past and current work.
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April 3, 2019, Greater Hartford Quilting Guild, West Hartford Chapter, West Hartford CT. Past and current work.
Fine Crafts Shows:
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November 10-14, 2016: Philadelphia Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia PA)
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July 15-17, 2016: Guilford Craft Expo, Guilford Art Center (Guilford CT)
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May 6-8, 2016: Morven in May, Morven Museum and Garden (Princeton NJ)
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February 19-21, 2016: American Craft Council Retail Show (Baltimore, MD). Special selection for home decor exhibition "Make Room: Modern Design Meets Craft," Rising 32, Brick, Slate and Mortar.
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July 3-5, 2015: Berkshires Art Festival (Great Barrington MA)
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April 24-26, 2015: Wadsworth Museum Show, American Art Marketing (Hartford CT)
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February 20-23, 2015: American Craft Council Retail Show (Baltimore MD)
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September 12-14, 2014: Fall Crafts at Lyndhurst (Tarrytown NY)
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July 4-6, 2014: Berkshires Art Festival (Great Barrington MA)
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May 9 – 11, 2014: Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Show (Philadelphia PA)
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May 2-4, 2014: Crafts at Lyndhurst (Tarrytown NY)
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April 4-6, 2014: Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show (Philadelphia PA)
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October 25-27, 2013: American Fine Craft Show (New York NY)
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July 18-21, 2013: Craft Expo, Guilford Arts Center (Guilford CT)