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| Artist Statement: When one thinks of Fiber Art/ Rug Hooking what comes to mind is “Women’s Work.” Rooted in feminism, all the pieces I am currently creating, look at women and the issues and events that challenge their lives. In this “women's series,” you will always find a woman, and a word, phrase, or symbol that will express my feelings about a particular experience. Having words and symbols in my pieces is symbolic of my desire for women to always have their own voice. What each piece decides to “say” and at what point in my life, is part of the creative process that never ceases to amaze me. This place, of being “in the flow” and letting the creative process take over, is a place of true bliss. As an artist, I look at each piece that I create, as a segment of my thought process, at any given point in time. |
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| Linda Rae Coughlin |
I also noticed early on, that I started to add other elements to my hooked
pieces, such as ribbon, buttons, yarn and felting so that each piece would
have to be hung on the wall and not placed on the floor and “walked on”
as rugs traditionally are.
My art is about capturing my intuitive guidance and having the strength to
follow its direction, wherever it may lead, even when society may not feel
comfortable with some of the issues I raise. Being in touch with the energy
that flows around us all, it is my intent that when my art is viewed it will
elicit an emotional response in the viewer.
pieces, such as ribbon, buttons, yarn and felting so that each piece would
have to be hung on the wall and not placed on the floor and “walked on”
as rugs traditionally are.
My art is about capturing my intuitive guidance and having the strength to
follow its direction, wherever it may lead, even when society may not feel
comfortable with some of the issues I raise. Being in touch with the energy
that flows around us all, it is my intent that when my art is viewed it will
elicit an emotional response in the viewer.
| Career Highlights: New Jersey Council on the Arts Fellows Award 2009 Puffin Foundation LTD. 2008 Puffin Foundation LTD. 2004 Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions The Perfect Fit, The Nicolaysen Museum Casper, Wyoming 2010, juried exhibit Stripes: Mikimoto Ginza Tokyo Japan 2009 invitational exhibit The Perfect Fit, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2009, juried exhibit Economies of Scale, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY 2009 juried exhibit Out of the Loop, Innovations in Hooking Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT 2009 juried exhibit Stripes Carnegie Center for Art & History New Albany, IN 2009 invitational exhibit Tribal Arts in the Garden State, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ 2008 juried exhibit Sleight of Hands, The Slater Museum, Norwich CT, 2007 invitational exhibit Folks in Fiber, The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA, 2006, invitational exhibit Bernina Challenge, Bernina of America, Aurora, IL, 2006, juried exhibit Trashformation East, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa 2006, juried exhibit Trashformation East, Copia Museum, Napa, California 2006, juried exhibit One Loop at a Time, Morgan Arts Council Ice House Gallery, Berkley Springs, WV 2006 juried exhibit Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Japan/American Rug Exhibit Promenade Gallery Meiji Yasuda Seimei, Nishi- Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan 2005, invitational exhibit Circa Craft 2005, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City 2005, NJ juried exhibit Trashformations, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA 2005 juried exhibit The Elements: Creative Energy, Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ 2005 juried exhibit Cache: New Horizons in Crafts New Jersey Arts Annual, Noyes Museum Oceanville, NJ, 2004, juried exhibit Underfoot, Contemporary Hooked Rugs, The Art Complex, Duxbury, MA 2004 invitational exhibit Contemporary American Rug Makers, The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio 2004 juried exhibit, The Healing Power of Art, Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY 2003, juried web exhibit In Memoriam – September 11th, Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ 2003 invitational exhibit A Passion for the Creative Life, Poplar Hill Mansion, Salisbury, MD 2002 invitational exhibit Tell me a Story – Chapter 1: The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Ma, 2001, invitational exhibit Fantastic Fiber, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, 2001, invitational exhibit Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ginza , Tokyo, Japan 2001, invitational international exhibit MetLife Building, NYC, NY 2000, invitational international exhibit New Jersey Arts Annual, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, 2000, juried exhibit Expression of Individual Spirit, Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT, 1999, juried exhibit Fiberarts International ’99, Pittsburgh, PA 1999, juried exhibit Remembering When-Rug Hookers Reminisce, Wenham Museum, Wenham MA 1998, juried exhibit |
Fiberarts Magazine April/May 2009
American Craft Magazine April/May 2009
A Complete Guide to Collecting Rugs: Uncovering The Secrets, by Jessie Turbayne Schiffer Publishing
Cache: New Horizons in Crafts New Jersey Arts Annual
A Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs XIII, published by Stackpole Books
A Passion for the Creative Life: Textiles that lift the Spirit, by Mary Sheppard Burton
Jubilee 2000, Calendar, published by Saint Vincent Hospital,
Fiberarts Design Book Six, edited by Nancy Orban, published by Lark Books
A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs VIII, published by Stackpole Books
Hooked Rug Treasures, by Jessie Turbayne, published by Schiffer Publishing
A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs VII, published by Stackpole Books,100% Pure Virgin Wool
Curator, Juror
Curator of “Art Rugs: The Art of Playing Cards” International fiber exhibit 2004 - 2009
Co-curator American/Japan Hooked Rug Exhibit III "Stripes" International fiber exhibit 2008-2009
Juror: Barron Art Center 2004 Members Show
Judge for the juried book, Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs X, 2000, published by Stackpole Books.
Curator of “Art Rugs: The Art of Playing Cards” International fiber exhibit 2004 - 2009
Co-curator American/Japan Hooked Rug Exhibit III "Stripes" International fiber exhibit 2008-2009
Juror: Barron Art Center 2004 Members Show
Judge for the juried book, Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs X, 2000, published by Stackpole Books.
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| Authored Books and Publications Contemporary Hooked Rugs: Themes and Memories by Linda Rae Coughlin, 2006 Schiffer Publishing Art Rugs: The "Art" of Playing Cards by Linda Rae Coughlin 2004 |