BIOGRAPHY
Christi Beckmann
FreeReinArts.com
Colorado
christibeckmann@yahoo.com
BIOGRAPHY:
PASSIONS: HIKING, TRAINING AND RIDING HORSES, FIBER AND RELATED ARTS, FABRIC MANIPULATIONS
MEDIUMS: FABRICS, DYES, PAINTS, THREADS, HAND-CARVED STAMPS, TEXTURES, DISCHARGE, BEADS, STITCHING, POWDERS
BORN/RESIDENCE: ILLINOIS RAISED, RESIDE IN RURAL COLORADO FOOTHILLS
EDUCATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-CHEMISTRY
FORMAL EDUCATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERIOR DESIGN, AND SALES AND MARKETING
ARTIST STATEMENT:
OUTDOOR COLORADO,MOUNTAIN SCENERY, BACKPACKING, COLOUR, VISTAS, MEDITATIVE, SOCIAL/POLITICAL ISSUES ARE INFLUENCES THAT GUIDE MY ARTWORK. MEDIA INCLUDES FABRICS, DYES, DISCHARGE, SURFACE DESIGN, COMPUTER PRINTED FABRICS AND STITCHING.
JURIED EXHIBITS:
1999-DCQG QUILT EXTRAVAGANZA, “ASPEN VIEW”, South Pointe Centre, Dekalb, Illinois
2000-TRILAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS WARPED WEFT SHOW, “how Grand a Canyon it is”, Palmer Lake, Colorado
2000-“BETTER THAN NUDE-AN OSTENTATIOUS SHOWING OF WEARABLE ART”, “PURPLE HORSE SCARF”, Business of ArtsCenter, Manitou Springs, Colorado
2001-TRILAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS WARPED WEFT SHOW, “Aspen View”, and “A New Direction”, PalmerLake, Colorado
2001-CQC-DENVER CAPITAL ART SHOW, “Aspen View”, ColoradoStateCapitalBuilding, Denver, Colorado
2002-CQC-QUILT COLORADO 2002 MEMBERS JURIED SHOW, “HOZHO” AND “THE ABYSS”, Estes Park, Colorado
2003-ELEMENTS SHOW-FRCQ-JURIED BY ROBERT SHAW, “ANGEL FIRE”, Loveland Museum/Galleries, Loveland, Colorado
2004-SMALL WONDERS EXHIBIT-SPRING QUILT FESTIVAL, “FASHIONASIAN”, Rosemont Convention Center, Illinois
2004-CQC-QUILT COLORADO 2004 MEMBERS JURIED SHOW, “ANGEL FIRE”, Estes Park, Colorado
2004-25th ANNIVERSERY QUILT MARKET AND FESTIVAL, “FASHIONASIAN”, Houston, TX
2005-FIBER-THE TACTILE ART, “TROUBLE ON THE MOVE”, EvergreenArtsCenter, Evergreen Colorado
2005-SMALL WORKS FROM FRONTRANGE CONTEMPORARY QUILTERS, “JOB OUTSOURCED”, Rocky MountainQuiltMuseum, Golden, Colorado
2005-THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DESIGN-HEATHER THOMAS, “NUMB”, “SORED”, “BARB WIRE HUMILIATION”, Fremont Arts Center, Canon City, Colorado
2005-24th ANNUAL FABRIC OF LEGACIES NATIONAL QUILT EXHIBIT, “INFERNO”, Lincoln Center Galleries, Fort Collins, Colorado
2006-THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DESIGN-HEATHER THOMAS, “NUMB”, “SORED”, “BARB WIRE HUMILIATION”, Primedia Gallery, Golden, Colorado
2006-“MATERIAL MATTERS”-KimballArtCenter, Park City, Utah
“PASSAGES” included as part of FRCQ Show
2006-TRANSLATIONS GALLERY-CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART-GRAND OPENING, Denver, Colorado
“ELECTRONIC RESTING STATE” and “TROUBLE ON THE MOVE”
2006-“FABRIC, FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS”-Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, “ ELECTRONIC RESTING STATE”
2006-“TAKING A STAND, VOICES IN FIBER”-Translations Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado, “THE PRICE OF FREEDOM?” and “ARMED AND DANGEROUS?”
2007-“SUM OF THE PARTS”-SDA Members Exhibition,
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, “MENDED”
2007-“FLOW”-SAQA Mountain Zone Regional Show at Translations Gallery, Denver, Colorado, “NEW GROWTH”
2007-“Ami Simms Alzheimer’s Initiative”-Houston International Quilt Festival, “Cerebral Cause”
2007-“ArtNowForAutism”, Auction to benefit Autism-my piece sold,
“Multilingual”
2007-“International Fiber Collaborative”, Energy/Oil installation at abandoned gas station in New York-premieres March 2008, “Donated a 3 Ft x 3Ft panel depicting Rocky Mountain Nature Scenes-Environmental Impact”.
2007-“21st Annual Art Market”, ArvadaCenter for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado, “Small Works Series 2006-2007” (Abstract plus some Representational), 2 pieces sold
2007-“Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters 2008 Calender”, Fund Raiser for Speakers Program 2008, “Andiamo-Herd Behavior”.
2008-“Transformations 2008”, SAQA exhibit juried by Rudolf Smend of Germany. “Reconstruction”-show will open in England and travel.
2008-"Colorado:See the New West Like a Local", Denver international Airport, 2008-2009, Art on display at bridgeway between main terminal and concourse A, "BluePrint#1".
2008-"NCAR Community Art Program", National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Gallery Display of newest work, June and July 2008.
2008-'The Silver Screen", International Quilt Festival-July(Long Beach, CA), October(Houston), and April (Chicago), "The Lone Ranger".
2008-"Fiber Force: A Futuristic Approach", 2008-2009 Mancuso quilt Festival Traveling Show(www.quiltfest.com), "ZipCode 10022".
2008-"Tactile Architecture 2008", International Quilt Festival-October(Houston), April(Chicago), and July(Long Beach, CA), "Art Museum #2-Sunset", and "Art Museum #3-Sunrise".
COLLECTIONS:
. Suzanne Hess-San Diego, California/Breckenridge
. Diane Harris-Editor-QuiltMaker Magazine
. Sandi Schneider, Rockford, Illinois
AFFILIATIONS
. FRONTRANGE CONTEMPORARY QUILTERS
. ROCKY MOUNTAIN CREATIVE QUILTERS
asst V.P-Speakers/Programs
. SAQA-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST MEMBER
. SDA
REPRESENTATIONS
. KALIEDOSCOPE COLLECTIONS LLC-Embellished Jacket and Handbag, and dragon quilt serves as brochure models and trade show representations of software
. TRANSLATIONS GALLERY-CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART-art featured on postcard
. ELEANOR BLISS CENTER FOR THE ARTS-Fabric, Furniture, and Furnishings-art featured on postcard
. SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION-Sample Swatch Library A & B.
. SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION- “Sum of the Parts” Program CD
. 21st AnnualArtMarket-ArvadaCenter for the Arts and Humanities,
DenverArt Museum Piece was used on the invitation.
. RockyMountain Creative Quilters-annual calendar-“Herd Behavior”
LECTURES-Monument, Colorado Quilt Guild, Lecture and Trunck Show
TITLES:
2003-Elected Secretary of Colorado Springs Quilt Guild
2003-2005-Chairperson/Program Coordinator for Front Range Contemporary
Quilters Newcomers
2007-FRCQ-Call For Entries
2008-RMCQ-Asst V.P.-Speakers/Programs
Continuing Education
Ricky Tims “Stitching Class”
Patty Hawkins “Patterns Everywhere” 2 day seminar
Judith Trager-Semi Private critique, teachings
Laura Wasaliewski -Graduated “ChicagoSchool of Fusing”
Fons & Porter Design class
Kerr Grabowski “Deconstructed Silk Screening” 4 day seminar
Mickey Lawler “Sky Dyes” 2 day seminar
Numerous FRCQ Lectures-Fran Skiles, Jane Sassaman, Laura Cater Woods,
B.J. Adams,
Juried Exhibits include acceptance by Robert Shaw, Alice Zierbac-Curator of Textile Art for the Denver Art Museum, Tom Lundberg-Director of Fiber Arts Program-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado and Rudolf Smend-Gallery Owner and Collector, Cologne, Germany.