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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.