For one week at each location, this touring exhibition will highlight the work of Minnesota Poet Laureate and quilt artist, Gwen Westerman. To contextualize her 2021 exhibition at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Hillstrom Museum of Art, Westerman explained. “The addition of my poetry alongside my quilts brings together both forms of my piecing and layering processes in words and fabric… Both involve focus on small pieces and finding a rhythm as they are put together to create something ... view more »
For one week at each location, this touring exhibition will highlight the work of Minnesota Poet Laureate and quilt artist, Gwen Westerman. To contextualize her 2021 exhibition at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Hillstrom Museum of Art, Westerman explained. “The addition of my poetry alongside my quilts brings together both forms of my piecing and layering processes in words and fabric… Both involve focus on small pieces and finding a rhythm as they are put together to create something larger.”
Dr. Gwen Westerman was named Minnesota’s Poet Laureate in September 2021. Dr. Westerman teaches American and Native Nations literatures, Technical Communication, and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She’s received awards for her work on Dakota history and language, and recognition for her work as a scholar, poet, and artist.
Full 2022 Art on Tour Schedule
March 14-20: Stillwater Public Library
March 21-26: Wilberg Memorial Library of Osceola
March 28-April 2: St. Croix Falls Public Library
April 4-9: Somerset Public Library
April 11-16: Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond
April 18-23: Bayport Public Library
April 25-May 1: Pleasant Hill Library, Hastings
May 2-9: Chalmer Davee Library, UW-River Falls
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