Portfolio, Dawn Piasta
Affiliations
- Canadian Quilters Association, Member since 2004
- Canadian Quilters Association, Manitoba Regional Representative 2020~
- American Quilters Association, Member
- Dauphin Art Club, Member
- Crocus Quilters Guild, President (2010 – 2015; 2019-20), Member since 1992.
- Autumn Splendour Quilt Festival (2010 & 2013), Chairperson
- Quilt for Change. Founding Advisory Team. Canadian Representative
- Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA), Member, Western Canada Representative (2013 – 2014)
- Fibre Arts Network (FAN), Canada. Member
- Textile & Fibre Artists of Manitoba. Member
- Modern Quilt Guild, Member
Exhibitions
- November, 2009 – Exhibitor. Geneva, Switzerland. Global Funds Challenge to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
- Summer, 2010 – Exhibitor. 11 quilt shows in the USA. Shows curated by Mancuso Quilt Festivals Inc.
- April, 2010 – Exhibitor. Quilt Canada. Trendtex challenge.
- March, 2011 – Exhibitor. Peace Quilt Exhibit. Geneva, Switzerland. Quilt for Change with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Women, Peace and Security Challenge
- July, 2011 – Exhibitor. Zurich, Switzerland. Peace Quilts Exhibit. World YWCA Council Conference
- March 5 – Exhibitor. April 20, 2012. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) “Peace Quilts” New York, New York.
- April, 2012 – Exhibitor. Quilters Expo East in Providence, Rhode Island
- April, 2012 – Exhibitor. UN Women Global to Local
- June (2009 – 2013) Exhibitor. Dauphin Public Library Guild Challenge.
- November, 2012. International Quilt Market and Festival. Houston TX. Women, Peace & Security Quilt Exhibit. “Danger Zone” & “All Women Matter”
- May, 2012 – Rural Manitoba Art Show, Dauphin, MB. Viewer’s Choice Winner; “She Dances”
- August, 2012, Assiniboine Gallery, Winnipeg, MB; “She Dances”
- June, 2013, Exhibitor for International Quilt Festival Chicago. “She Dances”
- August, 2013 – Exhibitor for International Quilt Festival, Long Beach, California
- November, 2013, Exhibitor. International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, TX. “She Dances”
- September, 2013 Exhibitor Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza. Solar Sisters Exhibit; “Behind the Darkness”.
- September, 2013. Autumn Splendor Quilt Show, Dauphin, MB. Exhibitor
- March, 2014, Exhibitor. QuiltFest of New Jersey, Solar Sisters Exhibit.
- March, 2014, Exhibitor. QuiltFest Destinations, Savannah, GA; Solar Sisters Exhibit.
- May, 2014, Exhibitor. Denver National Quilt Festival; Solar Sisters Exhibit.
- June, 2014, Exhibitor. International Quilt Festival Chicago; “Waterhen Special”
- August, 2014 – , Exhibitor. World Quilt Show New England, New Hampshire. Women, Peace & Security Exhibit.
- Fibre Arts Network, Exhibitor
- Quilt For Change, Water is Life
- September, 2016. Autumn Splendor Quilt Show, Dauphin, MB. Exhibitor
- Sept, 2016 Exhibitor. Water is Life. “Precious” & “She Brings Water” Rome, Italy
- November, 2016, Exhibitor. International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, TX. Special Exhibit: Water is Life; “Precious”
- November, 2016 Solo Exhibit. Mid-West Arts Council. Hamiota, Manitoba
- 2017 SAQA Trunk Show “Let’s Go Fishing”
- Feb-April 2017 Exhibitor. Water is Life. “Precious” & “She Brings Water” New England Quilt Museum
- Sept – December, 2018. Human Rights Institute Gallery. Kean University Union, New Jersey
- September/October 2018, Watson Arts Gallery, Dauphin, Manitoba; “For the Love of Quilting” Guild Exhibit.
- Sister Artists Exhibit. Global North Sister Artist (2019/20) The Sister Artists Online Auction and Fundraiser
- March, 2020 SAQA Juried Artist, Colour With a U Exhibit Homer Watson House and GalleryKitchener, ON
Publications Featuring Artists Works
- Canadian Quilters Newsletter
- Quilting Connections Magazine (Fall 2011 & Winter 2012/13)
- Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine (July 2016)
- Ekphrastic, FAN Exhibit Collector Book
- The Human Rights Institute Gallery. Water is Life “Precious” feature photos (Sept – Dec/18)
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