Great show to check out!

Kate Kretz “Deep, Far”, 2008
human hair embroidery on found doily, human eyelashes, hand dyed velvet, convex glass, frame , 9" x 12"

Narrative Thread
An Invitational Fiber Exhibition
Reception: Friday January 9, 2009. 6-9pm
Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery
175 Seventh Avenue (at 20th Street)
New York, NY 10011

Show to check out

Kate Kretz, "Thicket", 2008
gouache, collage, hair, medal on colored paper, 24 x 18".

I love Kate Kretz's work, and she's in a show opening this Saturday in Miami. If you're in the area, definitely check it out.

"Pushing the Envelope: New Concepts in Drawing & Painting" at Chelsea Galleria in the Wynwood district of Miami. Opening reception from 7-11 pm.
Chelsea Galleria, 2441 NW 2 Ave. Miami, FL 33127

Art from "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"

Kate Kretz - "Crying Man III", 2005
embroidery on red velvet, 24 x 18"

detail

ART MIAMI booth #149

Check out Kate Kretz's new painting that's being unveiled at the Chelsea Galleria booth at Art Miami. Also go to her blog for the full rundown on the painting. It's incredibly well thought out and everything has a reason.

Dec. 5 - 9, 2007
Wynwood Arts District
2242 NW 2nd Avenue
NW 2nd Avenue and 22nd Street
Miami, FL 33127

image: "Requiem.... for Wassily & the Ineffable", 2007, 79 x 116", acrylic & oil on canvas.
full image and details

Kate Kretz

I just love her work! Kate's in the upcoming exhibition "Pricked: Extreme Embroidery" at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC. She's also to have work in our (31GRAND) first show of 2008 (details on that exhibition to come soon). Check out her site for more work.

Pricked: Extreme Embroidery
November 8, 2007 - March 9, 2008
Museum of Arts & Design
40 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
212.956.3535

image: Oubliette I (detail), 2006, 9 x 7", human hair embroidery on cotton, oval frame, convex glass