The Missoula Art Museum (MAM), founded in 1975, is one of the leading contemporary art museums in the Intermountain West. One of MAM’s recent exhibitions featured Reclaiming (A Post-Nuclear) Eden, a collection of cloth sculpture work by Nancy Erickson.
According to MAM:
“Erickson is a pioneer in contemporary fiber arts and internationally celebrated for contributions to the medium. Her large, free-form, quilted animals are her most endearing, and enduring works. For more than 50 years, Erickson has addressed human-animal interactions that explore both conflicts and fantastical folly.”
Shown above is Hall of Memory #9, A Room Of One’s Own, 1999, fabric, sparkle and pearlescent fabric paints, and charcoal; machine stitched, appliquéd, and quilted.
Detail from Hall of Memory #9, A Room Of One’s Own.
Detail from Hall of Memory #9, A Room Of One’s Own.
Detail from Hall of Memory #9, A Room Of One’s Own.
Shown above is The Ice Bear, Curious, Inspects Her Image in the Studio, 1992, machine quilted and appliquéd; painted; pearlescent paints.
Detail from The Ice Bear, Curious, Inspects Her Image in the Studio.
Shown above is Hand Shadows #3: By the Light of the Volcano, 1995, fabric paint, machine stitched, and quilted.
Detail from Hand Shadows #3.
Detail from Hand Shadows #3.
Detail from Hand Shadows #3.
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