Shadows
Pat Kroth
Face layer: art quilt, cyanotype on silk, beading; second layer: stitched hand-dyed fiber fragments, photo print on fabric
$225.00
Artist Statement
Hannah Van Buren died before Matin Van Buren took office. His daughter in-law, Angelica Singleton assumed duties as first lady, and for a time was enamored with the royalty and courtly life in Europe. She was criticized for plans to create elaborate gardens on the White House grounds during the midst of a harsh economic depression in the country. Shadows explores the subtle and overt influences we wield through our thoughts, actions or deeds.
About the Artist
Pat Kroth resides in Verona, WI, with her husband, cats and chickens. Kroth’s contemporary art quilts are featured in many national and international exhibitions. Pat creates fragment collage quilts comprised of bits of fiber, trapped threads and found objects including candy wrappers and vegetable bags. Recent explorations include on-site art installations with re-purposed materials. Her latest series of improvisational art quilts are created while listening to blues, jazz and gypsy swing music. In Spring 2021, her solo show Playing with Fabric and Color was at Portage Center for the Arts and work is in Remnants at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, where she will have a solo exhibit in April 2022. In 2020 she received a Merit award at the Wisconsin Artists Biennial Exhibit.
Her work was in Quilt National 01,03,17,19 and is in SAQA International Touring Exhibits: Season After Season, Dusk to Dawn, Metamorphosis, Musica & Upcycle. Pat had 2 solo shows in Spring 2018: Found and Stitched at Intl Quilt Fest Chicago & High Thread Count, Museum of Wisconsin Art in Milwaukee, WI. In 2016 work was in the National Quilt Museum’s 25th anniversary show, Gala of the Unexpected, and in the Wisconsin Biennale at the Museum of Wisconsin Art. She created a solo fiber installation “Stuffed” at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha, WI January 2019. Pat received the Award for Most Innovative Use of the Medium sponsored by Friends of Fiber Art International at Quilt National 2001 for “Revisiting Jackson.” It was acquired for the permanent Quilt National Collection at the Intl Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE. In addition to solo gallery shows, Pat’s work was shown in WI Lt Governor’s Office, and juried group exhibits including: World Quilt, Fiber Art International, Art Quilts: Masterpieces, Crafts National, Intl Quilt Fest, American Quilters’ Society Show, Visions, and Art Quilts Elements. Pat’s award-winning contemporary art quilts are found in public and private collections including: Epic Systems, WI Percent For the Arts Program and the University of WI Hospitals & Clinics. Her work has been shown on WI public television and she has been featured on Sewing with Nancy. Pat travels with her work to regional fine art fairs, including Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, Milwaukee Lakefront, & American Craft Expo. She is represented locally at the Abel Contemporary Gallery in Stoughton and Vale Craft Gallery in Chicago. After teaching and coaching gymnastics and movement education for over twenty years for infants through adults, it’s easy to take the “girl out of the gym, but not the gym out of the girl.” When Pat’s not in the studio working, she can be found on the trail, out on her bike, snow shoes or cross-country skis.