the art of
Kathryn Baldwin Robinson
ABOUT KATHRYN
Retirement from a career in public libraries has given Robinson the freedom to explore art quilting. In recent years she has taken many classes exploring which materials and techniques are most effective and enjoyable for the expression of feelings and observations. She is a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, the Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild and a member of a small but immensely supportive fiber art group called the “Dirty Dozen.”
ARTIST STATEMENT
Designing and making is something I have always been compelled to do. In elementary school I drew floor plans for houses, sailing ships and rocket ships. Later I experimented with sewing clothes, crocheting, drawing and photography until finally realizing that I especially enjoy creating with fabric. I find joy in using photos on fabric, in creating cyanotypes, in dyeing and painting fabric and ultimately in collaging together numerous elements. My work, which tends more often to be more of a mixed media style, frequently includes themes such as beauty in the everyday.
EXHIBITIONS
SAQA: "Water"
Original Sewing and Quilting Expo at the following dates and locations,
Detroit - Novi, Mi. (November 12, 13, 14, 2026)
Cincinnati - Sharonville, Oh. (October 15, 16, 17, 2026)
Nashville - Lebanon, Tn. (Oct. 1, 2, 3, 2026)
Fredericksburg, Va. (Sept. 24, 25, 26, 2026)
Kansas City - Overland Park, Ks. (Aug. 6, 7, 8, 2026)
Dallas - Irving, Texas, (July 30, 31, August 1, 2026)
Cleveland - Akron, Oh. (April 23, 24, 25, 2026)
Lakeland, Florida (March 19, 20, 21, 2026)
Atlanta - Duluth, Ga. (March 12, 13, 14, 2026)
and arranged through the Phipps Center for the Arts program, at Westfield's Hospital and Clinic, New
Richmond, Wi. (June 11 to Sept. 10, 2025)
Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, "Layers", at the Mn. Quilt Show, St Cloud, Mn. (June 18 - 21, 2025)
at Edgcumbe Presbyterian Church in St Paul, Mn. (August 2025)
Plymouth Community Center Art Gallery, Plymouth, Mn. (Sept. 15 to October 17, 2025)
at White Bear United Methodist Church, in White Bear, Mn. (October 27-Dec. 28, 2025)
Cape Center: Windover on Display: Featuring Art Quilts by the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists,
Cape Canaveral, Florida. (May - October, 2024)
Osceola Arts: Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists. Kissimmee, Florida. (Feb. 20, 2024 -March 31, 2024)
Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens: Stitched, Stamped & Sculpted: A Collection of Florida Fiber Art. "Measure of a Woman", Ormond Beach, Fl (2022)
Seaside Piecemakers: "Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists", Melbourne, Fl (2022)
SAQA: Floridian Flavors, Tarpon Springs, FL (2021) and Stuart, FL (2022)
SAQA: Perspectives, Tallahassee, FL (2019)
AQS: "From Provence to Paris", Grand Rapids, Mi, Paducah, KY, Charleston, SC (2019)
World Quilt Florida by Mancuso, "Paris to Provence", Tampa, FL (2019)
Houston International Quilt Festival, "Art Cloth Mastery", Houston, TX (2017)
SAQA: Growth, Dunedin, FL (2017)
On & Off Fredericksburg Road Studio Tour, San Antonio, TX (2017)
Robot Love, Palm Shores, FL (2017)
Maker Faire, Geeky Chic, Orlando, FL (2016)
Quilt as Art, Daytona Beach, FL (2016)
Sum of Many Parts, Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL (2015)
Florida Surface Design Textile Arts, Orlando, FL (2014)