SPOTLIGHT FIBER ART
SOFA CHICAGO 2007: www.sofaexpo.com  
NOV. 2 – 4, FESTIVAL HALL, NAVY PIER
OPENING NIGHT MISE EN SCÈNE: NOV. 1

SOFA CHICAGO 2007, the 14th annual international exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, returns to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, Nov. 2–4 to present masterworks bridging design and fine art from 100 international galleries and dealers and 18 countries.

SOFA CHICAGO’s Lecture Series features internationally renowned curators, scholars and artists in 31 presentations, and is widely considered the largest and most distinctive forum at an art fair dedicated to exploring both the works on display and worldwide trends in today’s art scene. Seven special exhibits from around the world are also complimentary with SOFA admission.

Regina Benson Solar Storm, 2007, Soy wax resisted discharge on silk and rayon Translations Gallery

Lecture Series of special interest to fiber art cognoscenti include A Fresh Look at Fiber, Part 1 and 2, two panels presented by Friends of Fiber Art International, featuring renowned artists Lesley Richmond, Polly Jacobs Giachinna, Jane Kenyon, Regina Benson, Cindy Hickok, Nancy Koenigsberg, Laurie Swim, Susan Etcoff Fraerman, Hillary Steele, Polly Adams Sutton and Kathy Weaver.

Fukumoto Shigeki Shijin So-oh, Seiryu (Four Gods, Guardian of East), 2007, Dyed Fabric (Shibori. Rozome, Katazome) Keiko Gallery

Kyoto’s internationally renowned artist and educator, Fukumoto Shigeki, presents SOME: A Japanese Perspective on Contemporary Dyed Works of Art, on the unique evolution of resist dyed textile art (some) in contemporary Japan and its 20th century ascent into the avant garde. While Japan is internationally recognized as the mecca for resist dyed textiles of varying techniques, most of those famous traditions were historically associated with fine kimono unitl the late 20th century, when artists began to explore textile dyeing in the production of works of art. Fukumoto is one of Japan’s leading contemporary artists and authorities in the broader field of some, various processes of total color saturation of textile with resist images.

Jason Pollen Parable, Sometimes with a Whisper, Sometimes with a Roar series painting and stitching on polyester Translations Gallery

In A Surface Designer’s Life, Jason Pollen gives a colorful personal history chronicling his 30 year partnership with the Surface Design Association and its glorious ascent, presented by the Surface Design Association.

Visit www.sofaexpo.com for full information on Lecture Series and Special Exhibits as well as updated news on SOFA CHICAGO 2007and live reports from the show floor, including artist/dealer interviews and art sold.