About Grace Errea
Fiber artist, designer, teacher, and quilter, Grace J. Errea
Fiber artist, designer and quilter, Grace J. Errea, began quilting in 2000. Her art focuses on the depiction of inspiring scenes in a “value based” contemporary-realistic manner. She feels very fortunate to have many of her first quilts become exhibited in juried shows and be recognized for their innovation in technique and depiction of nature and people.
In 2005 she chose to retire from a very successful career as an executive in a Fortune 500 computer and telecommunications company to devote herself to her art on a full-time basis. Grace is a self-taught artist and her work illustrates and has been recognized for exceptional primary use of values and secondary use of color. Her focus on value makes it easy for her and her students to create inspiring botanicals, landscape scenes and portraits, in any color.
Grace’s innovative techniques and her focus on value have attracted widespread interest from quilters, as well as national and international galleries, museums and publications. She has been invited to show her art and to teach overseas and in various locations in the United States. Her class offerings are well attended, in demand, and are presented in fun, informal, and educational manner.
Grace currently resides, quilts, and teaches in Southern California. She and her husband have two daughters, Julia and Lauren, and three cats, Kizzy, Thelma and Louise.
Exhibitions and Collections
Art Quilts Lowell, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios – Lowell, MA
California Contemporary Art Quilts, California Heritage Museum – Santa Monica, CA.
Creative Force 2007, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.- Houston, TX. &Chicago, IL.
Creative Force 2010, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.- Houston, TX. & Chicago, IL.
Cutting Edge Fiber Art ,California Polytechnic Institute – San Luis Obispo Art Center – San Luis Obispo, CA.
Fantastic Fibers, The Yeiser Art Center – Paducah, KY.
Fiber Art Show, The Perrysburg Art Center, The 577 Foundation – Perrysburg, OH.
Fibrations Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. – Houston, TX.& Chicago, IL.
Inspirations, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum – Golden, CO.
Interpretations, Quilt Visions Art Gallery – San Diego, CA.
Juried Student Art Show, Saddleback College Art Gallery – Mission Viejo, CA.
Meet the Artist: SAQA 20th Anniversary Trunk Show, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. – Petite Morning Glory was chosen to be in the permanent collection of the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB.
New Fibers 2010, Eastern Michigan University Gallery – Ypsilanti, MI
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center – Auburn, NY.
SAQA@20: Art and Excellence, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. – Houston, TX. & Chicago, IL.
Shows
American Quilters’ Association, Nashville, TN.
American Quilters’ Association, Paducah, KY.
Images Quilt Show, Lowell, MA.
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL.
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
International Quilt Festival, Long Beach, CA.
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, Virginia
National Quilters’ Association, Columbus, OH.
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA.
Quilt and Sewing Festival, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Quilts, Inc. – Tactile Architecture Quilt Exhibit, Houston, TX.
Road to California, Ontario, CA.
Tokyo International Quilt Show, Tokyo, Japan
Publications and Reviews:
500 Art Quilts – An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work. New York, NY. Lark Books, 2010. pp 180.
Polston, Barbara, “Quilting with Grace.” American Quilter Magazine. March 2010. pp 34-37.
Katie Pasquini Masopust, “Composition and Design.” Studio Art Quilt Associates Journal, Spring 2010.pp. 6-7.
Catalogue of Show Quilts. Paducah, KY. American Quilter’s Society, 2010. pp 79.
SAQA @ 20 – Catalog of Quilts. Storrs, CT. Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.,2009. pp 33
Quilt – TOKYO International Great Quilt Festival 2009 Catalog ,2009. pp 73.
Interpretations – Catalogue of Show Quilts, San Diego CA.: Quilt Visions Gallery, 2009. 2.
Patricia C. Bolton, “SAQA: Creative Force 2007 & A Sense Of Place.” Quilting Arts Magazine, April/May 2008. pp 79.
Jean Nolte, Editor, “Art of Quilting – Quilts Take Wing.“ Fons & Porter’s – Love of Quilting May/June 2007. pp 56.
SAQA: Creative Force – Catalog of Quilts, Storrs, CT.: Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.,2007. pp 41
Catalogue of Show Quilts, Paducah, KY.: American Quilter’s Society, 2007. pp 79.
Vivian M. Benton, Editor, “Editor’s Choice – Sunset on the Beach.” The Quilting Quarterly, Summer 2006. pp 5.
Chris Brown, Editor, “Landscape Quilts.” American Quilter Society, Winter 2005. pp 41 and Publication’s cover.
Fabric Art Gallery, Little Rock, AR. Leisure Arts, 2005. pp 8-9.
Walter, Cindy, and Stevii Graves. Contemporary Quilting. Iola, WI. KP Books, 2005.pp 79.
Catalogue of Show Quilts, Paducah, KY. American Quilter’s Society, 2005. pp 87.
Workshops – Seminars/Retreats/Quilt Guilds
Beach Cities Quilter’s Guild, San Juan Capistrano,
Canyon Quilters’ Guild, San Diego, CA.
El Camino Quilter’s Guild, Oceanside, CA.
Empty Spools Seminars at Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA.
Friendship Quilters’ of San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Grapevine Quilter’s Guild of Mendocino County, Ukiah,CA.
Kaleidoscope Quilt Guild, Lemon Grove, CA
Material Girls Quilters’ Guild, Hopland, CA.
Orange Grove Quilters’ Guild, Garden Grove, CA.
Quilting in the Desert, Phoenix, AZ.
Surfside Quilter’s Guild, San Clemente, CA.
Tuscany Art Institute, 5-Day Seminar, Pienza, Italy
Upcoming workshops in 2011
Art Quilt Symposium, Sisters, OR
Faithful Circle Quilters’ Guild, Downers, IL.
Fallbrook Quilt Guild, Fallbrook, CA
Kenya Quilter’s Guild, Kenya, Africa
North Cities Quilt Guild, Placentia, CA
Orange Grove Quilters’ Guild, Garden Grove, CA
Quilting in the Pines , Flagstaff, AZ
Quarterly offering of classes at the following quilt shops
Quilter’s Paradise , Escondido. CA. (2009-ongoing)
Quilter’s Studio, Newbury Park, CA.(2010- ongoing)
Sacred Moondance, Lake Forest, CA.(2009 ongoing)
Material Possessions, Lake Forest, CA. (2005-2009)
Time to Sew, Laguna Hills, CA. (2007-2009)
Leah’s Fabrics, Mission Viejo, CA. (2005-2007)
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To contact Grace, please visit the Contact page.