Brenda Gael Smith
Quiltmaker, Designer, Teacher & Judge

Awards & Certificates

June 2009: First prize, Art Quilt (Open)
Sydney Quilt Show, Savannah and First prize New Traditions from Old Favourites, Dreamlines #3

September 2009:Second Prize Art/Pictorial Category
Australian Machine Quilters Association Show, Acacia Bloom

August 2008: First prize, Mixed Media Quilt (Open)
Canberra Quilters Exhibition, Acacia Bloom

August 2009: Third prize, Tiny Treasures
Canberra Quilters Exhibition, Rose Moderne

June 2005: First prize, New Interpretation of a Traditional Block (Amateur) Sydney Quilt Show, Making Waves

 
November 2007: Judging Skills Seminar 
taught by Jeannie Spears, NQACJ

July 2004: Creative Skills Certificate - Patchwork & Quilting 7802-10, The City & Guilds of London Institute

Juried Exhibitions

The New Quilt 2010 - Manly Art Gallery & Museum and The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc
Remember - AP&Q AQC Challenge 2010
One Step Further 2009 - Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
Fantasy - AP&Q AQC Challenge 2009
Re-fabricating Environments - Braemar Gallery, Springwood NSW (2008)
Dare to Differ 2008 - Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, SA
My Place - travelling exhibition (2008-2010)

Memberships & Affiliations

Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge
Quilters Guild of NSW Inc - Exhibition Secretary 2005-2007
Publicity/Sponsorship Manager, Guild Webmaster & Quilt Show Layout Desigher (current)
Ozquilt Network Inc - Secretary (current)
Canberra Quilters Inc - Blog Administrator
Studio Art Quilts Associates
Southern Cross Quilters - online quilting group
Quiltart- online art quilting group
Artful Quilters Web Ring

Published Projects

More than fifteen projects in Australian magazines such as Australian Patchwork & Quilting, Down Under Quilts, Quilters Companion, Australian Homespun and Australian Country Craft including the following projects:

Firebrand Down Under Quilts, Issue 118 (March 2008)
Ripples Down Under Quilts, Issue 113 (Oct 2007)
The Sultan's Rings Quilters Companion, Issue 23 (Oct 2007)
fishnet Down Under Quilts, Issue 106 (March 2007)
Synchronicity Down Under Quilts -  Issue 98 (July 2006)
Warm Vibrations Down Under Quilts, Issue 88 (Sept 2005)

Selected Bibliography

500 Art Quilts published by Lark Books (2010)
1000 Artisan Textiles published by Rockport (2010)

Down Under Quilts, March 2006 profile