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Australia Quilts

European Patchwork Meeting 2014In September 2014, Carrefour Européen du Patchwork/ European Patchwork Meeting celebrates its 20th anniversary in Alsace, France. Australia is guest country of honour from outside Europe.

Australia Quilts is an invitational exhibition curated by Brenda Gael Smith to showcase the diversity of Australian quiltmaking. The featured artists are:

Anna Brown
Lucy Carroll
Eileen Campbell
Sandra Champion
Ruth de Vos
Rachelle Denneny
Sue Dennis
Sarah Fielke
Dianne Firth
Suzanne Gummow
Jan Frazer
Denise Griffiths
Helen Godden
Julie Haddrick
Kay Haerland
Pam Hill
Bernardine Hine
Judy Hooworth
Ming Hsu
Glenys Mann
Susan Mathews
Margaret McDonald
Beth Miller
Merelyn Pearce
Denise Sargo
Sharron Shalekof
Caroline Sharkey
Brenda Gael Smith
Rebecca Stewart-Bartell
Carolyn Sullivan
Linda Steele
Karen Terrens
Lisa Walton
Mariya Waters

An online gallery will be launched in September.

I acknowledge that I live and create on the land of the Darkinjung and Guringai people and recognise their continuing connection to this place. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all First Nations people.

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Brenda Gael Smith
Contemporary Textile Art

brenda@brendagaelsmith.com

PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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On exhibition

  • 9 November 2025 – 31 January 2026 Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
    AHEAD OF THE CURVE
  • Integrifolia #3
    26 February – 1 March 2026 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival – Hampton, Virginia
    Minimalism
Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Mo Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Modern Quilt Show Australia from 9.45am-12.45pm on Saturday 14 March 2026 in Petersham Sydney. Book online on the MQSA wesbite via @modernquiltshowau 

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This 3-hour workshop explores harnessing the power of paper collage to design one-of-a-kind abstract quilts. This workshop explores: fragmenting text; tools to isolate and highlight areas of interest; playing with enlargement, exaggeration and distortion; converting 2-tone designs into colour; converting paper collage designs into fabric compositions; and digital palette generation tools. 

#brendagaelsmithworkshop #TEXTplosion! #modernquiltshowau #moderquiltshowau2026
When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at the Australasian Quilt Convention (9-12 April 2026), I jumped a the opportunity to share a deep dive into one of my favourite subjects - abstract design. In “Riffing with Repetition”, we will be exploring how repetition contributes to unity and rhythm and makes our work sing. Whether you are liking to loosen up, think differently or stretch you creative muscles, this workshop will spark new ideas and help you find your rhythm using your preferred techniques and materials. 

Bookings are now online at www.AQC.com.au 

#aqc2026 #australasianquiltconvention @craft.events_  #brendagaelsmithworkshop #riffingwithrepetition
Welcome to “Our World”, a week-long exhibition Welcome to “Our World”, a week-long exhibition at the community gallery space at Gosford Regional Gallery from 30 October to 5 November, 9.30-4pm daily. I will be there on Saturday and Tuesday. 

Thanks to my fellow Coast Creatives who allowed me to join the party and to @centralcoastcouncil for making this excellent space available to local artists;
@collage_stitch_quilt 
@lisawaltonartist 
@penny_howard_art 
@jarartist 
@carol_textileart 

#ourworldcoastcreatives #brendagaelsmithart #gosfordregionalgallery
Today is the day! The car is loaded and I am off t Today is the day! The car is loaded and I am off to the community gallery space at Gosford Regional Gallery to set up our group exhibition - Our World. Come along from 30 October to 5 November, 9.30-4pm daily. I will be there on Saturday and Tuesday and also for the opening event from 4.30-6.30pm on Friday 31 October.

My fellow exhibitors are 
@collage_stitch_quilt 
@lisawaltonartist 
@penny_howard_art 
@jarartist 
@carol_textileart 

#ourworldcoastcreatives

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