Alberta Street Opening

 High Fiber Diet's Can You Hear It? opened to a great crowd at the Alberta Street Gallery during the Alberta Street Last Thursday Art Walk. The exhibit continues through April 24, 2022.

Can You Hear It? at Alberta Street Gallery, Portland

 March 31 is the opening of High Fiber Diet's Can You Hear It? show at the Alberta Street Gallery at 1829 NE Alberta Street in NE Portland. There is a reception that evening starting at 6, but the show will hang in the gallery until April 24. I hope you can make it there to enjoy this show and lots of other wonderful artwork by the gallery artists. 

Can You Hear It? in Sisters, Oregon

The High Fiber Diet exhibit, Can You Hear It?, premiered in Sisters, Oregon at the Cindy and Duncan Campbell Gallery in October 2021.

Can You Hear It? Jury Results

The Can You Hear It? exhibition committee congratulates the following artists and their artwork for being selected to the Can You Hear It? show. 

“Don’t Slam the Door On Your Way Out!”  - Jo Noble

“Being Fourteen” - Sherri Culver

“BOOM!” - Sherrie Moomey

“Cosmic Jazz” - Marie Murphy Wolfe

“It Sounded Like a Freight Train” - Pam Pilcher

“Let Me Outta Here” - Beverly Woodward

“Notes and Bars” - Mary Arnold

“Radio Waves” - Mary McLaughlin

“Red Hot Notes” - Mary Arnold

“Still Standing” - Diane English

“The Blackline” - Noelle Evans

“The Tower of Babel” - Terry Grant

“Voices of the Ancestors” - Elizabeth Bamberger

“Windsong” - Elizabeth Bamberger

“You’re On Mute” - Gerri Congdon

 We want to thank all the artists who persevered through the pandemic to create their vision of the sound in question. After this year of isolation we are all in need of time to reconnect with our community and share in each other’s artistic vision. We look forward to seeing you all at the show in Sisters in October.

High Fiber Diet Exhibit: Can You Hear It?

Jurors’ Statement

Three different jurors and three different approaches to art meant that our choices were not always unanimous, but our differences also forced us to look deeply, explain our preferences, and acknowledge our biases while choosing the artwork included in this exhibit of work by members of High Fiber Diet, a group of artist members of the Columbia FiberArts Guild.

We sometimes struggled to discern a connection between the theme of the show and a specific piece, but we found common ground on the criteria we agreed would help us choose a strong show: the initial visual strength of the work and its subsequent ability to evoke a reaction in the viewer. We all gravitated toward pieces that drew us in through their visual impact and kept us interested by leaving space for interpretation, like a storyteller who hooks us with an arresting opening sentence then reels us in with a unique point of view and a narrative that still leaves room in the story for us. Artwork that told us the whole story in one short sentence, however finely crafted the sentence, didn’t engage our attention in the same way.

Many years ago, an art critic for the Oregonian explained his reaction to an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum by writing, “The truth is, all that matters is this: Does the work move you? Does it have integrity and power and skill? Does it suggest things beyond itself?” 

We were moved by and engaged with the voices singing, calling, and whispering to you from these gallery walls. Can you hear them?

Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer 
Hilde Morin
Maria Winner

Journeys Opening at Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum

 A good time was had by all!

Vibrant Fibers at the Corvallis Art Center

Omage

Sherrie Moomey

A collection of colorful quilts called Vibrant Fibers will be on exhibit at The Corvallis Art Center from August 12th through September 26th, 2021. These pieces have been selected from the five color exhibits that High Fiber Diet has put together over the past several years. There will be an artist talk on August 12th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The opening reception will be on August 19th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The Corvallis Art Center is located at 700 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon 97333. The gallery is generally open Tuesday through Saturday 12-5pm. Masks and social distancing are required. Please check the gallery website for current hours due to possible covid restrictions. (https://theartscenter.net/vibrant-fiber/)

Pushing Through the Blues

Kimberly Connelly

The Green Gate

Lulu Moonwood Murakami

REMINDER: 'Journeys' Reception this Sunday 12-4 pm in Tillamook

 

Come along with Pam Pilcher's Edgar as he goes over hill and dale to Tillamook for our reception 12-4 pm Sunday July 25.

Please mark your calendars for a return to in person artist receptions!  On Sunday July 25 12-4pm we will have the opportunity to celebrate all that is fiber and our group, High Fiber Diet. Journeys will be exhibited at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook June 29-August 29. Current days and times are Monday, Wednesday, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4. Please check before you come for the latest changes.  All High Fiber members and fiber enthusiasts are encouraged to attend.