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My name is Betty Busby, I am an artist living in Albuquerque New Mexico.
I am a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where I majored in ceramics.
After RISD, I founded a ceramic tile manufacturing studio in Los Angeles, ran it for 18 years, and sold it to move to New Mexico. I am happy to say that it is still in business today!
I have been working full time making fiber art and teaching since I moved to New Mexico in 1994.
Linda Faigen has published a profile of me on her blog, I have republished it here-
http://home.comcast.net/~bbusbyarts/site/?/page/Linda_Faigen%27s_profile/.
The photo gallery has full and detail images in it, the details have pertinent info about each quilt- including size, material, and type of construction.
New! Check out the August/September issue of Quilting Arts Magazine. It's full of wonderful articles, including one by me on beaded trees.
Gallery 101 Main in Collinsville, Ct. represents my work- they have a vibrant collection of comtemporary artists, it is well worth a visit if you're in the area. gallery101main.com
Upcoming and current shows:
Cherry Trees was awardedBest Of Show at the Whistler Gallery in Lowell, Mass. Thank you jurors!
Blue Moon and Dinner at Sunset are in the Impressionism show at the Fuller Lodge gallery in Los Alamos, NM. Blue Moon received a Juror's Award.
Refugee will be exhibited at the Pennsylvania National quilt show.
Monstera and Magpies have been juried into Houston.
"Cattails" will appear at the World Quilt Show in New England. A big Thank You goes to Doug and Gallery 101 Main for lending this work out for the show.
Three mixed media underwater pieces will appear at "Breaking Boundaries".. it promises to be an interesting and innovative show.
"Moonrise" won best of show and "Cytology" won best machine quilting at the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. My deepest appreciation goes to the show organizers, judge, and event sponsors. Thank you!
The Brush Art Gallery will exhibit Cytology.
Silverlight received a first place ribbon at the American Quilter Society Quilt Expo in Knoxville.
"Cherry Trees" received a ribbon at the Denver National Quit Show.
"Autumn Evening" & "Mitosis" have been awarded "Art Quilts: Transistions" exhibit by PAQA South, and both have been sold.
"End of Days" is included in the "My world in black & white" show in California.http://www.fiberartsconnsocal.org/assets/blackwhite.pdf
The catalog is well worth a look, there are some outstanding works there!
It received the Gitner-Moore Memorial Award for Most Meaningful Quilt from Marilyn Withrow.
"After the Rain" has been awarded at the International Quilt Association's "Celebrate Spring" show in Chicago, and was sold. "Swim4Me" is also in the show. Thank you judges!
Both have been selected to travel with the show, and will appear at various venues until November 09.
"Silverlight" has been awarded "best pictorial quilt" at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.
"Raptor III"& "Earthweave" are in Taiwan at the TAQS show..
*news flash*
"After the Rain" was awarded at the American Quilter's Expo in Des Moines, Iowa
The Northern New Mexico Quilt Fiesta has awarded "Cattails" and "Event Horizon"
"Moonrise" has been awarded "best of United States" at World Quilt Show XII- New England - Manchester, NH
and received a ribbon at "Road to California" as well
"Night Jungle" is appearing on the cover of the 2009 AQS calendar AND SAQA Portfolio 15. Get yours today!
"String Theory" was awarded second place at "Threadlines" in Springfield, Mo.
"Pearl" received a Judge's Award at the National Quilting Association show in Columbus Oh.
"War Zone" was awarded at the Art Quilt:Cultures show in Cary, NC
"Night Jungle" received a Judge's Award at the International Quilt Show in Paducah, Ky.
"Swim4Me" received the Founder's Award at Machine Quilter's Expo in Manchester, NH.
"Raptor" was accepted to the SAQA Sense of Time exhibit that premiered in Houston.
It was sold from the show, and will continue on tour until next summer when it will go to its new owner.
Other shows are:
"Raptor III"& "Earthweave" travelled to Taiwan for the TAQS show..
"Willow Moon" appeared the American Quilter's Society show in Paducah.
This will be its one and only show as it has been sold
.Refugee was included in Sacred Threads in Ohio.
"Pond Life" appeared at the International Quilt show in Houston, Tx. It has been sold.
Art Quilts XIII, Lucky Break in Chandler Arizona, exhibited "Styracosaurus"
The Pacific International Quilt Festival exhibited "The Third Eye"
"Force Field III" recieved an award at Quilt Odyssey in Shippensburg Pa.
"Skeletor" & "After the Rain" have been accepted into the AQS Quilt Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.
"Cattails" was exhbited at the AQS Expo in Nashville, Tn
"Look Behind the Mask" was at the I-4 corridor show in Florida,
"Force Field I & II" were at the Hill Country Art Show in Ingram, Tx.
"Close Up" showed at "Seams Unusual" in Los Alamos, NM
"Swim4Me" was displayed at "Legacies in Fiber" at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Co.
check back often for updates!
contact me at fbusby3@comcast.net
Check out my store if you are interested in purchasing-
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5204998
It has Paypal, prices and availability of the items that are for sale.
Other links:
my friend Diana Bracy makes amazing art quilts:http://bracys.wordpress.com/about-me/
this is her ETSY shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5433461
Maia Waye has also been an inspiration to me- her shop is: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5647594