'Keiko Goke's Quilt Wonderland'
Ausstellung bei Quilt Et Textilkunst in München

Durch Marion Käsmayr (Danke, Marion!) wurden wir bereits vor Jahren auf diesen Namen aufmerksam gemacht. Nun freuen wir uns auf die Vernissage mit ihr am 4.10.2003 um 18:00 Uhr und die bis zum 23.10. dauernde Ausstellung von 22 Arbeiten. Die Tage vor der Ausstellung haben wir genutzt, die Arbeiten professionell fotografieren zu lassen, um einen Katalog zur Ausstellung drucken zu können. Leider sind ja Keikos Bücher derzeit zumeist vergriffen...

Hier nun mehr Info (leider in Englisch) zu Keiko, die wir von einer ihrer Freundinnen erhalten haben:

This is an excerpt from Keiko's book "Quilt Wonderland" and I think this expresses Keiko's thoughts towards quilts.
"Over the years, I have made whatever quilts I wanted to. I feel fortunate that I was able to work in this way. …………….. I have always had a mind of my own. I wanted to be different and I wanted to do things differently. I have always maintained this rebellious attitude even in my quiltmaking. There would be times when I could produce quilt after quilt. But then, there would be a period when I could not make even one quilt. I would just say to myself "What the heck?" and take time off to do something else. Thus, I have never experienced what artists call a depressive and unproductive period. ………"

Curriculm Vitae of Keiko Goke
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Occupation: Quilt Artist
Medium: Contemporary Quiltmaking
Born: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Personal History
1969 Graduated from Setsu Mode Seminar
Worked as illustrator
1970 Encountered quilts & became a self-taught quilter
1978 Founded "Quilt Circle Kei"
1979 "Quilt Circle Kei" 1st Quilt Show
2003 "Quilt Circle Kei" 16th Quilt Show

Exhibitions & Awards
2003 "The 30 Distinguished Quilt Artists of the World 2003," Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival (Japan)
Solo Exhibition (Munich, Germany)
Solo Exhibition (Roskilde, Denmark)
Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJC) sponsored exhibition (France)
Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XIX" (USA)
2002 Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival (Japan)
Solo Exhibition (Seoul, South Korea)
2001 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XVII" (USA)
2000 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XVI" (USA)
1999 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XV" (USA)
1998 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XIV" (USA) Quilt San Diego
1997 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XIII" (USA)
1996 Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XII" (USA)
1995 MAQS (Museum of the American Quilter's Society) "New Quilts from Old Favorites" 1st Place (USA) "In the Light of Giverny" exhibition sponsored by Fiber Art Synergy Association (France) Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around XI" (USA)
1994 MAQS "New Quilts from Old Favorites" 1st Place (USA) "Quilt Art-Contemporary View" held simultaneously with Quilt Expo IV (Germany) Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around X" (USA)
1993 9th AQS (American Quilter's Society) Show & Contest "Wall Quilt" (professional) 3rd Place (USA) Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around IX" (USA) "Art Quilt International" sponsored by Leone & Nii Quilt Gallery (USA)
1992 Quilt Expo III, two quilts were honored, one was awarded "Best Of Show" (the Netherlands) 8th AQS (American Quilter's Society) Show & Contest "Wall Quilt" (professional) Honorable Mention (USA) Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around VIII" (USA)
1991 Quilt honored in quilt contest sponsored by The Museum of American Folk Art (USA) Two quilts at Houston "International Quilt Festival" invitational exhibition "Hands All Around VII" (USA)
Two quilts in "Quilts=Art=Quilts"contest (USA)
Quilt National '91 (USA)
"Quilt Nihon Exhibition" gold prize (Japan)
1990 Three quilts honored at Quilt Expo II "Quilts: Thread of Friendship" contest. One was awarded "Most Innovative, New, Original Design" (Denmark)
1980 - 1989 Received many awards in quilt shows throughout Japan

Publications
1999 Patchwork Quilt:Playing with Color & Shape, NHK Publishing Co.
1997 Keiko Goke's Quilt Wonderland, Fujinseikatsusha
1995 Quilts of the Seasons, Patchwork Tsushin Co.
1994 Freestyle Prism Quilt, Fujinseikatsusha
1992 Patchwork Quilt, NHK Publishing Co.
1991 Colors in Patchwork Quilt, Fujinseikatsusha

Workshops
2003 Roskilde, Denmark and Munich, Germany
2002 Taiwan, Korea, Pacific International Quilt Festival (USA)
2001 Taiwan, Korea
2000 American Quilter's Society Quilt Show (USA)
1998 Vancouver, Canada
1997 New Zealand
1996 Australia
1995 Taiwan
1993 Pacific International Quilt Festival (USA)
1992 Pacific International Quilt Festival (USA)

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