November, 2024

Slowinski Studios Newsletter
November, 2024

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Magnetism, Hand-stitched, thread on paper, 6.75 x 4.5 in.
Will be on view at
Woman Made Gallery
1332 S. Halstead St., Chicago, IL 60607
November 23 - December 21, 2024.
Opening Reception: Nov. 23,2024 from 4 - 7 PM
Hours:  Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun. 12 - 5 PM.
Phone:  312-738-0400

This is a new address for the gallery, now at street level.

If you happen to be in Chicago, stop in and check out the show! 

October, 2024

Fiber Art has caught on in the artworld as never before!

Slowinski Studios News October 2024   Fiber Art is finally getting the attention it deserves in the local, national, and international art world.  Pick up any art zine in print, online, or on social media and you will find images of art made with cloth, yarn, or thread; both new and recycled, and the myriad ways any of it can be manipulated...made by artists trained in textile arts as well as neophyte wannabes; artists who are skilled as well as unskilled; artists of all ages pushing the boundaries of what art is and how it can be created.  I am happy to have been making fiber art even before it became the burgeoning milieu it has become together with many fiber artists who have done the same.  We have endurance and resilience. This was a busy summer.  I had work at Materia: Edition Pop Up "Fiber Art 2024" from June 22 - July 20, 2024 in Detroit's Core City neighborhood; at the Jordan River Art Center (JRAC) "With Every Fiber of My Being" from August 4 - 31, 2024 in East Jordan, MI; in the JRAC Member Show in East Jordan from  September 8 - October 5, 2024. The momentum continues with shows in Ferndale and Fort Wayne! Garden of Human Variation,  above, addresses and symbolizes the variation in human sexuality.  Paper leaves with text explain the differences between biological sex, gender, gender expression, sexual attraction and practices.  This work will be on view from October 2 - 25, 2024 at the Lawrence Street Gallery,  22620 Woodward Ave,  Ste A, Ferndale, MI  48220.  Opening reception:  October 6, from 2 - 4:30; mid-run reception is on October 20, also from 2 - 4:30.  These dates are Sunday and parking in Ferndale is free on Sunday! Radiation, above, will be shown at ART LINK Gallery from October 24 - November 17, 2024 as part of the "Compact: Small Works" (under 6 inches) exhibition in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  The gallery is located in the Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St, Suite 100, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 Hours: Thurs 10 - 8, Fri/Sat 10 - 6, Sun 12-5  (260)424-7195   If you happen to be in Fort Wayne, Indiana, please check it out!

June, 2024

Slowinski joins 10 fiber artists in Materia's Edition space.

Slowinski Studios Newsletter June, 2024 I invite you to attend the opening of Edition: Fiber 2024 on June 22 from 6-8 PM.    Simone DeSousa, the owner of Materia and Edition, gave me my first opportunity to show my work, Threadlines Sketchbook, in her commercial gallery in September, 2010 when it was called Re:View, located on Willis in the Cass Corridor.  Perhaps you remember that installation of 110 hand-stitched cards on the wall and even made a purchase to add to your collection!   The gallery has been so successful that she opened a second location in the Core City Neighborhood (Grand River and West Warren) and changed the name of both locations to Materia, embracing her Brazilian heritage.   This spring Simone invited me to submit my work for this fiber exhibition with 10 other fiber artists in Edition, next door to  Materia which will be hosting a solo show of paintings on PVC by Ian Swanson, a Brooklyn based artist.   It promises to be an exciting evening.  There will be a sewing performance by Thaddaeus Beals in the park across from the gallery.  And PUMA, a new bar and restaurant has opened in the same stretch of storefronts on 16th street.   Join me.  Experience the renewed energy in Detroit!

January, 2024

Nine fiber artists invited to show work at Southfield City Hall

Slowinski Studio News January 2024 Dolores Slowinski is one of nine fiber artists invited by the Southfield Public Arts Commission to present work in the lobby of the Southfield City Hall from February 9-April 30, 2024.  Artists attending the opening reception on February 15th will talk about their work and the conversations contained therein. Slowinski will present work from her Threadlines Sketchbook series.