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Art Quilt Australia 2025

23 July 2025 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Creative Backstory, Exhibitions 13 Comments

Approaching Equinox: Plundering Joy (95x109cm), the latest in my Forza Vitale series, is currently on exhibition at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum as part of Art Quilt Australia 2025. This is a deeply personal work and I want to share some of the backstory.

Art Quilt Australia 2023

18 August 2023 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Australian Art, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith is a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize 2022 with her artwork “Banksia Filigree” on exhibition 20 August to 23 October 2022.

Quilts Unlimited 2022: Propagation

15 November 2022 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith shares her wool quilt currently on exhibition in Quilts Unlimited 2022, New York and starts planning for Art Quilt Australia 2023.

2021 highlights - top Instagram images of Brenda Gael Smith

2021 Highlights

31 December 2021 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions, QuiltNSW, Zoom Workshops 2 Comments

Australian textile artist Brenda Gael Smith reflects on 2021 highlights. For everything there is a season.

Integrifolia #5: Propagation in Art Quilt Australia 2019

6 September 2019 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Art Quilt Australia 2019 opened at the National Wool Museum, Geelong last night. The exhibition continues until 15 December 2019 and will tour to Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, Lilydale, Victoria from 8 February-16 May 2020. I am thrilled that my artwork Integrifolia#5: Propagation is part of the exhibition. Here’s how this work came to life. […]

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This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the
This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Quilt Convention. The entrance features a display of the brochure covers over the years and it was fun to identify 3 covers that include snippets of exhibits that I was involved with.

⭐️ 2009 was my first AQC. I was a tutor and my contribution to the “teach me” exhibit was “Grass” that you can see in the lower right corner.

⭐️ in 2013, the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project shared the Colourplay series which included a piece by @studioconway highlighting the plight of refugees in drought (see centre left)

⭐️ in 2020 the chronology was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but not before the brochure was published with “The Fuchsia’s Looking Bright m” by @darlingdi from @vision2020textiles who poseda poignant question: Will my optimistic dream of a brighter future turn out to be 2020 vision, or just a fun and fabulous fabric fusion of my favourite colours?

Congratulations to @craft.events_  on the 20th Anniversary 🤩


I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persi
I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force in my creative practice. Working improvisationally, I capture the essence of my subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a deep affinity to place. 

As part of the Rajah Award that I received last year, I will be sharing a selection of my textile paintings in a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention in  Melbourne presented by @craft.events_ 

Textile enthusiasts from across Australia and overseas gather at this exciting event. If you see me at AQC, please do say hello. I am looking forward to seeing everyone😍

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