shows and awards - paula kovarik

Quilt National 2011 – Global warming, the great unraveling – Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH, May 27, 2011 – May 27, 2013
Quilt National 2009 – City – Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH, chosen for the exhibition catalog cover, touring exhibition, and the McCarthy Memorial Award,
May 22, 2009 – Dec. 01, 2011
Interpretations 2009 – Beacons – Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA,
Nov. 14, 2009 – Jan. 17, 2010
ArtQuilt Elements – Spring – Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA,
Apr. 17, 2010 – May 9, 2010
SAQA Creative Force –Stream of Consciousness – Traveling exhibition: Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Long Beach, CA, Columbus OH; Billings, MT; Grand Rapids, MI; Nov. 2010 – Sept. 2012
Quilts = Art = Quilts – Going Viral – Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY,
Oct. 31, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011
Quilts = Art = Quilts – Connecting fantasy to reality proved difficult – Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct. 31, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011

Uncommon Threads: A Survey of Contemporary Quilts. Keeping up with the Dow Jones, November 17 – December 17, 2011.
Parallel Lives, work from 2 minds, 4 hands. Jean Holmgren and Paula Kovarik,
Memphis TN, Cooper Young Community Offices, May 20 – June 11, 2011.
Parallax, Views of Contemporary Quilt Artists, Pundit
Rochester, NY, Booksmart Studio, May 31 – June 25, 2011.

McCarthy Memorial Award for May 22, 2009
Award for Machine Workmanship, Connecting fantasy to reality proved difficult,
Oct. 31, 2010

Quilt National 2011, The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Crafts, 2011
Quilt National 2009, The Best of Contemporary Quilts, (Cover and inside page),
Lark Books, 2009

SAQA Journal, “Fine art at ArtQuilt Elements”, Fall 2010, Volume 20, No. 4
Commercial Appeal, Dec. 4, 2008, “National quilt artist’s work in national juried show”
The Memphis News, Dec. 24, 2009, “Local Artist’s Work Chosen for ‘Quilt National ’09’”