Artist Statement
After retiring from working as a professor, I decided to actively engage in some form of visual arts. I began taking community-based art classes—drawing, photography, quilt making, designing and printing fabric. Quilt making and all its aspects has become my passion. I hope my quilts encourage viewers to move beyond art that is merely pleasing to the eye and seek a deeper meaning.
Pat Guthrie Resume
Exhibitions
April 2–August 7, 2025
Color Improvisation 3
International Quilt Museum
Lincoln, Nebraska
September 29–December 29, 2024
Meerburg New Palace
Meerburg, Germany
March 16–September 22, 2024
Tuch + Technik, Textilmuseum
Neumunster Germany
April 15–17, 2024
Contemporary Craft Show
Philadelphia Museum of Art
March 23–March 24, 2024
Voices in Cloth, Extraordinary Quilts by the Bay (Oakland, California)
February, 2018–Present
Contemporary Quilt Installation
Acme Fresh Market (Green, Ohio)
December 15, 2018–March 10, 2019
Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts
Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg Pennsylvania)
September 23, 2017–January 21, 2018
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
June 3–August 20, 2017
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center (Auburn, New York)
August 25–November 6, 2016
Muskegon Museum of Art (Muskegon, Michigan)
June–August, 2017
Member Exhibition
Richmond Art Center (Richmond, California)
October 30–February 22, 2017
Alameda County Arts Commission
Alameda County Administration Building (Oakland, California)
October 6–8, 2016
National Modern Quilt Competition
Mid-Century Modern Quiltfest Oasis (Palms Springs, California)
California, October 13–16, 2016
Pacific International Quilt Festival (Santa Clara, California)
June 23–25, 2016
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Regional Exhibit
Sew Original Quilt and Creative Expo (Reno, Nevada)
June 12–August 20, 2016
Member Exhibition, Richmond Art Center (Richmond, California)
Awards
October, 2016
Best in Show, National Modern Quilt Competition
Mid-Century Modern Quiltfest Oasis (Palm Springs, California)
Presentations
April 8, 2025
Approaches to Abstract Quilt Making
San Leandro Art Association (San Leandro, California)
April 12, 2018
Improvisational Strip-Piecing
East Bay Heritage Quilters Meet-Up Group (Albany, California)
Art Affiliations
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
Board President, 2019–2022
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)
Surface Design Association (SDA)
Eastbay Heritage Quilting Guild (EHQG)
Education
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Rochester
M.S., Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.S., On-Line Teaching and Learning,
California State University, East Bay
B.S., Sociology, Springfield College
