fabric design alumni exhibition at lyndon house

By Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Alumni News 2018 
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Dodd alumni Judy Bales (MFA 1983, BFA 1975) and René Shoemaker (BFA 1981) have been invited by the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens, GA to mount a collaborative exhibition. Call + Response: Works by Judy Bales & René Shoemaker opens on November 8, with a reception from 6-8 pm, and is on view through January 12, 2019.

A collaborative effort in silk, fiber and wearable art, Bales and Shoemaker explore a long tern inspirational friendship.  

From Shoemaker - "Judy Bales has always been one of the fiber artists I most Admire, not only for her creativity and ability to use unusual materials to create beautiful work, but also for her kindness, attention, and friendship.  She inspires me, as an artist and a friend." 

From Bales - "My friendship with René began when I met her in the Fabric Design Department. Mutual admiration and shared artistic goals, as well as simply enjoying each other's company, set us on a path of a friendship that has endured in spite of seeing each other only a handful of times in recent decades. This exhibit  is a combination of deep connections combined with very different artistic approaches that results in our desire to bring our work together for Call and Response"