Curriculum Vitae: Anna Brown

Invitational Exhibitions

2021: The New Quilt, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
2017: Colours of Australia, Taree Regional Art Gallery, Australia
2016: Golden Textures Quilt Expo en Beaujolais – Villefranche en Saone, France
2015: Golden Textures Festival of Quilts – Birmingham, England
2014: Great Southern Land Brenda Gael Smith – Curator Carrefour Europeen du Patchwork – Alsace France

2024 QUILTS=ART=QUILTS – Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, USA Jurors: Dorothy Caldwell and Michael James

2024 The New Quilt – Hawkesbury Regional Art Gallery, NSW Jurors: Fiona Gavens, Ruth DeVos, and Diana Robson.

2024 Joining Threads, SAQA – Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle, NSW Jurors: Jette Clover, Anne Kempton, and Judy Hooworth

2023 QUILTS=ART=QUILTS – Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, USA Jurors: Chawne Kimber, Irene Roderick

2023 Art Quilt Australia – National Wool Museum, Geelong VIC Jurors: Dr Anne Farren, Dr Moira G Simpson, and Beth Miller

2023 Quilt National – Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Jurors: Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, Irene Roderick and Chiaki Dosho.

2022 QUILTS=ART=QUILTS – Schweinfurth Art Centre, NY, USA
Jurors: Jacquie Gering, Sheila Frampton Cooper and Ana Lisa Hedstrom.

2022 Australia Wide 8, Warwick Art Gallery, QLD, Australia. Jurors: Cathy Jack Coupland, Lisa Walton, Sophie O’Brien

2021 The Fine Arts Textile Award – Finalist, Birmingham, UK. Jurors: Anya Paintsil, Dr. Christine Checinska, Cos Ahmet, Jo Hall, Karen Nichol, and Uthra Rajgopal

2021 QUILTS=ART=QUILTS, Schweinfurth Arts Center, Auburn, NY, USA Jurors – Jane Dunnewold, Karen Schultz.

2021 Art Quilt Australia 2021 – Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra, NSW Jurors: Lisa Call, Julie Ryder, Bronwyn Coulston.

2021 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award – Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta, VIC. Jurors: Susan Reid, Hannah Presley and Michael Moran.

2021 Quilt National – Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Jurors: Nancy Bavor, Brigitte Kopp, Karen Schultz

2019 Quilt National – Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Jurors: Francois Barnes, Judy Kirpich, Carolyn Ducey

2019 Dare to Differ – Gallery M, Adelaide South Australia
Jurors: Suzanne Gummow and Julie Haddrick –Textile Artists

2019 Art Quilt Australia / Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize National Wool Museum, VIC
Jurors: Padriac Fisher, Director National Wool Museum. Leonie Andrews, Julie Bradley

2018 QUILTS=ART=QUILTS – Schweinfurth Art Centre, NY, USA
Jurors: Gerri Spilka, Kit Vincent, Robert Shaw

2017 Quilt National – Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio, USA
Jurors: Nancy Crow, Petra Fallaux, Art Martin.

2017 Art Quilt Australia/ Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize Queen Victoria Art Gallery, TAS
Jurors: Padriac Fisher, Director National Wool Museum, Clare Plug, Mairi Ward

2017 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia.
Juror: Mardi Nowak, Karli Hawking, Anthony Camm

2024 The New Quilt – Runner up, Art Quilt prize (Canopy 27)
2024 QuiltNSW – Art Quilt First Prize (Canopy 25)
2019 Art Quilt Australia – Highly Commended, Wool Museum, Victoria, Australia
2017 Cathy Rathmussen Emerging Artist Memorial Award Quilt National – Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio, USA
2016 1^st prize, Art Quilt Category – Sydney Quilt Show
2015 1^st prize, Art Quilt Category – One Step Further, Mildura Art Centre, Victoria, Australia
2015 1^st prize, Innovative Category – Modern Quilt Show, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
2012 1^st prize Contemporary Art Quilt Category & Judges Choice, 1^st prize, Master Contemporary Art Quilt Sydney Quilt Show, Sydney, Australia
2011 Contemporary Art Quilt Prize – Quilt NSW (Bushwalk Flora 2)
2005 1^st prize – Contemporary Quilt Category Australian Cotton Fibre Expo, Narrabri, Australia

QUILT NATIONAL 2019 and 2017: The Best of Contemporary Quilts The Dairy Barn Arts Centre, Athens Ohio (Publisher)
COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA – Directions in Quiltmaking (ORIGINS) QuiltNSW – AJ.B. Fairfax Press. Print
CREATIVE PATCHWORK – Annette Claxton (OH ROY) New Holland (Publishers) UK. Print
QUILTERS KALAIDESCOPE – Dianne Finnegan (MY TROPICAL GARDEN) Simon & Schuster Australia. Print

2019 Conversations: Anna Brown Ozquilt Network Newsletter. February edition.
2018 Anna Brown Simply Moderne, Quiltmania. Issue 14, page 20. Print
2018 My thoughts on the exhibition ONE STEP FURTHER. Vic Quilter – July edition – page 14. Article
2013 Australian Patchwork and Quilting – Volume 22, No 9, June

Quilt Study Centre, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA – Quilt National Collection (REFLECTIONS – Dusk 3)
Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia (KIMBERLEY COLOURS)
QuiltNSW, Australia (ORIGINS)

2020 Juror The New Quilt, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
1997 Juror The Green Show New Quilt, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney, Australia
1991-1995 Joint co-ordinator of the New Quilt Exhibition, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney, Australia