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Deidre Scherer pioneered the figurative potential of her medium; thread on layered fabric. Her work has been exhibited at over 160 venues nationally and internationally including the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, MA; the Hebrew Union College Museum in NYC; the Renwick in Washington, DC; the Dennis Woodman Gallery in Kew, England; and the Maltwood Art Museum in Victoria, British Columbia.
“Fabric stirs our sense of touch – we are wrapped in cloth from birth through death. By combining the techniques of piecing, layering and machine-sewing, I create a lively surface that intimately engages the viewer.”
Scherer received the 2008 Humanities Award from AAHPM as well as fellowships from the Vermont Arts Council and The Open Society Institute. Her pieces grace many book covers and articles. She wrote about the inspirational development of her art in Deidre Scherer: Work in Fabric & Thread (C&T Publishing, 1998.)
In hundreds of private collections, her work is also found at the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit, MA; and the Museum of Science in Boston. Scherer has completed numerous private commissions as well as public works at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, NY; and the Tuck School at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.
Upright Head, thread on fabric, 12 x 9 inches
Into Light, thread on fabric, 9 x 8 inches
Buddha on Silk, thread on fabric, 8 x 7 inches
Huddle, thread on fabric, 30 x 30 inches
Three Pears In Yellow Bowl, thread on fabric, 11 x 10 inches |
