Statewide nonprofit organization Maine Fiberarts opens a new show of “Dye Paintings” by Phyllis Harper Loney of Round Pond. Work will remain on view through August 29 at the group’s Topsham Gallery.
Born in Philadelphia, Harper Loney attended art school in that city and has lived in coastal Maine for many years. She worked in the past as a commercial artist doing illustration, graphic design and surface design creating wall coverings and other products. A fulltime studio artist since the mid-eighties, Harper Loney now makes dye painting on natural fibers the principal focus of her work. From her studio have come such creations as lengths of art cloth, scarves, shawls, wall hangings, framed silk paintings, and, increasingly, art quilts. In concert with Summer, Loney’s work is brightly colored with purples, oranges, greens and reds.
A preview of the exhibition can be seen on the group’s website at
www.mainefiberarts.org (click on “take in an exhibit” from the home page). In September and October, Maine Fiberarts will show the felted sculptural work of Heather Kerner of Canaan. For more information, contact: 13 Main Street, Topsham, ME 04086, 207-721-0678,
www.mainefiberarts.org. Gallery Hours: Weekdays, 10-4.
