About Connie Rohman

Connie Rohman
Connie Rohman
    Los Angeles, CA 


Email: Connie@ConnieRohman.com



Fiber artist Connie Rohman’s work is influenced by the landscape of her childhood, both interior and exterior. She creates fabric collage, fiber wall art, and art quilts. She hand dyes her fabrics, and uses traditional materials and methods to explore abstract shape, line and color. Her artwork can be found in private collections in the United States and Canada. Connie has won numerous awards for her work, and has exhibited internationally and in museums. A detailed resume is available upon request.


Honors & Awards:

  • Los Angeles City Council: Special Commendation for art quilt, “LosAngeles River” – April 2006.
  • Los Angeles Board of Education: Special Commendation for quilt, “Rhapsody In Blue” – April 2000.
  • Glendale Quilt Show 2000: First Place, Group Quilts, and Youth Exhibitor Award.


Curatorial & Jurying:

  • Dec08-Jan09: "Fiber Art Exhibition". Sole juror for fiber arts exhibition at San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.
  • June 1, 2008: "Casa de Adobe Art Exhibition". Curator for multi media art exhibition of local artists at Lummis Day Festival, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Mar-April, 2008: "Cutting Edge: New Works in Fiber Art". Curator and juror for fiber arts group exhibition at Acorn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.


Exhibitions:

  • Apr-May, 2008: "Layers Of Meaning" Juried group exhibition at Loft Gallery, San Pedro CA
  • Jan 2008: "An Evening of Art" group exhibition at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Dec 2007: "Off The Wall" group exhibition at Acorn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Nov 2007: "15th Annual Discovery Tour", Self guided tour of over 70 artists' studios in Highland Park, Eagle Rock and Mount Washington, CA.
  • Oct 2007: Pasadena Art Walk, invitational art show, Pasadena CA.
  • July-Aug 07: “Open Call LA 2007", group show, LA Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park,
    Los Angeles, CA.
  • May 2007: “Sense of Fiber 2007", juried group show, dA Center for the Arts Gallery, Pomona, CA.
  • Feb 2007: “5 Models Afloat”, invitational group show, 727 Gallery, Los Angeles CA.
  • Jan 2007: “Local Artists”, Barnsdall Art Center, Los Angeles, CA. Group show curated by Aniko Alexovics.
  • Jan 2007: Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA. Juried show.


  • Dec 2006: “Creative Journeys”, group show, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA.
  • Nov 2006: “14th Annual Discovery Tour”,Self guided tour of over 75 artists’ studios in Highland Park, Eagle Rock and Mount Washington.
  • Oct 2006: “SAQA: The Creative Force”, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. Juried show curated by Paul J. Smith.
  • July-Aug06: “Art Quilts: Tradition & Innovation”, The Folk Tree Collection, Pasadena, CA. Group show.
  • July-Aug06: “The Bird Show”, The Acorn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Group show.
  • Apr-Aug 06: “California Art Quilts”, California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA. Group show curated by Sandi Fox.
  • April 06: “Los Angeles River Show”, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles CA. Group show.
  • Mar-Apr 06: “Views of the River (Art Inspired by the Los Angeles River)”, The Acorn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Group show curated by Suzanne Siegel.
  • Jan 2006: “Art Show”, Barnsdall Art Center, Los Angeles, CA. Group show curated by Thomas O’Grady.


  • Nov 2005: “Discovery Tour”, Arroyo Arts Collective. Self guided tour of over 60 artists’ studios in Highland Park, Eagle Rock and Mount Washington.
  • Oct 2005: “International Quilt Festival”, Houston, Texas. Juried Exhibition, “Aristotle’s Canopy” and “Carpe Diem”.
  • Jan 29, 05: “Local Artists”, Barnsdall Art Center, Los Angeles, CA. Group show curated by Maura Vincent.
  • Nov 21, 04: “Discovery Tour”, Arroyo Arts Collective. Self guided auto tour of over 60 artists’ studios in Highland Park, Eagle Rock and Mount Washington.
  • Mar-Apr 04: “Spirit Expressed”, Friends Gallery, AFSC, Pasadena, CA. Group show.
  • Feb 2004: “In Praise of Hands”, Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, CA. Group show of six women artists.
  • Dec 2003: “Sisters Seen”, Lombardo Studios, Culver City, CA. Group show of fiber art, ceramics, paintings.
  • Feb 2003: “In Praise of Hands”, Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, CA. Group show of five women artists.
  • March 2001: Glendale Quilt Show, Hilton Hotel, Burbank, CA. Juried Exhibition, “Rhapsody In Blue”, Group Quilts.
  • Feb 2001: Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA. Juried show:“Nora’s Tallit” and “Graphic Log Cabin”
  • April 1999: Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Juried Exhibition, “Monterey Pine”, Innovative Wall Quilts.


Publications:

  • Featured in “Fabric Art Gallery”, Leisure Arts Publishing, 2005.
  • Work featured in “Beginner’s Guide to Art Quilts”, Leisure Arts Publishing, 2006.


Collections:

    Public Collections:

    • "Hold This Precious Child", Northwestern Hospital, Chicago Illinois. Public art quilt installation by fiber artists Connie Rohman and Rebecca Janes.
    • “Rhapsody In Blue”, Los Angeles City Council, Office of Coucilmember Nick Pacheco, Los Angeles City Hall, LA, CA. (Currently installed at Cypress Park branch of Los Angeles Public Library.)
    Commissioned pieces in private collections:

    • “Seth’s Tallit”, Seth Chazanoff, Glendale, CA
    • “Cantor’s Tallit”, Cantor Brad Hyman of Temple Sinai of Glendale, CA.
    • “Monterey Pine”, Beverly and Fred Fanganello, Denver, Colorado.
    • “Cowboy Japanese Quilt”, Pat Winters, Los Angeles, CA.
    • “Twin’s Storybook Quilt”, Barbara Dalton Taylor, Santa Barbara, CA.
    • “Melinda’s Quilt”, Patrick Burke, New York.
    • “Seize the Day”, Cynthia Hedrich, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
    • "Parramatta River", Barry & Patricia Hayes, Los Angeles, CA


Related Work Experience:

    Has extensive experience teaching art quilt classes and workshops. Has worked in museum textiles. Is ongoing Costume Mistress for the “Snow Queen Ballet”, a production of the California Theatrical Youth Ballet. Is currently serving on the Surface Art Association Board of Directors. Is Co-Representative for Southern California chapter of SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates.


Professional Affiliations:

  • Studio Art Quilt Associates
  • Arroyo Arts Collective
  • Pomegranate Guild
  • Surface Design Association
  • International Quilt Assoc.
  • Glendale Quilt Guild
  • American Quilter’s Society
  • Surface Art Association


Education:

  • University of British Columbia, 1977-1979.


"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust