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I am influenced by the landscape of my childhood, both interior and exterior.  I grew up in a remote Quaker community adjacent to the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada.  My work is also influenced by the strong light and colors of Los Angeles, my chosen home.
 
Hand dyed fabrics and a closely stitched line are how I render the abstract works that are based in my fascination with language and my connection to nature.  It takes long hours to create one of my fiber artworks.  I start with white fabric, and hand dye it to get my color palette.  Then comes hours of hand guided machine stitching, which adds surface design and detail to the work.   I love the slow meditative processes of working with fabric in this way. - Connie Rohman




Honors & Awards
  • Los Angeles City Council: Certificate of Recommendation for artwork, "Morse Code - There Came A Time When" exhibited in Picturing Power Exhibition on City Hall Bridge Gallery. - March 2014.
  • Los Angeles City Council: Special Commendation for artwork, “Los Angeles 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.

Solo Exhibitions
  • Apr 2023:  The Thomas Guide Project at Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Jan 2020:  Connie Rohman Solo Exhibition at L34 Group, Los Angeles CA.
  • Feb 2016:  Connie Rohman Solo Exhibition at NELA 53, Los Angeles, CA.
  • May 2014: Connie Rohman Solo Exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
  • October 2008: Connie Rohman Solo Exhibition at Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

Museum Exhibitions
  • June 2023 - Apr 2026: "Art Evolved: Intertwined"  Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT - then travelling to Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Art Museum, La Connor WA; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA; Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel MS.
  • Mar - Oct 2023:  "25 Million Stitches" group exhibition,  San Diego CA.
  • Feb - April 2022: "Excellence In Quilts" at Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg VA.
  • Feb - March 2020: "Cloth That Stretches: Weaving Community Across Time & Space" at Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley CA
  • December 2017:  "Art Quilts"  Juried group exhibition at California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA.
  • December 2015 - April 2016:  "Text Messages" Juried group exhibition at Morris Museum, Morristown NJ.
  • October 2008: Connie Rohman Solo Exhibition at Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
  • April 2006 - August 2006:  "California SAQA Artists" curated group exhibition at California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA.

Public Collections
  • "Change, Not Charity" (Morse Code Series), Offices of Liberty Hill Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
  • "Rope Vessels", Offices of Liberty Hill Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
  • "Circle Abstract", Los Angeles Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. Public fiber art installation by Connie Rohman for new wing of hospital.
  • "3 Weird Sock Creatures" , Los Angeles Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. Public fiber art installation by Connie Rohman for new wing of hospital.​
  • "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.)

Curatorial & Jurying​
  • April 2014: "Word" - Curator for exhibition at Rock Rose Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • April 2012: "Black & White with a Twist - Quilts on the Wall", Co-curator for exhibition at Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica CA.
  • July 2011: "Bridges Exhibit - Quilts on the Wall", Co-curator for exhibition at Long Beach International Quilt Festival.
  • June, 2010: "Lummis Home Art Exhibition".   Curator for annual multi media art exhibition at Lummis Day Festival, Los Angeles, CA.
  • June, 2009: "Casa de Adobe Art Exhibition". Curator for annual multi media art exhibition of local artists at Lummis Day Festival, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Mar 2009- Apr 2009: "SAA Squared". Co-juror for fiber arts exhibition at Ave 50 Studio art gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Dec 2008-Jan 2009: "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.


Selected Group Exhibitions​​
  • Sept 2023:  "Minimalism"  European Patchwork Meeting, Val d'Argent, Alsace, France - then travelling to  Ablimente Vincenza, Italy;  PPM Quilt Show Brno, Czech Republic.
  • June 2023 - Apr 2026: "Art Evolved: Intertwined"  Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT - then travelling to Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Art Museum, La Connor WA; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA; Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel MS.
  • May 2023:  "Printed & Stitched" Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA; then travelling to Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah CA;  San Jose Mueseum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose CA; Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts, Alta Loma CA.
  • Mar 2023:  "Bra Vado"  Women's Twentieth Century Club, Eagle Rock, CA. 
  • Feb 2023:  "Asemic Notations" Idolwild Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Jan 2022:  "What a Gift" Group Exhibition, Ave 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Dec 2021:  "In All Their Glory" Group Exhibition, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA.
  • Oct 2021: " Connections"  Int'l Quilt Festival Houston, Texas -  then travelling to quilt festivals in Salt Lake City Utah,  Long Beach CA & Rochester NY.
  • June & August 2021: "25 Million Stitches" Group exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA.
  • Jan & Feb 2021:  "Here & Now, Now & Then" Group exhibition, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA.
  • Sept 2020:  "In Real Life" Group exhibition, Keystone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • June 2019:  "Tapestry"  Three person exhibition of interactive weaving installation, Ave 50 Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • April & May 2019:  "Forest for the Trees", Group exhibition at Tom Bradley Terminal, Los Angeles Int'l Airport, Los Angeles, CA.
  • June 2018:  "Word of the Day"  Three person exhibition, Ave 50 Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Dec 2017 - May 2018:  "Art Quilts, Not Your Grandmother's Quilt Show!"  CA Heritage Museum, Santa Monica CA & Carnegie Art Center, Turlock CA.
  • August 2017:  "So You Say You Wanna Revolution"  Three person exhibition, Ave 50 Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • October 2013 - April 2016: "Text Messages" Juried group exhibition traveling to Curitiba, Brazil, Houston TX, Chicago IL, Portland OR, St. Charles MO, Fredricksburg, VA, and Morristown NJ.  Review articles in Quilting Arts magazine, and Quilt Trends magazine.
  • March 2016:  "Criers For Hire"  Invitational group exhibition at LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Sept-Dec 2014:  "Threads That Bind - A Cultural Identity", Invitational group exhibition at Platt/Borstein Galleries, American Jewish University.
  • July - August 2014:  "Kaleidoscope" Invitational group exhibition at Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
  • March - April 2014: "Picturing Power" Juried group exhibition sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, Bridge Gallery at LA City Hall, Los Angeles CA.
  • August 2012 - May 2013: "I'm Not Crazy" Juried group exhibition traveled to exhibits in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, and Colorado. Reviewed in Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
  • August 2012 - Feb 2013: "Connecting Threads" Curated group exhibition at LAX (Los Angeles Airport).
  • April 2012: "Shared Views: Local Scenes" Invitational group exhibition at the Fremont Gallery, Pasadena, CA
  • Oct 2009: Juried Exhibition at the International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
  • Apr-May, 2008: "Layers Of Meaning" Juried group exhibition at Loft Gallery, San Pedro CA
  • Oct 2007: Juried Exhibition at International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
  • 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.
  • Oct 2006: “SAQA: The Creative Force”, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. Juried show curated by Paul J. Smith.
  • 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.
  • Oct 2005: “International Quilt Festival”, Houston, Texas. Juried Exhibition, “Aristotle’s Canopy” and “Carpe Diem”.
  • Mar-Apr 04: “Spirit Expressed”, Friends Gallery, AFSC, Pasadena, CA. Group show.
  • Feb 2003: “In Praise of Hands”, Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, CA. Group show of five women artists.
  • April 1999: Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Juried Exhibition, “Monterey Pine”, Innovative Wall Quilts.

Publications​
  • "Excellence in Quits" , juried exhibition published in Fall Winter 2022 issue of Fiber Arts Now magazine.
  • Featured in “Fabric Art Gallery”, Leisure Arts Publishing, 2005.
  • Work featured in “Beginner’s Guide to Art Quilts”, Leisure Arts Publishing, 2006.

Selected Private Commissions
  • “Monterey Pine”, Beverly and Fred Fanganello, Denver, Colorado.
  • “Purcell Mountains”, Patrick Burke, New York.
  • “Seize the Day”, Cynthia Hedrich, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • "Gwen's Piece", Law Offices of Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Glendale, CA.

Related Work Experience:
  • Teacher,  textile arts workshops at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock. (2018 to present).
  • Co-founder of the Fiber Arts Institute at Avenue 50 Gallery, Los Angeles CA. (Jan 2015 to present).​
  • Extensive experience teaching art quilt classes and workshops. (Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, and other Los Angeles area art galleries and quilt shops, 1999 to present).
  • Worked in museum textiles. (Autry Museum, Los Angeles CA, 1998)
  • Costume Mistress for the “Snow Queen Ballet”, a production of the California Theatrical Youth Ballet (2001 - 2005).

Professional Affiliations
  • Create LA (past member, Board of Directors)
  • Studio Art Quilt Associates (past Co-Representative for Southern California Region)
  • Surface Art Association (past SAQA Liason Chairperson, Board of Directors)
  • Mt. Washington Association (past Art & Culture Chairperson, Board of Directors)
  • Arroyo Arts Collective
  • Surface Design Association
  • International Quilt Association
  • ​Textile Society of America



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