Exhibitions

Layers and Narratives, Textile Collection Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
2026

Layers and Narratives, German Textile Museum, Krefeld, Germany
2025

Layers and Narratives, Het Gasthuis, Aarschot, Belgium
2025

Layers and Narratives, Museum de Kantafabriek, Horst, the Netherlands
2025

Material Evidence, MAC, Birmingham, UK
2024

Material Evidence, The Hub, Sleaford, UK
2023

Traces, High Five Gallery, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands
2022

Material Evidence, Fuga Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2020

Dialogues, Kirkcudbright Galleries, Scotland
2019

Dialogues, Guildford House Museum, UK
2017

A Slice of QA Sitges Spain
2011

International Expressions, Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia, US
2011

Current exhibition

Layers and Narratives

An exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of QuiltArt, opening in 2025.

  • Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9 QH, GB,
    27.11.2027 - 27.2.2028
  • De BROODFABRIEK, Rijswijk, NL " QuiltArt in Rijswijk "
    11.02.2027 - 13.02. 2027
  • William Allen Gallery, Ushaw House, Woodlands Road, Ushaw Moor, Nr Durham
    17.4 - 20.6.2027
  • Naturpark Öewersauer. Cloth Factory, Esch-sur-Sûre. Luxembourg.
    21.11.2026 - 07.03.2027
  • FUGA Gallery, Petofi Sandor u. 5., Budapest 1052, H,
    4.9. - 4.10.2026
  • Textile Collection Max Berk, Brahmsstraße 8, 69118 Heidelberg- Ziegelhausen,
    G, 1.2. - 26.7.2026
  • German Textile Museum Krefeld, Andreasmarkt 8, 47809 Krefeld, G
    7.9. - 28.12. 2025
  • Het Gasthuis, Elisabethlaan 103, 3200 Aarschot, B
    4.5. - 25.5. 2025
  • Museum de Kantfabriek, Americaanseweg 8, 5961 GP Horst (LB), NL,
    19.1. - 27.4. 2025

Exhibition timeline since QuiltArt was founded in 1985

QuiltArt was established in Edinburgh, UK, in 1985 and has regularly exhibited internationally as a group since. 

2025 - 2028

Layers and Narratives

2023 - 2024

Following the Thread

Naturpark Öewersauer, Tuchfabrik (Cloth Factory), Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg

De Schierstins, Veenvouden, the Netherlands

Guildford House, Guildford UK

2019 – 2024

Material Evidence

Menier Gallery, London, UK

Fuga Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

Museum de Kantafabriek, Horst, the Netherlands

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

Handwerksmuseum, Deggendorf, Germany

The Hub, Sleaford, UK

MAC, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK

2019 – 2022

Traces

Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK

Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK

Vanermuseet, Lidköping, Sweden

De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands

High Five Gallery, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands

2021

QuiltArt Re-Group

Kapellerput, Heeze, the Netherlands

2015 – 2019

Dialogues

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

The Quilt Museum, York, UK

Museum Dr 8888, Drachten, the Netherlands

Nordwolle Museum, Delmenhorst, Germany

Carrefour Europeen de Patchwork, Alsace, France

International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Guildford House, Guildford UK

Kirkcudbright Galleries, Scotland, UK

2015 – 2017

Small Talk

Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK

Silk Museum, Macclesfield, UK

De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands

Textile Art Berlin, Germany

De Kunstpraktijk, Veldhoven, the Netherlands

2013

QuiltArt in Russia – In Search of Perfection

Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow, Russia

2012 2013

Voices

Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, UK

Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, Germany

Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester, UK

The Brindley, Cheshire UK

Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK

2010 – 2012

QuiltArt @ 25

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK

Michael West Gallery, Isle of Wight, UK

The Quilt Museum, York, UK

Rhyl Library Arts Centre, Wales, UK

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland

2010 – 2012

A Slice of QuiltArt

Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK

Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, Germany

Festival Internacional de Patchwork, Sitges, Spain

Prague Patchwork Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic

The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Ireland

Budapest Textile Museum, Budapest, Hungary

Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands

De Kunstpraktijk, Veldhoven, the Netherlands

De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands

2010 – 2013

International Expressions (QuiltArt 20 touring the USA)

Minnestrista Cultural Center, Indiana

Pensacola Museum of Art, Florida

Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia

Oregon Historical Society, Oregon

James A Michener Art Museum, Pennsylvania

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Michigan

Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, New Jersey

Sioux City Arts Center, Iowa

2007 – 2009

QuiltArt 22 – Under Construction

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Wales, UK

Art Centre, Silkeborg Bad, Denmark

Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK

MIAT Museum, Gent, Belgium

Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands

Cifra Palota Museum and Pinacotek, Kecskemet, Hungary

2006

QuiltArt 21 – Vertically Challenged

A one-off exhibition, Durham, UK

2005 – 2008

QuiltArt 20

Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK

Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK

Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire, UK

Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands

Budapest Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

Nordwestdeutsches Museum für Industrie-Kultur, Delmenhorst, Germany

National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

Musée Textile de Haute-Alsace, France

International Quilt Week, Yokohama, Japan

Burlington Museum, Ontario, Canada

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

2005

QA Artists Exhibition

Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK

2003 – 2005

Re-Intepretations

Braintree District Museum, Essex, UK

Quilt und Art, Mülheim am Main, Germany

Dorset County Museum, UK

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK

2002

Limited Edition

A one-off exhibition in which the artists incorporated fabric created by Dutch textile designer Els van Baarle

Knitting & Stitching Show, London, Harrogate and Dublin

2000 – 2002

Moving On

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK

Braintree District Museum, Essex, UK

Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Myles Meeham Gallery, Darlington, UK

Dudley Museum, Dudley, UK

Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK

Silk Museum, Macclesfield, UK

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK

Simmonscourt, Dublin Museum, Ireland

1998 - 2000

Poetic License

Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, UK

The Washington Gallery, Penarth, UK

The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, UK

The Art Gallery, Weston-super-Mare, UK

Knitting and Stitching Show, London, UK

Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, UK

Textilforum, Herning, Denmark

Durham Art Gallery, UK

Cotswold Countryside Collection, Northleach, UK

Braintree District Museum, UK

1996 – 1998

New Work

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK

Musée Textile, Ventron, France

Holburne Museum, Bath, UK

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Northern Ireland

Musée Municipal, Nogent-le-Rotrou, France

Munkeruphus, Monkerup, Denmark

Kultur Altes Rathaus, Potsdam, Germany

Galerie in Ermelerspeicher, Schwedt/Oder, Germany

1995

Quilt Art, Ten Years On

Museum of Oxford, UK

Anniversary exhibition

Seminar:  The group and the individual, Thoughts on Quiltmaking

1994 – 1996

24/60 All Square

Hemswell Crafts Centre, Hemswell, UK

Pearoom Craft Centre, Heckington, UK

Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, UK

Morley Gallery, London, UK

Art for All, Derby City Hospital, Derby, UK

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Wales, UK

Mitre Art Gallery, UK

Galerie Smend,  Cologne, Germany

Poole Museum, Poole, UK

Woodspring Museum, Weston-super-Mare, UK

1993

Seminar:  Quilt Languages

Goldsmiths College of Art, University of London, UK

1992

Quilt Art

Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany

1992

Seminar:  Whither the Art Quilt?

Craftworkers Guild, London, UK

1990

Touring Exhibition

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK

Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, UK

Keighley Gallery, UK

Brighton Gardner Centre, UK

Inverness Gallery, Scotland, UK

Crafts Council Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

1989

Touring Exhibition

Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld, Germany

1988

Touring Exhibition

Nottingham Castle Museum, UK

Barbican Concourse, London, UK

Cirencester Arts Centre, UK

Durham Gallery, UK

Norwich Museum, UK

1985

QuiltArt founded