About Joanne Raab


Bio:

Born and raised on the East coast Joanne Raab, has been involved with creative self-expression all her life.This passion has led to the use of a wide variety of media over the years. At this time she works in mixed media textile art and digital collage. This constant evolution keeps the process exciting and fresh. She lives in the Midwest with a very understanding man, a retired racing greyhound and “THE” bald cat.

Selected Exhibits:
Creative Quilting, The Journal Quilt Project Book Exhibit
IQ Festival Houston, TX Nov. 1-4, 2007
IQ Festival Chicago, IL April 11-13, 2008
IQ Festival Long Beach, CA July 25-27,2008
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, California; October 2006
Judges Choice Award
Art Quilts at the Creamery - Gilded, The Creamery Art Center, Springfield, MO 2007
Fine Focus 06 , Traveling Exhibit
Yeiser Art Center; Cornell Museum; Coos Art Museum 2006-2008
International Quilt Festival; Chicago 2005 Juried Show
Finalist: Celebrate Spring!
Finalist: Small Wonders
International Quilt Festival; Houston 2005
Invitational exhibits Celebrate Spring and Small Wonders
A Page From My Book: Journal Quilt Project 2002
IQ Festival Houston and Chicago
A Page From My Book: Journal Quilt Project 2003
IQ Festival Houston and Chicago
America From the Heart: Traveling Exhibit
The Art Gallery at Indiana University 2003
Greater Niagara Quilting & Embroidery Showcase 2003
New Jersey Quilt Convention 2003
Southern Illinois Art Gallery 2003
Embellishment, Portland, Oregon 2002
NY Quilts! 2002
Minnesota Quilters Conference 2002
Page-Walker Arts and History Center: 2002
Quilt Expo: Barcelona, Spain 2002
International Quilt Festival: Houston, 2001
Publications:
Creative Quilting-The Journal Quilt Project book, Karey Bresenhan, ED 2006
America from the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2001 book, C&T Publishing 2002
Quilting Arts Magazine Summer 2006 issue
Organizations:
St. Louis Artists Guild
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Surface Design Association