Gloria Kirk-Hanna, Hopkins MI
Gloria Kirk-Hanna grew up along the Oregon Coast a life rich with colors and nature. The fiber artist's family is abundant with painters, sculptors, and writers. Gloria began her own artistic journey at the age of 5 (painting with her grandmother) and continued into college exploring drawing, pottery, art history, and quilting. Quilting was the pathway into the growing Fiber Art world. She is currently working with hand cut batik fibers on a new self taught exploration of manipulating fabric and fibers that pushes weaving and quilting to their limits.
She has spent time in Alaska, New Jersey, and now resides in West Michigan expanding her art, and raising her growing family.
Professional Experiences include:
- Spring into the Arts, Battle Creek MI , May 13th 2011
- Great Lakes Art Fair, Novi MI, April 15-17th: Honorable mention for booth
- Art Prize 2010 at DeVos Place, Grand Rapids MI
- Cancer Survivors exhibition Battle Creek MI, Fall 2010 -current
- Artist show and Celtic Concert with Alasdair Raiser and Natalie HaasNovember 6th: Allegan MI Presented by Baker Allegan Studios. at the Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard Street. VIP Reception at Baker Allegan Studios to follow. For more information visit: http://www.bakeralleganstudios.com/Concert_Tickets.php
- Friday Nov. 12th and Saturday the 13th 2010, Beneath the Tree Grand Rapids MI
- MSU Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, Lansing MI Booth number 193. Hours are Saturday December 4th from 9 am to 6pm and Sunday December 5thfrom 10 am to 5 pm.
Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapdis MI August 11th
Trunk show at Art Center of Battle Creek July 31st 2010
Founders day Festival June 19th 2010
Paw Paw Art walk May 14th 2010
Art in the Garden April 17th 2010
Juried artist Market for the Allegan Arts Council
Plainwell Art Hop February 18th 2010 Put on by City of Plainwell: UICA
21st annual Holiday Artists’ Market Juried show at the UICA December
4th and 5th
Aunt Dofe’s Hall of Recent Memory, WIllow Creek MT, July 2009:One person showWork included in international collection 2009
Featured in several etsy treasury 09-10
Commissioned, functional and decorative fiber art 1997- present
Contemporary Quilting Instructor 1998-present
One and half years of life drawing
One year of art history classes
Ceramics
