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The Promega Art Showcase "Beyond Boundaries" will feature the
fiber art of Madison artists Deb Menz, Karen Saunders, Mary Jo Scandin
and Joan Zieger. The show contains over 90 pieces of fiber art with
extravagant ranges in size, color, medium and content. The unexpected
can be expected when viewing fiber artwork as diverse as a dress
of photographs, a beaded aquarium, an unattached quilt and life-size
women in oil cloth.
A limited time showing of hand painted violins will also be on
display from March 13 through March 30. The painted violins are
part of a fund raising auction for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony
Orchestra ART OF NOTE Project. For information on the artists, pictures
of the violins or the ART OF NOTE project visit www.artofnote.org.
The show opens Tuesday March 13, 2007 and continues through May
31, 2007 at the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Madison.
An art opening reception will be held on Tuesday March 13
from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm and is open to the public.
Deb Menz, known as an authority on the use of color and dyes,
is the author of "Color Works" and "Color in Spinning" and is a
nationally known teacher and lecturer. Exploring color and texture,
she uses her own hand made papers, hand dyed handspun yarns and
includes various embellishing techniques such as embroidery with
threads and beads to complete her small format pieces. Deb's fiber
art is shown locally and at the Longmont Art Museum in Colorado.
Karen Saunders explores abstraction, attachment and a new freedom
with borders and quilt edges in a complex and earthy range of color
in hand-dyed fabrics. Her work is about pattern and color with no
rigid design plan. She is a former gallery owner whom marketed over
120 artist's work.
Mary Jo Scandin introduces traditional batik and surface design
techniques, as well as a contemporary use of fibers into her layered
paintings, fabric books and three dimensional pieces. Her silk paintings
have been used to illustrate three children’s books and are available
on posters and note cards. Her collection is throughout the United
States and Europe.
Joan Zieger explores intense color and minimal line in her bold,
exuberant art quilts and series of life-size women entitled "Ladies
of a Certain Mileage™". Her collections have been exhibited regionally
and throughout the United States.
Promega Corporation has sponsored the artist's showcase since
1996 as part of the company's commitment to creativity and innovation
in the arts, cultures and sciences. The Biopharmaceutical Technology
Center, located on 5445 East Cheryl Parkway two miles south of Highway
12/18 (Beltline) off Fish Hatchery Road, was developed, in part,
to provide Promega employees and community members a place to pursue
these goals.
 The exhibit is open Monday–Friday 8 am – 4 pm from March 13,
2007 through May 31, 2007. Daniel Swadener, in conjunction with
Promega, is the producer of the art exhibit. For more information
he can be contacted through e-mail at swadener@excite.com or visit
his web site at www.danielswadener.com.
About Promega
Promega Corporation is a leader in providing innovative solutions
and technical support to the life sciences industry. The company's
1,450 products enable scientists worldwide to advance their knowledge
in genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis, molecular diagnostics
and human identification. Founded in 1978, the company is headquartered
in Madison, WI, USA with branches in twelve countries and 54 global
distributors. Annual sales exceed $190 million.
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