Polly Jacobs Giacchina
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b. 1952, Redwood City, California
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Defining the Bamboo Aesthetic, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland Oregon
2005 Bamboo, solo exhibition, La Jolla Fiber Arts, La Jolla, CA
Bamboo: The Elegant Grass, Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
A Tribute to Fiber, Apex Gallery, Washington, DC
Uncommon Threads, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA
2004 Contemporary Fibers, Wignall Museum, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Low Altitude/High Attitude, HGA Convergence, University of Colorado Art Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
Beyond Warp and Weft/Contemporary Fibers,William D. Cannon Gallery
Carlsbad, CA
Contemporary Fibers, Wignall Museum Gallery, Chaffee College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Baskets Gourds and Imagination, The Next Door Gallery, San Diego, CA
2003-04, 06 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Baskets Now, National Basketry Organization, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
L.A. Artists/L.A. Collectors, Los Angeles International Airport Terminal, Los Angeles, CA
1997-04 Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2001 In a Word, Featured Artist, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Outside the Box, Boehem Gallery, Palomar College, San Diego, CA
2000 California Contemporary Craft, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Atmosphere: International Fiber, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
1998 Current Clay and Fiber, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Connections, Athenaeum Art and Music Library, La Jolla, CA
1997 Boundaries, Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, CA
1996 Time Keepers, Convergence ‘96, Portland, OR
1995 Paper/Fiber XVIII, Iowa City Arts Center, Iowa City, IA
Fiber Celebrated '95, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
California Fibers 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Downey Museum, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Woven, Plaited, Twined, Coiled, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC
1992 Fiber Meets Fiber, Castle Park Art Centre, Frodsham, England
Mansfield Gallery, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
1991 Basketry from All Directions, Arrowmont School of Arts and of Art, Philadelphia, PA
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My current work has continued to weave natural materials but to achieve a quieter, calmer environment and feeling. I have looked inward to find the emotions and thoughts that inspire me. The woven natural date palm allows for the interpretation of nature inspired forms. Texture and color are added to stretch and go beyond simple surfaces. Life continues to challenge and shape the disciplines of my work. The sanctuary and refuge of my studio give permission to create and persist.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Defining the Bamboo Aesthetic, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland Oregon
2005 Bamboo, solo exhibition, La Jolla Fiber Arts, La Jolla, CA
Bamboo: The Elegant Grass, Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
A Tribute to Fiber, Apex Gallery, Washington, DC
Uncommon Threads, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA
2004 Contemporary Fibers, Wignall Museum, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Low Altitude/High Attitude, HGA Convergence, University of Colorado Art Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
Beyond Warp and Weft/Contemporary Fibers,William D. Cannon Gallery
Carlsbad, CA
Contemporary Fibers, Wignall Museum Gallery, Chaffee College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Baskets Gourds and Imagination, The Next Door Gallery, San Diego, CA
2003-04, 06 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Baskets Now, National Basketry Organization, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
L.A. Artists/L.A. Collectors, Los Angeles International Airport Terminal, Los Angeles, CA
1997-04 Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2001 In a Word, Featured Artist, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Outside the Box, Boehem Gallery, Palomar College, San Diego, CA
2000 California Contemporary Craft, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Atmosphere: International Fiber, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
1998 Current Clay and Fiber, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Connections, Athenaeum Art and Music Library, La Jolla, CA
1997 Boundaries, Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, CA
1996 Time Keepers, Convergence ‘96, Portland, OR
1995 Paper/Fiber XVIII, Iowa City Arts Center, Iowa City, IA
Fiber Celebrated '95, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
California Fibers 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Downey Museum, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Woven, Plaited, Twined, Coiled, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC
1992 Fiber Meets Fiber, Castle Park Art Centre, Frodsham, England
Mansfield Gallery, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
1991 Basketry from All Directions, Arrowmont School of Arts and of Art, Philadelphia, PA
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My current work has continued to weave natural materials but to achieve a quieter, calmer environment and feeling. I have looked inward to find the emotions and thoughts that inspire me. The woven natural date palm allows for the interpretation of nature inspired forms. Texture and color are added to stretch and go beyond simple surfaces. Life continues to challenge and shape the disciplines of my work. The sanctuary and refuge of my studio give permission to create and persist.