Virtual Basketry Exhibits. Online presentations of traditional and contemporary basket weaving exhibitions held in museums, studios and galleries from around the world.

A Basketmaker In Rural Japan
(Coverage once online, but now only available in the book of the same title) On-line Exhibition featuring the content of an exhibit organized by Smithsonian Institution. Features the work of Basketmaker Hiroshima Kazuo. Includes images of traps for river crabs, creels, baskets for holding live eels, storage baskets, colanders, seven-band backpack baskets, as well as scenic views of rural Japan.

All Things Considered II
A juried exhibition of traditional and innovative baskets - August 20-25, 2002, Ghost Ranch Gallery - September 2002, Abiquiu Inn Gallery - National Basket Organization - Biennial Conference - Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Arkansas Art Center Contemporary Crafts Collection
Dorothy Gill Barnes, Jerry Bleem, Joanne Segal Brandford, Carol Eckert, Lillian Elliott, John G. Garrett, Pat Hickman, Kiyomi Iwata, Gyongy Laky, Patti Lechman, Kari Lonning, Dona Look, Susan Lyman, John McQueen, Judy Mulford, Leon Niehues, Ed Rossbach, Jane Sauer, Dawn Walden, Mary Jo Dalrymple, Jean M. Amy, Rachel Appleton, Terri Bruhin, Thad Flenniken, Elsie Bates Freund, Miriam McKinnie Hoffmeier, Ritzi Jacobi, Eleanor Lux, Susan Pfeifer, Victoria Z. Rivers, Louise Robbins, Elizabeth C. Smathers, Jean Stamsta, Clare Verstegen, Sydney S. Wilson, Margaret B. Windeknecht, Sylvia Seventy, Karyl Sisson, Gary Trentham, Karen McCool Turnidge, Katherine Westphal, Jeanette Marie Ahlgren, David Bacharach, Michael Bailot, Diane Banks, Sophia Lambros Bauerle, Louis Bauerle, Nancy Moore Bess, Linda Bills, David Blaisus, Pat Brown, Ken Carlson, Michael Davis, Pat "Old Face" Edmonds, Arline Fisch, Douglas Fuchs, Kiyomi Iwata, Mary Giles, Lissa Hunter, Susan Long, Gammy Miller, Zoe Morrow, Neil Prince, Mary Merkel-Hess, Ed Rossbach, Kay Sekamachi and Suzy Wahl are among the fiberartist basketmakers included in the permanent collection of this Little Rock, Arkansas museum.

Bamboo Masterworks
The Asia Society online presentation of bamboo basketry featuring the Lloyd Cotsen collection of Japanese baskets.

Beyond the Basket
This exhibit hosted by del Mano Gallery in 2007 showcased the work of established and emerging fiber artists and basketmakers including Dona Anderson, Jan Buckman, Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Stephen Johnson, Gerri Johnson-McMillin, Aaron Kramer, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Marilyn Moore, Debora Muhl, Dennis Nahabetian, David Peters, Jill Powers, Michael F. Rohde, JoAnne Russo, Elizabeth Whyte Schulze, Jack Slentz, Polly Adams Sutton and Ema Tanigaki.

California Indian Basketry
Weaving a Culture: Exploring California Indian Baskets is a presentation by the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center detailing the makers, functions, techniques, materials, cultural significance and designs of California Indian basketry.

Connectivity: 2005 Basketry Invitational
Online presentation of a contemporary basketry exhibit hosted by Cervini Haas Gallery in December of 2005. Includes the work of Jeannette Ahlgren, Michael Bailot, Lanny Bergner, Nancy Moore Bess, Charissa Brock, Jill Nordfors Clark, Carol Eckert, Noboru Fujinuma, John Garrett, Mary Giles, Stephen Johnson, Susan Kavicky, Shoko Kawano, Kay Khan, Nancy Koenigsberg, Marilyn Moore, Kenichi Nagakura, Leon Niehues, Lindsay Ketterer Rais, JoAnne Russo and Jiro Yonezawa. Includes thumbnails of the works in the exhibit.

Connected: 2007 Annual Exhibition of Fiber and Basketry Techniques
February 2007. Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia in Scottsdale, Arizona held its annual exhibition of Fiber and Basketry. Works by the following artists are included: Jeannette Ahlgren, Lanny Bergner, Nancy Moore Bess, Charissa Brock, Mary Chuduk, Jill Nordfors Clark, Carol Eckert, Kiyomi Iwata, Brian Jewett, Stephen Johnson, Nancy Koenigsberg, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Gyongy Laky, Mary Merkel-Hess, JoAnne Russo, John Skau, Ema Tanigaki and Jiro Yonezawa.

Contemporary Baskets National Invitational
Online exhibit of a large number of contemporary baskets from an exhibit by the American Art Company of Tacoma, WA. The third rendition of this annual exhibit from 2005 features: Jackie Abrams, Sharon Meyer Postance, David Nittmann, Carla Filipelli, June Kerseg Hinson, Herman Guetersloh, Helen Frost Way, Danielle Bodine, Suzy Wahl, Sally Metcalf, Leandra Spangler, Doris Messick, Danielle Bodine, Joan Brink, Dona Anderson, C. A. Michel, Jill Nordfors Clark, Donna Kaplan, John Skau, Nancy Moore Bess, Judy Mulford, Sally Prangley, Susan kavicky, Clay Burnette, C. A. Michel, Neil and Francina Prince, Rob Dobson, Patti Lechman, Sharon Meyer Postance, Gerri Johnson McMillin and Gerri Johnson McMillin.

Embellished and Beguiled
Contemporary fiber art basketmakers Jerry Bleem, Judy Mulford and Michael Bailot participated in this online exhibit at FiberScene.

Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry
Exhibition of the world-renowned Native basketry collection of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA. The display includes several hundred baskets, most made by Northwest Coast artists.

Fiber Biennial 2004
An online presentation of the exhibition held at the Snyderman-Works Galleries in Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Bruce Hoffman. Artists represented include Kate Anderson, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Nancy Moore Bess, Pat Hickman, Kiyomi Iwata, Ferne Jacobs, Mary Merkel-Hess, Norma Minkowitz, Lindsay K. Rais, Hisako Sekijima, and Karyl Sisson among others.

First American Art
An online archive of the extraordinary collection of Charles and Valerie Diker on display at the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City April 24, 2003 to May 28, 2006. Includes stunning examples of basketry from makers both well known and unidentified.

Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection
December 10, 2005 - April 1, 2006. ASU Art Museum - Nelson Fine Arts Center. Sara and David Lieberman, with their impeccable eye and passion for contemporary craft, have assembled one of the best collections of contemporary baskets in the country. Artists in the exhibition include: Jeanette Ahlgren, Kate Anderson, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Dail Behennah, Lanny Bergner, Nancy Moore Bess, Mary Black, Jerry Bleem, Joanne Segal Brandford, Charissa Brock, Jane Chavez, Jill Nordfors Clark, Susan Colquitt, Carol Eckert, Lillian Elliott, Noboru Fujinuma, John Garrett, John Garrett, Mary Giles, Katherine Glover, Shokosai Hayakawa, Marion Hildebrandt, Elsie Holiday, Hideaki Honma, Kazuaki Honma, Jan Hopkins, Lissa Hunter, Kiyoma Iwata, Ferne Jacobs, Kay Khan, Nancy Koenigsberg, Gyongy Laky, John McQueen, Norma Minkowitz, Kenichi Nagakura, Leon Niehues, Pearl Nuvangyaoma, Lindsay K. Rais (now Lindsay Ketterer Gates), Fran Reed, Ed Rossbach, JoAnne Russo, Jane Sauer, Hisako Sekijima, Kay Sekimachi, Kay Sekimachi, Naoko Serino, Debbie Shriver, Carol Stein, Hideho Tanaka, Tsuruko Tanikawa, Maseo Ueno, Mika Watanabe, Katherine Westphal, Judy K. Wilson and Jiro Yonezawa. The exhibition is available for tour and an exhibit catalogue is available.

Material Content: Basketry Sculpture in the 21st Century
March 18-May 15, 2005. Online version of the basketry exhibit featuring the work of Polly Adams Sutton, Diane Banks, Lanny Bergner, Ed Bing Lee, Charissa Brock, Carol Eckert, Mary Giles, Jan Hopkins, Lissa Hunter, Stephen Johnson, Gerri Johnson-McMillen, Susan Kavicky, Kay Khan, Lindsay K. Rais (now Lindsay Ketterer Gates), Karen Searle, Jo Stealey and Carol Stein, curated by Kate Anderson and held at Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO.

Native American Basketry
Online gallery of Native American Baskets from the University of Michigan Anthropology Museum.

Natural Elements
November 15, 2003 - February 15, 2004. Irish artist, Patricia McKenna, Ruth Tabacay, Patrick Dougherty, Marcia Wolfson Ray, Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, Dorothy Gill Barnes and Steve Tobin are included in this online exhibit by FiberScene.

Southern California Basketry
Online presentation of the collection of Southern California baskets in the Jessie Peters Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

FiberScene Gallery Archive
FiberScene is an artist resource and fine art gallery. They  specialize in San Francisco Bay Area Fiber Art. This page provides links to their archive of online fiber exhibits.

Fiber Show 2002
SURVEY FIBER 2002 - an online presentation of the exhibition held at the Snyderman-Works Galleries in Philadelphia, PA.

Redefining the container: To hold within
November 4th – 26th, 2006. Waterworks Gallery in Friday Harbor, WA presents a contemporary container/vessel show featuring works from artists of the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia.

Remember Your Relations: The Elsie Allen Baskets, Family, and Friends
Archived coverage of the exhibition of Pomo Indian "baskets and biography," that was on view May 18 to August 18, 1998 at the Oakland Museum of California.

The Metal Show 2002
November 15, 2002 through January 15, 2003. This metal as fiber art exhibit online at FiberScene featured the work of Nancy Koenigsberg and Lindsay K. Rais (now known as Lindsay Ketterer Gates).

THEN/AGAIN
January 1 through March 1, 2000. This fiber art exhibit online at FiberScene featured the work of John Garrett and Rob Dobson.

Tree and Tradition
Online exhibition of Brown Ash and Native American basketmaking hosted by the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine.

Vessel 98
Laurie Dill-Kocher takes you on a virtual tour of this exhibit held at the Davidson Gallery featuring the work of Dorothy Gill Barnes, Christopher Ellison, Patricia Ann Lechman, Norma Minkowitz, Zoe Morrow and Karen Turnidge.

Vessels, Boxes and Baskets
This exhibit, organized by Function + Art in 2003 featured basket artists Susan kavicky, Kari Lonning, Doris Messick and Linda Fifield.

Masters of Bamboo Basketry
Bios and work samples of ten modern masters of Japanese Contemporary Basketry, presented by Textile Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Weaving Culture: Baskets from the Museum of Northern Arizona Collections
Archived coverage of a Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) exhibit held in 2000.

Woebegone Weavers Basketry Guild 2003 
Exhibit at The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington, KY. Judy Dominic curated this exhibit which included Jackie Abrams, Linda Boyle-Gibson, Anita Brown, LuReign Brown, Donna Carlson, Patti Hawkins, Mary Hettmansperger, Flo Hoppe, Eileen LaPorte, Ann Lux, Doris Messick, Joan Moore, Marilyn Moore, Judith Olney, Cass Schorsch, Dianne Stanton, Polly Adams Sutton and Sandy Whalen.

Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection
December 10, 2005 – April 1, 2006. Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona. Artists in the exhibition include: Jeanette Ahlgren, Kate Anderson, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Dail Behennah, Lanny Bergner, Nancy Moore Bess, Mary Black, Jerry Bleem, Joanne Segal Brandford, Charissa Brock, Jane Chavez, Jill Nordfors Clark, Susan Colquitt, Carol Eckert, Lillian Elliott, Noboru Fujinuma, John Garrett, Mary Giles, Katherine Glover, Shokosai Hayakawa, Marion Hildebrandt, Elsie Holiday, Hideaki Honma, Kazuaki Honma, Jan Hopkins, Lissa Hunter, Kiyoma Iwata, Ferne Jacobs, Kay Khan, Nancy Koenigsberg, Gyongy Laky, John McQueen, Norma Minkowitz, Kenichi Nagakura, Leon Niehues, Pearl Nuvangyaoma, Lindsay K. Rais (now Lindsay Ketterer Gates), Fran Reed, Ed Rossbach, JoAnne Russo, Jane Sauer, Hisako Sekijima, Kay Sekimachi, Naoko Serino, Debbie Shriver, Carol Stein, Hideho Tanaka, Tsuruko Tanikawa, Maseo Ueno, Mika Watanabe, Katherine Westphal, Judy K. Wilson and Jiro Yonezawa. Reception for Museum members and invited guests December 9, 6-8pm.

Baskets Now: USA
FIBERARTS magazine's review of this exhibit held at the Arkansas Arts Center.

Survey Fiber Show 2002
APRIL 4 - May 30, 2002. - an online presentation of the exhibition held at the Snyderman-Works Galleries in Philadelphia, PA.

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