Catherine Kleeman is a fiber artist whose work blends precision craftsmanship with elements of chance in her pieces. Her stunning fiber works are described as dialoguing between fiber art and abstract painting. Kleeman is fascinated with color, composition, and the possibilities of thread and fabric in her process. While technically quilts, her pieces are uniquely her own take on the form that are rich in the traditions of both quilting and abstract painting.

1. Fiber Art Catherine Kleeman www.cathyquilts.com

2. Catherine Kleeman’s stunning fiber pieces are the results of an interweaving of precision craftsmanship and the play of chance, as well as a dialogue between fiber art and abstract painting. Jason Fagan, 22 nd Annual Critics’ Residency, Maryland Art Place

3. Symphony in Red 47” L x 44”W

4. Deep Purple 57” L x 49” W

5. Downtown 51” L x 44” W

6. Downtown (detail)

7. Moss Gold 45” L x 58” W

8. Moss Gold (detail)

9. Red Rover 44” L x 58” W

10. First Frost 60” L x 34” W

11. Yellow Brick Road 53” L x 50”W

12. Spring Green 54” L x 50” W

13. Sun Dance 50” x 50”

14. Urban Greenspace 52” L x 54”W

15. Urban Greenspace (detail)

16. Blue Moon 44.5” L x 34.5” W

17. Winter Song 40” L x 45” W

18. Winter Song (detail)

19. Kleeman is fascinated by color and composition, by the possibilities of thread and fabric, by the process itself. Her work does fit the technical definition of a quilt – two pieces of fabric enclosing a layer of batting – but the results are uniquely her own. The result is something that is beautifully rich in two traditions: that of the quilter, transformed and transfigured, and that of the abstract painter. Darcelle Bleau, 22 nd Annual Critics’ Residency, Maryland Art Place