artist bio
Sarah is a fourth-generation quilter who began by learning the traditional forms of quilting but was influenced in the expansion of the Modern Quilting Movement which began in the early 2000s.
Her work has been in explorations of traditional quilting forms in a modern format, and also in the style of improvisational piecing. She is the winner of the Quilting Excellence Award at QuiltCon 2019.
She is a past president of the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild, and a current member of the Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, both from Wayne State University in Detroit.
Contact: sj.lauzon@gmail.com
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exhibition history
2023 – Quilts Inc., “International Quilt Festival – In the American Tradition”, Houston, TX
2023 – Mancuso Show Management, “Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival”, Hampton, VA
2021 – The National Quilt Museum, “Modern Quilt Guild Retrospective”, Paducah, KY
2019 – Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, “Water”, Cedarburg, WI
2019 – The Modern Quilt Guild, “Quiltcon 2019”, Nashville, TN
2018 – The Modern Quilt Guild, “Quiltcon 2018”, Pasadena, CA
awards
Quilting Excellence. The Modern Quilt Guild. 2019
“Textile Talk: Reflecting on Modern, presented by Modern Quilt Guild”, The Modern Quilt Guild. July 7, 2020.
“Sansevieria”, Modern by the Yard #14, June 2020
“Disappearing Plaid”, Modern by the Yard #12, January 2020
“‘Water’ at Wisconsin Museum of Fiber Arts“, Surface Design Association, November 1, 2019
“Behind the Scenes: Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts”, National Tour Association Courier. July 24, 2019.
“Local artists’ work to be exhibited at International Modern Quilt Show”, Orlando Weekly. February 21, 2018.