Ann Harwell

Ann Harwell re-creates the natural world in extremely detailed tapestries, which combine geometric, abstract patterns with representational images. Composed of hundreds of tiny pieces of jewel-colored and patterned fabrics, her work is inspired by astronomy, astral phenomena, people, landscapes, gardens and arboretums. She transforms nature and galaxies into Cubist compositions of prismatic and fractured planes, enlivening the surfaces of her art with a mesmerizing sense of motion.

“My work communicates ideas, expresses feelings and tells stories. I especially want to unite and enhance diverse fabric designs and colors with intricate, precision piecing and exorbitant quilting and all the while weaving a subtle sermon on the things that delight and confound me.” – Ann Harwell 

Harwell works out of her home studio outside of Raleigh, NC.

She has won numerous national and international awards including a North Carolina Visual Artist Fellowship;  winning the NICHE Award twice; a Gold Award from Quilt Nihon, Tokyo, Japan; 1st place awards at the National Juried Show, Knoxville, TN and Handcrafted, Rocky Mount, NC; and a Solo Show award at ArtFields, Lake City, SC. Her work has been displayed in England, France, Germany, China, Japan, Taiwan, several US Embassies and all over the US.  Astronomy Magazine, National Geographic, Genetics in Medicine, Southern Living and Our State are a few of the publications that have pictured her work.