Lisa Binkley holds a B.S. in Textiles & Design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Formerly a public policy analyst, she began creating art quilts in 2000 and exhibits her award-winning work nationwide. Curators from Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the Smithsonian Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, and the Bellevue Arts Museum have selected her work for inclusion in major exhibitions, and her artwork has been featured on television and in publications such as the Fiberarts Design Book and Quilting Arts magazine. Lisa’s art is represented in private and corporate collections. She lives in Waunakee, Wisconsin with her husband and their two children.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (including scheduled upcoming exhibitions)
• American Quilters Society Exhibition: Paducah, KY (’02, ’03); Nashville, TN (’02); Des Moines, IA (’08)
• Common Threads: Contemporary Quilts: four-person exhibition, Center Gallery, U.W. Whitewater;
Whitewater, WI (’02)
• Craftforms 2009; Wayne, PA (’08)
• Crafts National 36; State College, PA (’02)
• Elements: two-person exhibition at the Wisconsin Art’s Board Gallery; Madison, WI (’08)
• Fabricated Realms: four-person exhibition, Overture Center for the Arts; Madison, WI (‘08)
• Fabulous Fables & Sweet Dreams: four-person exhibition, Central Madison Public Library;
Madison, WI (’07)
• Fiber Directions 2007, Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS (’07)
• In the Garden: the Quilters’ Hall of Fame Exhibition; Marion, IN (’03)
• International Quilt Association Exhibition: Houston, TX (’01-’03, ’05-‘07); Rosemont, IL (’05, ‘06)
• Olbrich as Art Invitational Exhibit; Olbrich Botanical Gardens; Madison, WI ('09)
• Quilt Odyssey; Gettysburg, PA (’02, ’03)
• The Quilted Surface IV Invitational Exhibition; the Ross Art Museum;
Ohio Wesleyan University; Delaware, OH ('08)
• Quilters’ Heritage Celebration; Lancaster, PA (’04–'06; '08)
• The Road to California International Quilt Exhibition; Ontario, CA (’03, ‘07)
• Wisconsin Artists Biennial; Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI (’05)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & WEBSITES
• Creative Quilting with Beads, published by Lark Books, Spring 2008 (3 quilts included)
• Fiberarts Design Book 7, published by Lark Books, Spring 2004
• Quilting Arts magazine, April/May 2007; p. 98 “Small Wonders VIII” article featuring six quilts from
IQA’s Small Wonders” exhibition, Rosemont, IL ‘06 and Houston, TX ‘06.
• 2008 calendar for “The Alliance for American Quilts”; Pomegranate Press (April quilt)
• University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics 2007 holiday card cover art
• Hospice Care, Inc. Cover of “Mask-er-aid” catalog (Madison Magazine, March ’03)
• www.PortalWisconsin.org – Portal Wisconsin is a nonprofit Web site of the Cultural Coalition of
Wisconsin to support the state’s culture, arts, humanities and history. Online gallery, textiles section
(since Sept. ‘06)
• www.centerforthequilt -- The Alliance for American Quilts, Quilters’ Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.)
2007 interview by Karen Musgrave. (Q.S.O.S. is a national oral history project, with interviews and
photographs, to capture the stories and culture of today’s quilt makers. Produced in partnership with the
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.)
• www.gingher.com -- Inspiration Gallery & Featured Inspiration on new website (Oct. ’07)
COLLECTIONS
• American Family Children's Hospital, Madison, WI, corporate collection (5 quilts)
• Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL, corporate collection (2 quilts)
• University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, University Union, permanent collection
• Many private collections
AWARDS
• 1st Place—Outstanding Surface Embellishment—Road to California Exhibition ’03; Ontario, CA
• 1st Place—Belleville Sesquicentennial Fall Fest Quilt Show ’01; Belleville, WI
• 2nd Place—The Crazy Quilters’ Guild 15th Annual Quilt Show (’02); Mukwonago, WI
• 2nd Place—Autumn Splendor Quilt Show ’03; Belleville, WI
• 3rd Place—Prairie Heritage Quilters Show ’04; Sun Prairie, WI
• 3rd Place—Autumn Splendor Quilt Show ’03; Belleville, WI
• Viewers’ Choice—Quilts in Bloom (’02); Olbrich Botanical Gardens; Madison, WI
• Judge’s Choice—Road to California Exhibition ’07; Ontario, CA
• Judge’s Choice—The Crazy Quilters’ Guild 16th Annual Quilt Show (’03); Mukwonago, WI
• Honorable Mention—Artful Women (Mixed-Media Exhibition) ’05; Madison, WI
• Honorable Mention—Artful Women (Mixed-Media Exhibition) ’06; Madison, WI
• Honorable Mention—The Crazy Quilters’ Guild 15th Annual Quilt Show (’02); Mukwonago, WI
• Honorable Mention—Prairie Heritage Quilters’ Show & Competition ‘02; Sun Prairie, WI
ARTWORK SALES & SERVICES OFFERED
• Original art quilts & embroideries—available through Lisa’s studio, through exhibitions, and by commission
• One-of-a-kind beaded and embroidered ornaments
• Archival prints of Lisa’s artwork, available through shows and upon request
• Classes in beginning through advanced bead embroidery
• Lectures on bead and thread embroidery and on development as a fiber artist
