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Unknown: A Juried Show - Juror: Ilze Aviks


  • Studio & Gallery 1027 Main Avenue Durango, CO, 81301 United States (map)

Unknown: A Juried Show
Opening Reception: Friday, April 12 • 5-9pm

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Juror: Ilze Aviks
Ilze Aviks has maintained a studio in Durango, CO for over 40 years. She has taught Art Theory and studio at Fort Lewis College and now travels to teach workshops and deliver lectures at many venues including Arrowmont, Penland, Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Minnesota. Ilze has degrees in Painting and Art History from the University of Kansas and Fibers (MFA) from Colorado State University. She has contributed essays and reviews to Fiberarts and Surface Design Journal, Art Textiles of the World: USA (Telos), Susan Lordi Marker (Telos Portfolio Collection), and other publications.

Ilze’s art is in numerous public and private collections including U.S. Embassy Riga, Kaiser Permanente and AT&T and has been widely published. Past exhibitions include Fiberart International, Chautauqua International, Materials Hard & Soft, Enhancing the Surface, and Innovators and Legends.

Ilze has juried and curated numerous exhibitions and has participated in grant award jurying. You can download a CV and see more work at ilzeaviks.com