as of 5 April 2016!AMALIA MORUSIEWICZ

SOLO EXHIBITION 2008, Amalia Parra Morusiewicz, Art Quilts; The Publick Playhouse Theatre, Cheverly, Maryland

JURIED EXHIBITIONS 2016 “Twelfth to Touch [Harrison “Jack” Schmitt” Fly Me to the Moon project - (Susanne Jones) 2015 "Sunflower" Flora for Carlsbad National Park and Arctic Moss, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; National Park Services project – (Donna DeSoto) 2015, What's For Dinner, “Empty Stoneware" (3 dimensional soft-sculpture), Jurors: "Dinner at Eight Artists" Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison, International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2014, What's For Dinner, "Fruitful Art, Fruit for Art" (3 dimensional soft-sculpture), Jurors: "Dinner at Eight Artists" Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison, International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2014 2014, Tarnish, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Regional Exhibit, "Freedom in Forgiveness" Juror: Deidre Adams, Vis-Arts, Rockville, Maryland 2012, Text Messages, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Exhibit, Juror: Lesley Riley, 2013 traveling thru 2016 opened at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2013

GROUP EXHIBITIONS Maryland Quilts (Invitational exhibit), Federal Courthouse, Greenbelt Maryland - 2016 (“Freedom in Forgiveness”, “Flamingos Frolic in the Moonlight”), 2014 ("Cognition"), 2013 ("Make It Work", "Pineapple Salsa", "Peaceful Passage"), 2010 ("Breaking out of the Box") "Silence", Metrothreads (informal Art Quilt group) trunkshow, 2012 "Evergreen Dream", 25th Anniversary SAQA trunkshow, 2014 "Chantilly Lace", Arts and Old Lace challenge travelled 2012-2014 "Cognition", Power Suit challenge, http://www.powersuitquilts.com/, travelled 2011-2013 SoCo Art Quilts, Snow Hill Manor 2008 Teebeedee show, Huntington Community Center, 2013 Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie, Maryland, 2007-2016

AWARDS Sotterly Needlework and Quilt Show 2008 – "Go with the Flow", honorable mention (Judged award) 2009 Prince Georges County Fair (1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd) (Judged awards) 2015, Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland,”Citrus Stars” 2013, Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland, "Savage Selvedge, Life on the Edge" (3rd place 1person large; Vendors choice), "Rock the Red" 2nd place Miscellaneous/3d, "Tempus Machinus", 2nd place art quilt category 2011, Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland, "Swimming with the Fishes" (1st place 2 person large and Vendors choice), "Fruitful Art", 2nd place Miscellaneous/3d, "Spicy Crab Dip" (Vendors choice) 2010, Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland, "Quite as a Mouse"(2nd place Miscellaneous/3d) 2009, Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland, "Breaking out of the Box (3rd place Art Quilt), "Out of a Pigs Ear" 1st place Miscellaneous/3d, "Sunflowers" 2nd place small pieced) 2007 Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie Maryland, "Poppies" (3rd place appliqué)

as of 5 April 2016!PUBLICATIONS 2015 International Quilt Scene “RollerCoasters and QuiltShows” 2015 "Sunflower" Flora for Carlsbad National Park and Arctic Moss, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; National Park Services project – (Donna DeSoto) 2015 Quilting Arts Holiday, Cactus Soft Sculpture pattern pgs. 40-42 2015 March-April issue, Quilting Arts, Last Word Article, "Mission Permission” 2014, "Dare to be Joyful", Dare to Dance, Mary Kerr, pgs. 40-41 2013, "Tempus Machinus", Text Messages ISBN 978-0-9834468-7-3, pgs. 52-53 2013, "Rooted in the Heart" and "Peaceful Passage", Sacred Threads Exhibition 2013, ISBN 978-0978704421, pgs. 25 and 103 2012, "London on Canvas", Quilt Blocks Around the World, Debra Gabel, pg.74

PRESS 10 March 2016 Quilt Your Heart Out Podcast with Marianne Fons and Mary Fons 2015, Quilt Alliance Interview for Go Tell it at the Quilt Show International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2014, Quilt Alliance Interview for Go Tell it at the Quilt Show International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas 2012, July 29, "Cognition", The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, pg C2 Various Videos on FUNfromAtoZ YouTube Channel

COLLECTIONS Bowie Baysox Front Office, Prince Georges Stadium, Bowie, Maryland Private Collection, Bowie, Maryland Private Collection, Bowie, Maryland Private Collection, Olathe, Kansas Private Collection, Ruckersville, Virginia Private Collection, Lewes, Delaware Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio Private Collection, Long Island, New York

RELATED WORK HISTORY PechaKucha Presentation at SAQA Conference 2016 Lead a Table Talk at SAQA Conference 2016 Open Studios 2015 (More FUN, less stress, Manage Your Mess and Facings Fandango) Meet the Teacher 2015 (Free Motion, Free Style, Free Stuff) Make and Take classes at Fiber on A Whim 2015 Make it Your Own demo, Cherrywood 2015 Studio Art Quilt Associates Regional Rep for Maryland, Washington DC, West Virginia, 2012 to 2015 Lectures, trunkshows and workshops to sewing & quilting groups – topics include organization, challenges, adding texture and dimension, 2008 to present Designing original art quilts (and patterns), and three-dimensional soft sculpture (and patterns) Designed Quilts (and patterns) for Maryland Row by Row 2014, Quilt Quest 2014 3D patterns for CutLoosePress MakeItFUN creativity enhancing sessions (6 sessions)

as of 5 April 2016!GalleryWalks/Talks Text Messages; Houston, Texas 2013 Tarnish; Rockville, Maryland 2014

CURATOR/JUROR HISTORY 2016 Lion King Cherrywood Challenge Annually in February 2012-2014, 2016- Curate and install display case at Crofton Library, Crofton Maryland showcasing the work of Southern Comforters Quilt Guild

UPCOMING KeyNote Speaker, Mid- Appalachian Quilt (MAQ) Emmitsburg, MD (July 15, 2016) Houston Quilt Festival 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Studio Art Quilt Associates Modern Quilt Guild

Artist Statement: With the heart of a scientist and hands that sew, I weave the story of my life. Since the dawn of my time, I've been connected to fiber and fabric. Arriving home from the hospital as a first generation American, I was wrapped in a hand embroidered baby blanket wearing a tiny gown sewn by my grandmother. I grew up bilingual, with an engineer father and a teacher mother; who nurtured my creativity and inquisitive nature. In my art all the parts of who I am overlap; artist, athlete, scientist, communicator, storyteller, innovator and philosopher. Resulting from my lifelong fascinations, I explore themes of time, texture, and connectivity. My experiences in science and sports have influenced my artistic process, as I ask "what if" and challenge myself daily. At age nine, gazing at El Greco's paintings for his signature S shape, and touching the carved stone walls at the Alhambra palace, I developed a learning style and analytical perspective. Garment sewing provided valuable life lessons such as patience (and accuracy) in my teens as I inserted and reinserted a zipper seven times. After graduating college with a Physics degree, my first grownup purchases were a brand new sewing machine and a used car. I love the dance of free-motion quilting and seeing my art come alive with texture. My art is marked with surface design, hints of irony and innocence plus a story or two along the way. I'm just a human, creating art, making connections and on a mission to add joy and laughter to our planet. Art, I create. Stories I relate. Spirituality, Sci-Fi, Sports, Science are all great. But I am more... More-ah-see-wits, Amalia Teresa Parra Morusiewicz, fun from A to Z.