Paula Nadelstern (born 1951, Bronx, NY) is an American artist, quiltmaker, author and teacher known for her kaleidoscope-themed quilts.
Nadelstern has achieved international recognition, including a one-person exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City in 2009, Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern. This exhibition marked the first one-person show at that museum of work by a contemporary quilt maker.
One of her quilts is in the permanent collection of the American Folk Art Museum and was included in the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum, which toured nationally from 2014 to 2017.
She is the author of numerous books including Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts: An Artist's Journey Continues; Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Workbook; Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric; Kaleidoscopes & Quilts and Snowflakes & Quilts.
Awards
- New York Foundation for the Arts grants, 2001, 1995
- Bronx Council for the Arts BRIO Awards, 2018, 1996
References
- "Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern | American Folk Art Museum". folkartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- "Kaleidoscopic Quilts: Paula Nadelstern | American Craft Council". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- "Results – Search Objects – eMuseum". collection.folkartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- United, Brooklyn. "Exhibition - Self-Taught Genius". selftaughtgenius.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- Paula., Nadelstern (1996). Kaleidoscopes & quilts. Lafayette, CA: C & TPub. ISBN 1571200185. OCLC 34546584.
- "artnet.com Magazine News". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- LLC, @ads-llc.com - Applied Dynamic Solutions. "brio_winners_2018". www.bronxarts.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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