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Laurie
Wohl
is an internationally-known fiber artist who resides in New York City.
Her Unweavings® fiber art are
held in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), the
American Bible Society (NYC), The Constitutional Court of South Africa,
and Catholic Theological Union (Chicago), among others. Her works have
also been on long-term loan to the United States Embassies in Beirut,
Vienna, Tunis, Cape Town and Pretoria.
She has accomplished a number of liturgical projects.
Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago) commissioned The Psalms Project - 12
major works for its sanctuary – which was completed in 2008. Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church (NYC) commissioned four works for its
sanctuary, which were completed and installed in 2005. Monmouth Reform
Temple (NJ) commissioned a piece for the entrance to its sanctuary, which
was installed in 2006. In 2003, Ms. Wohl received an Honor Design Award
for The Psalms Project, from the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and
Architecture (AIA) .
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The unweavings® process ..“I have
developed is a unique method of working with canvas, evoking a spirit of
mystery and celebration in the oldest tradition of intensely handcrafted
textiles….my hands lead me, thread by thread on a meditative journey.”
Wohl’s work has been featured in
numerous solo exhibitions, including the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish
Art, Hebrew Union College, and Carole Jones Gallery in
Chicago, Atelier International (NYC), the South Bend Regional
Museum of Art, Center for Arts and Performance at Wisconsin
Lutheran College, and Catholic Theological Union (Chicago).
Ms. Wohl has curated a number of interfaith and multi-cultural
exhibitions, including “With Many Voices” (Fourth Presbyterian Church) and
“Art from Soweto” (ARC Gallery and Catholic Theological Union). Sponsored
by the U.S. Department of State, she has given a series of lectures and
workshops in Soweto, Johannesburg, and Pretoria, South Africa. She has
also given numerous lectures and workshops in the United States on issues
of art and faith, art and resistance to apartheid, and textile as
narrative/ritual. Among her special projects has been an interactive set
design for a full-length dance piece, “Unweavings,” for Jan Erkert &
Dancers. Ms. Wohl lives and works in New York City.EDUCATION
Sarah Lawrence College, B.A. 1965
Columbia Law School, LL.B 1968
Selected Museums and Public Collections:
The Constitutional Court,
Johannesburg, South Africa
United States Embassy, Tunis, Tunesia (one work on
long-
term loan)
United States Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa (two
works
on long-term loan)
United States Embassy, Capetown, South Africa (two
work
on long-term loan)
United States Embassy, Vienna, Austria (one work on
long
term loan)
United States
Embassy, Beirut,
Lebanon (four works on
long-term loan)
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
American Bible Society, New York, NY
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL
The
Psalms Project (twelve commissioned works)
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL
Kenosha Hospital Chapel, Kenosha, WI, (three
works)
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
East Point Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Michael, Best and Friedrich, Chicago, IL
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
Patsy Roth Acupuncture, New York, NY |
