DILLA GOOCH TINGLEY
STATEMENT
Fabric is truly my medium. I have been fabricating creations of fiber since 1988.
A love of fabric textures and saturated colors stimulates my creativity.
A love of existing works of art drives me to people my work with beloved and recognizable images which I hope will
inspire viewers to see these works in a new light.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST INSPIRATION
Three artists who have had particular influence on me are Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp and Mark Tansey.
Picasso’s unusual images and bright colors speak to me. Four of my larger works have been inspired by his treatment
of the human face.. The moving and, at its time, controversial "Demoiselles d’Avignon", “Girl in the Mirror” and his
“Musicians” have all provided artistic fodder for my fabric art.
Marcel Duchamp’s ambivalence about art intrigues me. I am both drawn and bewildered by his work and have
expressed this by using his ready-mades in "Ready Mades as Objects of Art”, his “Bride Visited by her Bachelors
Even” in my "Vanity Thy Name is Woman" and reinterpreting his wonderful "Nude Descending a Staircase".
Mark Tansey has been a significant influence. His wit and art-historical learning leads him to make new statements
about existing works, as in his use of Paulus Potter’s "The Young Bull" of 1647 in his "The Innocent Eye Test", 1981.
I enjoyed creating a similar spoof with his "Triumph over Mastery II", 1987.
By putting humvees in the background (instead of Quakers) I have brought fresh and timely perspective to Edward
Hick’s "Peaceable Kingdom".
My "The Next Supper" brings religious figures and images from all over the world to the setting of Leonardo da Vinci’s
"The Last Supper".
Edouard Manet’s "Le Dejeuner" re-emerges as "Teddy Bears’ Picnic".
Shepard Fairey's marvelous stencil art has provided yet another inspiration. See "Obey" and "Femmes ala Fairey"
ART PERIOD INSPIRATION
The wonderful rhythyms and curves of Art Deco inspired my piece "Echoes of Deco".
The unusual shapes in today’s modern architecture led to "Architexturally".
The enigmatic Surrealists, the colorful Fauves and the flat and brightly bold images of Modern Art have all inspired
large compendium quilts.
RESUME
JURIED SHOWS
KITCHEN STORIES, The Nave Gallery, Somerville MA, Oct/Nov 2008
FRANCES N. RODDY, Concord Art Association, Sept. 2007, Barbara O’Brien, juror
MEMBERS’ PRIZE SHOW, Cambridge Art Association, Oct 2007, Howard Uzerski, juror
MEMBERS PRIZE SHOW, Cambridge Art Association, October 2006, Juror, Hiram Butler
RED. Cambridge Art Association, November 2005
WAVELENGTH, Lynn Arts Exchange, September/October 2003.
FRANCES N. RODDY, Concord Art Association, Sept 2002, Howard Yezerski juror.
HALLOWED GROUNDS, Women's Caucus for Art, Boston, September 2000
THE MEANING IN LANDSCAPE, The Concord Art Association, Concord MA. September 2000
ARTS around BOSTON, Laura Knott Art Gallery, Bradford College, Bradford MA., Mar/Apr , 1998
Concord Art Association, Members Juried Exhibition II, February 1997
Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY., November/December 1996.
AWARDS:
Concord Art Association, Award of Excelence, July 2001.
Wellesley Arts and Crafts Guild, Spring Members Exhibit,
Best of Show 1996 and 1997.
1988 Craft Adventure, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield
Honorable Mention - "Stormy Weather", wallhanging
SOLO SHOWS
The Gallery at Hebrew Senior Life, Roslindale MA, January 2008
The Gallery At First Parish, Weston MA, FABRICATIONS, Jan-Mar 2007
Depot Square Gallery, Lexington MA
GOOCH’S AVIARY: A Quiltation of Birds, April 2008
ART 101: An Elaborately Fabricated History of Art, March 2007
DANGEROUS BEAUTY, May 2005
GOOCH'S VAN GOGHS, June 2004
MORE QUILTS YOUR GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T MAKE, April 2003
FOOD: Quilted Cuisine for your Artistic Palate, September 2001
HOMAGE TO IMAGE, May 2000
QUILTS YOUR GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T MAKE, February 1999
WINDOWS AND CHAIRS, March 1997
FABRICATIONS, INSPIRED BY ARTISTS OF THE PAST, September 1996
Greenhouse Corridor Gallery, Brookhaven at Lexington, Feb-Apr 1996
and the Newton Free Library, Newton Centre MA, July 1995
TWENTIETH CENTURY TOTEMS: EMBLEMS OF OUR AGE
Piper Gallery, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington MA, Feb 1995
Lincoln Library Art Gallery, Lincoln MA, December 1992
GROUP SHOW
ART IN FIBER, Cambridge Art Association at University Place, Cambridge, Apr 2008.
with Louise Botero, Pamela Goody, Susan McCraw, Lucy Nims-LaFleche, Gladys A. Perkins
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Cambridge Art Association, Concord Art Association, Depot Square Gallery
STUDIO
5 Laurel Drive, Lincoln MA 01773, 781-259-9641
e-mail, dillatingley@verizon.net
website, www.depotsquaregallery.com
Fabric is truly my medium. I have been fabricating creations of fiber since 1988.
A love of fabric textures and saturated colors stimulates my creativity.
A love of existing works of art drives me to people my work with beloved and recognizable images which I hope will
inspire viewers to see these works in a new light.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST INSPIRATION
Three artists who have had particular influence on me are Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp and Mark Tansey.
Picasso’s unusual images and bright colors speak to me. Four of my larger works have been inspired by his treatment
of the human face.. The moving and, at its time, controversial "Demoiselles d’Avignon", “Girl in the Mirror” and his
“Musicians” have all provided artistic fodder for my fabric art.
Marcel Duchamp’s ambivalence about art intrigues me. I am both drawn and bewildered by his work and have
expressed this by using his ready-mades in "Ready Mades as Objects of Art”, his “Bride Visited by her Bachelors
Even” in my "Vanity Thy Name is Woman" and reinterpreting his wonderful "Nude Descending a Staircase".
Mark Tansey has been a significant influence. His wit and art-historical learning leads him to make new statements
about existing works, as in his use of Paulus Potter’s "The Young Bull" of 1647 in his "The Innocent Eye Test", 1981.
I enjoyed creating a similar spoof with his "Triumph over Mastery II", 1987.
By putting humvees in the background (instead of Quakers) I have brought fresh and timely perspective to Edward
Hick’s "Peaceable Kingdom".
My "The Next Supper" brings religious figures and images from all over the world to the setting of Leonardo da Vinci’s
"The Last Supper".
Edouard Manet’s "Le Dejeuner" re-emerges as "Teddy Bears’ Picnic".
Shepard Fairey's marvelous stencil art has provided yet another inspiration. See "Obey" and "Femmes ala Fairey"
ART PERIOD INSPIRATION
The wonderful rhythyms and curves of Art Deco inspired my piece "Echoes of Deco".
The unusual shapes in today’s modern architecture led to "Architexturally".
The enigmatic Surrealists, the colorful Fauves and the flat and brightly bold images of Modern Art have all inspired
large compendium quilts.
RESUME
JURIED SHOWS
KITCHEN STORIES, The Nave Gallery, Somerville MA, Oct/Nov 2008
FRANCES N. RODDY, Concord Art Association, Sept. 2007, Barbara O’Brien, juror
MEMBERS’ PRIZE SHOW, Cambridge Art Association, Oct 2007, Howard Uzerski, juror
MEMBERS PRIZE SHOW, Cambridge Art Association, October 2006, Juror, Hiram Butler
RED. Cambridge Art Association, November 2005
WAVELENGTH, Lynn Arts Exchange, September/October 2003.
FRANCES N. RODDY, Concord Art Association, Sept 2002, Howard Yezerski juror.
HALLOWED GROUNDS, Women's Caucus for Art, Boston, September 2000
THE MEANING IN LANDSCAPE, The Concord Art Association, Concord MA. September 2000
ARTS around BOSTON, Laura Knott Art Gallery, Bradford College, Bradford MA., Mar/Apr , 1998
Concord Art Association, Members Juried Exhibition II, February 1997
Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY., November/December 1996.
AWARDS:
Concord Art Association, Award of Excelence, July 2001.
Wellesley Arts and Crafts Guild, Spring Members Exhibit,
Best of Show 1996 and 1997.
1988 Craft Adventure, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield
Honorable Mention - "Stormy Weather", wallhanging
SOLO SHOWS
The Gallery at Hebrew Senior Life, Roslindale MA, January 2008
The Gallery At First Parish, Weston MA, FABRICATIONS, Jan-Mar 2007
Depot Square Gallery, Lexington MA
GOOCH’S AVIARY: A Quiltation of Birds, April 2008
ART 101: An Elaborately Fabricated History of Art, March 2007
DANGEROUS BEAUTY, May 2005
GOOCH'S VAN GOGHS, June 2004
MORE QUILTS YOUR GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T MAKE, April 2003
FOOD: Quilted Cuisine for your Artistic Palate, September 2001
HOMAGE TO IMAGE, May 2000
QUILTS YOUR GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T MAKE, February 1999
WINDOWS AND CHAIRS, March 1997
FABRICATIONS, INSPIRED BY ARTISTS OF THE PAST, September 1996
Greenhouse Corridor Gallery, Brookhaven at Lexington, Feb-Apr 1996
and the Newton Free Library, Newton Centre MA, July 1995
TWENTIETH CENTURY TOTEMS: EMBLEMS OF OUR AGE
Piper Gallery, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington MA, Feb 1995
Lincoln Library Art Gallery, Lincoln MA, December 1992
GROUP SHOW
ART IN FIBER, Cambridge Art Association at University Place, Cambridge, Apr 2008.
with Louise Botero, Pamela Goody, Susan McCraw, Lucy Nims-LaFleche, Gladys A. Perkins
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Cambridge Art Association, Concord Art Association, Depot Square Gallery
STUDIO
5 Laurel Drive, Lincoln MA 01773, 781-259-9641
e-mail, dillatingley@verizon.net
website, www.depotsquaregallery.com