ASTRID HILGER BENNETT
Two Weeks in Autumn, art quilt

Bennett received her BFA in printmaking from Indiana University and has exhibited and taught at various locations throughout the country. She is a resident of Iowa City, Iowa.

Astrid Bennett makes large-scale art quilts, using hand painting, monoprinting, screen printing, batik or immersion dyeing to create her compositions. She says, "I'm happiest with a brush in my hand, and art quilts allow me a large-scale, exuberant canvas. Although visually abstract, my work constantly mines the daily life experiences of family, society and the natural world, with a hefty dose of music to guide the hand."

Astrid Hilger Bennett website

text and image from Iowa Artisans Gallery