4 Common Corners- Extremes in the Southwest

4 Common Corners is a group of thirteen fiber artists drawn together by a shared sense of place and culture. In the United States there is only one place where you can stand in four states at one time. The junction of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah creates a geographical crossroads and encapsulates the heart of the American southwest. 4 Common Corners is an invitational group of art quilters who come from one of those four states, and we are drawn together and influenced by the unusual and striking beauty of our area. Our group is committed to creating themed exhibitions on a quarterly basis to share our unique area with the world.

Though inspired by our environment, the themes are broad enough to allow for many different artistic interpretations. Our artists have wide-ranging artistic styles, ranging from the realistic to the narrative to the completely abstract. We utilize a similarly broad range of fiber art techniques, including those familiar from traditional quilt making, but also contemporary surface design approaches, digital manipulation/imagery, and dimensional/sculptural techniques. This exciting diversity of ideas and approaches nonetheless yields cohesive bodies of work thanks to our commitment to core themes and a shared geographical context.

Our goal for this exhibition is to promote the art quilt as a creative artistic medium while sharing our love for our region and highlighting our individual interpretations of what living in this area means for us.