Rita's Excellent Adventure a story about an sand crab living in the Santa Monica Bay told in both verse and tapestry is on exhibit at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in April and May 2013. Nicki Bair wrote the story and six tapestry artists, including Nicki, illustrated the story with 20 tapestries. The published book is availalble for purchase at the Museum Shop.

When: April-May 2013
Where: Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka CA

California Fiber Artists 2013 Portfolio was just published. It includes work from the 35 current members of California Fiber Artists, a group dedicated to educating the public on the diversity, creativity and innovativeness in fiber art today. Nicki Bair wrote and currated the 2013 edition. It is available for viewing and sale here.

Four of Nicki's long horned beetles join the New Vision, New Directions exhibit showing at Studio 74 in Fresno California. California Fiber Artists first exhibit of the year fills Studio 74's old renovated three bedroom house with innovative and creative fiber art. April 1-April 20

Rita's Excellent Adventure told in words and weft has been published and is available for sale on this website. This unique book tells the tale of a small sand crab named Rita who simply loves purple plankton. One day she decides to ride a current to find the best plankton in Santa Monica Bay. Her adventures are illustrated with twenty tapestries woven by six tapestry artists; NIcki Bair, Merna Strauch, Karen Leckart, Margie Fine, Carollee Howes and Judi Freed. The story was written in verse by NIcki Bair.

The City of Tracy is opening their 2012-13 Exhibition Season at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts with Contemporary Fiber Works by California Fiber Artists. Included in the exhibit is one piece by each member including, My Tapestry Spiral by Nicki Bair. This is a colorful three dimensional tapestry in the shape of a helicoid. Details on how this unusual tapestry was woven, pulled and shaped is on her blog http://theweavingdiva.blogspot.com/2012/. If you have questions about this piece or about any of the California Fiber Artists work, ask Nicki on the 29th when she will be giving a gallery talk between 12 and 2pm.

Dates: September 8th - October 27th, 2012
Reception & Gallery Talk: September 29th 12-2 pm
Address: 715 Central Avenue, Tracy CA 95376

Nicki exhibits two pieces in Life Lines which exemplify her two favorite themes in her fiber work; combining fiber with her creative writing and portraying the patterns of nature in unexpected ways. An Empty Spot in Time is a line from a poem written by Nicki which is hidden in blocks of color surrounded by blocks from an antique printing press. Go Forth and Multiply shows a male and female flower beetle woven in sewing thread.

Where: Front Porch Gallery
What: Life Lines a group exhibit by California Fiber Artists
Address: 2903 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad CA 92008
Dates: July 22 - September 9, 2010
Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri: Noon-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm.

Nicki Bair was interviewed by Debby Thompson, a docent at the Long Beach Museum of Art about her piece Mr. & Mrs. Wallichii which is in the Small Expressions exhibit through August 12. Here is the wonderful video Debby put together based on the interview.

Nicki Bair: The Inspiring Weaver

Rita's Excellent Adventure told in Tapestry will be on exhibit July 13 through July 27 at Society Gallery, 635 North Pine Avenue in Long Beach.

Twenty tapestries woven by six tapestry artists illustrate the adventures of a sand crab named Rita as she searches for the best purple plankton in Santa Monica Bay. The story was conceived and written by Nicki Bair and illustrated in tapestry by her and five other tapestry artists; Carollee Howes, Margie Fine, Karen Leckart, Judi Freed and Merna Strauch.

Enjoy the tale told in verse as well as tapestry.

Mr. & Mrs. Wallichii© by Nicki Bair, Pacific Palisades California was accepted into HGA’s prestigious Small Expressions exhibition to be held May 10th-August 12, 2012 at the Long Beach Museum of Art in conjunction with Convergence® International Fiber Arts Conference, July 15-21, 2012.

These two beetles, one male and one female, are flower beetles (Dicranophalus wallichii wallichii) woven in rayon and metallic sewing thread.

The May/June 2012 issue of Handwoven magazine has an article by Nicki on how to weave turquoise taqueté slap bracelets that are reminiscent of the silver and turquoise jewelry of the Southwest...but made of fiber!

Two of Nicki's favorite beetles and her silk tapestry portraying a Lily up close and personal, will be showing at the Avenue 9 Gallery as part of the California Fiber Artists' exhibit Sense of Place.

When: May 25th - June 24th
Where: Avenue 9 Gallery Chico, California
Opening Reception: May 25 5-8pm

Nicki gave a presenation to the Creative Weavers Guild of San Diego on the development of her artistic career and the influence of her Mother, also a fiber artist, on her work. It was wonderful presentation and so special given that it was Mother's Day weekend.

Nicki's two recent tapestry banners, Ode to the Ocean and Ocean's Revenge are showing in San Francisco 11/14 through February 3rd, 2012. They are part of the Interconnections: Tapestry Weavers West exhibit curated by Kerri Hurtado of Artsource Consulting and Deborah Corsini.

Mills Building
220 Montgomery St
San Francisco 94104
Viewing M-F 8-6

One of my favorite tapestries Butt Series: Giraffe is on exhibit at the Cultural Center at Glen Allen; Glen Allen, VA; September 15-October 30, 2011; Show opening: September 15, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm. It's your last chance to see it before it goes to a private collection.

Seaside Weavers is a small weaving guild on the Westside of Los Angeles which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2011. An eclectic group of artists, which rarely exhibits collectively, will be having a unique exhibit titled That's Sooo Seaside!. The exhibit will have weavings of current and former Seaside members showing how creating with fiber has changed [and not changed] over the past 40 years. Nicki Bair is one of the curators as well as an exihibiting artist in That's Sooo Seaside!

When: August 4-August 30, 2011 (during library hours)
Where: Pacific Paliades Library
Opening: August 6, 2011 1-3pm

Nicki's small tapestry Butt Series - Giraffe is on exhibit as part of the Small Tapestry International 2: Passages. The tapestry depicts a giraffe seen at the Los Angeles Zoo with a wonderful reticulated pattern. The giraffe itself is hidden by use of an unexpected viewpoint with a color shift making the pattern come alive; obscuring the obvious.

April 2-May 2, 2011 Weaving Southwest Taos, New Mexico

June 2 - July 1, 2011 Tacoma Public LIbrary, Tacoma Washington

September 15-October 30, 2011 Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, Virginia

Nicki Bair is a guest artist in the just published book Adventures in Bookbinding; hand crafting mixed-media books by author and bookmaker Jeannine Stein. A mini book was created from a Navajo tapestry woven by Nicki illustrating how to give an old tapestry new life.

Nicki has two tapestries, Behind the Scenes, showing an unuusal view of a zebra and My Tapestry Spiral a three dimensional pulled tapestry showing at the Eureka Art Museum as part of the California Fiber Artists exhibit Fiber Enriched.

Where: William Thonson Gallery, Morris Graves Museum of Art
Eureka CA
When: June 22- August 21st, 2011
Reception: July 2nd

Nicki has two tapestries in the California Fibers exhibit Fiber Optics at the Bakersfield Art Museum through May 29, 2011.

Nicki's textural pieces will be showing in Folsom at Gallery 48 as part of the California Fiber Artists' Text and Texture Exhibit.

When: January 21-March 10, 2011
Where: Gallery at 48 Folsom CA

Nicki has three pieces in the California Fiber Artists' Exhibit Fiber Art to Go in Woodland, California at Gallery 625 curated by Yolo Arts. Work is for sale during the exhibit.

When: December 1, 2010- January 10,2011
Where: Gallery 625
625 Court St., Woodland,
Country Administration Bulding
Info: www.yoloarts.org

Nicki has five beetles availabe for sale to help benefit the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum in their annual High Fiber Under Five fund raiser. Details are here: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/gallery_hig.

One of Nicki's woven taquete pieces was awarded an honorable mention by juror John Marshall in the West Coast Fiber & Book Art exhibition. She has two pieces at the exhibit, her award winning Beetle Collection as well as a new piece My Woven Alphabet.

Where: Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery
262 E Grand Ave. Escondido CA 92025
When: The Month of September (gallery closed Sundays and Mondays)

Nicki's kimono My Murder Mystery Told in Twill is on exhibit in Escondido for the month of September at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery. 262 E. Grand Ave. Escondido, CA 92025. It is part of the Designing Weavers' Ancient Pathways Exhibit. The coat tells the story of murder and mahjong all told in a variety of undulating twills. Nicki wrote and wove the story and Marj Meadows helped create the coat.

Three of Nicki's small format animal tapestries woven in silk dyed with indigo are on exhibit in Chico California as part of the California Fiber Artists exhibit at the Chico Art Center.

Where: Chico Art Center
450 Orange St. Suite 6
www.chicoartcenter.com

When: July 31 - August 22, 2010
Open daily 10-4pm

Nicki's new piece; My Beetle Collection was on exhibit at the Albuquerque Convention Center July 21st-July25th. The piece dazzles with sea green metallic thread highlighting each beetle.

Nicki received the Complex Weavers award for this piece. The award is be given for excellence in weaving a piece original in both design and execution with a complex interlacement of threads and fibers beyond plain weave.

Nicki's woven kimono will be exhibited at the Albuquerque Convention Center in conjunction with Convergence. It will be in the Fashion Show on July 21 and on exhibit for the rest of the conference; through July 25. The coat tells the story of murder and mahjong all told in a variety of undulating twills. Nicki wrote and wove the story and Marj Meadows helped create the coat.

Twelve of Nicki's woven beetles from her Thailand Collection have travelled to Corralles, New Mexico for an exhibit at the Old Ysidro Church. The beetles are part of a group show held July 17-July 26th 2010 in conjunction with Convergence.

Nicki is exhibiting an exciting new tapestry,Behind the Scenes - Giraffe at the Richmond Art Center. This is a small format tapestry in a series which she fondly calls her Butt Series. It is part of the Tapestry Weavers West Members' Exhibition in Richmond California. If in the area be sure to check it our.

Where: Richmond Art Center
2540 Barett Ave, Richomond CA
www.therac.org

When: June 29-August 21, 2010
Gallery Hours - T-Sat 11am-5pm

Nicki will be exhibiting her Bridge in the Rain #3 as part of a collaborative entry by Seaside Weavers in the Enchanted Pathways Exhibit, a small format tapestry exhibition sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance in conjunction with Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence in New Mexico in 2010.

William & Joseph Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 10-31, 2010

Nicki's beetles will be on display in the Fiber 2010 West exhibit curated by Julie Kornblum.

Where: Studio Channel Islands Art Center Gallery, Camarillo, CA.
When: April 16-May 22, 2010.
Opening Reception: April 16th 5-7pm.

Sixteen beetles from Nicki's Beetles from Thailand Collection are being exhibited in the Fiber 2010 Exhibit at the Brandstater Gallery La Sierra University in Riverside CA. From Feb. 8 - March 8, 2010.

Nicki's tapestry Uranus is part of the Tapestry Weavers West - Shining Brightly exhibit at the Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma CA. January 10-February 21st 2010.

The Palisades Post had an article about Nicki Bair and Merna Strauch who both won awards at the recent Fiber Open in Camarillo. July 30th, 2009

Nicki Bair's My Tapestry Spiral was awarded the Handweavers Guild of America Award for work demonstrating outstanding creativity and craftsmanship in the fiber arts at the Focus on Fiber Open II Exhibit.

Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camrillo CA 93010.
May 16-July 3rd, 2009.

Nicki Bair's small tapestry, Over Easy has been accepted into the Connections: Small Tapestry International 2009 exhibit, sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance. Over Easy, a connection of dots along a Fibonacci grid will be exhibited with 47 other small-format tapestries by artists selected by the juror Jane Sauer.

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA.
May 5, 2009-July 26th, 2009
Opening reception: Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
August 20th, 2009-September 20, 2009
Opening reception: August 28th, 2009

Nicki Bair's Tri-color Fusilli , a woven pulled tapestry creation of hand dyed silk and cotton, was awarded First Place in Multi-Dimensional Weaving at the Color Connects conference in Riverside CA March 2009.

Nicki will have three tapestries exhibiting at the Spectrum Exhibit, the best of the weavers of Southern California, in Riverside March 5-8th, 2009. My Mom Loved Van Gogh, a tapestry depicting the artist's Mother in the colors of Van Gogh, The Earth Warms and the Sun Still Rises, a tapestry exploring exposed warp on the journey of climate change, and Tri-Colored Fusilli, a pulled warp tapestry will be on display during the Color Connects conference in Riverside California.

The tapestry Uranus will be exhibited as part of the Designing Weavers - Personal Best, exhibit at the Riverside Art Museum from February 14 - April 4th, 2009. The tapestry conveys the wonder of space through the recurrence of universal themes and black yarns.

Five beetles from My Beetle Collection are showing in the library of the Los Angeles Aboretum through March. These are realsitic yet artistic framed beetles woven in sewing thread. There is also a beautiful collection of baskets which compliment the beetles.

The Escondido Arts Partnership will present their first juried National Fiber Arts Exhibition August 28th-October 3, 2008. Reception is September 13 from 5:30-7. Two of my favorite delicate dimension pieces were accepted and received honorable mentions.

The Escondido Municipal Art Gallery
262 East Grand Ave
Escondido, CA

The Designing Weavers Sideshow refects the divergent responses of our guild members to the theme 'circus'. Every year our Guild selects a theme and each member creates a project inspired by it. Some members were inspired by the positive imagery of clowns, animals, colors, acts and sideshows. Others viewed the circus as mistreatment of animals and wanted circuses to be banned. Yet another called the 2000 presidential election a 'political circus' and created a piece about hanging chads and politics. Nicki exhibits her animal inspired slap bracelets and a tapestry titled Behind the Scenes in this exhibit.

Additionally Designing Weavers will also have an exhibit of selected works reflecting the artists approach to fiber. Nicki will be exhibiting her Menagerie Series and her Variations on the Maze with In Search of a Kiss and Anegada Memories.

June 12 - July 5, 2008
ArtCenter Manatee,
Bradenton Florida.

Saturday and Sunday May 17th & 18th; 10am-4pm. 800 Woodward Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Come celebrate fiber, discover new designs and techniques, watch demonstrations, enjoy delicious refreshments, All at our new, home-studio location. Come to the Designing Weavers Annual Exhibit & Sale. Designing Weavers

Hawaiian Tides, a delicate and graceful woven bracelet will be showing in the HGAs' The Pearl in the Oyster exhibit. The piece was a collaboration between Nicki Bair, the designer/weaver and Barbara Jones, the metalsmith.

Florida Craftsmen Gallery
St. Petersburg, Florida
May 23-August 23, 2008

The Regatta Maze, a thirteen foot woven sailboat regatta in the form of a maze will be on display at the Tampa Convention Center, June 25-June 28, 2008 as part of the HGA's Ebb Tide exhibit. Nicki designed and wove this piece to challenge viewers to follow the nautical signs and warning flags and successfully pass the finish line in record time.

One of my experimental tapestries, Civil Twilight over Santa Monica Bay, woven in cassette tape will be showing at the Woven Gems exhibit.

June 1 – July 31, 2008.
Teco Plaza Gallery
704 Franklin St.
Tampa, FL

Two beetles from my Beetles of Thailand Collection will be showing in the Weaving in the Computer Age – from inkles to jacquard exhibit.

Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, Tarpon Springs , Florida
June 8 – July 30, 2008

In 2006 I entered the Great Lengths exhibit with a piece of woven yardage about 15 feet long which consisted of over 12 miles of sewing thread portraying 59 species of beetles and 1 ant flying through a rainbow. Great Lengths Exhibit