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/g.

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.

Come celebrate the season with fiber. Meet our new members, discover new designs and techniques, watch demonsatrations and enjoy delicious refreshents. Shop for unique gifts in an Artist's Home Studio.

When: November 21 and 22 10 am-4pm
Where: 800 Woodward Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91007

Several new species of beetles from Thailand by Nicki will be showing at this event as well as some special items. Do stop by and say hello.

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.

Designing Weavers will be having their holiday sale November 22-23rd from 10am to 4pm, 2008 at 800 Woodward Blvd in Pasadena California. My slap bracelets will be for sale. For more information: Designing Weavers

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

The American Tapestry Alliance has an on-line issue of Tapestry Topics. In the Fall 2007 Volune 33 NO.3 issue two weavings from my Celestial Moon series were highlighted.

Tapestry Topics Fall 2007