Meet the Artist

Fiber work for the 21st Century

Meet the Artist

Sonya Lee Barrington began using the medium of quilts as her means of expression in 1968. She has been included in many solo and group exhibits, both juried and invitational. They include Olive Hyde, CA; Fresno Art Museum, CA; Renwick Museum Shop, Washington, D.C.; Spencer Art Museum, KS; California Crafts Museum, CA; Arvada Center for the Arts, CO; Bedford Gallery, CA; Yeiser Art Center, KY; Oklahoma City Art Museum, OK; Museum of Craft and Folk Art, CA and New England Quilt Museum, MA. Her quilts can be found in many collections.

She is a sought after teacher and lecturer on her subject. Her teaching has brought her to Australia and New Zealand as well as all parts of the United States. She was a faculty member in the Textile Arts Department at City College of San Francisco from 1975 to 1993 and has presented workshops through the Penal Art Project/Arts in Corrections, CA.

Since 1985 she has been an active member of Baulines Craft Guild. It is a California based non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of fine craft through education and the preservation of the craft legacy within contemporary culture.

A woman of many interests, Sonya Lee Barrington has produced a line of hand-dyed and textured fabrics which she has used in her work. Look for her at some of the higher-end contemporary craft shows i.e. Smithsonian Craft Show and ACC Shows.