AWARDS
2019
- Master’s Award for Thread Artistry, International Quilt Festival, Houston Texas
- Award for Artistic Ability that Extends the Medium, Interpretations: Rhapsody exhibit, Vision Art Museum, San Diego, California
- Best of Show, Quilt Portraits: We’ve Got Personality, Brush Gallery & Studios, Lowell, Massachusetts.
- 1st Place, Colorado Artists Choice Exhibition, Lakewood Cultural Center, Denver, Colorado
- Honorable Mention, 37th Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Quilters de Mexico Award of Honor, Patchwork & Quilt Expo, Mexico City, Mexico.
2018
- Best Wall Quilt, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia
2017
- Judges Choice Award, Pathfinders: New Territories exhibition, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, Utah.
- 1st Place, Fiber Art, Lines Into Shapes exhibition, Estes Park, Colorado.
2013-2015
- Best Wall Quilt and Viewer’s Choice, Denver International Quilt Festival, Denver, Colorado, 2015.
- Honorable Mention, Human Image: Art Quilt, Road to California Quilt Festival, Ontario, California, 2015.
- Honorable Mention, Large Wall Quilts-PictorialAQS Quilt Week Paducah, Kentucky, 2015.
- 3rd Place, Pictorial Quilts, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, 2015.
- Best of Show from First Time Entrant, Road to California Quilt Festival, Ontario, California, 2014.
- Master’s Award for Thread Artistry, and 1st Place Art-People, Places, and Figures, International Quilt Festival, Houston Texas, 2014.
- 1st Place, Small Wall Quilts-Pictorial, AQS Quilt Week, Paducah, Kentucky 2014
- 2nd Place Pictorial Quilts, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, 2014.
- 3rd Place, Small Wall Quilts-Pictorial, AQS Quilt Week, Paducah, Kentucky 2013.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
- Meadowlark Gallery, Grant, Nebraska
- Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, Colorado
2019
- HandiQuilter Corporate Headquarters gallery, North Salt Lake Utah
- Quilter’s de Mexico Festival, World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- CF Fine Art Gallery, Louisville, Colorado. (4 Artist show)
2016
- “A Stitch in Time: Moments Captured in Fabric & Thread,” Ed and Caren Murray Art Series, Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023
- Body Language, SAQA Virtual Gallery, https://www.saqa.com/art/online-galleries/body-language-saqa-virtual-gallery.
2019
- Quilt Portraits: We’ve Got Personality, Brush Gallery & Studios, Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Interpretations 2019: Rhapsody, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California
- Artists Choice-2019, Lakewood Cultural Center, Denver, Colorado
- 36th All Colorado Art Show, Depot Art Gallery, Littleton, Colorado
- 37th Annual NewLegacies: Contemporary Art Quilts exhibition, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
- AQS QuiltWeeks, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fall-Paducah, Kentucky, Charleston, South Carolina.
2018
- AQS QuiltWeek, Daytona Beach, Florida
- Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia
2017
- “AQS QuiltWeek,” Convention Center, Paducah, Kentucky
- “Pathfinders: New Territories,” Southern Utah Museum of Art
- “International Quilt Invitational Exhibition,” Brigham City Museum of History & Art, Brigham City, Utah
- “All Colorado Art Show,” Curtis Art Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado
- “Lines Into Shapes,” Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, Colorado
2016
- “Abstracting the West,” Wyoming State Territorial Prison Historical Park, Laramie, Wyoming
- “AQS QuiltWeek”, Convention Center, Paducah, Kentucky
- “International Quilt Invitational Exhibition,” Brigham City Museum of History & Art, Brigham City, Utah
- “Festival of Quilts,” NEC, Birmingham, England
- “Quilts, A World of Beauty,” International Quilt Festival, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
2011-2015
- Interpretations, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California, 2015.
- “AQS QuiltWeek,” Convention Center, Paducah, Kentucky, 2015.
- “Festival of Quilts,” NEC, Birmingham, England, 2015.
- “Quilts, A World of Beauty,” International Quilt Festival, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, 2015.
- “Nudes Downtown”, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, 2014.
- “Contemporary Fiber Art,” Helikon Gallery, Denver, Colorado, 2014.
- “AQS QuiltWeek”, Convention Center, Paducah, Kentucky, 2014.
- “Road to California Quilt Show”, Convention Center, Upland, California, 2014.
- “Metaphors on Aging”, SAQA exhibit, 2013-2015, exhibited various locations worldwide, 2013.
- “AQS Quilt Week”, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Paducah, Kentucky, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 2013.
- “International Quilt Festival,” Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013.
- “I’m Not Crazy”, SAQA exhibit, 2012-2013, exhibited various locations worldwide, 2012.
- “In Full Bloom”, International Quilt Festivals, 2012-2013, Houston, Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, Long Beach, California, 2012.
- “Women are the Fabric,” United Nations Visitor’s Center, New York, New York, 2012.
- “29th Annual Fabric of Legacies International Art Quilt Exhibit”, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2011.
- “Muses: Life’s Inspirations”, Durango Arts Center, Durango, Colorado, 2011.
- “Frontiers: Colorado Inspirations”, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden Colorado, 2011.
- “Women, Peace & Security”, United Nations Headquarters Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2022
- “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights,” Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas.
2019
- Cats, Dogs, & Birds Art Show, Acorn Gallery, Lakewood, Colorado
- A Better World, 2-year traveling exhibit.
2018
- New Jersey Quilt Festival, Edison, New Jersey
- Quilter’s de Mexico Expo Patchwork & Quilt, Mexico City
- North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Asheville, North Carolina
2011-2015
- International Quilt Exhibition, Brigham City Museum of Art and History, Brigham City, Utah, 2015
- “Contemporary Fiber: Colorado Invitational”, Helikon Gallery, Denver Colorado. 2014
- “Empowering Women through Clean Energy,” United Nations Headquarters, Geneva Switzerland, 2013.
- “Facets of Fiber” Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, 2012.
- “The State of the Art: SAQA/SDA regional exhibit” Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colorado, 2012.
- “Curtains Up”, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado, 2012
- America Celebrates, opening Longmont Museum & Culture Center, Longmont, Colorado, 2011-2013, Curated by Judith Trager, 2011.
PUBLICATIONS
2023
- “Designing with Single Point Perspective” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, issue 116, Winter 2023, Print.
- Dogs, Quilt Folk Magazine, 2023, featured artist pp. 68-69.
2022
- Women’s Work: Stories of Courage & Commitment in the Struggle for Equality, Lea McComas, Lea McComas Fiber Art, 180 pgs. print book.
- “Women’s Work: A Quilt of Epic Proportions” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, issue 114, Summer 2022, 26-29, Print.
2019
- “Using Color with Confidence: Explore the Color Wheel” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 97, February/March 2019, 24-26, Print.
- “Using Color with Confidence: Balance & Luminosity” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 98, April/May 2019, 52-55, Print.
- “Using Color with Confidence: ” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 99, June/July 2019, 24-28, Print.
2016
- “Softening the Hard Line” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 79, February/March 2016, 24-28, Print.
- “Stitching the Eye” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 80, April/May 2016, 14-16, Print.
- “Stitching the Mouth” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 81, June/July 2016, 39-42, Print.
- “Stitching the Nose” by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 82, August/September 2016, 24-28, Print.
2015
- Thread Painted Portraits: Turn Your Photos into Fiber Art, Lea McComas, Lea McComas Fiber Art, 80 pgs. Print & ebook.
- “Crossing the Finish Line with The Bike Boys” by Lea McComas, Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2, March/April 2015, 60-65, Print.
- “Jaw Dropper-Crossing Over by Lea McComas,” Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 6, November/December 2015, 90, Print.
2012-2014
- “The Journey from Face to Face” by Lea McComas, Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine, Vol. 17, May/June 2014, 66-70, Print.
- “Quilting for a Cause”, The Quilt Life, Vol. 4, April 2013, 61, Print.
- “Portrait Quilts in Five Values” by Lea McComas, American Quilter Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 5, September 2013, 44-49. Print
- “Portrait Quilts”, TheQuiltShow.com classroom, Internet.
- Cutting Edge Art Quilts, Mary Kerr, Schiffer Publishing, 148-49, Print.
- “Metaphors on Aging,” SAQA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4,Fall 2013, 36, Print
- Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits, Martha Seilman, Lark Publishing, 133, Print.
- “Exposure,” Surface Design Journal,Vol. 37, No. 4, Summer 2013, 54. Print.
- “Readers’ Quilt Show”, Quilters Newsletter, Vol.43, February/March 2012, 19, Print.
- “The Season’s Challenge,” Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine, Vol. 17, May/June 2012, 31, Print.
- “Portrait Quilts: From Photo to Fabric”by Lea McComas, Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 51, June/July 2011, 20-25, Print.
- ” Mountain Inspired Quilts,” Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine, Vol.17, November/December 2012, 31, Print.
- “Peace Quilts”, Quilter’s Connection Magazine, Issue 14, Winter 2012-13, 11-12, Print.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)
- Front Range Contemporary Quilter
- International Quilt Association
- Visions Art Museum
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
