Felicitas Sloves, Handweaver Felicitas Sloves is a Dutch born weaver and award-winning artist who has been weaving for nearly 30 years. Her work has been exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the East Coast and the South. Her handwoven fashion accessories have been featured in national publications including Handwoven and The Crafts Report, and on local television. Felicitas is the 2006 recipient of the Handweavers Guild of America/Interweave Press Teach-It-Forward Grant awarded annually to an individual with an innovative weaving program. Felicitas has received numerous awards and recognition for her handweaving and most notably has been recognized for her liturgical pieces for both Christian and Jewish worship. She teaches weaving through Creative Aging Mid-South a non-profit Memphis based agency offering art workshops and entertainment to the elderly. Felicitas has a Bachelor's Degree from Smith College and a Master's Degree from Tufts University. She studied American Folk Culture at the Cooperstown Graduate Program of Museum Studies and attended Boston University. Memphis has been her home since 2000. |
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| Awards Selected for inclusion in "The Collection", juried works for the WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2007 Honorable Mention Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2006 Teach-It-Forward Grant awarded by Handweavers Guild of America and Interweave Press for recognition of an innovative weaving program, 2006 Honorable Mention Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2005 Staff Pick Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2005 The Memphis Guild of Handloom Weavers Choice Award, The 28th Annual Juried Exhibit of the Memphis Association of Craft Artists, 2005 Honorable Mention Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2004 Honorable Mention Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2003 Staff Pick Award, WKNO Gallery 10 Art and Antiques Auction, 2003 Best New Artist, Memphis Association of Craft Artists, 2003 |
| Teaching Experience January 2005 to present: "Frame Loom Weaving", "Rigid Heddle Weaving", “Jewelry Weaving”, “Inkle Loom Weaving”, Creative Aging Mid-South, various senior centers, independent living centers, and assisted living communities in West TN Summer and Fall, 2007: "Inkle Loom Weaving", and "Rag Weaving", Franklin Park Retirement Center, Memphis, TN Summer and Fall, 2006: "Inkle Loom Weaving", Artists on Central, a unique gallery in Midtown Memphis Spring 2004 to present: "Tallit Weaving", Teen and adult students of the Jewish community, Memphis, TN Spring 2004: "Weaving Midrash", Temple Israel High School, Memphis, TN Summer and Fall 2003: "Rigid Heddle Weaving", Yarniverse, Memphis, TN Fall 2002: "Jewelry Weaving", Grace House, a residential community for women recovering from addictions, Memphis, TN Spring 2002: "Rigid Heddle Weaving", The Skinner Center, a community center for developmentally disabled adults, Memphis, TN Spring 2002: "Jewelry Weaving", The Art Department, Cordova, TN |
Collections The handwoven works of the artist, Felicitas Sloves are currently in the following collections: Goddard Chapel, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts: Handwoven chapel table cloth St. John's United Methodist Church, Memphis, TN: Handwoven altar cloths, pulpit falls, and lectern bookmarks for four seasons - Ordinary Time, Easter, Pentecost, and Advent Handwoven liturgical stoles or prayer shawls for members of the clergy at these congregations and facilities: St. John's United Methodist Church, Memphis, TN The Church Health Center, Memphis, TN Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN Temple Israel, Memphis, TN |