“Woven Mother and Child” at TAG in Boston

My piece is included in this group exhibition, “Interwoven Narratives” until April 27th. Juried by Kate Irvin, Department Head and Curator of Costume & Textiles at RISD Museum.

The Art Gallery, 460C Harrison Avenue, Unit C2 lower level, Boston SOWA

www.NewEnglandArtCenter.com

 

“Woven Mother and Child” also appears in the winter issue of Fiber Art Now,  January 2025.

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New Work in Studio

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Recent Portrait Commissions

“This piece captured my husband’s image and his soul. It is hauntingly beautiful.”  …the highest praise!

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“My mother was a woman of few words — her actions defined her.”

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“Becoming Ourselves”

My torn-paper construction, “Becoming Ourselves” has been installed at Hebrew Senior Life in Boston, MA, as a group effort led by Gayle Robertson, in honor of the memory and legacy of Susan Moser.

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“Brilliance”

Jurors, Carolyn Ducey, Ann Johnston and Bruce Pepich reviewed over 800 images from which fifty pieces, including my “Brilliance”, were selected for Art Quilt Elements 2024. Usually I shy away from quilt identification but this show made a commitment to present and celebrate this medium as a fine art form.

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“Holding Our Own”

My series, “Surrounded by Family and Friends” is featured in Camilla Rockwell’s documentary film, HOLDING OUR OWN: EMBRACING THE END OF LIFE, which was screened at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and broadcast on Vermont Public Television. It is now viewable for free on YouTube.

“…artists have talent, emotional response to their subjects/objects, and purpose. I think…that artists, through their vision, allow the rest of us to see something we really haven’t “seen” before. I’d put Scherer in that category.” …Joel Potash MD

HOLDING OUR OWN is still available as a DVD through Producer/Director Camilla Rockwell at rockwellcamilla@gmail.com

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My Work is Represented at Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts

Mitchell Gidding Fine Arts, 181 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 802.251.8290

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Acquisition by the RISD Museum

“Sisters, Sitting”, my thread-on-fabric work, is now in the collection of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum at 20 N. Main Street in Providence, RI. Created in honor of Hildegard Bachert and Edith Schnabel, this double portrait was recently donated by Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky.

“I have such deep appreciation for Deidre’s stunning work and for Dorothy’s support and generosity in bringing this wonderful piece to the RISD Museum. …So striking! I’m transported by the level of detail overall, but especially in the sisters’ eyes, which reveal such profundity, humanity, and personality. And the hand gestures! So much to pore over and to feel…”
…Kate Irvin, Curator and Department Head, Textiles, RISD Museum

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Acquisition: Bennington Museum

My thread on fabric work, “Stories”, has been officially added to the Bennington Museum’s permanent collection through the generous donation of collectors, Sharron and Frank Kropa. In 1988, a detail of “Stories” appeared on the cover of Threads Magazine along with a six page article that I wrote about my work. The Bennington Museum is located at 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: 802.447.1571

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Acquired by the Racine Museum

“Hands of Light”, a collaboration I did with Jackie Abrams, is part of the permanent collection of the Racine Museum of Art. Currently it’s in an exhibition titled Vignettes: Concentrated Views of RAM’s Collection, which runs through August 19, 2023. For more information, visit Racine Art Museum, 441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403 Phone: 262.638.8300

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Exhibition at Mobilia Gallery

Jackie Abrams and Deidre Scherer’s Collaborations

continuing….

Four of our vessel collaborations are featured in honor of Jackie Abrams’ legacy. Jackie and I spent two years creating together and making 20 collaborative pieces many of which have found homes such as the Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin. For information on location and hours, visit Mobilia Gallery, 348 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: 617 876.2109

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“Connection”

This commission of two clasped hands is based on a deep and loving relationship that has spanned many years. I fulfilled and framed this work after the fracture of my right wrist (six weeks in a cast and six weeks in physical therapy to regain my strength and dexterity) … it’s as if the strength of their connection resonated in my healing. Now, available as a print.

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Commissioned Portrait

In 2021, I began and completed a commission to honor a family’s patriarch in “Paternal Portrait”.

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Double Portrait

Starting with a photo shoot in October 2018, I began a project to immortalize two creative women and their relationship. This commission proved to be an adventure that only was completed in July 2020 when Edie and Jackie received their portrait.   

In their own words: “I feel the spirituality in you that expresses itself in the meditative way you perceive and relate to us as individuals and as a couple.  I feel seen, understood, accepted, and respected.”  …Jackie 

“There is a gentleness and unity in the narrative that you tell in this portrait. …the image-maker and the sitters equally strong in their creative agency. Your work of thread on fabric holds the DNA of our women’s culture within its design, medium, and subject matter.”   …Edie

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Everyday Mermaid is Available!

California poet and friend Christina Isobel and I have been working on our book collaboration for many years. In responding visually to her poetry, I discovered a vibrant language of symbolic abstraction. Now we are PUBLISHED -to order a copy, visit Christina’s Amazon page!

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MY WORK ON COVERS:

My work, CHILD AND MOTHER, is featured on the inside cover of the Plough Quarterly’s Winter Issue 2021 which focuses on disability: www.plough.com

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Fred F. Scherer, Artist, Diorama Painter, 1915 – 2013 

March 1st was the 108th anniversary of Fred F. Scherer’s birthday!

My father was an early and steady influence on my art making. As a child, I’d play hooky by commuting with him down to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City  where I’d spend the day roaming the halls while he painted. Many times I’d sit on the edge of a diorama watching him work. 2018 is the 103rd anniversary of his birth. I welcome and encourage you to visit and celebrate his life’s work: fredfscherer.com

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CICELY AIKMAN: From Friendship to Florida

 was on view this Spring at the Caldbeck Gallery

Cicely Aikman (1923-2013) as a painter and as my stepmother had a strong and supportive impact on my work. Her fierce individuality encouraged my search for my own distinct voice. Please visit and enjoy her web site and work at  cicelyaikman.com

Cicely’s free and lush use of form, line and color has had a great and lasting impact on how I see the world -and how I think as I work. She is in my mind when I take pleasure in a moment of light, when I discern the uniqueness of a shade, and the simplicity of a curve. She was a master in paint before her time.              …Deidre Scherer

 

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