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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the artworks of Andrea Kalinowski tell whole life stories. Kalinowski celebrates some of the courageous women of the American West with her exhibit "Stories Untold: Jewish Pioneer Women, 18501910," which opened June 10 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
The stories of nine Jewish pioneer women are brought to life by Kalinowski's mixed-media textiles, which incorporate photography, quilt patterns and even some text written by the frontier women themselves. The New Mexicobased artist culled information from historical collections around the nation to reveal stories that are rarely found in history books, as the exhibit's title, "Stories Untold," points out.
Kalinowski pieced together correspondence, journals and photographs into historical narratives of the challenging life that these nine individuals faced in the United States' new Western territories. Even though Kalinowski's artworks recount tales of many hardships, they also offer inspiring portraits of pioneers who forged new lives while still retaining their religious faith and cultural identity.
Kalinowski used special digital and printing techniques to create these unique textile artworks. On June 16, she will be at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles for a lecture. She will discuss the actual process of making the pieces, what inspired her to create the exhibit, and how she gathered the information displayed in each work.
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held June 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"Stories Untold: Jewish Pioneer Women, 18501910" will be on exhibit through Aug. 10 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose. Regular admission is $3$4. Reservations are required for Andrea Kalinowski's June 16 lecture. For more information, call 408.971.0323.
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