About

About

Ford Fiber Art Studio is located in Worthington Ma, now home to a full range of creative fiber endeavors, including quiltmaking, fabric collage, rug making with discarded clothing destined for landfill, and wearable knitted art wraps.

Her work as a quilt artist spans forty years, beginning with traditionally inspired designs and evolving into a more spontaneous process with a wide variety of techniques that often includes her own hand-dyed fabrics and threads. She has exhibited and sold her work, taught classes, and written a book about her adventure with quiltmaking.

Architecture & Design was Kathy’s profession for forty-five years. Her passion for working with the character of existing buildings manifested in a practice of adaptive re-use, historic renovation, and affordable housing. She worked with individual homeowners, municipalities, and non-profit organizations to provide a process oriented team approach to project management and design.

Her personal journey includes being a mother of two children, yoga practice and teacher certification, and training in Energy Medicine.

Exhibitions

2019 Quilt National, The Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio (juried)
2018 Quilt = Art = Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY (juried)
2017 Quilt = Art = Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY: Awarded Third Prize for 'Container' (juried)
2016 Quilt = Art = Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY(juried)
2015 WMAIA Exhibition, Art by Architects, Northampton MA (juried)
2013 Quilting by the Lake, Syracuse NY
2011 Quilting by the Lake, Syracuse NY
2011 Hands Across the Valley Quilt Guild Exhibition, Amherst MA
2007 Hands Across the Valley Quilt Guild Exhibition, Amherst MA
2005 Hosmer Gallery, Four Quilters, Northampton MA
2005 Burnett Gallery, Local Quilt Artists, Amherst MA
2003 Hands Across the Valley Quilt Guild Exhibition, Amherst MA

Education

Master of Architecture, Harvard University, 1985

Bachelor of Arts, William Smith College, 1980
1978/79 year at The Institute for Architecture &
Urban Studies, New York, NY

Professional Experience

Hilltown CDC
Project Manager, part-time 2019-2021

Bartons Angels
Home Health Care, part-time 2017-2018

Kathleen Ford, Architect
Massachusetts 2012 - 2022
New York City 1992-1998

Ford Gillen Architects
Amherst, MA 1998-2012

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects
New York City 1997-1998

Prentice & Chan, Ohlhausen Architects
New York City 1987-1991

Perkins, Geddis, Eastman Architects
New York City 1986-1987

Gauchat Architects, Inc.
Cambridge, MA 1983-1986


Related Work / Community Involvement

Hilltown Arts Alliance member, participant in Hilltown Open Studio Tour
Worthington Historical Commission
Worthington Cultural Council
Amherst Rotary Club
Town of Amherst, Planning Board Member
Town of Amherst, Design Review Board Member
Town of Amherst, Chair LSSE Commission & Rep. to CPAC
Association for Community Living, Springfield MA Board Member