About Marlis Egger
Marlis is an artist, working in textiles. She makes non traditional, contemporary art quilts.
She has also been the founder and the organizer of TexArtAcademy, an international meeting point for textile artists until 2019 and has served as Art Director at QuiltArtLugano, Switzerland’s first Quilt Festival.
Marlis was born in Zurich/Switzerland, but has lived for the past 30+ years in Lugano/Ticino, Switzerland’s sunshine state.
Her art is designed to hang on the wall, like a painting. It will bring you beauty and joy through color and tactile pleasure.
Her work is in private collections in Europe and the U.S.
Marlis is a member of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates).
With her husband, Marlis has traveled extensively in Italy, the US, Africa and the Far East.
She loves to go for walks, take pictures, read and spend time with her husband and their gorgeous Chartreux cats Yaris and Ayla.
résumé
2014
Group exhibition “The Music of My Life” in Monza (I)
2009
Retrospective at the Spring Quilt Festivals in the UK and Scotland
2008/2009
“Contrasti” – Group exhibition, with Bea Bernasconi, Nina Novicov and Silvie Umiker, at Banca Coop, Lugano (CH)
2007
- Group exhibition, with the board members of QuiltArtLugano, at Banca Coop, Lugano (CH)
- Group exhibition, with the board members of QuiltArtLugano, at the 1st International Patchworkmeeting in Prague (CZ)
2005
“Sumptuous Surfaces” – group exhibition with Bea Bernasconi (CH) and Cherilyn Martin (GB/NL) in Cadro (CH)
2004
- Group exhibition at Ospedale Civico, Lugano (CH)
- “Quilt & Art” – group exhibition with Stephanie Hofer in Windisch (CH)
2003
“La Magia dei Colori – The Magic of Colors” – solo exhibition in Cureglia (CH)
2002/2003
Solo exhibition at Hotel Gstaaderhof, Gstaad (CH)
2002
“EINblicke, DURCHblicke, AUSblicke” – group exhibition in Irsee (D)
2001
“Joy of Life” – solo exhibition in Nottwil (CH)
1998
Solo exhibition during the Quiltshow “Florida Celebrates Quilts” in Ft. Myers (Florida, USA)
press
Article at patCHquilt Bulletin Nr. 114 | Fall 2017 (in French – please click the images) | German version
Interview QuiltItalia | Autunno 2015 (in Italian – please click the images) | English version
