Forced to Flee (SAQA Global Exhibition)

Throughout history people have been forced to flee from their homes for their own safety and survival due to war, oppression, natural disasters, and atrocious human rights violations. The refugee crisis has imposed severe impacts on the social, economic, and political structures of host countries, especially poor and developing countries.

This powerful and timely exhibition illustrates the global challenges arising from the current refugee crisis impacting countries across the world.

I was moved to tears by many of the sorrowful stories in these powerful depictions. These works are accessible even if they can make uncomfortable viewing. Audiences will surely come away with images etched into their memories, and with more awareness of the tragic plight of large sections of humanity.

— Dr. Sue Marks (exhibition juror)

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Exhibition Videos Available!
Don't miss this fascinating in-depth look at a very powerful exhibition. Get up close to see the details, stitchwork, and textures contained in these works of art. This video series includes interviews with Juror Dr. Susan Beryl Marks, curators from the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, and selected artists. 

In the Exhibition
Anne  Daughtry - Aleppo
Anne Daughtry
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Carol J. Vinick - Amnesty
Carol Vinick
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Maya  Schonenberger - Armenian Diaspora
Maya Schonenberger
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Christine  Seager - Chana's Quilt
Christine Seager
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Jo  Thomas - Child Behind Barbed Wire
Jo Thomas
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Elizabeth  Michellod-Dutheil - Diaspora
Elizabeth Michellod-Dutheil
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Catherine A. Drummond - Displaced
Catherine Drummond
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Diane M. Wright - Emu Camps
Diane Wright
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Uta  Lenk - Everyone has the right
Uta Lenk
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Grace H. Wever - Firestorm
Grace Wever
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Sara  Sharp - Fleeing From Drought
Sara Sharp
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Christine  Vinh - Forty Years After the Zero Years
Chris Vinh
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Sandra E. Lauterbach - From Generation to Generation
Sandra Lauterbach
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Charlotte S. Bird - Goodbye My Village
Charlotte Bird
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Eileen E. Donovan - Hope For Tomorrow
Eileen Donovan
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Cathy  Miranker - Liberty Deconstructed/Reconstructed
Cathy Miranker
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Karin  Tauber - Life Jacket Graveyard of Lesvos
Karin Tauber
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Isabelle  Wiessler - Mare Dolorosso
Isabelle Wiessler
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Genevieve  Attinger - Missing Migrants
Geneviève Attinger
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Betty  Busby - Mourning Doves
Betty Busby
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Melani  Brewer - NEVERMORE
Melani K Brewer
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Paula J. Swett - No Fixed Address
Paula Swett
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Sabi  Westoby - Page 27 - Exodus 1
Sabi Westoby
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Harriet Cherry Cheney - Pogrom
Harriet Cheney
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Mary  Palmer - Prayer
Mary Palmer
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Jim  Hay - REFUGE or REFUSE: offer sanctuary or discard as trash
Jim Hay
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Margaret  Abramshe - Roadmap
Margaret Abramshe
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Pamela S. Burns - Scorched Earth
Pamela Burns
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Hildegard  Mueller - Stumbling Blocks
Hildegard Mueller
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Jennifer  Day - Tengo Hambre - I am Hungry
Jennifer Day
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Claire  Passmore - The Lucky Ones?
Claire Passmore
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Eunhee  Lee - They are also us.
Eunhee Lee
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Kathleen  Loomis - Tired and Poor
Kathleen Loomis
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Marie  Mitchell - Walking the Refugee Road: Forced to Flee
Marie Mitchell
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Diane E. Wespiser - Wanted - A Home
Diane Wespiser
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Gabriele  DiTota - Will be the Next Day Better
Gabriele DiTota
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