Regina Vorgang, Weaver
A professional graphic designer since 1980, Regina Vorgang has garnered awards for her design projects and built a successful graphic creative design studio in Stamford, Connecticut.
After many years as a graphic designer and working on a computer, Regina longed to get back to creating artwork by hand. Formally trained in traditional arts along with graphic design, she was always intrigued by the art and craft of weaving. She participated in a variety of weaving workshops and classes until she found her love of weaving with wool and making tapestries and rugs.
In 2002 Regina moved to Ventura, California, where she turned her focus to combining her unique graphic vision and weaving skills to create handwoven tapestries and rugs that bring traditional craft and contemporary color and design to her pieces. Her rugs can be displayed on the wall or used on the floor to bring “art to the floor”.
Regina is a member of the American Craft Council, American Tapestry Alliance, Handweavers Guild of America, and Studio Channel Islands Art Center.
Regina’s studio is located at Studio Channel Islands Art Center in Camarillo, CA. She designs and weaves rugs up to 11′ wide and shows and sells her work at her studio, gallery exhibitions, and juried art and craft shows.
Selected Exhibitions:
2018
The Next Big Thing
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
2017
Borders, Edges and Seams
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
2016
Fiber Options
- Maryland Federation of Art,
Annapolis, MD
One Look at Nature: The Paintings of Gail Pidduck
- Santa Paula Art Museum,
Santa Paula, CA
Form and Function
- Foundry Art Centre,
St. Charles, MO
2014
Art We Use
- Dairy Barn Arts Center,
Athens, OH
2013
Unlimited
- Third Place Award Thistle
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
2012
Timeless Textiles
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
World of Fiber
- Bungalow Gallery
Long Beach, CA
2011
Open Competition
- Buenaventura Art Association
Ventura, CA
2010
Origins: Rugs in Inspirational Places
- Collaborative exhibit with photographer W. Scott Miles
- Buenaventura Gallery
Ventura, CA
Fiber 2010 West
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
Fiber 2010
- Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University,
Riverside CA
2009
Focus on Fiber II
- Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Camarillo, CA
Art as Craft
- Ventura County Government Center
Ventura, CA
Designing Weavers Personal Best
- Riverside Art Museum,
Riverside, CA
Floored
- Mimosa Gallery,
Saratoga Springs, NY
Open Competition
- Buenaventura Art Association,
Ventura, CA
2008
National Fiber Arts Exhibtion
- Escondido Municipal Gallery,
Escondido, CA
Sideshow
- Designing Weavers Group Exhibit
- Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence 2008
ArtCenter Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Living with Beauty
- Hagnauere Gallery,
Manitou Springs, CO
Parrots, Peacocks and Palms
- First Place Award Frequency
- Handweaver’s Guild of America, Convergence 2008,
Tampa, FL
2007
Upstairs/Downstairs, 2007 Holiday Fine Craft Exhibition
- Pen & Brush,
New York, NY
Focus on the Masters Juried Preview Exhibition
- Affinity Bank,
Ventura, CA
Wildflowers of the Sierras
- Designing Weavers Group Exhibit
- Southern California Handweavers Conference,
Visalia, CA
Southern California Handweavers Conference
- First Place Rug and Juror’s Choice Awards Reflections
- Visalia, CA
2006
Express Yourself in Fiber
- Designing Weavers Group Exhibit
- Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence 2006, Kendall College of Art and Design,
Grand Rapids, MI
All Things Woven
- Artisan Gallery at Woman Made,
Chicago, IL
Back to the Floor
- Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI
2005
Focus on the Masters Juried Preview Exhibition
- Affinity Bank,
Ventura, CA
2004
Fiber Arts 2004
- Gallery 510,
Decatur, IL
