Quilts will be the largest exhibition of works by Thorpe to date, featuring more than fifty quilts and a site-specific sculptural installation created for the museum incorporating children’s stuffed animals and canvases featuring appliqued quilted elements.

Thorpe describes himself as a painter working in fabric and thread upon a foundation of drawing which he views as the evolved practice of mark making akin to the stitches of quilt making. His quilted paintings and works on paper explore his surroundings, abstraction, letters and words, sculptural constructions, and performance. The result is a figurative and conceptual art that is as ingenious as it is uniquely contemporary.

Located in the 1894 Historic Landmark Roy Jones House at 2612 Main Street in Santa Monica, the California Heritage Museum is a non-profit community organization that is committed to promoting the diversity and rich history of California’s heritage through exhibitions, lectures, publications and community events.