Jenni Albanis b.

  • Maker (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Jenni Albanis was a Melbourne quilt maker who was active in the 1980s. The daughter of a dress-maker, Albanis was part of the Australian Quilter’s Association and a small local group who met at her home. An example of her traditional style quilting can be seen at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum. The Autumn quilt c.1987 explored effects of colour and shading and used traditional blockwork.
Tags: Quilt, Textile, Maker
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Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum (1987), ’96/319/1 Quilt, 'Autumn’, hand pieced and hand quilted, cotton, Jenni Albanis, Melbourne, Victoria, 1987’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).

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Related person groups
  • Quilter's Guild Inc. Australia (associate of)
Related works
  • 96/319/1 Quilt, 'Autumn', hand pieced and hand quilted, cotton, Jenni Albanis, Melbourne, Victoria, 1987 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • 'Quilts Covering Australia' (exhibited at)