Volusia County Courthouse - Becky Stevens

Butterfly #8, 2004
Tapestry weaving

Becky Stevens
Sarasota, Fla.
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Born in Florida and raised in the Midwest, Becky Stevens has been drawing and painting since childhood. She has been weaving since 1970 and has since embraced tapestry as her primary medium of expression. She lives in Sarasota and is on the board of the American Tapestry Alliance, an organization dedicated to educating the public about contemporary tapestry. 

Stevens has been featured in numerous exhibitions since the 1970s and received several prestigious awards, including the Florida Craftsmen 51st South Florida Fiber Artists Award of Merit in 2005.

“I work in series, investigating the quirky relationships of men and women and the lush botanicals and birds of our region. I have used the abstract patterns found on butterfly wings like a riff in jazz, allowing the viewer to take his own journey, tell his own story. All art has a story. I love telling mine in the time-honored medium of tapestry.” - Becky Stevens