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”.

In 2005 Regina was invited to join Designing Weavers, a Los Angeles based juried fiber artists guild. Designing Weavers strives to promote all fiber arts, to develop and share ideas, and to provide inspiration while also motivating and encouraging excellence. Regina served as Co-president of the group during the 2006-2007 year.

Regina’s studio is located at the Bell Arts Factory, a landmark building converted into artists’ studios, in Ventura, California. She shows her work at her studio, gallery exhibitions, and juried art and craft shows such as the American Craft Council, Contemporary Crafts Market, and the Southwest Arts Festival.

Selected Exhibitions:
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