‘Transformations 2008: Icons & Imagery’ runs from May 7-July 27, 2009, at the Everhart Museum in Scranton, and features studio art quilts by 32 artists from nine countries. Each of the artist members of Studio Art Quilt Associates represented in ‘Transformations 2008: Icons & Imagery’ used the idea of an icon, with its ability to elicit symbolic meaning beyond the object represented, as a starting point for the quilts in this exhibit. The artists work chosen for the exhibit feature a diverse range of imagery, all of which use what are iconic pieces, including Byzantine icons themselves, symbols from ancient world cultures, the American landscape, feminine pop culture “icons,” and cultural motifs taken from oft reproduced media imagery. The quilts included in this exhibit feature diverse styles of textile and fiber arts, reflecting time-honored quilting, sewing, and embroidery techniques as well as less traditional techniques such as printing, photography, collage and inclusion of found objects in and on the quilts. The exhibit which is on loan from Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) has toured internationally and was curated by Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer.