Doria Anne Goocher

A native of San Diego, California, Doria has owned her own business, Designs by Doria, for twenty nine years. She began her career designing one-of-a-kind and limited edition clothing that was marketed wholesale and retail throughout the United States.

In 1995, Doria began designing art quilts for home and office decor. Her art quilts have been juried into national and international exhibitions and have received numerous awards. Her work is in both public and private collections and she continues to accept special commissions. Her designs have been published in books and magazines. Her art quilt, "Time's Release" appears in Fiberarts Design Book 7, a book that is published every five years and chronicles the best fiber art throughout the world.

Although designing art quilts is Doria's primary focus, she also enjoys creating one-of-a-kind art books. Her original paper products can be found in galleries and museum gift shops.

Doria served on the VAM/Visions Art Museum for three years, producing the Vision's 2002 biannual Exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art. She designed the layout and cover for the catalog cover and also handled the national publicity.

Doria earned a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts and Sciences with Distinction in Art from San Diego State University. Her professional memberships include:

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