Biography

 

EDUCATION
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1984
 Master of Fine Arts:
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Degree in Fibers
1980
 Banff Center of Fine Arts,
Banff Alberta, Canada, Winter Arts Program and Summer Interchange
1979
 Bachelor of Fine Arts, (with Honors),
Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen. Weaving and Textile design.
1978
 Joensuukotiteolisuuskoulu, (Joensuu Handcraft School),Joensuu, Finland. Textiles.  Junior year of international study.
1977
 Associates Degree, (with Honors), Applied Science,
Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Craftsmen. Weaving and Textile design.
SELECTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2010 “CraftForms 2010”,  International juried craft exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2009 “Fiber: It’s Good For You”, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2007
 Art in the Embassies Exhibition”, Geneva, Switzerland “Fiber Artists Collective”, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
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2006
 “Crafts National”, Zollelr Gallery, Penn State University, PA
2004
 “Fabulous Fibers”, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado.
2002
 “The Nature of Craft”, Craft Alliance Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri.
2000
 “Generations”, Women in the Arts exhibit. Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
1996
 “Lengths of Time”, Convergence, Handweaver’s Guild of America’s biannual convention, Portland, Oregon.
1993
 “Beyond Conventional Expectations: Wood, Fiber, Clay, Glass”,Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, Massachusetts.
1987
 “Small Scale Fiber”, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois.
1986
 “Celebration ‘45”, Cedar City, Utah.
Also exhibited in “Celebration ‘46, (1987) and “Celebration ‘47”, (1988).
1984
 “September Competition”, Alexandria, Louisiana.
“Small Works National”, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, New York.
“Fiber National”, Adams Memorial Gallery, Dunkirk, New York.
Exhibited in the 1986 and 1988 Fiber National shows also.
1980
 “The Fourth International Exhibition of
Miniature Textiles”,
The British Crafts Center, London, England.
NATIONAL and REGIONAL CRAFT FAIRS
1991-2012
 American Craft Council Shows, Baltimore Winter Market and West Springfield.
2003-2012
 CraftBoston, Society of Arts and Crafts Spring and Holiday Shows
1989-2012 Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen annual Fair.
2002
 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C.
1998-2007
 Crafts at the Castle Show, Boston, Massachusetts
1996
 The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA

AWARDS

2010 “Award of Excellence”, American Craft Council, Baltimore Retail Market.

2005 Artist Grant Awarded in Crafts, Massachusetts Cultural Council.

2002 “Directors Choice”, Purchase prize Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Crafts at the Castle Show.

2001 “Niche Award”, Handwoven Fiber, Niche Magazine, Rosen Group

2000 Merit Award, “Electronic Gallery Exhibit”, National Art Education Association

1998 “Award of Excellence”, A.C.C., Baltimore Winter Market,

IN THE COLLECTIONS OF:

Jack Lenor Larson; Textile designer, Author, and Collector.

Camille Cook; Founding member of “Friends of Fiber Art International”

Randall Darwall: Artist, Educator and Consultant

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT and MUSICAL INTERESTS

1999-Present, Member of the Boston Spelemans Lag. An instrumental group dedicated to playing traditional Norwegian Hardanger Fiddles in the Telemark tradition.

1992-Present, Professional musician with the Cape Cod Fiddlers. An instrumental group dedicated to playing traditional American, Irish, Scottish, Canadian and Scandinavian fiddle music.

1989-Present, Art Faculty at Cape Cod Academy, (secondary school). Art Department Chair since 1993.

SEEKING GALLERY REPRESENTATION