EDUCATION
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1977
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Associates Degree, (with Honors), Applied Science,
Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Craftsmen. Weaving and Textile design.
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1978
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Joensuukotiteolisuuskoulu, (Joensuu Handcraft School),
Joensuu, Finland. Textiles
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1979
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, (with Honors),
Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen. Weaving and Textile design.
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1980
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Banff Center of Fine Arts,
Banff Alberta, Canada, Winter Arts Program and Summer Interchange
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1984
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Master of Fine Arts:
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Degree in Fibers
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SELECTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
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1980
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“The Fourth International Exhibition of Miniature Textiles”,
The British Crafts Center, London, England. |
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1984
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“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. |
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1986
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“Celebration ‘45”, Cedar City, Utah.
Also exhibited in “Celebration ‘46, (1987)
and “Celebration ‘47”, (1988). |
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1987
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“Small Scale Fiber”, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois. |
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1993
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“Beyond Conventional Expectations: Wood, Fiber, Clay, Glass”,Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, Massachusetts. |
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1996
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“Lengths of Time”, Convergence, Handweaver’s Guild of America’s biannual convention, Portland, Oregon. |
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2000
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“Generations”, Women in the Arts exhibit. Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, Massachusetts. |
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2002
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“The Nature of Craft”, Craft Alliance Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
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2004
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“Fabulous Fibers”, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado. |
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2006
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“Crafts National”, Zollelr Gallery, Penn State University, PA |
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2007
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“Art in the Embassies Exhibition”, Geneva, Switzerland
“Fiber Artists Collective”, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC |
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NATIONAL CRAFT FAIRS
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1991-2008
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American Craft Council Shows, Baltimore Winter Market and West Springfield. |
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1996
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA |
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1998-2007
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Crafts at the Castle Show, Boston, Massachusetts |
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2002
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Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C. |
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2003-2006
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CraftBoston, Society of Arts and Crafts Spring show. |
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AWARDS
1998 “Award of Excellence”, A.C.C., Baltimore Winter Market,
2000 Merit Award, “Electronic Gallery Exhibit”, National Art Education Association
2001 “Niche Award”, Handwoven Fiber, Niche Magazine, Rosen Group
2002 “Directors Choice”, Purchase prize Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Crafts at the Castle Show.
2005 Artist Grant Awarded in Crafts, Massachusetts Cultural Council
SELECTED COLLECTORS:
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 NON-ART INTERESTS
1989-Present, Art Faculty at Cape Cod Academy, (secondary school). Art Department Chair since 1993.
1992-Present, Professional musician with the Cape Cod Fiddlers. An instrumental group dedicated to playing traditional American, Irish, Scottish, Canadian and Scandinavian fiddle music.
1999-Present, Member of the Boston Spelemans Lag. An instrumental group dedicated to playing traditional Norwegian Hardanger Fiddles in the Telemark tradition.
SEEKING GALLERY REPRESENTATION
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