Curriculum Vitae

Education -

M.F.A. in Fibers, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Recipient Handweavers Guild of America scholarship.
Graduate Teaching Fellowship.

B.A. Illustration, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR.

Selected Exhibits –

2006- "Flight of Fancy", Designer Showcase, New Mexico Women in the Arts, Santa Fe, NM.

2006- Bridges Exhibit, Institute of Education, London University, London, UK.

2005- Fiber Celebrated 2005, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, Las Aranas Award.

2004- Blue Ridge Handweaving Show, Asheville School, Asheville, NC.

2003- Layers of Meaning: The Evolution of Pick-up Doubleweave, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Minneapolis, MN.

2002- Intimate Expressions in Thread, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2002- Instructors’ Exhibit, Convergence 2002, Vancouver, BC.

2001- Solo Exhibit, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2001- Three-person show, Robert Canaga Gallery, Eugene, OR.

2001- Fantastic Fibers,Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY.

2000- Fiber Celebrated 2000, Estes Park, CO, HGA Award.

2000- The Feel of Fiber, Invitational Show, Barrington Area Arts Council, Barrington, IL.

1999- One-person show, Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA.

1999- Invitational Show, Lake County Museum, Wauconda, IL.

1998- Overtones, Convergence ’98, Atlanta, GA.

1998- Flight, Regional Invitational Show, Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

1997- Fiber Celebrated ‘97, Intermountain Weavers Conference, Fort Collins, CO.

1996- Visual Rhythms, Jennifer Moore and Barbara Pickett, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

1996- Take Time, Convergence ‘96, Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR.

1995- Visual Rhythms, Three Forms of Fiber Expression, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR.

1995- Small Expressions, Textile Museum, Taiwan and Pacific Cultural Foundation, Taipei.

1994- Oregon’s Best in Fiber Arts, Traveling Exhibit.

1994- Small Expressions, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.

1993- Fiber Celebrated ‘93, Las Vegas, NV, People’s Choice Award.

1993- Hands Across the Loom, Belle Chere Festival, Asheville, NC, First Place.

1992- One-person show, Circle of Hands Gallery, Eugene, OR.

1992- Fiber and Textile Exhibit, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI, Merit Award.

1991- Meshes: Woven Patterned Planes, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

1991- One-person show, Centennial Union Gallery, Luther College, Decorah, IA.

1990- Small Expressions ‘90, Convergence, San Jose, CA, Third Place.

1990- Convergence Fiber Show, P.R. Coonley Gallery, Palo Alto, CA.

1989- Fiber Celebrated ‘89, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT, First Place.

1989- Showcase ‘89, So. California Handweavers Conference, Ventura, CA, Best of Show, People’s Choice Award.

1989- Ojai Valley Fiber Arts Exhibition, Ojai Valley Arts Center, Ojai, CA, Second Place.

1988- Fiber Structure National VI, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA.

1987- Showcase ‘87, So. California Handweavers Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Best of Show.

1987- Weaving: A Common thread, International Gallery, San Diego, CA.

1986- Celebration of Weaving V, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, Juror’s Award, People’s Choice Award.

1986- Fiber Celebration ‘86, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO, Juror’s Award.

Selected Publications-

"Chromatic Fantasy: Music-Inspired Weavings Lead to a Multitude of Mathematical Possibilities", 2006 Bridges Conference Proceedings, Tarquin Publications, 2006.

Fiberarts Design Book Seven. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Publications, 2004.

Handwoven Magazine. Jan./Feb. 2002 Volume XXIII, No. 1 ‘Doubleweave: A Workshop in Your Studio.

Handwoven Magazine. Sept./Oct. 2000, Volume XXI, No. 4, ‘The Golden Proportion’.

Handwoven Magazine. Jan./Feb. 1999, Volume XX, No. 1, ‘A Gallery of Doubleweave Pick- up’.

Weaver’s Magazine. Summer 1994, Issue 24, ‘Chromatic Fantasy: Weaving and Music’.

Weaver’s Magazine. 2nd Quarter 1992, Issue 17, ‘Color and Pattern in Doubleweave Pick-up’.

Handwoven Magazine. May/June 1992, Volume XIII, No. 3, ‘Doubleweave Gallery’.

Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot. Volume XXIV, No. 4, ‘1992 HGA Scholarship Recipients’.

Fiberarts Design Book IV. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Publication, 1991.

Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot. Fall 1990, Volume XXI, No. 4, ‘Small Expressions, 1990 Winners’.

Fiberarts Design Book III. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Publications, 1988.

Related Experience-

Design consultant, Capel Rugs, Troy, NC, 2004-present.

Studio assistant to James Koehler, Santa Fe, NM, 2000-2005.

Assistant Director, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Contemporary Fiber Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1999-2004.

Assistant to textile curator, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM, 1999-2001.