SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Wilder Nightengale Gallery, Taos, NM, 2009

Focus Gallery, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, 2009

Tag Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2006

Kentuck Museum Association, Northport, AL, 2006

Protection and Isolation, The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN, 2006

Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2006

 

INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Hot Tea, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2010

Intimate Apparel

• Univ. Art Gallery, U of Mass, Dartmouth, NEw Bedford, MA 2009
• Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN 2009
• Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2007

Liven Up: Fresh Adornment for Spring, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2009

RE/ACTION(s), Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2009

Spring Faculty Show, Arrowmont School of Craft, TN 2008

Power of Red, Penland Gallery, Penland NC, 2007

Instructor Exhibition, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2006

Enclosed Within, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2005

Summer Faculty and Artists in Residence Exhibitions, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2005, 2004, 2003

ACC's Faculty and Resident Artists, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2005

Nashville Women Artists, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2005

Master Artisans of ACC, Tennessee Performing Arts Commission, Nashville, TN, 2004, 2003

 

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 2009, 2008

Craft Boston, Boston, MA, 2009

Handweavesr’s Guild of America Convergence Exhibtions, Tampa, FL, 2008:

• Eye of the Hurricane, Tampa Convention Center
• Small Expressions, Tampa Museum of Art
• Pearl in the Oyster, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg

North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC, 2007

Wearable Expressions, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA, 2008

ACC SE Spotlight Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 2007

Fiber National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, 2007

New Artists, New Work, New Year Exhibition, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2007

Fine Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Art Space, Raleigh, NC, 2007

Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence Exhibitions, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006:

• Small Expressions, Gerald R. Ford Museum
• Creative Grand Crossings and Cutting Edge Grandeur, DeVos Place Convention Center

Crafts National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, 200639th Mid-States

Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, 2005

Craft USA, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2005

Small Expressions, Handweavers Guild of America, Suwanee, GA, 2005

New Directions in Fiber, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO, 2004

 

AWARDS/HONORS

NICHE award finalist, 2009, 2006

Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Exhibitions, Tampa, FL, 2008:

• HGA Award, Eye of the Hurricane, Juror- Chad Alice Hagan
• Second Place, Small Expressions, Juror- John Marshall
• Second Place & Honorable Mention, Pearl in the Oyster, Juror- Victoria Rivers

Fiber National, Lancaster, PA, 2007: Cash Award, Juror: Gail Brown, independent curator

Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, AL:

• Merit Award 2006, Juror: Mark Scala, Curator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
• Best of Show 2005, Jurors: Richard Gruber, Director, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA & Kim Cridler, Arts Coordinator, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence Exhibitions, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006:

• HGA Award, Creative Grand Crossings, Juror: Carol Strangler
• Third Place, Small Expressions, Juror: Gerhardt Knodel, Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI
• Honorable Mention, Cutting Edge Grandeur, Juror: Urban Jupena, Professor of Art, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Spring Art Fair, Nashville, TN:

• Best of Show 2006, Juror: Jan Katz, Curator, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
• Best of Show 2004, Juror: Sherry Masters, Manager, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC

Best of Nashville Reader’s Poll, The Nashville Scene, 10/27/05: Best New Visual Artist

Craft USA 2005, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2005: Cash Award, Juror: Gail M. Brown, independent curator

 

PUBLICATIONS

Fiber Arts, Jan/Feb 2010, articles/images, p.20-21, 36-37

Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Association, p.34, 500 Felt Objects Advertising Image

Western North Carolina Magazine, September 2009, Grovewood Gallery Advertising Image

The Taos News, Tempo Section, Sept. 24-30, 2009, exhibition article/image

VerFilzt Und zugeNaht (German Felting Journal), p.24-25, article/images

Ornament, vol.32, p. 21-22, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, quotations

Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, fall 2008, p.17, HGA Small Expressions image

Surface Design Association Newsletter, Fall 2008, cover image

Interweave Felt Issue, 2008, p.72-75, authored article/images

500 Pendants, Mike Holmes/Elizabeth Shypertt, Lark Books, 208, Pgs 109, 211, images

American Style, June 2008, p.60, article on Asheville Arts/image

Fiber Arts, April/May 2008, p.53, CLOTH Fiber Workshop image

Asheville Mountain Express, 1/2/08, p.42, Asheville arts review by Connie Bostic

Fabulous Felted Scarves, Chad Alice Hagan & Jorie Johnson, Interweave Press, pgs. 84-85, images

How We Felt, Carol Huber Cypher, Interweave Press, pgs. 34-39,132, authored chapter/images

Interweave Felt, Special Issue 2007, pgs.5-6, article by Anne Merrow/images

Felted Jewelry, Candie Cooper, Lark Books, 2007, pgs. 15, 33, 41, 45, 46, images

Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, spring 2007, p.21, p.57-59, HGA Convergence exhibition image

Surface Design Journal, spring 2007, p.60, Exposure image

Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, fall 2006, p.29, HGA Convergence exhibition image

Turkey Red Journal, fall 2006. p.10, authored article/images

Surface Design Journal, Gallery Issue, 9/06, p.45, quotation/image

Nashville Scene, 7/13/06, p.59, TAG exhibition review/images by David Maddox

Number: an independent journal, spring 2006, p.23-24, Renaissance Center exhibition image/review by David Maddox

The Tennessean, 5/5/06, p. 8-9F, TACA Spring Fair 2006 images

American Craft, Dec 05/Jan 06, p.22, Penland Gallery advertising image

Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, fall 2005, pgs. 6&17, HGA Small Expressions exhibition images

Turkey Red Journal, fall 2005, p.4-5, autobiographical article/images

Fiber Arts, Nov/Dec 2005, p.64 image, Craft USA ’05 exhibition image

Hip Handbags, Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader, Lark Books, 2005, p.122, image

Surface Design Journal, winter 2005, p.59, Spotlight on Education image

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/3/04, p.32, Decatur Arts Festival Exhibition image/review by Catherine Fox

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE-ADULTS

John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, 2010, 2009, 2007

Fiber Dimensions, San Francisco, CA, 2009

SOAR Conference, Bend, OR, 2009

Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins | Handweavers Guild of Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2009

Taos Wool Festival, Taos, NM, 2009, 2008

Earth's Palette Natural Dye and Color Conference, Taos, NM, 2009

Felter's Fling, Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA, 2009

Peter's Valley, Layton, NJ, 2009

Surface Design Association International Conference, Kansas City, 2009

Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, 2009

Cloth Fiber Workshop, Asheville, NC: 2009, 2008, 2007

Northeast Fiber Art Center, Williston, VT, 2009

North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington, VT, 2009

Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC: 2008

Mid West Felting Symposium, Madison, WI: 2008

Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee. TN: 2008

Coupeville Arts Center, Whidbey Island, WA: 2008

Durango Fiber Works, Durango, CO: 2007

Tennessee Arts in Education Conference, Johnson City, TN: 2007

Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA: 2007, 2006

Kentuck Museum Association, Northport, AL: 2007, 2006

Oregon School of Art and Craft, Portland, OR: 2007

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA: 2006

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC: Fall Fiber Concentration 2006

Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN: 2006

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN: 2006, 2005

Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN: 2005

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE-CHILDREN

Carolina Day School, Asheville, NC, Teaching Artist Residency, 2008

Ogden Museum of Southern Art Outreach, New Orleans, LA, 2006

Metro Nashville Public Schools Visual Arts Substitute, Nashville, TN, 2005

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Outreach Program, Nashville, TN, 2005

Student Teaching for Certification, McFadden School of Excellence (K-8) and Riverdale High School, Murfreesboro, TN, 2004

Frist Center for the Visual Arts Family Programming, Nashville, TN, 2004

Appalachian Center for Craft Outreach Programs serving middle TN public schools, 2004, 2003

 

EDUCATION

Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, Teaching Certification in K-12 Visual Arts, 2004

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, BFA in Fiber Art, 1997

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ariel Gallery—Contemporary Craft Cooperative, Asheville, NC, member, 2007-2008

Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN, Art Handler, 2005/2006

Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, Fiber Artist in Residence, 2003/2005

Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, Exhibitions Artist in Residence, 2002/2003

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Fiber concentration studio assistant, 2002

La Lana Wools, Taos, NM, Chief Dyer, 1998/1999

 

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Surface Design Association International Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2009

Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006

National Art Education Association Conference

• Boston, MA, 2005 presentation: Interdisciplinary Lessons Using Natural Dyes
• Denver, CO, 2004 presentation: Using Digital Cameras as Cognitive Tools

Colour Congress 2002, International Symposium on Natural Dyes, Ames, Iowa, 2002

Study and Travel Abroad:

• Mali, 2010, independent travels studying textiles and culture
• Senegal, Morocco, 2006/2007, independent travels studying textiles and culture
• Thailand, India, and Nepal, 1999/2000, independent travels studying textiles and culture
• Nicaragua, 1996, Colorado Mountain College, studies in Nicaraguan history

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Craft Council

Surface Design Association

International Feltmaker's Association

Handweavers Guild of America

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Piedmont Craftsman Guild

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