Resumé

Fiber Art Exhibitions:

2023

  • Contemporary Perspectives in Fiber Arts: California Fibers, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Jan 7-Mar 18, 2023.
  • Climate Reckoning, Feminist Image Group, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA, Mar 20-April 25, 2023.
  • Form, Not Function 2023, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN, May 11-Jul 22, 2023; Jurors: Kathleen Loomis, Kate Lydon, & Clara Nartey.
  • Quilt National 2023, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, May 26-Sept 11, 2023; traveling show info to follow.
  • Excellence in Fibers, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA, Aug 23, 2022, – Jan 7, 2024; Juror: Kate Irvin.
  • Interpretations 2023, Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego, CA, Oct 14-Dec 30, 2023; Jurors: Susan T. Avila, Dolores Miller, & Jason Pollen.

2022

  • Surface, Substance, and Structure: California Fibers, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA, Jan 15-Mar 6, 2022.
  • A Better World, Visions Art Museum, Jan 15-Apr 3, 2022.
  • Excellence in Quilts 2021, Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA, Feb 15-Apr 9, 2022. Jurors: Alice Beasley & Judith Content.
  • Art Quilt Elements 2022, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Mar 27-Apr 30, 2022. Jurors: Jane Milosch, Paula Nadelstern, and Jason Pollen.
  • Artist as Quiltmaker XIX, FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH, Apr 2-Jul 3, 2022. Juror: Elizabeth Kozlowski.
  • California Fibers: Inside Out, Visions Quilt and Textile Museum, Apr 16-Jul 3, 2022. Juror: Carolyn Kallenborn.
  • New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO, Jul 9 – Sep 10, 2022. Jurors: Denise Labadie, Vicki Carlson, and Ellen Martin.
  • Threads of Inspiration, SAQA, Inspirations Gallery, San Diego, CA, Aug 31-Sep 25, 2022. Jurors: Kristen Fogle and Joey Edwards.
  • Portals: Feminist Image Group, Phes Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Sep 11-Nov 6, 2022.
  • Surface Design Association Southwest Regional Exhibition, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ, Sep 30-Nov 13, 2022. Juror: Annie Lopez.
  • Quilt Visions 2022, Visions Quilt and Textile Museum, San Diego, CA, Oct 14-Dec 31, 2022. Jurors: Sheila Frampton Cooper, Petra Fallaux, and Lisa Walton.
  • Unfolding: Allied Craftsmen, Rose Gallery, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA, Oct 24-Dec 9, 2022.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct 29, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023. Jurors: Sheila Frampton Cooper, Jacquie Gering, and Ana Lisa Hedstrom.
  • Portraits from the Anthropocene Part I: Body, Energy, Space, Time, WE Gallery, Mandell Weiss Gallery, San Diego, CA, Oct 21, 2022-Jan 14, 2023.

2021

  • SAQA: Here and Now/Now and Then, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Jan 10-Feb 20, 2021. Juror: Julie Weaverling.
  • California Fibers: Historical References, Studio 203, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 20-March 27, 2021.
  • Quilt National 2021, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, May 28-Sept 6, 2021; traveling show info to follow.
  • Crafting Memory: Allied Craftsmen of San Diego, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA, Jul 3-Aug 29, 2021.
  • Domino Effect: SAQA, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA, Sep 2-25, 2021; Juror: Patric Stillman.
  • Earth Matters, Surface Design Association Annual Intl Juried Members Exhibition, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN, Sep 3-Oct 30, 2021; Juror: Nnenna Okore.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct 23, 2021-Jan 9, 2022; Jurors: Jane Dunnewold & Karen Schulz.
  • Excellence in Quilts, Fiber Art Now Magazine, Jurors: Alice Beasley & Judith Content.
  • Intersect Chicago: SAQA Booth, Chicago, IL, Nov 4-7, 2021 (show cancelled). Juror: Barbara Lee Smith.
  • Sowing Seeds, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA, Nov 11-Dec 9, 2021.
  • Art Quilts XXVI: Stitching Stories, Vision Gallery and the Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, Nov 20, 2021-Jan 8, 2022. Juror: Ellen Blalock.

2020

  • Art Quilts, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Jan 11-Feb 16, 2020.
  • The Art of Contemporary Craft, Allied Craftsmen, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Jan 12-Feb 22, 2020. Juror: Julie Weaverling.
  • California Fibers: A Closer Look, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA, Jan 18-Feb 29, 2010. Curator: Kevin Wallace, Director.
  • Opposites Attract, SAQA, Australasian Quilt Convention, Apr 16-19, 2020; Perth Craft & Quilt Fair, May 22-26, 2020; Brisbane Stitches & Craft Show, June 5-8, 2020; Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair, August 2020; Newcastle Stitches & Craft Show, September 2020; Juror: Gail M. Brown.
  • Form Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN, Aug 15-Oct 31, 2020. Jurors: Amethyst Rey Beaver, Luanne Rimel, and Ben Venom. Honorable Mention.
  • Southern California Contemporary Quilts, Oceanside Museum of Art, Aug 24, 2020-Feb 21, 2021. Curated by Beth Smith.
  • California Fibers: Figuratively, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Oct 4-Nov 14, 2020. Juror: Julie Weaverling.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct 15, 2020,-Jan 10, 2021. Jurors: Valerie Goodwin & Mary Lou Alexander.
  • Excellence in Fibers VI, Fiber Art Now, Winter 2020 Issue.

2019

  • #rrrr Reduced, Restricted, Reserved but Resilient, Dia de la Mujer 2019, The Front Arte Cultura, San Ysidro, CA, Mar 7-May 9, 2019; Juror Mely Barragan.
  • Subterranean, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA, Apr 10-25, 2019.
  • Elemental Fiber, Solo Show, Contemporary Craft, BNY Mellon Center, Pittsburgh, PA, May 17-Aug 18, 2019.
  • Form Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN, May 24-Jul 29, 2019; Jurors: Terry Jarrard Dimond, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, and Colleen Merrill. Inspired by Nature Award.
  • Indoor/Outdoor, FIG, Athenaeum Art Center, San Diego, CA, June 8-July 2, 2019; Jurors: Daniela Kelly and Sarah Trujillo-Porter.
  • 22nd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL; Aug 9-31, 2019. Juror: Dolores Mercado.
  • The Big Story, Sophie’s Gallery, San Diego, CA, Sept 4-Oct 2, 2019; Curator: Philip Petrie.
  • Beyond the Surface, Surface Design Association Annual Intl Juried Members Exhibition, St. Louis, MO, Sept 20-Oct 23, 2019; Jurors: Jo Stealey and Jim Arendt. First Place Award.
  • That’s What She Said…Artists Speak Out (a FIG exhibit), Martha Pace Swift Gallery, Liberty Station, San Diego, CA, Oct 4, 2019-Jan 10, 2020. Jurors: Stacie B. Greene & Wes Chester.
  • Metamorphosis: Allied Craftsmen with the Mingei, City Gallery, San Diego City College, Oct 5-Dec 8, 2019; Jurors: Rob Sidner, Shannon Foley, and Jeremiah Maloney.
  • A Better World, International Quilt Market & Festival, Houston, TX, Oct 26-Nov 3, 2019; Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA, Feb 27-Mar 1, 2020; Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Jan 15-Apr 3, 2022. Jurors: Lyric Montgomery Kinard & Susan Brubaker Knapp.
  • Best of FIG, FIG exhibit, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA, Nov 2-Dec 20, 2019; Curator: Patric Stillman.
  • 25th Anniversary CraftForms 2019, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Dec 6, 2019-Feb 1, 2020; Juror: Jane Milosch. Award of Merit.

2018

  • Artifacts, Allied Craftsmen, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, Feb 17-Jul 8, 2018.
  • Feminism Now, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 25-Mar 11, 2018.
  • Dia de la Mujer, The Front Arte Cultura, San Ysidro, CA, Mar 8-May 4, 2018; Juror Alessandra Moctezuma.
  • Mind the Gap, FIG, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA, Mar 15-Apr 19, 2018.
  • California Fibers: Surface and Structure, Branch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 17-Apr 14, 2018.
  • Art That Cuts, Mesa College, San Diego, CA, April 12-20, 2018; Juror Bhavna Mehta.
  • Fantastic Fibers 2018, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Apr 14-Jun 9, 2017; Juror Arturo Alonso Sandoval.
  • Things That Matter, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Apr 21-Jul 8, 2018. Chandler Center for the Arts, Visions Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Nov 8-Jan 6, 2019; St. George Art Museum, St. George, UT Mar 23 – July 6, 2019.
  • Feminism Now, Grafiska Sallskapet, Stockholm, Sweden, May 26-Jun 17, 2018.
  • The Nature of a Stitch, Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, Aug 29-Dec 7, 2018
  • California Fibers: A Matter of Time, Soka University Founder’s Gallery, Aliso Viejo, CA, Sept 17, 2018-Jan 7, 2019: Juror: Emily Zaiden, Director, Craft in America Center.
  • Futurecraft, Allied Craftsmen, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, Oct 11-Nov 7, 2018. Juror: Sasha Jonestein.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts 2018, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct 27, 2018-Jan 6, 2019; Jurors: Gerri Spilka, Kit Vincent, and Robert Shaw.
  • Power of Women, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, Nov 8-11, 2018; Jurors: Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jennison.
  • Quilt + Resist: art, politics, storytelling; WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL, Nov 9-Dec 1, 2018; Jurors: Marcia Grubb and Adelia Moore.
  • Women: Art and Poetry, FIG, Lyceum Theater, San Diego, CA, Nov 15, 2018-Jan 7, 2019.

2017

  • California Fibers: Time, Channel Islands Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA, Apr 1-May 6, 2017; Juror: Judith Content.
  • Fantastic Fibers 2017, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Apr 22-Jun 17, 2017; Juror: John Hopper.
  • California Fibers: Exploration and Innovation, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, May 21-July 9, 2017, Juror: Julie Weaverling.
  • Quilt National 2017, Athens, OH, May 27-Sept 7, 2017; traveling show: Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, Oct 6-Dec 1, 2017; European Patchwork Meeting in Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France, September 12 – 15, 2019; Jurors: Nancy Crow, Petra Fallaux, Art Martin.
  • Allied Craftsmen 2017: Material Obsessions, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA, May 29-July 10, 2017, Juror: Sonya Sparks.
  • SAQA Untethered Thread, Poway Center for Performing Arts, Poway, CA, June 1-24, 2017; Juror: Laura Bisagna
  • Don’t Shut Up, Feminist Image Group, City Gallery, City College, San Diego, CA, July 8-July 24, 2017.
  • Threads of Resistance, New England Quilt Museum, Jul 11-Sept 9, 2017; PIQF, Santa Clara, Oct 12-15, 2017; Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 9-11, 2017; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Dec 9, 2017-Feb 18, 2018; Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Atlanta GA, Mar 8-10, 2018; Cleveland, OH, Apr 5-7, 2018; Arlington, TX, June 4-9, 2018; Raleigh, NC, July 18-20, 2018; Experience Fiber Art, The Wilder Building, Rochester, NY, Aug 3-24, 2018; PNQE, Oaks, PA, Sept 2018; Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg, VA, Oct 4-6, 2018; The Charlton Sewing Center, Charlton, MA, Oct 15-Nov 4, 2018; Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Novi, MI, Nov 15-17, 2018. Jurors: The Artist Circle: Sue Bleiweiss, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Judy Coates-Perez, Jane Dunnewold, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Jamie Fingal, Lyric Montgomery Kinard, Melanie Testa, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York.
  • NidaPowers, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, July 15-Oct 8, 2017.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct 28, 2017-Jan 7, 2018; Jurors: Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer, Marcia Young, and Joan Schulze.
  • California Fibers: Points of View, The Rose Art Gallery, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA, Nov 6-Dec 15, 2017.

2016

  • SAQA: Oasis, Oklahoma Winter Quilt Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Jan 7-9, 2016; Home Machine Quilting & Sewing Show, Salt Lake City, UT, May 5-7, 2016; Sew Original Quilt & Creative Expo, Reno, NV, Jun 23-25, 2016; QuiltFest Oasis Palm Springs Oct 2016; PIQF, Santa Clara, CA, Oct 2016 . Jurors: Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison.
  • Contemporary Crafts, 2-person show with James Watts, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA, Jan 25-Mar 3, 2016; Curator: Prudence Horne.
  • ArtQuilt Elements 2016, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, Mar 3-May 19, 2016; Juror: Bruce Pepich.
  • The Power of Feminine Energy, 2016 Dia de la Mujer Art Exhibit, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA, Mar 19-Apr 8, 2016; Curator: Leticia Gomez Franco.
  • Artist as Quiltmaker XVII, FAVA’s 17th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH, May 15-July 31, 2016, Juror: Mark Newport.
  • Feminism Now, Gallery D, Barrio Logan, San Diego, CA, May 14-June 11, 2016; Jurors: Anna Stump and Asa Kvissberg.
  • California Fibers: Eclectic Threads, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, Jun 25-Oct 9, 2016.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY; Oct 29, 2016-Jan 8, 2017; Jurors: Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Valerie Goodwin, and Judy Kirpich.
  • SAQA: Turmoil, IQF Houston, TX, Nov 3-6, 2016; IQF Chicago, IL, April 6-8, 2017; Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, Aug 10-13, 2017; Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC), Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Australia, April 5-8, 2018; Brisbane Stitches & Craft, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Australia, June 8-10, 2018; Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair, Exhibition Park in Canberra, Australia, August 2018; Newcastle Stitches & Craft Show, Australia, August 2018; Adelaide Craft & Quilt Fair, Adelaide Showground, Wayville, Australia, September 2018. Juror: Kate Lydon.

2015

  • Expressions in Equality, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Jan 17-Apr 4, 2015; Curator: Sheila Frampton-Cooper.
  • Women at War (FIG exhibit), Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA, Mar 30-Apr 27, 2015; Curator: Prudence Horne.
  • Diverted Destruction 8: Unraveled, the Fabric Edition with California Fibers, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA, June 27 -Sept 8, 2015, Juror: Liz Gordon.
  • California Fibers, Ventura County Government Building, Ventura, CA, Aug 28-Oct 13, 2015, Juror: Jo Lauria.
  • Interpretations: Celebrating 30 Years, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Oct 17, 2015-Jan 3, 2016; Jurors: Dena Dale Crain, Noriko Endo, and Alicia Merrett.

2014

  • California Fibers, SOKA University Art Gallery, Aliso Viejo, CA, Jan 13-May 8, 2014; Juror: Kevin Wallace.
  • Road to California, Ontario, CA, Jan 23-26, 2014; Jurors: Linda J. Hahn, Katie Pasquini-Masopust, and Pat Yamin.
  • Coast to Coast (California Fibers exhibit), Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Feb 7-Apr 20, 2014; Jurors: Trudi Van Dyke and Visions Curatorial Committee.
  • California Fibers, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA, Feb 9-Mar 30, 2014; Juror: Kevin Wallace.
  • Fiber Reactions (SAQA exhibit), Mancuso exhibit, Savannah, Georgia, Mar 27-30, 2014; Jurors: Kathleen McCabe and Ann Turley.
  • Earth Stories, University of Michigan Art Gallery, May 11-Nov 26, 2014; UCM Gallery of Art & Design, University of Central Missouri, MO, Jan 19-Feb 28, 2015; Kennedy Museum of Art, Univ of OH, Athens, OH, April 24-Sept 6, 2015; San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, Nov 6, 2015-Feb 28, 2016; Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, Jun 25-Oct 2, 2016; Erie Museum of Art, Erie, NY, Jan 20– Jun 11, 2017; Juror: Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi.
  • Shades of Passion (SAQA exhibit), Poway Center for Performing Arts, Poway, CA, Oct 2-31, 2014; Jurors: Kathleen McCabe and Ann Turley.
  • Celebrating Silver (SAQA exhibit), Opens IQF Houston, TX, Oct 30-Nov, 2014; IQF Chicago, IL, Mar 26-28, 2015; Quilt! Knit! Stitch!, Portland, OR, Aug 13-15, 2015; St. George Art Museum, St. George, UT, Sept 12-Dec 31, 2015; Original Sewing and Quilting Expo: Atlanta, GA, Mar 10-12, 2016, Lakeland, FL, March 17-19, 2016, Cleveland, OH, Mar 31-Apr 2, 2016, Worcester, MA, Apr 7-9, 2016; America Quilts Expo, Des Moines, IA, May 26-28, 2016; Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, Aug 2016; 2016 8th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China, Sept 21-23, 2016; Adelaide Craft & Quilt Fair, Adelaide, Australia, Nov 3 – 6, 2016; Hobart Craft & Quilt Fair, Hobart, Australia, February 17 – 19, 2017; Juror: Yvonne Porcella.

2013

  • Creative Inspirations (SAQA exhibit), Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA; Jan 3-29, 2013; Juror: Mary Tabar.
  • Gift, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA; March 14-April 18, 2013; FIG exhibit.
  • Quilt National 2013, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, May 24-September 2, 2013; Safe Connections, St. Louis, MO, Sept 20-Oct 27, 2013; San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, May 6-July 20, 2014; Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN, Aug 14-Sept 28, 2014; Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, Fredericksburg, VA, Nov 15, 2014-Jan 31, 2015; Jurors: Linda Colsh, Judy Content, & Penny McMorris.
  • The Pussycat Challenge, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA; Sept 13-Oct 13, 2013; Invitational.
  • Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits exhibit, Opens IQF Houston, Oct 31- Nov 3, 2013; Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX, January-March, 2014; Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, Aug 7-10, 2014; Festival Internacional de Patchwork e Arts Afins, Curitiba, Brazil, August 27-30, 2015; the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, New York, October 1-December 20, 2015;  AQS Quilt Week in Phoenix, AZ, Feb 11-14, 2016; AQS Quilt Week, Daytona Beach, FL, Feb 24-27, 2016; AQS Quilt Week, Lancaster, PA, March 16-19, 2016; and AQS Quilt Week, Paducah, KY, April 20-23, 2016; Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 10-13, 2016; Chattanooga, TN, Sept 14-17, 2016; Des Moines, IA, Oct 5-8, 2016.
  • Art Quilts XVIII: ARTrageous Art Quilts, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ; Nov 1, 2013-Jan 18, 2014; Juror: Laurie Fagen.
  • Threads: A National Exhibit of Fiber Art, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ; Oct 18-Nov 17, 2013; Juror: Kay Khan.
  • Fiber Reactions (SAQA exhibit), Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA; Dec 3, 2013-Jan 2, 2014; Jurors: Kathleen McCabe and Ann Turley.

2012

  • Capturing the Wonder of Women, Women’s Museum of California, Liberty Station, CA; December 7, 2012-February 25, 2013; Curator: Li Huai, Special Juror: Robert Pincus.
  • California Fibers: Defined, Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Merced, CA; November 21, 2012-February 1, 2013; Juror: Arline Fisch.
  • Quilt Visions 2012: Brainstorms, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA; October 20, 2012-February 17, 2013; Jurors: Kate Lenkowsky, Jane Przybysz, and R. Kent Williams.
  • Long Yarns, 2012 North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Museum & Arts Center, Sequim, WA; October 5-27, 2012; Juror: Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond.
  • Here and Now, California Fibers, C.S. Werby Gallery, Cal State Long Beach, July 16-21, 2012.
  • No Place to Call Home, Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO; June 30-September 16, 2012.
  • Inspire/Respond, Sophie’s Art Gallery, San Diego, CA; June 1-30, 2012; Ray at Night, San Diego, CA; August 11-September 5, 2012; FIG exhibit.
  • Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; March 31-May 5, 2012; Juror Luanne Rimel.
  • Art Quilt Elements 2012, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, March 30-May 13, 2012; Jurors: Elizabeth Barton, David Revere McFadden, and Dr. Sandra Sider
  • Feeder, The Garage, North Park, CA; April 14, 2012; Exhibit and performance art.
  • Form, Not Function 2012, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN; January 6-March 3, 2012; Jurors Kate Lenkowsky, Marti Plager, and Jennifer Sargent.

2011

  • Art Quilts XVI: Something to Say, Chandler Center for the Arts & Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Nov 28, 2011-Jan 28, 2012; Juror Diane Howell.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY; Oct 29, 2011-Jan 8, 2012; Jurors: Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Elin Noble, and Cynthia Schira.
  • Interpretations 2011, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA; Nov 4, 2011-Jan 22, 2012; Jurors: Jamie Fingal, Catherine Gleason, and Rob Sidner.
  • Shared Stories: Expressions and Stitched Memories, SAQA, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA; July 9-Sept 4, 2011; Juror: Julie Weaverling.
  • THE ArT-QuILT ExPERIENCE, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY; June 12-July 31, 2011; Jurors Jonathan Holstein, Eugenia Barnes, and Ann Clarke.
  • Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; April 2-April 30, 2011; Jurors Caryl Bryer Fallert, Judy Schwender, and Freda Fairchild.
  • Form, Not Function 2011, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN; Jan 7-Mar 7, 2011; Jurors Rowland Ricketts, Judy Rush, and Joanne Weis.

2010

  • Art Quilts XV: Needleplay, Chandler Center for the Arts & Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Nov 5, 2010-Jan 15, 2011; Juror Diane Howell.
  • Sightlines, Nov 2010-2014; Opens IQF Houston, Nov 2010; IQF Cincinnati, OH, April 8-10, 2011; Quilters Newsletter Corporate Gallery, Golden, CO, April 15-June 30, 2011; IQF Long Beach, CA, July 29-31, 2011; Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, Jan 21-Mar 31, 2012; Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, April 26-Aug 12, 2012; Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA, Sept 27-Dec 31, 2012; George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin,  MO, Jan 11 – Mar 11, 2013; Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR, May 28-July 26, 2013; William and Florence Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, Illinois, Aug 22 – Oct 15, 2013; Curator: Virginia Spiegel.
  • SAQA: Creative Force 2010, Nov 2010-July 2011; IQF Houston, TX, Nov 2010; IQF Cincinnati, OH, Apr 8-10, 2011; IQF Long Beach, CA, July 29-31, 2011; Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, Sept 11-Oct 30, 2011; Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, March 22-June 10, 2011; Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, July-August 2012; Juror: Chunghie Lee.
  • No Place to Call Home, SAQA, Mancuso Show Circuit: World Quilt Show—New England, Manchester, NH, Aug 19-22, 2010; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVII, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 16-19, 2010; Pacific International Quilt Festival XIX, Santa Clara, CA, October 14-17, 2010; World Quilt Show–Florida, West Palm Beach, FL, Nov 12-14, 2010; Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIII, Hampton, VA, Feb 24-27, 2011; Quilt Fest of New Jersey VII, Somerset, NJ, March 3-6, 2011; Denver National Quilt Festival VI, Denver, CO, April 28-May 1, 2011; Diamond Jubilee Quilt Festival, Rochester, NY, June 3-5, 2011; Juror Kathleen McCabe.
  • Art Quilts Lowell 2010, Aug 7-Sept 11, 2010, The Brush Gallery & Artists Studios, Lowell, MA; Jurors: Jeanne Williamson Ostroff & Linda Levin.
  • National Art Quilt Exhibit, July 10-31, 2010, Earlville Opera House Arts Center Gallery, Earlville, NY; invitational.
  • It’s a Green World,June 26-Aug 22, 2010, Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm, Dayton, OH; Jurors Diane Dover and Charity Krueger.

2009

  • Art Quilts XIV: Significant Stitching, Nov 20, 2009-Jan 2, 2010, Chandler Art Center, Chandler, AZ; Juror: Diane Howell.
  • Interpretations, Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, California, Nov 14, 2009-January 17, 2010; Jurors: Karen McGuire, Kristin Lewis, & Angela Moll.
  • Quilts=Art=Quilts 2009, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York, Nov 1, 2009-January 10, 2010; Jurors: Rosalie Dace, Kerr Grabowski, & Margo Mensing.
  • FiberForce: A Futuristic Approach, Mancuso Show circuit, October 2009-September 2010; Curator: Lisa Chipetine.
  • Santa Cruz Art League 2nd Annual Fiber Art Exhibit, July 11-August 2, 2009, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA; Juror: Deborah Corsini, curator, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
  • SAQA Transformations 09: Reflections, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 2009; Guildford Art Center, Guildford, CT, Nov 13, 2009-Jan 3, 2010; Alaska Fiber Festival, Anchorage, AK, March 2010; Grants Pass Museum, Grants Pass, OR, June-July 2010; Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA, Aug 6-Oct 10, 2010; Juror: Laura Cater-Woods.
  • Form Not Function 2009, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN, January 9-March 7, 2009; Jurors: Pat DaRif, Kathleen Loomis, Marti Plager, Joanne Weis, Valerie White, and Juanita Yeager.

2008

  • Art Quilts XIII: Lucky Break, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, November 7-December 31, 2008; Juror: Diane Howell.
  • ThreadLines 2008, Missouri State University Art & Design Gallery, Springfield, MO; Sept 5-28, 2008; Juror: Jason Pollen.
  • ArtQuilts: Cultures, 2008 Professional Art Quilt Alliance-South Show, Page Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC, April 25-May 28, 2008; Jurors L. M. Wood and Peg Gignoux.

2007

  • Members Exhibition, Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA, November 10-January 15, 2007; Jurors Beth Smith, Julia Zgliniec, & Robert Leathers.
  • Art Quilts XII: Current, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, October 12-December 1, 2007; Juror: Diane Howell.
  • Fiber National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, August 4-September 9, 2007; Juror: Gail M. Brown.
  • Conflict/Peace: Finding Common Ground, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD, May 17-June 17, 2007; Jurors: Rebecca Bafford, Kini Collins, Stan Wenocur, Christina McCleary, Roger C. Wolf.
  • ArtQuilts: Markings, 2007 Professional Art Quilt Alliance-South Show, Page Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC, April 27-May 30, 2007; Jurors Sherri Wood & Holly Brewster Jones.
  • The Nude International 2007, Lexington Art League, Loudon House, Lexington, KY, January 12-March 4, 2007, Juror: Vincent Desiderio.
  • Form, Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN, January 12-March 8, 2007, Juror: Penny Sisto.

2006

  • Art Quilts XI: Stages, Cycles, & Fits, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, October 20-December 30, 2006, Juror: Diane Howell.
  • Fiber Arts 2006, Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Decatur, IL, October 6-28, 2006; Juror: Naomi Whiting Towner. Winner of Best of Show cash award.
  • Santa Cruz Art League 2nd Annual Fiber Art Exhibit, July 1-30, 2006, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • Crafts National 40, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA, June 6-July 21, 2006; Juror: Mark Richard Leach.

2005

  • Sewn and Thrown, sTudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden, Rockaway, Queens, NY, Nov 12-Dec 18, 2005.
  • MasterPieces: Art Takes Shape, Husqvarna Viking Gallery, traveling show, Oct 2005-July 2007, Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Lyons, France; Pittsburgh, PA; others. Jurors: Jacqueline Govin, Naomi Ichikawa, Patricia Chatham Bolton.
  • Disclosing October, Exit Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Oct 20-Nov 4 2005.
  • Santa Cruz Art League 1st Annual Fiber Art Exhibit, July 2-24, 2005, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • ArtQuilts: Journeys, 2005 Professional Art Quilt Alliance-South Show, Page Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC, April 29-June 1, 2005; Jurors: Alma Adams, Lynn Ennis Jones.
  • The Nude International 2005, Lexington Art League, Loudon House, Lexington, KY, January 14-February 17, 2005; Juror: Steven Assael.

2004

  • Art Quilts IX: Sight Line, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, October 20-December 3, 2004, Juror: Diane Howell.

2003

  • The Art of Being Tactile: Works in Fiber, Postpicasso.com, online exhibition, October 1-November 3, 2003.
  • Wrapped in Cloth: The Human Figure in Textiles, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ, October 11-November 16, 2003; Online exhibition September 2003-January 2004. Jurors: Thelma Smith and Julie Sasse.
  • MasterPieces: Spirit and Strength, Husqvarna Viking Gallery, traveling show, Aug 2003-July 2005; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Den Haag, Netherlands; Pittsburgh, PA; others. Jurors: Jacqueline Govin, Naomi Ichikawa, Robert E. Shaw.

2002

  • Fiber Arts 2002, Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Decatur, IL, October 3-27, 2002; Juror: Naomi Whiting Towner.
  • Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century/2002, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA, August 11-October 27, 2002; traveling exhibition through August 2004; Jurors: Laura Cater-Woods and Maxine Farkas.
  • 10th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts, Artist as Quiltmaker, FAVA (Fireland Association of Visual Arts), New Union Center for the Arts, Oberlin, OH, May 12-July 28, 2002; Juror: Clare Murray, fiber artist.

2001

  • Century of Progress, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, June 17-August 17, 2001; 1st place cash award, newspaper publication, traveled PA National Quilt Extravaganza, Ft Washington, PA; September 13-16, 2001; and Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA; October 4-7, 2001.
  • In Stitches, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, June 7-August 18, 2001.

2000

  • Fiber Arts 2000, Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Decatur, IL, August 4-August 27, 2000; panel jury. The Temple of My Lost Love chosen for exhibition postcards; both pieces received Certificates of Excellence.

1999

  • Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, October 21-24, 1999; panel jury.

Print Exhibitions:

  • California Dreaming, Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October 2-November 18, 1995; Juror: Philip E. Linhares, Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum.
  • Woman 2 Woman, SOHO Gallery, Pensacola, FL, July 17-August 19, 1995; Juror: Susan E. Myers, MFA; fine artist and former professor of fine arts.
  • April Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, March 29-April 3, 1995.
  • The Octagon’s Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA; March 5-April 23, 1995; Juror: Jim L. Zimmer, Director, Sioux City Art Center.
  • Art Prospect 1995, La Jolla, CA; January 30-August 1995; Jurors: Martin Peterson, Curator, San Diego Museum of Art; Kathryn Kanjo, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; and Keith Kelman, K. Nathan Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
  • Gallery 84, Inc./Martin Sumers Graphics, New York, NY; December 13-31, 1994; Juror: Theodore F. Wolff, art critic, The Christian Science Monitor.
  • Generation 13, San Diego, CA; November 4-December 9, 1994; Juror: Brian Gonzalez, gallery owner and artist.
  • Foster Art Center, Autumn Open House Exhibition, three-woman exhibition, San Diego, CA; October 22, 1994.
  • Midsummer Awards Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA; July 6-August 3, 1994; Juror: Anne Mudge, artist
  • Gallery 451, Rockford, IL; July 22-September 2, 1994; Juror: Harold Rotzoll, printmaker.
  • Cooperstown Art Galleries, Cooperstown, NY; June 25-August 5, 1994; Juror: Timothy Sheesley, artist.
  • Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY; April 9-29, 1994; Juror: Serge Hollerback, artist.
  • Lake Worth Art League, Lake Worth, FL; February 13-March 19, 1994; Juror: Louise Nelson, gallery owner.
  • La Jolla Art Association, La Jolla, CA; January 9-February 5, 1994; Juror: Georgeanne Lipe, artist.
  • Aesthetics ’93, McPherson, KS; April 1-27, 1993; Juror: John Blake Bergers, artist.
  • American Artists Registry, DECOR Gallery, Rockville, MD; January 16-30, 1993; Jurors: Rolland Golden, artist; Rodger LaPelle, President of Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art and gallery owner; and Raoul Middleman, artist.
  • La Jolla Art Association, La Jolla, CA; January 10-February 6, 1993; Juror: Eileen Monaghan Whitaker, artist.
  • San Bernardino County Art Museum, Redlands, CA; September-October 1992; Juror: Carl Provder, artist.
  • Artwalk, two-woman exhibition, San Diego, CA; April 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.
  • Art in All Media, Del Mar, CA; June-July 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.
  • UCIrvine Women’s Center, CA, one-woman exhibit; 1990.
  • Chancellor’s Office exhibition, UCIrvine, CA; 1986.

Publications:

  • Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits; Martha Sielman, Lark Books, 2013.
  • SAQA Portfolio 21; Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., 2014
  • SAQA Portfolio 20; Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., 2013
  • SAQA Portfolio 19; Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., 2012
  • SAQA Portfolio 18; Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., 2011.
  • The Studio Quilt, No. 6: State of the Art; Sandra Sider, 2011.
  • 500 Art Quilts: An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work (500 Series), Ray Hemachandra & Karey Patternson Bresenhan, Lark Books, 2010.
  • Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project; Karey Patterson Bresenhan, ed.; Quilting Arts, LLC, Stow, MA, www.quiltingartsllc.com, p. 195, 2006.
  • Women’s Quarterly, UCIrvine, California, Winter 1990 and Spring 1991, Vol.3, Nos. 2 and 3

Memberships:

Curatorships:

  • I’m Not Crazy, SAQA-sponsored, Mancuso circuit, August 2012-2013