Resume

Education

1989 Art Institute of Seattle, Honors in Visual Communications
1983 University of Washington, two years Liberal Arts study

Master Classes

2010 and 2006 Jane Dunnewold, Coupeville Fine Art Center, Coupeville, WA
2005 Marita Dingus, Transforming Textiles, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2004 Pat Oleszko, Inflatables, Fremont Arts Council, Seattle, WA
2001 to 2003 Surface Design Study Group, Weaving Works, Seattle, WA
2000 Ali Pretty, Batik and Design for Performance, Fremont Arts Council, Seattle, WA

Representation

Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA

Solo Shows, Two-person Shows, and Installations

2011 Soft Earth, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 New Artist Introduction, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 MadArt: Window Art Project, Installation, Seattle WA
West Seattle Art Walk, The Body Bar, Seattle, WA
Earth and Sky, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Seen/Unseen, STart on Broadway, Sound Transit Temporary Installations, Seattle, WA
2007 postCARDS: 52 weeks, 52 cards, Bothell Public Library, Bothell, WA

Selected Group Shows

2011 Easelstan 5 @ 10, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
Rio Patchwork Design Show, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010 Olive Branch, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
Bellwether Art Walk, Bellevue, WA
Rio Patchwork Design Show, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Audience Choice Award
Pratt Instructor’s Show, Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
MadArts Redux, Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
Beyond Convention, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
2009 Soft Forms, Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios, Seattle, WA
Beyond the Block, Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
2008 Greenwood Artwalk, The Fiber Gallery, Seattle, WA
Stitched and Bound, Sammamish Library, Sammamish, WA
2007 Greenwood Artwalk, Allusia, Seattle, WA
Evolution of the Art Quilt, Washington State Historical Museum, Tacoma, WA
2006 Traditions Transformed, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
Uncommon Thread, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, WA
Ebb & Flow, Penn Cove Pottery, Coupeville, WA
Quilt. Fiber. Art., Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA
2005 Greenwood ArtWalk, Juror’s Top Pick, Seattle, WA
Water’s Edge, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA

Awards

2010 Juror’s Choice Award, Fantastic Fibers
Audience Choice Award, Rio Patchwork Design
2005 Juror’s Top Pick, Greenwood Art Walk

Teaching

2005-present Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2007-2010 Instructor, Space to Create, Seattle, WA
2009 Batik Workshop, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, OR;
2008 Batik Workshop, Seattle Tilth, Seattle, WA
2002 Giant Puppet Installation and Public Art Booth, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
2001 Giant Puppet Workshop, Salmon Summit, Leavenworth, WA
2001 Giant Puppet Installation and Public Art Booth, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
2001 Visiting Artist Program Coordinator, Fremont Arts Council, Seattle, WA

Presentations

2011 Surface, Form, and Stitch, Rio Patchwork Design, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 Surface and Form: An Artist’s Journey, Road Scholar, Seattle, WA
2009 Fiber in Three Dimensions, Contemporary Quilt Art Association, Seattle, WA
2008 Surface Design Demonstration, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2008 Festival Arts: Community, Artistry, Celebration, Contemporary Quilt Art Association, Seattle, WA

Associations

2010-present Surface Design Association Seattle, co-organizer
2009-present Northwest Designer Craftsman
2006-present Surface Design Association
2004-present Contemporary Quilt Arts Association, Board positions: Programs co-chair 2011, Arts Liaison 2010, Showcase Chair 2007-2009
1989-present Fremont Arts Council Member, Secretary 1991-1993, Board Member 1991-1995

Publications

2011 Fiberarts Magazine, Creative Process, Summer 2011
Phinney Ridge Review, “Gallery Show Celebrates 10 Years of Easelstan Studios”
2010 CQA Newsletter, Monthly Contributor since 2009,
2009 Surface Design, Exposure, Summer
2006 CQA Newsletter, “Quilting in Three Dimensions”