EDUCATION
1995
M.F.A. in Fibers - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
M.F.A. in Fibers - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ1975B.S. in Education - Framingham State College - Framingham, MA
B.S. in Education - Framingham State College - Framingham, MA TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1996-Present Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing, WashFast Acid Color Mixing Sample Book, The Magic of Indigo, Warp Painting, and Marbling on Fabric and Paper - PRO Chemical & Dye, Fall River, MA
2011 Workshop Instructor - The Magic of Indigo - Peters Valley Craft Center ,New Jersey
2004Instructor - Marbling on Paper and Fabric and Designing with Setacolor Fabric Paint - Potomac Craftsmen Guild - Rockville, MD
Instructor - Marbling on Paper and Fabric and Designing with Setacolor Fabric Paint - Potomac Craftsmen Guild - Rockville, MD 2003Instructor - Dye Your Own Designer Yarns - Florida Tropical Weavers, Tampa, FL
Instructor - Dye Your Own Designer Yarns - Florida Tropical Weavers, Tampa, FL2002Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing, The Magic of Indigo and lecture on Designing Ikat Textiles - Handweavers of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing, The Magic of Indigo and lecture on Designing Ikat Textiles - Handweavers of Connecticut, Hartford, CT2002Adjunct Instructor - Textile Design / Fibers - Summer and Fall Semester Sabbatical Replacement at CCRI - Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick and Lincoln, RI
Adjunct Instructor - Textile Design / Fibers - Summer and Fall Semester Sabbatical Replacement at CCRI - Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick and Lincoln, RI2002Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns, Shibori and Indigo and Discharge Techniques - Convergence 2002 - Vancouver, British Columbia
Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns, Shibori and Indigo and Discharge Techniques - Convergence 2002 - Vancouver, British Columbia2002Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing Workshop - Boston Area Spinners & Weaver, Plymouth, MA
Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing Workshop - Boston Area Spinners & Weaver, Plymouth, MA2001Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns for Weavers and Knitters Workshop - The Fiber Studio, Henniker, NH
Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns for Weavers and Knitters Workshop - The Fiber Studio, Henniker, NH2001Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing - North East Weavers Seminar, Longmeadow, MA
Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing - North East Weavers Seminar, Longmeadow, MA2001Instructor - Getting Started with MX Dyes, Designing with Setacolor, and Marbling on Fabric - Northeast Quilt Association Conference - Glastonbury, CT
Instructor - Getting Started with MX Dyes, Designing with Setacolor, and Marbling on Fabric - Northeast Quilt Association Conference - Glastonbury, CT2001Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds Regional Conference, Eugene, OR
Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds Regional Conference, Eugene, OR2001Visiting Artist - Discharge Techniques using Thiox - UMass Dartmouth Fiber Department - Dartmouth, MA
Visiting Artist - Discharge Techniques using Thiox - UMass Dartmouth Fiber Department - Dartmouth, MA2001Instructor - Getting Started with MX Dyes and Discharge Techniques on Cellulose Fibers - Wildfiber - Santa Monica, CA
Instructor - Getting Started with MX Dyes and Discharge Techniques on Cellulose Fibers - Wildfiber - Santa Monica, CA2000Instructor - Warp Painting - Maine Weavers Guild - Portland, ME
Instructor - Warp Painting - Maine Weavers Guild - Portland, ME2000 Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Fiber Forum - Coupeville Art Center, Coupeville, WA
Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Fiber Forum - Coupeville Art Center, Coupeville, WA2000Instructor - Designer Yarns, Devore, and Discharge Techniques - Convergence 2000 Cincinnati, OH
Instructor - Designer Yarns, Devore, and Discharge Techniques - Convergence 2000 Cincinnati, OH2000Instructor - MX Fiber Reactive Dyes and Discharge Techniques - Wild Fiber - Santa Monica, CA
Instructor - MX Fiber Reactive Dyes and Discharge Techniques - Wild Fiber - Santa Monica, CA1999-2000Adjunct Instructor - Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA - Taught Elaborate Fabrics, a 10-week course focusing on a variety of surface design techniques based upon the book Complex Cloth
Adjunct Instructor - Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA - Taught Elaborate Fabrics, a 10-week course focusing on a variety of surface design techniques based upon the book Complex Cloth 1999Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns for Weavers and Knitters and Discharge Techniques - The Fiber Studio, Henniker, NH
Instructor - Creating Designer Yarns for Weavers and Knitters and Discharge Techniques - The Fiber Studio, Henniker, NH1999Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds - Regional Conference, Bozeman, MT
Instructor - Warp and Weft Ikat - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds - Regional Conference, Bozeman, MT1999Instructor - Discharge Techniques and Devore Workshops - Kentucky Fiber Guild & University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Instructor - Discharge Techniques and Devore Workshops - Kentucky Fiber Guild & University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY1998Instructor - Designing with Setacolor - Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA
Instructor - Designing with Setacolor - Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA1998Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop- Heart and Hand Rug Hooking Guild, Newark, NJ
Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop- Heart and Hand Rug Hooking Guild, Newark, NJ1998Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop and MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton Workshop - Kentucky Fiber Guild & University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop and MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton Workshop - Kentucky Fiber Guild & University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY1998Instructor - Warp Painting Workshop and WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop - Northeast Fiber Center, Burlington, VT
Instructor - Warp Painting Workshop and WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop - Northeast Fiber Center, Burlington, VT1997Instructor - One Day Workshops on Immersion Dyeing with MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton, Dye Painting, Discharge Techniques on Cotton, Designing with Setacolor, Marbling on Fabric, Indigo Dyeing on Cotton and Wool, WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool, Warp Painting on Cotton, Wool and Silk - PRO Chemical & Dye, Fall River, MA
Instructor - One Day Workshops on Immersion Dyeing with MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton, Dye Painting, Discharge Techniques on Cotton, Designing with Setacolor, Marbling on Fabric, Indigo Dyeing on Cotton and Wool, WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool, Warp Painting on Cotton, Wool and Silk - PRO Chemical & Dye, Fall River, MA1997Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing Workshop - Midwest Weavers Conference, Canton,OH
Instructor - Fundamentals of Dyeing Workshop - Midwest Weavers Conference, Canton,OH1997Instructor - Dye Painting Workshop - A Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA
Instructor - Dye Painting Workshop - A Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA1997Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop and MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton Workshop - Central Ohio Weaver’s Guild, Canton, OH
Instructor - WashFast Acid Dyes on Wool Workshop and MX Reactive Dyes on Cotton Workshop - Central Ohio Weaver’s Guild, Canton, OH1997Instructor - Immersion Dyeing with MX Reactive Dyes - A Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA
Instructor - Immersion Dyeing with MX Reactive Dyes - A Quilter’s Garden, Marlboro, MA1996Studio Assistant for Emiko Nakano’s Weaving with Paper workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN (I taught the basics of dressing the loom and weaving, as well as how to operate the spinning wheel to spin paper yarns)
Studio Assistant for Emiko Nakano’s Weaving with Paper workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN (I taught the basics of dressing the loom and weaving, as well as how to operate the spinning wheel to spin paper yarns)1995-1996Artist in Residence (I maintained the weaving and surface design studios, assisted in gallery installations, did slide presentations in county schools, and taught Children’s Classes in Marbling and Paste Papers) - Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN
Artist in Residence (I maintained the weaving and surface design studios, assisted in gallery installations, did slide presentations in county schools, and taught Children’s Classes in Marbling and Paste Papers) - Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN1992-1994Teaching Assistant (sole responsibility for teaching each course) - Fibers I, Color, and 2-D Design - School of Art - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Teaching Assistant (sole responsibility for teaching each course) - Fibers I, Color, and 2-D Design - School of Art - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ1994Teaching Assistant for Clare Verstegen’s upper division Printed Textiles class, during her interim in Japan - School of Art - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Teaching Assistant for Clare Verstegen’s upper division Printed Textiles class, during her interim in Japan - School of Art - Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ 1994Studio Assistant for Elizabeth Billings’ Geometric Weft Ikat workshop at Penland School of Crafts - Penland, NC
Studio Assistant for Elizabeth Billings’ Geometric Weft Ikat workshop at Penland School of Crafts - Penland, NC1993-1995 Work study student - ASU Fibers Department - Tempe, AZ - I was responsible for studio maintenance and preparation of dyes and chemicals for the Fibers and Surface Design classes
1993Instructor - Children’s Coiled Basketry Workshop - Arizona Museum for Youth - Mesa, AZ
Instructor - Children’s Coiled Basketry Workshop - Arizona Museum for Youth - Mesa, AZ1992Instructor - Children’s Plaited Basketry Workshop - Tempe Arts Center - Tempe, AZ
Instructor - Children’s Plaited Basketry Workshop - Tempe Arts Center - Tempe, AZ1991Instructor - Fiber Reactive Dyeing Workshop - Yakima Valley Quilter’s Guild - Yakima, WA
Instructor - Fiber Reactive Dyeing Workshop - Yakima Valley Quilter’s Guild - Yakima, WA 1990Instructor - Children’s classes in Tie-Dyeing and Coiled Basketry - Summer Arts Van Program - Yakima Valley Allied Arts Council - Yakima, WA - I traveled to different city parks in the Yakima Valley to provide the experience of the visual arts to those culturally-diverse children who could not afford to pay for such classes
Instructor - Children’s classes in Tie-Dyeing and Coiled Basketry - Summer Arts Van Program - Yakima Valley Allied Arts Council - Yakima, WA - I traveled to different city parks in the Yakima Valley to provide the experience of the visual arts to those culturally-diverse children who could not afford to pay for such classes1990Instructor - Children’s classes in Tie-Dyeing, Quilting, and Marbling on Paper - Summer Arts Program - Yakima Valley Allied Arts Council, Yakima, WA
Instructor - Children’s classes in Tie-Dyeing, Quilting, and Marbling on Paper - Summer Arts Program - Yakima Valley Allied Arts Council, Yakima, WA 1988Instructor - Felting Workshop - Sheep to Shuttle Art Guild - Yakima, WA
Instructor - Felting Workshop - Sheep to Shuttle Art Guild - Yakima, WA 1982-1983Store Clerk & Instructor of Spinning, 4 Harness Weaving, and Basketry - Century House - Yakima, WA
Store Clerk & Instructor of Spinning, 4 Harness Weaving, and Basketry - Century House - Yakima, WA1981-1982Store Clerk & Instructor of Beginning Knitting - Fiddlesticks - Tukwila, WA
Store Clerk & Instructor of Beginning Knitting - Fiddlesticks - Tukwila, WA 1975-1981Instructor - Adult Evening Classes in Embroidery, Knitting, & Quilting - Shepherd Hill Regional High School - Dudley, MA
Instructor - Adult Evening Classes in Embroidery, Knitting, & Quilting - Shepherd Hill Regional High School - Dudley, MA1975-1981Instructor - Home Economics - Grades 7-12 - Shepherd Hill Regional High School - Dudley, MA
Instructor - Home Economics - Grades 7-12 - Shepherd Hill Regional High School - Dudley, MANATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2011 "Felt So Good", some things looming, Reading, PA
2011 "Felt So Good", some things looming, Reading, PA
2011 "For the Birds", Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA
1996“Timeless Expressions”, Convergence 1996 - Portland, OR
“Timeless Expressions”, Convergence 1996 - Portland, OR1996“Paper/Fiber XIX”, Arts Iowa City Center and Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Paper/Fiber XIX”, Arts Iowa City Center and Gallery, Iowa City, IA1995“Crafts National 29” - Zoller Gallery - Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
“Crafts National 29” - Zoller Gallery - Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA 1995“Fiber Celebrated ‘95” - Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ
“Fiber Celebrated ‘95” - Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ 1995“The Essential Textile” - Mill Gallery - The Guilford Handcraft Center, Inc.- Guilford, CT -
“The Essential Textile” - Mill Gallery - The Guilford Handcraft Center, Inc.- Guilford, CT - REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2011"One Passion, Many Voices" - MA-RI Surface Design - New Bedford, MA
"One Passion, Many Voices" - MA-RI Surface Design - New Bedford, MA2010 “What’s Out is In” – Northeast Feltmakers Guild Exhibition – New Bedford, MA
1998Two Woman Show - Mixed Media - “Vignettes” - Middletown, RI
Two Woman Show - Mixed Media - “Vignettes” - Middletown, RI1996“The Best of Tennessee Crafts”, TACA’s 1996 Biennial Exhibition - Traveling Show (Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, TN; Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN; Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC)
“The Best of Tennessee Crafts”, TACA’s 1996 Biennial Exhibition - Traveling Show (Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, TN; Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN; Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC) 1996 “Artists - In - Residence Exhibition”, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN
“Artists - In - Residence Exhibition”, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN 1995“Navigating Within” - Babahatchie Gallery - Tempe, AZ
“Navigating Within” - Babahatchie Gallery - Tempe, AZ 1995“MFA Thesis Show” - Harry Wood Gallery - ASU School of Art - Tempe, AZ
“MFA Thesis Show” - Harry Wood Gallery - ASU School of Art - Tempe, AZ 1994 “Critic’s Choice” - Step 509 Gallery - Tempe, AZ
“Critic’s Choice” - Step 509 Gallery - Tempe, AZ 1993Fine Arts Show - Arizona State Fair - Phoenix, AZ
Fine Arts Show - Arizona State Fair - Phoenix, AZ 1993Annual Graduate Students Show - Harry Wood Gallery - Tempe, AZ
Annual Graduate Students Show - Harry Wood Gallery - Tempe, AZ 1991Fine Arts Show - Larson Gallery - Yakima, WA
Fine Arts Show - Larson Gallery - Yakima, WA 1986Fiber Arts Show - Allied Arts Council - Yakima, WA
Fiber Arts Show - Allied Arts Council - Yakima, WA INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Faculty Exhibit” – New England Weavers Seminar, Northampton, MA
2004 “Art Quilt Exhibition” - World Quilt Show - Manchester, NH
“Art Quilt Exhibition” - World Quilt Show - Manchester, NH2003“Teachers Exhibit” - Florida Tropical Weavers Conference - Tampa, FL
“Teachers Exhibit” - Florida Tropical Weavers Conference - Tampa, FL2002“Treasure Trove” - Faculty Exhibit - Convergence 2000 - Cincinnati, OH
“Treasure Trove” - Faculty Exhibit - Convergence 2000 - Cincinnati, OH2001“Teachers” Exhibit” - Northeast Quilt Association Conference - Glastonbury, CT
“Teachers” Exhibit” - Northeast Quilt Association Conference - Glastonbury, CT2001“Teachers’ Exhibit” – New England Weavers Seminar, Longmeadow, MA
“Teachers’ Exhibit” – New England Weavers Seminar, Longmeadow, MA2001“Teachers’ Exhibit” - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds Regional Conference, Eugene, OR
“Teachers’ Exhibit” - Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds Regional Conference, Eugene, OR2000“Teachers’ Exhibit” - Convergence 2000 - Cincinnati, OH
“Teachers’ Exhibit” - Convergence 2000 - Cincinnati, OH2000“Visions: 2000” - Newport Congregational Church, Newport, MA
“Visions: 2000” - Newport Congregational Church, Newport, MA1997“Connecting Threads - New England Fiber Art” - Worcester Center for Crafts - Worcester, MA
“Connecting Threads - New England Fiber Art” - Worcester Center for Crafts - Worcester, MA 1994Fiber Arts Show -Fiber Factory - Mesa, AZ
Fiber Arts Show -Fiber Factory - Mesa, AZ 1993Fiber Arts Show - Fiber Factory - Mesa, AZ
Fiber Arts Show - Fiber Factory - Mesa, AZ 1993“Notions - Contemporary Fiber Art” - Gammage Auditorium - Tempe, AZ 1993“New Twists” Fibers Show - Arizona Museum for Youth -Mesa, AZ
“Notions - Contemporary Fiber Art” - Gammage Auditorium - Tempe, AZ 1993“New Twists” Fibers Show - Arizona Museum for Youth -Mesa, AZ 1987Wearable Arts Show - Larson Gallery - Yakima, WA
Wearable Arts Show - Larson Gallery - Yakima, WA PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2004Craig and Donna Farr – Barkhamsted, CT
Craig and Donna Farr – Barkhamsted, CT1998Sandra Brown - Pittsburgh, PA
Sandra Brown - Pittsburgh, PA1998Linda Lewis - Tempe, AZ
Linda Lewis - Tempe, AZ1996Permanent collection of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN
Permanent collection of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN1996Emiko Nakano - Tokyo, Japan
Emiko Nakano - Tokyo, Japan1995Wally and Martha Raisanen - Scottsdale, AZ
Wally and Martha Raisanen - Scottsdale, AZ1993Craig and Donna Farr - Barkhamsted, CT
Craig and Donna Farr - Barkhamsted, CTPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Surface Design Association
Northeast Feltmakers Guild
National Basketry Organization
Northeast Feltmakers Guild
National Basketry Organization
Vicki Jensen
Feltmaker - Fiber Artist
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