Education
Oxford/Berkeley Program, July-August 2019.
Ph.D. in Rhetoric, University of California at Berkeley, 1987.
M.A. in Rhetoric, University of California at Berkeley, 1983.
B.A. in Rhetoric with highest honors, University of California at Berkeley, 1981.
Juried/Curated Exhibitions
33rd Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition, 2019, Edenic
A Matter of Time Textiles, 2017-2018, international traveling exhibition, Patina: Ancient Amphora (40cm x 100cm)
Circular Abstractions Bull’s Eye Quilts, curated by Art Martin and Nancy Crow. August 2016-March 2019, Roman Glass
ArtPrize 2015, Arcus
Fantastic Fibers, 2013, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY– Hawaiian Women’s Petition of 1897
Fiber 577, 2013, regional show, Perrysburg, OH —Hawaiian Women’s Petition of 1897, Ars and Tekne, Wombat Dreaming
It’s Always Something, 2013, regional show of the Surface Design Association, Vogt Gallery, Tinley Park, IL.– Hawaiian Women’s Petition of 1897 and Arctic Melt
Beneath the Southern Sky, 2012-2013, international traveling exhibition—Kiwi’s Nocturne (40cm x 100cm)
Craft and Sewing Show, Sydney: 8-11 March 2012- Craft and Sewing Show, Auckland: 15-18 March 2012
- Craft and Sewing Show, Brisbane: 22-25 March 2012
- Australasian Quilt Convention: 12-15 April 2012
- Craft & Quilt Fair, Perth: 23- 27 May 2012
- Craft and Sewing Show, Newcastle 16- 19 August 2012
- Craft and Sewing Show, Townsville: 4-7 October 2012
- Craft and Sewing Show, Melbourne: 25-28 October 2012
- Craft & Quilt Fair, Adelaide: 8-11 November 2012
- The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan, NSW: 4- 18 December 2013
- AQS Quilt Week, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA: 13-16 March 2013
- AQS Quilt Week, Paducah, Kentucky, USA: 24-27 April 2013
- Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW: 24 May– 26 June 2013
- Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK: 8-11 August 2013
- International Quilt Convention, Johannesburg, South Africa: 6-8 September 2013
Grand Valley State University Women’s Center Art Show, annual exhibition, Allendale, MI
- 2007—Kylie, Love What You Did With the Hills Hoist
- 2008—All the Green Years
- 2009— Ginger
- 2010– Thor’s Hammer
- 2011— Krakatoa
- 2012– Hawaiian Women’s Petition of 1897
- 2013– Wombat Dreaming
- 2014–Ars and Tekne (art dolls)
- 2015–Intersectionality
- 2016–Laddie’s Garden
- 2017–This Red Hot Moment
- 2018–Intersectionality #2- All the Reasons for Pink
- 2019–Jardin d’Itten
American Quilters Society Show, Grand Rapids
2012—Laddie’s Garden
2015–Arcus,
2017–Trees #3
2018–Edenic
2019–Roman Glass
Awards
Fifth prize, 33rd Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition, 2019, for Edenic
First place 2018 West Michigan Quilters Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI for Edenic, third place for Patina: Ancient Amphora
Award of Merit form the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges and second place at the 2016 West Michigan Quilters Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI for Red Shift, honorable mentions for Spring Garden and This Red Hot Moment.
Green Ribbon 2014 West Michigan Quilters Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI for Aubergine and Avocado, honorable mention for Wombat Dreaming
Two Judges’ Special Commendations at the 2012 West Michigan Quilters Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI for Kieran’s Compass (80” x 80”, quilted by Teri Watson).
Other Exhibitions
- Padnos Gallery, Calder Arts Center, Grand Valley State University, February, 2012– Hawaiian Women’s Petition of 1897, Ars and Tekne, Wombat Dreaming
- 2012 West Michigan Quilters Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI–Kieran’s Compass, Laddie’s Garden
- Quilters Guild of New South Wales Show, Sydney, Australia
• 2005– Krakatoa
• 2006– Thor’s Hammer
• 2007—Fat Tuesday
Memberships