Education, Experience and Honors

Northern Illinois University, MFA, Mixed Media 1978. University Fellow 1977-78
Visiting Professor: Joshibi College of Art and Design, Tokyo 2000-2005
Honorary Member, The Embroiderers’ Guild, London, UK
Douglass College, Rutgers University, BS, 1959
Further study: Governors’ State University
College of DuPage
George Williams College
Smithsonian Institution
Residencies: The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
      Named ‘Distinguished Resident’ 2002
Brison Veor, St. Just, Cornwall, UK 2004
Senior Resident: Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland 1996
Part-time Lecturer: Joshibi College of Art and Design, Tokyo 1999

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions (Selected)       

Bellevue Arts Museum WA 2006
Traveling exhibition UK 2006
Tacoma Community College, WA 2006
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2005
Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe 2002
Orie Gallery, Tokyo 1996, 2000
The Source Fine Arts, Kansas City 1997, 2000
Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1997
Ginza-Eye Gallery, Tokyo 1994
Peden Gallery II, Raleigh 1994
The Farrell Collection, Washington, DC 1993
Interwoven Designs Gallery, St. Louis 1989
Textile Arts Center, Chicago 1987
Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, NY 1986
Ariel Gallery, Naperville, IL 1985
Kretzmann Gallery, Concordia University 1983
Art in Fiber Gallery, Washington, DC 1982
Crescent City Guild Gallery, New Orleans 1979
Hays Art Center, Hays, KS 1978
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1978
Public Museum, Kenosha, WI 1977
Chicago Public Library 1975
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL 1975

Group Shows (Selected)

50th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Whatcom Museum, Bellevue Art Museum, WA, 2004-5
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco 2004
Crossing Borders, Invitational, Highland Park (IL) Arts Center, 2004
Prism, 2004, Mall Galleries, Trafalgar Square, London, 2004
Natural Elements, Zoelner Arts Center, Lehigh University 2002
Survey Fiber2002, Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia 2002
Pertaining to Line, Snyderman-Works Galleries 2000
Faculty Exhibition, Joshibi College of Art and Design 2000
Recent Acquisitions, Indianapolis Museum of Art 2000
Insights (3-Person), Barbican Centre, London and Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead 1999
New Traditions, Worceter, MA Center for Crafts 1999
SOFA Chicago/ SOFA NY 1996-2003
9th Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland 1998
Lin Majuscule, 1st Linen & Flax Biennial of Upper-Normandy, France 1996
Lin (traveling exhibition) Hotel des Archeveques de Sens, Paris; Museum of Textile, Ecomuseum of the Region Fourmies-Trelon,
Fourmies 1997
A Textured Language: Honoring 20 Years of Fiberarts Magazine, Blue Spiral I, Asheville
DMC-HIA Euro Fair, Maastrict, the Netherlands 1995
Au Fils Du Temps, International Exhibition, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Yokohama 1994
Uncommon Threads, Atlanta 1994
Celebrating the Stitch, USA, Canada, UK, Japan 1992-95
Needle Expressions (traveling exhibition) 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992
Redefining the American Quilt, Pennsylvania State University 1987
Celebration in Embroidery, Carnegie Centre, Dunedin, New Zealand 1986
New Artists, New Approaches, Gayle Willson Gallery 1985
Fiber I, Fiber II, The Mindscape Collection, Chicago 1984, 1985
Well Bred Threads, Columbia College, SC 1981
Embroidery Now, Denver Art Museum 1977
Textiles, Art Gallery, Southampton, England 1977, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead 1977

Books and Articles Published (Selected)

Author: Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America, Newton CT., The Taunton Press 1991
“Found in Translation”, “A Spiritual Collection”, “Judith Scott: Finding a Voice”, Fiberarts 2001
 “Textured Time: Surface Design 1999
“In Praise of Amateurs”, “A Brief History of Mine”  Fiberarts 1999
“Deceived by Ornament”, Surface Design 1998
“Mending Lives, Art and Healing” Fiberarts 1996, reprinted in Social Issues Resources Series Renaissance electronic database CD
“The Weight of Shadows: Noriko Narahira’s Reinvented Lace”, Surface Design 1996
“Essential Stitches: Marks of Memory Magic and Meaning” Surface Design 1995
“Art and Illness” Fiberarts (reprinted in Social Issues Resources series) 1995
“The New Embroidery: Tradition and Innovation” Surface Design 1992
“A Song without Words” Embroidery (Journal of the Embroiderers’ Guild, UK) 1990
“Paints, Brushes and Stitches: Artists at the Sewing Machine” Threads (USA) 1992
“On Creativity” Threads (Journal of Association of New Zeland Embroiderers) 1988
“Four Embroiderers: Small and Large Scale”, Fiberarts 1989

Curator

Celebrating the Stitch: Midwest Artists. Textile Arts Centre, Chicago 1991
Celebrating the Stitch, Exhibition of 140 works of contemporary embroidery;
Newton, MA Arts Center, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston. Traveled in USA, UK, Canada, Japan 1992-95
The U.S. and Us. Exhibition sponsored by the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers toured New Zealand, 1996-97

Publications

Books where work appears:
The Fiberarts Design Books 1, 2 and 4, 5 1980, 1983, 1991, 2004
Smith, Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America, Taunton Press, 1991
Fanning, The Complete Book of Machine Embroidery, Chilton Publishers 1986
Lambert, Staepelaere and Fry, Color and Fiber, Schiffer Publishers 1986
Feisner, Needlepoint and Beyond, Scribners 1980
Appel, The Fiber Craft Sampler, Chilton 1979
Morrell, Contemporary Embroidery: Exciting and Innovative TextileArt, London, Studio Vista 1994
Michaels-Paque, A Creative and Conceptual Analysis of Textiles, Self-published
Belfer, Weaving: Design and Expression, Davis Publishers
Wood, Everyday Encounters, Belmont Ca. 1995

Articles and Photos have appeared in the following

American Crafts                                       Fiberarts                                   Seattle Post Intelligencer
Auckland, NZ Herald                                 Flying Needle                                     School Art
Chicago Magazine                                 Homesewing                                              Surface Design
Chicago Sun Times                                Milwaukee Journal                                     The Working Craftsman
Craft Arts (Australia)                                 New Art Examiner                                  Textiel Plus (Netherlands)
Embroidery (UK)                                         New York Times                                       Textiel Forum (Europe)

Memberships and Positions Held (Selected)

Editorial Committee, Surface Design
Textile Arts Center, Chicago, Board of Directors 1986-87, Advisory Board 1994-5
Friends of Fiber Arts International, Professional Board
Embroiderers Guild of America
Editorial Advisory Board and Contributing Editor, The Working Craftsman 1974-78
DuPage Textile Arts Guild, Founding President, Honorary Member
Design Review Commission, Village of Oak Park, IL 1982-86
Council of American Embroiderers
Community Design Commission, Oak Park, IL 1982-86
Chicago Chapter, AIA, Professional Affiliate 1988-91
American Crafts Council, Illinois Representative 1974-80

Teacher, Juror, Lecturer (Selected)

Visiting Artist, U Mass, Dartmouth 1997
Visiting Artist, Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1995, 1997
Visiting Artist, Colorado State University 1995
Juror, Fiber Art International 2003
Juror: Fiber Focus, Art St. Louis, MO 1995
Juror, Betty Park Critical Writing Award, Surface Design 1994
Juror, Texas Fiber Artists State Exhibition, San Antonio 1994
Juror, Needle Expression 1984
International:
Joshibi College of Art and Design, Tokyo
      Lecturer 1996, 1999
      Visiting Professor 2000 –
Swiss-Bernina of Japan, Tokyo 1994, 1999
Designer/consultant in Yucatan, Mexico 1991 (Sponsored by Aid to Artisans)
Canadian Embroiderers Guild, London, Ontario 1991
Embroiderers Guild, London, UK, First international tutor in UK, Scotland 1991
Association of New Zealand Embroiderers, 1990
Victoria Embroiderers Guild, Melbourne, Australia 1990
Brescia College, U. of Western Ontario 1979, 1985
Ontario Crafts Council, Chatham College 1975
National:
Split Rock, University of Minnesota 1999
Council of American Embroiderers Study Retreat 1985, 1988
CAE Annual Seminars, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986
Embroiderers Guild of America Seminars, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1993
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland 1991, 1995
Arrowmont School of Crafts 1977, 1983, 1991
College of DuPage 1974-78, Artist in Residence 1977