EDUCATION: MFA, Fiber/textiles, The University of Georgia, June - 1995
BS, Design (Textiles), Buffalo State College, New York,
December 1991
Additional studies in apparel design/construction, costume design,
CAD-CAM and fashion illustration
Monarch Design Systems, Photoshop for Textile Designs
March - 1999
Monarch Design Systems, Point Carre, Textile Specific
Software for printed and woven textiles, October 2000
Various workshops with Ray Pierotti, Ned Wert, Libby Platus,
And the “Bead Expo 2001”, May 2001, Miami, FL
Digital Printing Workshop, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Oct - 2002
Opus School of Textile, Distance Education class on
Surface Embellishment – ongoing
Quilt University On-Line Classes
Various classes – ongoing
Digital Printing Workshop – Jacquard Weaving Center
Asheville, NC. Scheduled August 2005
UNIVERISITY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
August 2003 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, East Carolina
- Present University, Coordinator of Textile Program, Greenville, NC
August 1997 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Assistant Professor,
- May 2003 School of Art, Coordinator of Textile Program
January 1997 Buffalo State College, NY, one-year sabbatical replacement
- May 1997 position
December 1996 University of Buffalo, NY, Introduction to textile course as well as
- July 1997 various workshops
August 1995 Visiting Assistant Professor, Head of Fiber Dept., Appalachian
- May 1996 Center for Crafts, a division of Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
September 1992 Buffalo State College, NY, Adjunct Professor, Apparel Design
- December 1992
OTHER TEACHING
ACTIVITIES (SELECTED):
2004 – Present Beading technique workshops at A & A Beadery,
Washington, NC.
2002 – Present Beading technique workshops at Star’s Beads,
Vienna, VA.
April 2005 Lecture: “Constructions and Installations”, Cameron Art
Museum, Wilmington, NC.
February 2005 Lecture on personal artwork, demonstration on silk painting,
And jury of student art show, Crystal Coast Community College
Wilmington, NC.
October 2004 Five-day workshop, “Print It, Paint It, Feel It, Love It: Exploring
Printing and Painting on Silk”, Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
August 2004 Five-day workshop, “Exploring Fabric Books”, Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
May 2004 Two-week workshop with Susan Brandeis, Professor, NCSU,
“The Whole Cloth”, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
April 2004 Two-day workshop, “Exploring Silk Painting”, and presentation
Of personal work, Art Quilt Alliance, Columbus, OH
March 2004 Three-day workshop, “Exploring Silk Painting”, Oregon College
Of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.
2001 – 2003 Beading technique workshops at Fired Works Café,
Greenville, NC.
October 2003 Five-day workshop, “Silk Painting and Quilt Making”, Nancy
Crow’s Timber Frame Barn, Baltimore, OH
October 2003 Five-day workshop, “Exploring Silk Painting”, Arrowmont School
Of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
June 2003 Two-day workshop, “Exploring Silk Painting”, and a five-day
Workshop, “It’s All About the Surface”, Quilt Surface Design
Symposium, Columbus, OH.
January 2003 Conducted a critique of 16 fiber artist’s work at the studio
Of Hollis Chatelaine, Chapel Hill, NC
November 2002 Workshop, “Fabric Collage”, NCAEA Staff Development
Weekend, Wilmington, NC.
October 2002 “The Allure of Silk”, five-day workshop, Arrowmont School of
Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
October 2002 Workshop, Pine Needle Quilters’ Guild. One-day workshop
On fabric dying.
October 2002 Southeast Fiberart Educators Conference, Penland School of
Crafts. 11 educators presented work and discuss textile issue
At this first annual conference.
August 2002 One-day workshop and lecture on manipulating fabric for the
Charlotte Quilters’ Guild
April 2002 Elderhostel Workshop on silk Painting, Arrowmont School of
Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
November 2001 Workshops on beading techniques, Beads, Ltd.
Alexandria, VA
October 2001 Workshops on three beading techniques, Star’s Beads,
Vienna, VA
August 2001 Second Summer Session, East Carolina University. Taught
Art 2303, Textile Survey Course
August 2001 Workshop: “Explorations in Fabric Manipulations”, Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
June 2001 Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Workshops on “Manipulation
And Embellishment of Cloth” and “Silk Painting: Going Beyond
Gutta”, Columbus, OH
April 2001 Workshop: “Exploring Dye Techniques – Shibori and Beyond”,
Made in the Mountains, Hendersonville, NC
March 2001 Workshop: “Silk Painting: Gutta and Beyond”,
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
February 2001 Workshop: “The Art of Japanese Resist”, Castle Creek Studios,
Wilmington, NC
February 2001 Workshop: “Beaded Jewelry”, Art Enthusiasts and the Greenville
Community through East Carolina University, School of Art,
Continuing Education Program
October 2000 Workshop: “Painting on Silk”, Arrowmont School of Arts
And Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Elderhostel Program.
October 2000 Workshop: “Painting on Silk”, Museum Of Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL.
September 2000 Workshop: “Painting on Silk”, Art Enthusiasts
and Greenville community through East Carolina University,
School of Art, Continuing Education Program.
August 2000 Workshop: “Explorations In Surface Design and Fabric
Manipulation”, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN.
August 2000 Workshop: “Off Loom Beading”, Appalachian Center for
Crafts, Smithville, TN.
April 2000 “Surtex”: ECU Textile Students were selected
by competition to design the Surface Design Association
booth for the Surtex Convention, Jacob Javitts Convention
Center, New York, NY. Assisted students in the design
process. Accompanied students to the convention and organized
booth.
May 2000 Workshop: “The Whole Cloth”, a collaboration with Susan
Brandeis of NC State, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
February 1999 Workshop: “Painting on Silk”, Pitt County Art Teachers, K-12
Mandatory Visual Development Day, Epps High School,
Greenville, NC
January 1999 Demonstration: “Painting on Silk”, Winterville Christian Church,
Winterville, NC
October 1998 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN - Workshop:
“Painting on Silk”, Elderhostel
August 1998 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN - Workshop: Surface Design Possibilities
June 1998 Lecture, “Computer Technology in Surface Design”, University of
Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
June 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC - Workshop: Ikat Weaving
April 1997 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Workshop: Painting on Silk (Elderhostel)
March 1997 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Workshop: Surface Design Possibilities
May 1996 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Workshop: Monoprinting/Stamping on Fabric
April 1996 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Workshop: Weaving with Paper
April 1996 Abushua African Dance Group
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Instructed class in creation of dance performance costumes
September 1995 Artist-in-residence, Monterey Elementary School System,
- May 1996 bi-weekly workshops in fiber art, grades K through 6,
Monterey, TN
September 1995 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
- May 1996 Weekend Fiberart Program - grades 2 through 6
April 1996 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Workshop: Inkle Loom Weaving
November 1995 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Workshop: Screen-printing on Fabric, TN High School Students
September 1994 The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
- June 1995 Teaching Assistant: Introduction to textile course and studio
maintenance
December 1994 School Art Symposium for High School Art Students
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Workshop: Screen-printing on Fabric
July 1994 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
- August 1994 Studio Assistant for textile workshops
April 1992 Buffalo State College, NY, Center for Clothing for Individuals
- December 1992 with Physical Disabilities, assistant to the Director
Main focus: designing clothing and conducting workshops on
designing for the physically challenged.
April 1992 Buffalo State College, NY, Historical Costume Shop
- December 1992 Assistant to the Director
July 1991 Center for Clothing for Individuals with Physical Disabilities
- August 1991 Buffalo, NY. Conducted workshops from New York to Alaska
on designing clothing for the physically challenged
March - 1989 Studio 601, Buffalo, NY
October 1989 Internship: Main focus: Wearable art and clothing production
September 1974 Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., New York, NY and Goldome
- July 1988 Savings Bank, Buffalo, NY
Banking Officer: Responsibilities included arranging construction loan financing of hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and multi-residential dwellings. Portfolio: $750 million
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED):
April 2005 “Chancellor’s Exhibition”, Faculty Exhibition at Chancellor’s
Residence, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, invitational
March 2005 “Down East”, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, invitational
November 2005 “Fine Contemporary Craft”, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, juried.
October 2005 “2004 Faculty Exhibition”, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC.
August 2005 Faculty Invitational, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN.
June 2005 Faculty Invitational, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
June 2005 “Explorations”, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
January 2004 “Explorations”, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
November 2003 Faculty Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC
June 2003 “Explorations from Quilt Surface Design International”
Wesserling Textile Museum, Mulhouse, France
April 2003 American Craft Council’s “Spotlight 2003”
Blue Spiral, Asheville, NC
November 2002 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Faculty Exhibition
October 2002 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN, Fall Faculty Invitational
March 2002 “Lifeline”, Kinston Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC
A Multi Media Exhibition of Contemporary Women Artists
October 2001 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Faculty Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery
August 2001 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN, Summer Faculty Invitational
May 2001 “A Common Thread”, Wilson Art Center, Wilson, NC
Works by nine regional fiber artists
May 2000 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Summer Faculty Invitational.
August 2000 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN, Summer Faculty Invitational
August 2000 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Summer Faculty Invitational
September 1999 Six plus One, Beaufort County Arts Center, Washington,
NC
August 1999 ECU Faculty Invitation, Kreuzherrenkloster, Erkelenz,
West Germany
May 1999 Patterns, Prints, Paints and Patience, The Arts Center,
Kinston, NC
March 1999 Converging Terrains: Gender, Environment, and Technology
and the Body, Brooks Gallery, NCSU, Raleigh, NC
January 1999 CCA ‘99 18th Annual National Competition
Kinston, NC
October 1998 5th Annual Juried Exhibition
Rocky Mount, NC
October 1998 Faculty Exhibition, Gray Gallery, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC
June 1998 Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
May 1998 Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN
May 1998 “Explorations and Diversities”, group show, Beaufort County Arts
Center, Washington, NC
February 1998 CCA Juried Exhibition, Kinston Arts Center, Kinston, NC
October 1997 Faculty Show, East Carolina University, School of Art, Gray
Gallery, Greenville, NC
March 1997 Faculty Show, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN
April 1997 Solo exhibition at Capon Hall
University of Buffalo, New York
December 1996 “Stacked to the Ceiling”, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Exhibition of Western New York Female Artists
May 1996 “Bank One”, Cookeville, TN
Exhibition of middle Tennessee artists
April 1996 “The Best of Tennessee Crafts”, Tennessee Association of Craft
- September 1996 Artists (TACA) 1996 Biennial Exhibition. Show traveled to:
The Parthenon, Nashville, TN, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN and The Folk Art Center, Ashville, NC
January 1996 Invitational exhibit of faculty work from the Appalachian Center
for Crafts at Austin Peay University
September 1995 “Artist’s Abound”, traveling show of faculty work from
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Exhibited Nashville Airport
November 1995 BASF “Fiber Fest”, juried exhibit, Dalton, GA
May 1995 MFA Thesis Show, the Georgia Museum of Art, the University
of Georgia, Athens, GA
May 1995 Lyndon House 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA
July 1994 Studio Assistants Exhibition
Arrowmont School of Art & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
October 1993 Invitational exhibition of faculty and graduate student work from
The University of Georgia at Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, KY
October 1993 Jasper Marble Arts Festival, Jasper, GA. Juried exhibition
May 1992 Ashland Gallery, Buffalo, NY, juried exhibition
March 1992 Show of undergraduate work at the Upton Hall Gallery,
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
May 1991 Amherst Museum, Buffalo, NY, annual exhibition of Buffalo
Weavers Guild
May 1991 Junior League “Designer Show House”, Buffalo, NY
April 1991 “A Class Act”, fashion show featuring clothing designed for the
physically challenged, Ramada Inn, Buffalo, NY
COMMISSIONS
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
October 2000 University purchase of “Classical Vibrations”, Chancellor’s
Office, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
October 1998 Private collection of Dr. Mary Ann Rose
Nocturnal Passage
October 1997 Permanent collection of Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Healed by the Blues
April 1997 Private collection of Adrian Turner, Ocean Springs, MS
Pocket Full of Dreams
April 1997 Private collection of Mary Birks, Memphis, TN
The Motion of Music
May 1995 Private collection of S. Katherine Merry, Elijay, GA
Walking Bass Blues
August 1994 Commission: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Designed and created fabric for chairs for the children’s’ library
April 1992 Commission: Tapestry rug 3’ by 15’ for Susan Gold, Buffalo, NY
PUBLICATIONS:
October 2003 Submitted Abstract and presented paper at the SECAC Tri-State
Sculptors Conference, “New Techniques Mean New Chemical
Processes – How Do We As Textile Educators Teach Students
Cutting Edge Techniques and Keep Them Safe”, Raleigh, NC.
April 2002 “Surface Design Journal”, Spotlight on Education, Volume 26,
No. 3, Spring 2002,
1998 – present Quarterly Newsletter, “Surface Design Journal”
June 2000 Article for “Surface Design Journal Newsletter”. Review of CITDA Symposium, “Technology for the New Millennium”, Charlotte, NC
March 1999 “Fiberarts Design Book Six”, work entitled, Classical Compliments, Fall 1999 Publication
March 1996 “President’s Annual Report”
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Work Illustrated: Music Study No. 1
March 1995 “Fiberarts Design Book Five”, work entitled Nocturnal Passage
Fall 1994 “Surface Design Journal”, Vol. 19, No. 1, Spotlight on Education,
Work illustrated: Red Hot Blues
AWARDS:
April 2004 East Carolina University Scholar-Teaching Award for significant
Contributions to research/creative activity and scholarship.
March 2002 Inclusion in the annual “Who’s Who Among America’s
2003 and 2004 Teachers”.
October 1998 “5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky
Mount, NC, 2nd place mixed media
May 1996 “Bank One”, Cookeville, TN
1st place prize - professional fibers
ART ORGANIZATIONS:
- Southeast Fiber Educators: member since 2002, attend yearly conference.
- Surface Design Association: Presently the Southeast Regional Representative
member since 1994
- Friends of Fiber International, member since 2001
- American Craft Council, member since 1997
- American Quilter’s Society, member since 1994
- SPIN, (Silk Painters International) member since 2002
- Six on the Surface, North Carolina Critique Group member since 1998
