GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES:
Stutz Artist Association
Residency- September 2003-August, 2004
Creative Renewal Fellowship- The
Arts Council of Indianapolis (2001)
Individual Artist Grant- The Indiana
Arts Commission (2000)
Mary Anderson Center Haven for the Arts, Mount St.
Francis, IN (2000)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Creativity and Design for
Fiber Artists: FibR Group, Lafayette, IN (2004-)
Harmony and Art: Fiber
Class for Kids, College Avenue Branch Library, Indianapolis, IN (2004)
Damien Center and VSA Arts Indiana: NAMES Quilt Project, Indianapolis, IN
(2001-present)
The Indianapolis Art Center OutReach Department,
Indianapolis, IN (2002-present)
Sievers School of Fiber Art, Dorr County,
WI: Silk Screen Printing on Fabric (2002, 2003, 2004)
Unitarian-Universalist Church of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN: Rubber
Stamp Workshop (1998)
The Calligraphy Guild of Indianapolis, Indianapolis,
IN: Rubber Stamp Workshop (1998)
The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis,
IN: Fabric Dyeing and Printing, Rubber Stamp Workshops, Weaving (1995-present)
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA: (Graduate Assistant): Introduction
to Fabric Design (1992-1994)
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA:
(ArtReach Instructor) (1993)
The Gibbes Museum School, Charleston, SC:
Etching and Intaglio, Fabric Printing and Dyeing, Papermaking, Holiday
Workshops (1987-1990)
The Gibbes Museum School, Charleston, SC: Improving
the Basic Skills through the Visual Arts (1987-1990)
Arts-in-Education
Approved Artist: South Carolina Arts Commission: Various Printmaking Workshops
throughout South Carolina (1988-1991)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Juror: Penrod Fine Art Fair,
Indianapolis, IN ( 2004)
Department Head: Fabric Department, Indianapolis
Art Center, Indianapolis, IN (2000-present)
Moderator: Creating Community:
Core, Content, Connection, Indiana Committee for Women Artists, Indianapolis,
IN (April, 2003)
To Sing is To Fly CD cover design, The Indianapolis
Women's Chorus, Indianapolis, IN (2002)
Grant Reviewer: Central Indiana
Community Foundation and Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, IN (Spring
2002)
Juror: DePauw University All-Campus Student Art Show, Greencastle, IN
(Fall 1999)
Juror: The Indiana State Fair Fine Arts/Fabric Division,
Indianapolis, IN (1999-present)
Juror: Piccolo-Spoleto Craft Show,
Charleston, SC (1999, 2001, 2004)
Co-Chair, Artists Committee: Broad Ripple
Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN (1999-2001)
Lecturer: Color and Composition The
Indiana Bead Society, Indianapolis, IN (2000)
Moderator: Women's Art as
Spiritual Transformation, Women and the Visual Arts Symposium, Indianapolis, IN
(1999)
Juror: Best of the Season, Ohio Designer Craftsman sponsored Craft
Fair, Indianapolis, IN (1998)
Juror: Tri-Kappa High School Art Competition,
Crawfordsville, IN (1998, 2000)
Exhibitions Associate: The Indianapolis Art
Center, Indianapolis, IN (1996 to 2002)
Juror: The Knauff Fiberglass Annual
Christmas Card Competition, Shelbyville, IN (1996)
Front Desk Staff: The
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN (1994-1996)
Designer, Manager and
Sales: Band Arts (a division of EXPOdesign., Inc.), Indianapolis, IN
(1994-1996)
Fabric Dyeing Consultant for costumes: The Living: Edyvean
Repertory Theatre at the Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN
(1995)
Free-lance Fabric Artist for parade floats: EXPOdesign., Inc.:
Indianapolis, IN (1995-1997)
On-Site Coordinator: Piccolo Spoleto Crafts
Fair, Charleston, SC (1992 - 1999)
Banner Coordinator: Piccolo Spoleto
Festival, Charleston, SC (1991)
Visual Promotions: CFC, Inc., Bloomington,
IN (1990-1991) Assistant Manager, Buyer, and Display Artist: Portside, Inc.,
Alexandria, VA (1984-1987)
EDUCATION:
Expressive Stitch, Surface
Design Association, Dorothy Caldwell, instructor, Kansas City, KS (2003)
Surface Design Workshop, The Indianapolis Art Center, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval,
instructor, Indianapolis, IN (2001, 2002)
Introduction to Museum
Management: Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN (1997)
Master of Fine Arts. Fabric Design. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
(1994)
Printmaking: The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (1987)
Intaglio and Lithography: The Art League School, Torpedo Factory Art
Center, Alexandria, VA (1984-1987)
Life Drawing: The Art League School,
Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA (1984-1987)
Life Drawing: The
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (1982-1983) Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Textiles and Drawing. Miami University, Oxford, OH (1981)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Costume Chairman: Grande
Masquerade (a benefit for the Damien Center, an AIDS Hospice), Indianapolis, IN
(1998)
Costume Chairman: Indianapolis Women's Chorus, Indianapolis, IN
(1998-present)
Fine Arts Committee Co-Chair: Unitarian-Universalist Church
of Indianapolis, IN (1998 - present)
The Phoenix Theatre: Indianapolis, IN
(1997-present)
Edyvean Repertory Theatre: Indianapolis, IN (1994-1997)
Co-founder and past Chairman: Charleston Crafts, Inc., Charleston, SC
(1988-1990)
Assistant Chairman: Piccolo Spoleto Crafts Fair, Charleston, SC
(1990)
Standards Chairman and Board Member: The South Carolina Craft
Association (1988-1990)
MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
Indiana Women Artists
Indiana Indianapolis Women's Chorus, Indianapolis, IN
Surface Design
Association (State Representative)
The Indianapolis Art Center,
Indianapolis, IN (Faculty, Member)
National Blue Key Honor Society
Charleston Crafts, Inc., Charleston, SC (Co-Founder and Lifetime Member)
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