Resume:
Selected Exhibitions
2010 Solo Show Art Society of Kingston, NY
2010 Featured Artist The Arts Upstairs, Phoenicia, NY
2009 Group Shows Art Fusion, Miami, FL
- Joy Gallery, Key West, FL
2008 Group Shows Kaaterskill Gallery, Hunter, NY
- Joy Gallery, Key West, FL
2007 Group Shows Topka Gallery, Woodstock, NY
- Kaaterskills Gallery, Hunter, NY
2006 Group Shows Lotus Gallery, Woodstock, NY
- Kleinert Gallery, Woodstock, NY
2005 Group Show Arte Direct, Naples, FL
2000 Solo Shows Mountaintop Gallery, Windham, NY
- Millbrook Winery by Dutchess County Arts Council, Millbrook, NY
1997 Solo Shows Essential Art Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY
- ERPF Cultural Institute, Arkville, NY
1996 Solo Show Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
- Group Show American Craft Council,
West Springfield, MA
1994 Group Show Atlanta Gift Mart, Atlanta, GA
1990 Group Show Toe River Arts, Little Switzerland, NC
1988 Group Show Imagery Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
1986 Group Show 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
1984 Group Show LeMoyne Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Education
- Weaving, Surface Design, Penland School of Fine Crafts
- MFA, Fiberarts, Florida State University, Tallahassee
- BFA, University of South Florida, Tampa
- Art Education and German Literature, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Selected Juried Shows
Wickford Art Festival, RI (2009)
Miami Beach Art Festival, FL (2007–2010)
Guilford Art on the Square, CT (2007 and 2009)
Crafts at Lyndhurst, Artrider Production (1998-2009)
Rhinebeck Fine Craft Show, NY (1996-2010)
Corporate and Private Collectors
Dr. Jan Jensen, Tallahassee, FL Bernard and Jill Dayan, Katonah, NY
Susan Kungle, Basking Ridge, NJ Jonathan Malamny, White Plains, NY
LaVonne Johnson, Marco Island, FL Mr. and Mrs. Kaminsky, Sunny Isles, FL
Josh Katzman, New York, NY Teri McDowell, Greenwich, CT
Lee Middlekauff, Denver, CO Joel B. Miller, Boston, MA
South County Psychotherapy, Wickford, RI Eva Wilford, Killingworth, CT
John and Lucille Adinolfi, Guilford, CT Rick Rosen, Cheshire, CT
Christopher J. Civale, Ameriprise Financial, Raynham, MA
Current Gallery Representation
- Joy Gallery, Key West, FL
- Kaaterskill Gallery, Hunter, NY
- Varga Gallery, Woodstock, NY
- The Arts Upstairs Gallery, Phoenicia, NY
- Marco Island Art League, Marco Island, FL
- Barefoot Gallery, Cedar Key, FL
- Uncommon Art, Bristol, RI
- Frary Gallery, Sarasota, FL
- Art Fusion, Miami, FL
Related Work Experience
- Fiberartist for 25 years
- 1982 to present Natural dyeing workshops at craft schools and private organizations
- 1995-2005 Rita Schwab Fiberarts, Production Weaving Studio, Mt. Tremper, NY
- 1979–1995 Studio weaver of one-of-a kind handwoven textiles
Teaching Positions
- Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
- Sugar Maples Center for Arts and Education, Sugar Maples, NY
- Guilford Craft Center, Guilford, CT
- Penland School of Fine Crafts, Penland, NY
- Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
- The Blue Ridge Fibers Guild, Boone, NY
- Florida State University Adult Education Program, Tallahassee, FL
- Lafayette Arts & Crafts Center, Tallahassee, FL
Publications / Reviews / Media
- “Summer’s Blossoms Live Again as Dyes”, The New York Times (Sunday ed.) 1/25/2004
- Ulster County Travel Guide, Cultural Tourism (Listing), 2002–present
- “Venus & Mars”, Accessory Merchandising, October 2002
- (Exhibition review) Accessory Merchandising, September 2001
- (Exhibition review) Appalachian Spring: Celebrating American Crafts Holiday, 2001
- (Exhibition review) Taconic Weekend, November 9, 2000
- “Artist works showcase beauty and texture of the earth’s fibers”, The Daily Gazette, 7/06/2000
- (Solo exhibition review) Woodstock Times, March 1997
- (Exhibition review) The Catskill Center News, April 17, 1997
- “Two New Members at Toe River Crafts”, The Yancey Journal, 7/19/89
- “Crafts Just Sweeten Apple Festival Allure”, Johnson City Press, 10/07/89
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