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CONTENTS • Solo Exhibitions • Touring Exhibitions • Group Exhibitions • Performance / Community Art • Curated Exhibitions • Commissions • Critical Writing • Books • Television, Radio, Podcasts, and Proclamations • Publications, Reviews, and Poetry Journals • Exhibition Catalogs • Grants, Residency, and Scholarships • Teaching, Lecturing and Symposium Experience • Career Related Experience • Education • Travel Visas |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | Jewish Healthcare Foundation, "A Body of Work," Pittsburgh, PA. |
| 2006 |
Colorado State University, "Woman's Work," Fort Collins, CO. Polvo, "Odds," Chicago, IL. |
| 2005 |
Art Museum University of Memphis, "Red Thread: Visible and Invisible," Memphis, TN. Vanderbilt University, Sarratt Art Gallery, "Woman's Work," Nashville, TN. |
| 2004 | International Museum of Surgical Science, "Chiurgi," Chicago, IL. Left Bank Books, "Chirurgi," St. Louis, MO. |
| 2003 | Ventura College, "Woman's Work," Ventura, CA. |
| 1997 | Anderson Gallery, "Body Language," Pontiac, MI. |
| 1995 | Artemisia, "The Anatomy Lesson: A Study in Medical Ethics," Chicago, IL. |
| 1992 | Artemisia, "Day," Chicago, IL. A.R.C., "Mythology," Chicago, IL. |
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| TOURING EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 - 2010 | Take Care: The Art and Science of Motherhood Organizing Venue - Cheekwood Museum of Fine Art, Nashville, TN. |
| 2007 - 2008 | Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet Field Museum / Chicago's Lakefront (Chicago, IL), Crissy Field (San Francisco, CA), Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.). |
| 2006 - 2007 | Twist and Shout: The New Needle Arts - catalog Florida Craftsmen Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL), Arts Garden (Indianapolis, IN), Ohio Crafts Museum (Columbus, OH), Reed Whipple Cultural Center (Las Vegas, NV), Fort Collins Lincoln Center (Fort Collins, CO), Pelham Art Center (Pelham, NY) - catalog essay by Sunita Patterson. |
| 1997 - 2000 | Pure Vision: American Bead Artists - Arts and Science Center (Pine Bluff, AK), Courthouse Galleries (Portsmouth, VA), Del Rio Council for the Arts (Del Rio, TX), Islip Art Museum (East Islip, NY), Lowe Art Museum (Coral Gables, FL), Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, OK), Lamont Gallery (Exeter, NH), Irvine Fine Arts Center (Irvine, CA), Perspective Gallery (Blacksburg, VA), Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art (Kansas City, MO), Decorative Arts Museum (Little Rock, AK), Boise Art Museum (Boise, ID), Pensacola Art Museum (Pensacola, FL), Union Art Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA). |
| 1995 - 1996 | Sampler Art - The Society for Contemporary Crafts (Pittsburgh, PA), Charles A. Wustum Museum (Racine, MI), S.O.F.A. / Mobilia (Chicago, IL), American Museum of Quilts and Textiles (San Jose, CA), Mobilia (Cambridge, MA). |
| 1994 - 1995 | Pure Vision: American Bead Exhibition - Leedy - Voulkos Gallery (Kansas City, MO), Rochester Art Center (Rochester, MN), Winona State University (Winona, MN). |
| 1992 - 1993 | Latina - Americana: Fertile Ground - Centro Colombo Americano, Colombia - four galleries. |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2009 | Northern Illinois University Art Museum, "A Twist on Thread 2," DeKalb, IL. |
| 2008 |
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, "Beyond Knitting: Uncharted Stitches," San Jose, CA. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, "Lawn Nation," Chicago, IL. Orleans St. Gallery, "Stitching Deluxe," St. Charles, IL. Catholic Theological Union, "Interfaith," Chicago, IL. |
| 2007 |
Former Grobe's True Value, "ArtXposium," West Chicago, IL. Evanston Art Center, "Faculty Exhibition," Evanston, IL. Arts Club of Chicago, for the Disabilities Studies in Education Conference, Chicago, IL. Translations Gallery, "Under the Skin," Denver, CO. |
| 2006 |
The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Gallery: Gene Siskel Film Center, "Navigation / Negotiation," Chicago, IL. H.F. Johnson Art Gallery at Carthage College, "Thinking Through the Body," Kenosha, WI. Bedford Gallery, "Embroidered Stories / Knitted Tales," Walnut Creek, CA. Packer Schopf Gallery, "Fiber Show," Chicago, IL. |
| 2005 |
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, "The Juried National Bead and Fiber Exhibition," Frederick, MD. Zolla-Lieberman Gallery, "Memory," Chicago, IL. Around the Coyote, "Breathe," Chicago, IL. Evanston Art Center, "Faculty Exhibition," Evanston, IL. Indianapolis Art Center, "New Fiber," Indianapolis, IN. St. Louis Artists' Guild, "Voices Within: Surviving Through the Arts," St. Louis, MO. |
| 2004 | DAVA Gallery, "Attachment," Aurora, CO. Heuser Art Center Gallery, "The Feminine Eye: National Group Exhibition," Peoria, IL. Graduate Gallery: Northern Illinois University, "Faculty Exhibition," DeKalb, IL. Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, "Loop and Snip," Grand Rapids, MI. |
| 2003 | University Art Gallery, "Space Invaders: Six Installation Artists," Terre Haute, IN. Evanston Art Center, "Faculty Exhibition," Evanston, IL. |
| 2002 | Museum of Fine Arts Boston, "Threads on the Edge: The Daphne Farago Fiber Art Collection," Boston, MA. Mobilia, "Fiber Arts Today," Cambridge, MA. |
| 2000 | Humboldt Park Stables Gallery, "Of Intrinsic Nature," Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 | Museum of Arts and Design, "A Beaded Universe: Strands of Culture," New York City, NY. |
| 1998 | Rochester Art Center, "Sacred Spaces," Rochester, MN. S.O.F.A / Mobilia, "Artefacts and Archetypes," Chicago, IL. Mobilia, "Artefacts and Archetypes," Cambridge, MA. Mobilia, "Joyce Scott and Friends," Cambridge, MA. |
| 1997 | Milwaukee Art Museum, "Strung, Woven, Knitted & Sewn," Milwaukee, WI. S.O.F.A. / Mobilia, "Tea Pot Re-defined," Chicago, IL. Ohio Craft Museum, "Stitchers and Beaders: America's Best," Columbus, OH. New Bedford Art Museum, "Figurative Influences in Clay and Fiber," New Bedford, MA. |
| 1996 | Rochester Art Center, "50th Anniversary," Rochester, MN. Mobilia, "Collectors' Circle Exhibition," Cambridge, MA. |
| 1995 | Leedy - Voulkos Gallery, "Causes and Cures," Kansas City, MO. Loveland Museum, "Contemporary Beadwork: Innovative Directions," Loveland, CO. |
| 1994 | S.O.F.A. / Katie Gingrass Gallery, "S.O.F.A.: Chicago," Chicago, IL. Banakar Gallery, "Basket of Beads," San Francisco, CA. Henry Art Gallery, "M.F.A. Exhibition," Seattle, WA. Katie Gingrass Gallery, "Contemporary Beadwork," Milwaukee, WI. Mobilia, "Fiber Invitational," Cambridge, MA. SACI Gallery, "The Pilgrimage Show," Florence, Italy. Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, "The Spirit of Bead Ornamentation," St. Louis, MO. Lyons - Weir Gallery, "Fiber Invitational," Chicago, IL. |
| 1993 | Mobilia, "New Arts Forms," Chicago, IL. Artemisia, "20th Anniversary," Chicago, IL. Sybaris Gallery, "Summer Exhibition," Royal Oak, MI. Gayle Willson Gallery, "Beadworks," Southampton, NY. Adams Art Gallery, "Chautauqua International for Fiber Art," Dunkirk, NY. Winchester Art Center, "New Directions in Beadwork," Las Vegas, NY. Friends Gallery / Multnomah County Library, "A Wealth of Beads," Portland, OR. School of the Art Gallery / University of Washington, "Works in Progress," Seattle, WA. |
| 1992 | Illumina Gallery, "The Glass Bead Game II," Atlanta, GA. Artemisia, "Hanging with Artemisia," Chicago, IL. |
| 1991 | Sybaris Gallery, "Beadazzled," Royal Oak, MI. Contemporary Art Center, "Modern Romance," Arlington Heights, IL. Hyde Park Art Center, "Faculty / Student Exhibition," Chicago, IL. Skokie Public Library, "Stitched Stories," Skokie, IL. |
| 1990 | Interwoven Designs, "Looking Inside and Out," St. Louis, MO. Craft Alliance, "Faculty / Student Exhibition," St. Louis, MO. |
| 1989 | Interwoven Design, "Double Feature (with Added Attraction)," St. Louis, MO. |
| 1988 | Artphase I, "Smallworks," Chicago, IL. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, "BFA Thesis Exhibition," Chicago, IL. |
| 1987 | Arts Centre York, "Varying Impressions," York, England. |
| 1986 | Betty Rymer Gallery, "2 x 2 x 2," Chicago, IL. |
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| PERFORMANCE / COMMUNITY ART | |
| 2008 |
Springboard to Learning & Young Audiences, "The Red Thread Project," St. Louis, MO. Looptopia, "Attachments," Chicago, IL. |
| 2007 |
Interlochen Center for the Arts, "Shaking Hands," Interlochen, MI Winter Delights Stitching Salon / Chicago Cultural Center, "...Musical Knitting Band," developed by Anni Holm, Chicago, IL. |
| 2006 | Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, "The Red Thread Project," Grand Rapids, MI. |
| 2005 |
Art Museum University of Memphis, "The Red Thread Project," Memphis, TN. Vanderbilt University, "Staying Connected," Nashville, TN. |
| 2004 | Indiana State University, "Attachment Project: 60 Hats," Terre Haute, IN. DAVA Gallery, "Attachment Project," Aurora, CO. |
| 2003 | Chicago and Vicinity, "Attachment Project," Chicago, IL. |
| 1998 | Chicago Loop, "Bound," Chicago, IL. |
| 1997 | Artemisia, "Neurosis of Motherhood," Chicago, IL. |
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| CURATED EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2007 | Translations Gallery, "Under the Skin," Denver, CO. |
| 1993 | Suburban Fine Arts Center, "Personal Stories," Highland Park, IL. |
| 1992 | Artemisia, "Mad about Beads," Chicago, IL. |
| 1988 | Betty Rymer Gallery, "Multiformity," Chicago, IL. |
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| COMMISSIONS | |
| 2007 | Cool Globes, an outdoor public art exhibition, ribbon cutting by Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL. |
| 2006 | University of Illinois Extension / Garfield Park Conservatory. |
| 2004 | with Janis Pozzi-Johnshon, Geneva Lutheran Church, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| CRITICAL WRITING | |
| 2008 | Knit.1, "Knit.1, Green Too," April. |
| 2007 | Fiberarts, "Dee Clements: Embroidering Her Demons," September / October. Fiberarts, "Arts and Sciences," Summer. |
| 2001 | co-written with Kay Lawrence, Textile Transitions: Gender, Body and Identity, "Voyage," ed. by Janis Jefferies. |
| 1987 | co-written with Maria Katsaros, Fiberarts, "Teacher / Student Interface : Two Views of Education," January / February. |
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| BOOKS | |
| 2008 | Kopp, Linda, Crochet for the Home, Ashville, NC: Lark Books. Quinn-Tucker, Shannon, Expectant Little Knits, Asheville, NC: Lark Books. |
| 2007 | Strawn, Susan, Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art, Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. Taylor, Terry, Designer Needle Felting, Asheville, NC: Lark Books. Taylor, Terry, Jewelry with a Hook, Asheville, NC: Lark Books. |
| 2006 | Kopp, Linda, Cool Crocheted Hats, Asheville, NC: Lark Books. |
| 2005 | Taylor, Terry, The New Crochet, Asheville, NC: Lark Books. |
| 1999 | Orban, Nancy, Fiberarts Design Book VI, Asheville, NC: Altmont Press. |
| 1996 | Wells, Carol W., Creative Bead Weaving: A Guide to Classic Off-Loom Stitches, New York: Sterling Publishing Co. |
| 1995 | Batchelder, Anne, Fiberarts Design Book V, Asheville, NC: Altmont Press. Proctor, Richard M. and Jennifer F. Lew, Surface Design for Fabric, 2nd edition, Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. |
| 1992 | Scherer, Alice and Kathlyn Moss, The New Beadwork, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. |
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| TELEVISION, RADIO, PODCASTS, AND PROCLAMATIONS | |
| 2008 | "Chicago's Loop Stays Up All Night," ABC affiliate, Chicago, May 2. |
| 2007 | "Cool Globes," a Chicago Works documentary, CAN TV. "Cool Globes Ready for Ecological Exhibit," CBS affiliate, May 3. "Cool Globes," John Cody, WBBM 780AM, Chicago, May 2. "Chicago City Art Goes Green," WBEZ 91.5FM, Chicago, May 2. "Cool Globes to line the lakefront this summer," ABC affiliate, Chicago, May 2. "Thinking Global," Fox affiliate, Chicago, April 21. |
| 2006 |
Welch, Jeanne, producer / director, Grand Rapids Community Media Center: Mollie Program, documentary of Red Thread Project: Grand Rapids. Red Thread Day, June 30, signed by George K. Heartwell, mayor of Grand Rapids. Ackerman-Haywood, Jennifer, CraftSanity, podcast interview at www.craftsanity.com. "Take Five," ABC affiliate, Grand Rapids, Red Thread Project interview, May 18. |
| 2004 | Curry, Deb, producer / director, Radical Knitting, PBS pilot program. |
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| PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS, AND POETRY JOURNALS | |
| 2007 |
Artner, Alan, Chicago Tribune, "'Cool Globes' teaches while it delights," June 2007. Kridel, Kristen, Chicago Tribune, "A global view is just plain 'cool,'" May 3. Patterson, Sunita, Fiberarts, "News and Notes: Cool Globes Chicago," September / October. Springen, Karen, Newsweek, "Trotting Out Globes," March 19. NA, Piecework, "Calendar," September / October 2007. |
| 2006 |
Huebner, Jeff, Lake Magazine, "The Outsider," October / November. Hall, Jacqueline, Columbus Dispatch, "Opposites Attract," September 24. Gerlach, Stephanie, Rocky Mountain Collegian, "Artist Displays Work," September 18. Moore, Amy Clarke, Spin Off, "Editor's Page," Fall. Patterson, Sunita, Fiberarts, "Editor's Page," September / October. N.A., The Chicago Reader, "Section Two: Art," November 10, photo. Kadlec, Kristine, Fiberarts, "Twist and Shout: The New Needle Arts," January / February. Klose, Stephanie, Knit.1, "The art of knitting," Summer. N.A., The Grand Rapids Press, "Hats on for Cancer," May 10. N.A., Grand Rapids, "City Guide Hot Shots: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts," May. |
| 2005 |
N.A., Pidjin, a poetry & arts website, www.pidjin.com N.A., The Healing Muse, a Journal of Literary and Visual Arts Patterson, Sunita, Fiberarts, "Hats: The Pinnacle of Wearable Art," January / February. Thibodeaux, Julianna, NUVO, "Echoes of Containment and New Fiber 2005," April 2. N.A., Commercial Appeal, "Putting their heads together," October 9. Denney, Pamela, Memphis Flyer, "Strung Along," October 6-12. |
| 2004 | Good, Liz, Fiberarts, "The Fiber of Our Being: A showcase of anatomically inspired art," September / October. Philbin, Gail, The Grand Rapids Press, "Tales in Fiber: Quilts, related artistic expressions are much more than 'women's work,'" July 11. |
| 2003 | Roarty, Marissa, Ventura College Press, "Motherhood: The fabric of our lives," March 3. Woodard, Josef, LA Times, "Warm and fuzzy distaff tales," February 27. |
| 2002 | Searle, Karen, Interweave Knits, "Knitting and contemporary art: Lindsay Obermeyer," Summer. |
| 1998 | Mendenhall, Lauri, Coast Orange County, "Bangles & Beads," August. |
| 1997 | N.A., Pensacola News Journal, "American bead artists exhibiting in Kugelman Family Gallery," November 20. N.A., Gosport, Bead work highlight of art museum display," November 14. Pacheco, Richard, The Standard Times, "Figuratively speaking," November, 13. |
| 1996 | N.A., Le Courier, "En souvenir du 1er Sympo-Fibres," June 4. N.A., La Gazette, Textile centre is perfect venue for fibre-art extravaganza," May 25. Bourassa, Martin, Le Courier, "Sympo-Fibres: le pire est a venir!," May 21. Quine, Danny, Le Soleil, "Rendez - vous d'etoffe," May 18. Bourassa, Martin, Le Courier, " Sympo-Fibres pren son envol," May 7. |
| 1995 | Searle, Karen, Surface Design Journal, "Luminous Obsession," Fall. |
| 1995 | Camper, Fred, The Reader, "Body of Work," December 8. Harris, Patricia and David Lyon, Fiberarts, "Sampler Art: Old form gives inspiration for new works," November / December. Smith, Barbara L., Fiberarts, "Illness and Art: Bodies of Work," Summer. N.A., The Bulletin: University of Kansas Medical Center Publications, Number 1. Kiffmeyer, J.W., Hyphen, "Artemisia: 20 Years," Issue 8. |
| 1994 | Walle, Pauline, The Rochester Post-Bulletin, "Let it bead!," November 11. N.A., The St. Louis Artist' Guild Journal, "The Spirit of Bead Ornamentation," May. |
| 1993 | Hugh Hart, Chicago Tribune, "A new role for an age-old fashion accessory," January 20. |
| 1992 | Scherer, Alice, Fiberarts, "Contemporary Beadwork: A Portfolio," November / December. |
| 1991 | N.A., American Craft, "Gallery: Fiber," December / January. |
| 1990 | Cretes, Jennifer, St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Three artists explore texture, three dimensions," December 27. |
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| EXHIBITION CATALOGS | |
| 2007 | Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet, outdoor public art exhibition. |
| 2006 | Thinking Through the Body, H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art Twist and Shout: A Contemporary Perspective of the Needle Arts, traveling exhibition. |
| 2005 | Sarratt Gallery 2005-2006, Vanderbilt University. |
| 1997 | Pure Vision: American Bead Artists, traveling exhibition. |
| 1995 | Contemporary Beadwork: Innovative Directions, Loveland Art Museum. |
| 1994 | The Pilgrimage Show, SACI Gallery. |
| 1993 | 20th Anniversary, Artemisia. Chautauqua International for Fiber Art, Adams Art Gallery. |
| 1992 | Latina-Americana: Fertile Ground, Centro Colombo American, traveling exhibition. |
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| GRANTS, RESIDENCY, AND SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| 2006 | Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL. |
| 2004 | Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL. |
| 2003 | Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL. |
| 1996 | Artist-in-Residence, Le Sympo-Fibres, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. |
| 1994 | Merit Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1992 - 1994 | Gonzales Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Provost Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
| 1984 - 1988 | Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
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| TEACHING, LECTURING AND SYMPOSIUM EXPERIENCE | |
| 2004 - present | Instructor, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 2004 - present | Teacher, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 2003 - present | Teacher, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. |
| 2008 | Instructor, National-Louis University, Chicago, IL. Presenter, "Science in Art, Art in Science Conference," University of Missouri - St. Louis with Springboard to Learning & Young Audiences, St. Louis, MO |
| 2007 | Interim Director of Education and Winter Expo Coordinator, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Panel Speaker, "Cool Globes - Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet: Artist' Work Offers Solutions to Global Warming," Around the Coyote Arts Festival, Chicago, IL. Guest Lecturer, Bead Society of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 2006 | Guest Lecturer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Guest Lecturer, Fine Art of Fiber, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL. Guest Lecturer, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI. |
| 2005 | Guest Lecturer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Panel Moderator, "New Fibers," Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN. |
| 2004 | Guest Lecturer, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Instructor, National-Louis University, Evanston, IL. |
| 2003 - 2005 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University, Foundation and Fiber Departments, DeKalb, IL. |
| 2002 | Teacher, Lawndale Community Academy (6th grade, public), Chicago, IL. |
| 1996 - 2000 | Adjunct Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dept. of Fiber and Material Studies, Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 | Panel Speaker, "Identity and Representation," University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Guest Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia. Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. |
| 1997 | Guest Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA. Guest Lecturer, International Academy of Merchandise and Design, Chicago, IL |
| 1996 | Guest Lecturer, International Academy of Merchandise and Design, Chicago, IL |
| 1995 | Guest Lecturer, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Teacher, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Teacher, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. |
| 1994 | Guest Lecturer, The Bead Society of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
| 1992 | Adjunct Instructor, Harold Washington College, Dept. of Continuing Education, Chicago, IL. Guest Lecturer, The Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Guest Lecturer, The Bead Society of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 1991 - 1992 | Adjunct Instructor, Truman College, Dept. of Continuing Education, Chicago, IL. Teacher, Textile Arts Center and Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL. Teacher, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL. |
| 1990 | Teacher, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. Guest Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Dept. of Dramatic Arts, Chapel Hill, NC. |
| 1989 | Guest Lecturer, Parkway West High School, St. Louis, MO. |
| 1988 | Substitute Teacher, Parkway and University City School Districts (K-12), St. Louis, MO. |
| 1986 | Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
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| CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE | |
| 2004 - | Project Designer, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. |
| 1994 - 2000 | Retail Business Owner, The Weaving Workshop, Inc., Chicago, IL. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Regional Director, The National Needlework Association, a trade association promoting import/sale of yarns and needlework goods in the United States. |
| 1991 - 1995 | Member, Artemisia, a co-operative gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 1994 | Crafts Technician, "Cinderella," Pacific Northwest Ballet Co., Seattle, WA. |
| 1988 - 1994 | Designer and Owner, Lindsay Ltd., a wholesale accessories company, Chicago, IL and London, England. |
| 1992 | Program Director, The Bead Society of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 1989 | Crafts Technician, "The Firebird," Pacific Northwest Ballet Co., Seattle, WA. |
| 1988 | Assistant Gallery Manager, Ardel Gallery, Washington D.C. |
| 1986 | Studio Assistant, Anne Wilson, Chicago, IL. |
| 1985 | Gallery Assistant, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. |
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| EDUCATION | |
| 2005 - present | Alliance Française de Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 - 2001 | MAT, National-Louis University, Chicago, IL. |
| 1992 - 1994 | MFA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. |
| 1984 - 1988 | BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 2000 | Graham School, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| 1994 | Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1993 | Goldsmiths' College, University of London, London, England. |
| 1986 - 1987 | College of Ripon and York St. John, University of Leeds, York, England. |
| 1983 | Harlaxton College, University of Evansville, Harlaxton, England. |
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| TRAVEL VISAS | |
| 1990 - 1994 | Freelance Artist Visa - United Kingdom. |
| 1988 - 1989 | Student Exchange Work Visa - United Kingdom |
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