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Education
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fiber Arts focus. The University of
North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Solo and Small Group Exhibitions
2010
She is Filled With Secrets, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
Fancy, Seattle, WA
Heritage Square Gallery (upcoming), Phoenix, AZ
2009
Art Attack, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
Every Bead Tells A Story, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
Under the Microscope, Bead & Fiber Gallery, Boston, MA
2008
The Fiber of the Matter, The Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona
Gender Politics, WGS Biennial Juried Exhibition, University of Detroit Mercy,
Detroit, Michigan
BeDazzled, Lux Center for the Arts Invitational, Lincoln, Nebraska
2007
Peripheral, The Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona
Fiber Art International 2007, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Underwater FantaSEA, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
2006
Art Exhibit, The A.P. Tell Gallery, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Purrfection: Cats in Art, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
being princess meatball, Burton Barr Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Needle Culture, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, Arizona
How to Disappear Completely, Peoria Unified SD, Glendale, Arizona
Beadwork IV: The Beaded Figure, Interweave Press, traveling
Protection, eye lounge contemporary art space, Phoenix, Arizona
Jeepers Creepers, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
The Passive Pie Maker, Shemer Center for Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
Trading Voices, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado
National Bead/Fiber Exhibit,The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
2004
Artlink Juried Exhibition, Phoenix City Hall, Phoenix, Arizona
Her?, eye lounge project room, Phoenix, Arizona
Thoughts, Art Detour, performance, eye lounge, Phoenix, Arizona
Courtship, Wedding, and Marriage Beads, Tokyo, Japan
My life in a ham bun, eye lounge contemporary art space, Phoenix, Arizona
Tempe Post Office show, Mill Avenue, Tempe, Arizona
Entwined: Contemporary Fiber Art, Shemer Center for Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
2003
Fall Art Extravaganza, Paulina Miller Studio Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Touchy-Feelie, Contemporary Beaded Art, Gallery 11.14, Tempe, Arizona
Peaceable Kingdom Invitational Exhibit, Herberger Theater Center.
Steele Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
Wrapped in Cloth- The Human Figure in Textiles, Tubac Center of the Arts,
Tubac, Arizona
In Stitches, Invitational Exhibit, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas
End of the Season Show, Paulina Miller Studio, Phoenix, Arizona
Bugs and People I Know, eye lounge Art Space, Phoenix, Arizona
Bugs and People I Know, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisconsin
In the Spotlight, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
Sculpture Plus Two, Maude Kerns Fine Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
Puppets and Beaded Dolls, Appalachian Center for Arts and Crafts
Smithville, Tennessee
Beads, Timeless Treasures, Sky Harbor Arts Program, Sky Harbor
Airport, Phoenix, Arizona
Works of Local Artists, Herberger Theater Art Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Local Art Show, Paperheart Studio Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Fresh, New, Local, Paulina Miller Studio Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
1996
Figurative Art, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
Heterogeneous, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Self Portrait Beyond Reflection, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
Select Group Exhibits and Awards
2002 Memory and Desire, 43rd Midwestern Exhibit, Rourke Art Museum,
Moorhead, Minnesota. Honorable mention.
The Audacious Bead, The Bead Museum D.C., Washington, D.C.
02-00-98 Bead International, Beadworks, various shows, Dairybarn Cultural Arts
Center, Athens, Ohio
01-00 Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Padukah, KY
2001 Fiber Arts Fiesta, Albuquerque, NM
2000 Beadwork in America, Hayden Gallery, Nebraska Art Assn. Lincoln, Nebraska
Object Beadwork, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Illinois
WARM 21st, 17th Annual Juried Exhibit for Women Artists, Catherine
G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota. Juror’s award and cash award.
The Practiced Hand: Constructions and Sculptural Fiber, South Bend Regional
Museum for Art, South Bend, Indiana
8th Annual Dimensions in Doll Making, Contemporary Doll Exhibit,
San Diego, California
Go Figure!, American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Hose, California
Bead Dreams, Future Visions, Goldstein Gallery, U of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Not Just Another Pretty Face, Target Gallery, The Torpedo Factory Art Center,
Alexandria, VA. Image used for promotional materials.
Public Art Projects
2009 Gates and Fences, City of Phoenix. Project for Children's Museum of Phoenix and Matthew Henson/Hope VI, Finalist
2005 Artist Initiative Temporary Public Art Project, POAC, Project Awarded.
Artist Initiative Temporary Public Art Project, Phoenix Office of Arts and
Culture, Project Finalist
Rio Salado Banners, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Finalist.
Related Professional Ventures and Affiliations
2006-current Free Arts Arizona, Artist-in-Residence and Gallery Artist, Visions Gallery, Chandler, Arizona
2005-current Cultural Arts Coalition, member, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Children’s Association, Artist-in-Residence
Artist Roster Member, Arizona Commission on the Arts (azarts.gov)
Artist Register Member (artistregister.com)
2005-2007 Museum Education Council of Arizona, member, Phoenix, AZ
Museum Association of Arizona, Board Member, Phoenix, AZ
2002-2005 eye lounge contemporary art collective, member, Phoenix, AZ
Executive Committee member, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Contemporary Forum, art benefit, Phoenix Art Museum, Phx., AZ
Art One Gallery, gallery affiliation, Scottsdale, AZ
02-06 Paper-Rock-Scissors, gallery affiliation, Baltimore, MD
02-06 North Dakota Museum of Art , charity auction, Grand Forks, ND
Exhibit Curation
2008 “The Fiber of the Matter”, The Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona
2006 “Honoring Others, Honors Ourselves: Traditional Apache Beadwork,
The Bead Museum, Glendale, Arizona
“nyama: The Vital Force in African Ceremony,” The Bead Museum, AZ
“Honoring Ancestors: An Exploration of African art and Identity”, Gallery
100, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona
2005 “African and African American Art: Metaphor and Meaning,” Estrella
Mountain Community College, Tempe Public Library, Arizona
“Tribal Asia: Beading and Weaving Connections to Identity,” The Bead
Museum, Glendale, Arizona.
Artist in Residency Programs
2009 "Arts for All", ValleyLife, Phoenix, AZ
"Javelinas: Knowing Our Neighbors", Deer Valley Rock Art Center/Free Arts of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
"CHAIRity", South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ
"Afterschool Arts and Culture" Sunrise Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ
"Fairytales", "What E.L.S.E." and "Route 66 Remembered", Glendale Foothils Library Series, Glendale, AZ
2008 “Vision Teens,” Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
“ArtExpress,” Emerson Elementary School, Phoenix, Arizona
“Honoring Ourselves,” Phoenix Prep. School, Phoenix, Arizona
“Renaissance,” workshop series, Foothills Branch Library, Glendale, AZ
“ArtExpress” Emerson Elementary in conjunction with Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art.
2007-current “heARTful Reflections Workshops,” Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix
and Banner Desert Hospital, Mesa, AZ. Workshops with cardiac and oncology
patients, families and staff.
2007 “Mixed Media,” Phoenix Union High School, Professional Development
“Arizona Heritage,” workshop series, Foothills Branch Library, Glendale, AZ
“Multicultural Arts Camp” MAC, Free Arts Arizona
2006-2009 “Four Days of Folk Art and Storytelling,” City of Glendale
2006-2007 “Making Places,” Lead Teaching Artist, 21st Century Community
Learning/Dunbar Elementary/Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
2006 “Discovering Arizona’s Cultural History,” Laguna Elementary School,
Scottsdale, Arizona
“Yoruba Beadwork: A Web of Significance and Meaning,” Madison Park
Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ
“Inuit: Land of Ice and Snow,” Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ
Salt River Pima Maricopa High School Beading Residency
“Purrrfect,” Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
2005 “Jeepers Creepers,” Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ
“Fiber Arts,” South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ
“Art Tells A Story,” South Mountain High School, Jewelry/Fiber Art &
Sculpture classes. Phoenix, AZ
“Kaleidoscope,” Youth workshops in conjunction with ASU Public events,
Campo Bello Elementary School, Phoenix
“Huichol Web of Life” and “Yoruba Beadwork: A Web of Significance
and Meaning,” Discovery Elementary School, Glendale, AZ
“Hair Stories,” South Mountain High School, Phoenix and Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art student art exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ
Employment
2009-current: Artist-in-Residence, Museum Education, The Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ
2002-current: Program Director and Artist-in-Residence, Beads of Courage, Inc.,
Phoenix, Arizona
Artist-in-Residence/Community Educator, Phoenix and greater valley
2002- 2007: Museum Education and Community Outreach Director, The Bead
Museum, Glendale, Arizona
1990-current: Exhibiting and Commissioned Visual Artist
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