RESUME
EDUCATION:
1985 B.F.A, History of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Minor in Textile Design
1988 Museum Conservation Principles and Practices, J.F.K. University, San Francisco, CA
1987-90Fashion and Clothing Design Program, Canada College, Redwood City, CA
1987-presentWorkshops in surface design, marketing, and advanced sewing techniques, The Sewing Workshop, San Francisco, CA; Weaving, Surface Design: Walnut Creek Arts Education
EXHIBITIONS and SHOWS:
Fourth Annual Fashion Careers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1988. Awarded FIRST PLACE in the “Spectator Sportswear” division.
OBIKO Spring Collection Fashion Show, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA 1988
Golden Gate Gift Show, Moscone Centre, San Francisco, CA 1989
WEARABLE ART ‘89, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA 1989
Canada College Fashion Atelier, Redwood City, CA 1992 to present.
Nancy Lewis and Company, “A Show of Hands”-benefit for the Hospice Centre during Santa Fe, NM Market, 1992
“Coloured Threads”, Wearable Art Show, KATIE GINGRASS GALLERY, Milwaukee, WI 1992 to present.
THE ART OF CRAFT, “Wearable Art Extravaganza”, Denver, CO 1993 to 1997
“DESIGNED TO WEAR”, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR 1993
Gloria Gallo’s “ART in FASHION”, The Fashion Center, San Francisco, CA 1993
WEARABLE ART SHOW, Cambridge Artist’s Coop, Cambridge, MA 1993,1996,1997,1998,2002
ART WEAR, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Ft. Collins, CO 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; Awarded “Most Innovative Design”, 1996 and Juror’s Awards: 1997,1999. FEATURE DESIGNER for 2000 show; 2004: “Excellence in Artistic Design” award.
“The Orient Express”, 15th Annual Yu-Ai Kai Fashion Show, San Jose, CA 1995
SOFA Exposition, Festival Hall at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 1995, 1996,1997, 1998
“Walking Canvas”, Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA 1996 Awarded Best of “Pieced and Appliquéd” Division
“Rags for Riches”, American Art Company Gallery, Tacoma, WA 1996 to present
“Second Annual Art-to-Wear Fashion Show”, Artzon Cooperative Art Gallery, Orefield, PA 1996
“Nouvelle Mode: Wearable Art for the Body”, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL 1996,1997
“Nice Threads”, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1996: Awarded Best of Show
“All That Glitters Is Not Gold”, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1997
“Warm Weather Wearables”, Gallery Five, Tequesta, FL 1997
“Small Wonders-Embellishment”, International Quilt Festival, Houston and Austin, TX
“Uncommon Threads”, FineLine Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL 1997, 1998
Kwangju Biennale International Art to Wear Festival, Folk Art Museum, Kwangju, South Korea, 1997
“Wearable Expressions”, Beckstrand Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 1998, 2002
“Wearing It Out”, FireHouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR 1998
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1998
“The Best of the Valley”, Tulare Historical Museum, Tulare, CA 1998 to present: Awarded “Best of Show, Wearables”; 2000, 2002, 2007
“Artwear”, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 1999, 2000
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA 1999 to present: Awarded First Place: Jackets and Vests 1999, and Judge’s Choice Overall Wearable Art; 2000
Fairfield Processing Corporation’s “From The Heart” Wearable Art Fashion Show Designer, various locations across the USA, 2000-2001
“The Four Elements: An Exploration into Surface Design” Solo Exhibit. The Manor House Gallery, The San Mateo Arts Council, Belmont, CA 2001. Made possible through an individual artist grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation.
THREAD’S MAGAZINE/PACC “Denim Challenge” Awarded “Finest Garment Construction” 2002
Marin Quilt Show: Marin, CA 2002 Awarded second place, Artwear Ensemble
Road to California, CA 2003 Awarded second place, Wearable Art
Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA “Wearable Expressions” 2002-2003 Awarded Honorable Mention; 2005-2006; 2008
Art Wear In Motion, Center for the Textile Arts, Minneapolis, MN 2004
Bernina Fashion Show Invited Designer “Celebration!” 2004-2005
First Place, Viking/Husqvarna Art Wear Fashion Show, International Quilt Show, den haag 2004
Bernina Fashion Show Invited Designer “Inspiration!” 2005-2006
“Art to Wear”, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA, 2005 awarded “Best of Show”
GRAMMY AWARDS couture ensembles 2008 for Grammy Award nominated musician, singer, Tamra Engle
Olive Hyde Textile Exhibit, 2008
Publications
International Art to Wear 1997 Kwangju Biennale International Art to Wear Exhibition Catalogue
FIBERARTS Design Book Six 1999
GRANTS
2001: Awarded an Artist Grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation for a coat series, “The Four Elements: My Journey into Surface Design”.
2000: Awarded the Individual Artist Grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation for a coat series, “Day and Night: Coats Through the Four Seasons”.
COLLECTIONS: Dr. and Mrs. Kiyoto Arakawa, Barb Bruch-Connelly, The Honorable Judge Leslie Tchaikovsky, Gary and Carol Hixson; Tamara Engle, and numerous others….
INSTALLATIONS: Deepa Textiles, San Francisco, CA
COSTUMING: Designing and costume building for Valley Dance Theatre, 2002-present. Includes "Sleeping Beauty: Wedding Scene", Aurora’s wedding tutu; “Carnival of the Animals” spring, 2005; “Waltz Queen” tutu, “Spanish Chocolate Matador” Nutcracker 2004; “Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Snow Queen” tutu Nutcracker 2003; costumes for “Inconsistent Vogue” spring show, 2002, “The Firebird”;" "Swan Lake": black and white swan tutu; "Rose Adagio" tutu, Sleeping Beauty 2008
Custom tutu for private clientele: 2004 to present.
INVITED GUEST SPEAKER at Colorado State University, Peninsula Wearable Art Guild, The Diablo Weaving and Dyeing Guild, Livermore Art Association, Danville Arts Association, Canada College, Stockton Haute Couture Group, Valley Stitchers Group, American Sewing Guild Walnut Creek Chapter,
WORKSHOPS I have given workshops on the subjects of Creativity, Shibori Dyeing, Disperse dying and the creative properties of polester, and Sewing Technique/Japanese-Style Vest Workshop.
CERTIFIED Sewing Instructor: 2002. I currently teach Beginning and Intermediate Sewing in the Tri-Valley area, as well as Surface Design.
MEMBER OF: The Livermore Arts Association, The Artifactory (an artist cooperative of the Bay Area), The Peninsula Wearable Art Guild, The American Sewing Guild, The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, The Textile Arts Council, Sacramento Textile Arts Guild, The Diablo Weaving and Dyer’s Guild, The San Mateo Arts Council, American Quilter’s Association, The Surface Design Association, Greater Bay Area Costumer’s Guild, National Association of Sewing Educators, American Quilter’s Association, Pleasanton Art League.
MY ONE OF A KIND COATS HAVE ALSO BEEN AT:
OBIKO, San Francisco, CA OBJECTS ON THE SQUARE, Murray, KY
TEXTURES GALLERY, Half Moon Bay, CAMY SISTER’S CIRCUS, Chicago, IL
QUILTS LTD., Santa Fe, NMGERANIUMS n’ SUNSHINE, Aspen, CO
RITZY, Oakland, CA
WOMAN CRAFTS WEST, San Francisco, CA
NANCY LEWIS AND CO., Santa Fe, NM
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, Portland, OR
EDUCATION:
1985 B.F.A, History of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Minor in Textile Design
1988 Museum Conservation Principles and Practices, J.F.K. University, San Francisco, CA
1987-90Fashion and Clothing Design Program, Canada College, Redwood City, CA
1987-presentWorkshops in surface design, marketing, and advanced sewing techniques, The Sewing Workshop, San Francisco, CA; Weaving, Surface Design: Walnut Creek Arts Education
EXHIBITIONS and SHOWS:
Fourth Annual Fashion Careers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1988. Awarded FIRST PLACE in the “Spectator Sportswear” division.
OBIKO Spring Collection Fashion Show, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA 1988
Golden Gate Gift Show, Moscone Centre, San Francisco, CA 1989
WEARABLE ART ‘89, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA 1989
Canada College Fashion Atelier, Redwood City, CA 1992 to present.
Nancy Lewis and Company, “A Show of Hands”-benefit for the Hospice Centre during Santa Fe, NM Market, 1992
“Coloured Threads”, Wearable Art Show, KATIE GINGRASS GALLERY, Milwaukee, WI 1992 to present.
THE ART OF CRAFT, “Wearable Art Extravaganza”, Denver, CO 1993 to 1997
“DESIGNED TO WEAR”, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR 1993
Gloria Gallo’s “ART in FASHION”, The Fashion Center, San Francisco, CA 1993
WEARABLE ART SHOW, Cambridge Artist’s Coop, Cambridge, MA 1993,1996,1997,1998,2002
ART WEAR, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Ft. Collins, CO 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; Awarded “Most Innovative Design”, 1996 and Juror’s Awards: 1997,1999. FEATURE DESIGNER for 2000 show; 2004: “Excellence in Artistic Design” award.
“The Orient Express”, 15th Annual Yu-Ai Kai Fashion Show, San Jose, CA 1995
SOFA Exposition, Festival Hall at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 1995, 1996,1997, 1998
“Walking Canvas”, Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA 1996 Awarded Best of “Pieced and Appliquéd” Division
“Rags for Riches”, American Art Company Gallery, Tacoma, WA 1996 to present
“Second Annual Art-to-Wear Fashion Show”, Artzon Cooperative Art Gallery, Orefield, PA 1996
“Nouvelle Mode: Wearable Art for the Body”, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL 1996,1997
“Nice Threads”, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1996: Awarded Best of Show
“All That Glitters Is Not Gold”, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1997
“Warm Weather Wearables”, Gallery Five, Tequesta, FL 1997
“Small Wonders-Embellishment”, International Quilt Festival, Houston and Austin, TX
“Uncommon Threads”, FineLine Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL 1997, 1998
Kwangju Biennale International Art to Wear Festival, Folk Art Museum, Kwangju, South Korea, 1997
“Wearable Expressions”, Beckstrand Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 1998, 2002
“Wearing It Out”, FireHouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR 1998
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL 1998
“The Best of the Valley”, Tulare Historical Museum, Tulare, CA 1998 to present: Awarded “Best of Show, Wearables”; 2000, 2002, 2007
“Artwear”, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 1999, 2000
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA 1999 to present: Awarded First Place: Jackets and Vests 1999, and Judge’s Choice Overall Wearable Art; 2000
Fairfield Processing Corporation’s “From The Heart” Wearable Art Fashion Show Designer, various locations across the USA, 2000-2001
“The Four Elements: An Exploration into Surface Design” Solo Exhibit. The Manor House Gallery, The San Mateo Arts Council, Belmont, CA 2001. Made possible through an individual artist grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation.
THREAD’S MAGAZINE/PACC “Denim Challenge” Awarded “Finest Garment Construction” 2002
Marin Quilt Show: Marin, CA 2002 Awarded second place, Artwear Ensemble
Road to California, CA 2003 Awarded second place, Wearable Art
Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA “Wearable Expressions” 2002-2003 Awarded Honorable Mention; 2005-2006; 2008
Art Wear In Motion, Center for the Textile Arts, Minneapolis, MN 2004
Bernina Fashion Show Invited Designer “Celebration!” 2004-2005
First Place, Viking/Husqvarna Art Wear Fashion Show, International Quilt Show, den haag 2004
Bernina Fashion Show Invited Designer “Inspiration!” 2005-2006
“Art to Wear”, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA, 2005 awarded “Best of Show”
GRAMMY AWARDS couture ensembles 2008 for Grammy Award nominated musician, singer, Tamra Engle
Olive Hyde Textile Exhibit, 2008
Publications
International Art to Wear 1997 Kwangju Biennale International Art to Wear Exhibition Catalogue
FIBERARTS Design Book Six 1999
GRANTS
2001: Awarded an Artist Grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation for a coat series, “The Four Elements: My Journey into Surface Design”.
2000: Awarded the Individual Artist Grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation for a coat series, “Day and Night: Coats Through the Four Seasons”.
COLLECTIONS: Dr. and Mrs. Kiyoto Arakawa, Barb Bruch-Connelly, The Honorable Judge Leslie Tchaikovsky, Gary and Carol Hixson; Tamara Engle, and numerous others….
INSTALLATIONS: Deepa Textiles, San Francisco, CA
COSTUMING: Designing and costume building for Valley Dance Theatre, 2002-present. Includes "Sleeping Beauty: Wedding Scene", Aurora’s wedding tutu; “Carnival of the Animals” spring, 2005; “Waltz Queen” tutu, “Spanish Chocolate Matador” Nutcracker 2004; “Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Snow Queen” tutu Nutcracker 2003; costumes for “Inconsistent Vogue” spring show, 2002, “The Firebird”;" "Swan Lake": black and white swan tutu; "Rose Adagio" tutu, Sleeping Beauty 2008
Custom tutu for private clientele: 2004 to present.
INVITED GUEST SPEAKER at Colorado State University, Peninsula Wearable Art Guild, The Diablo Weaving and Dyeing Guild, Livermore Art Association, Danville Arts Association, Canada College, Stockton Haute Couture Group, Valley Stitchers Group, American Sewing Guild Walnut Creek Chapter,
WORKSHOPS I have given workshops on the subjects of Creativity, Shibori Dyeing, Disperse dying and the creative properties of polester, and Sewing Technique/Japanese-Style Vest Workshop.
CERTIFIED Sewing Instructor: 2002. I currently teach Beginning and Intermediate Sewing in the Tri-Valley area, as well as Surface Design.
MEMBER OF: The Livermore Arts Association, The Artifactory (an artist cooperative of the Bay Area), The Peninsula Wearable Art Guild, The American Sewing Guild, The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, The Textile Arts Council, Sacramento Textile Arts Guild, The Diablo Weaving and Dyer’s Guild, The San Mateo Arts Council, American Quilter’s Association, The Surface Design Association, Greater Bay Area Costumer’s Guild, National Association of Sewing Educators, American Quilter’s Association, Pleasanton Art League.
MY ONE OF A KIND COATS HAVE ALSO BEEN AT:
OBIKO, San Francisco, CA OBJECTS ON THE SQUARE, Murray, KY
TEXTURES GALLERY, Half Moon Bay, CAMY SISTER’S CIRCUS, Chicago, IL
QUILTS LTD., Santa Fe, NMGERANIUMS n’ SUNSHINE, Aspen, CO
RITZY, Oakland, CA
WOMAN CRAFTS WEST, San Francisco, CA
NANCY LEWIS AND CO., Santa Fe, NM
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, Portland, OR