Resume
Education
University of Washington, BFA Sculpture, BA Interdisciplinary Art, 2002
Cornish College of Arts, Furniture Design, 1992-1993
The Art Institute of Seattle, Interior Design, 1989-1991
Awards / Residencies
RACC - Make, Learn, Build Grant, 2022
Artist Residency at Association Couleur Garance, Lauris, France, April 2017
RACC -Professional Development Grant, 2017
Recipient for Glean Residency, Recology, Cracked Pots and Metro - 2015
Viewers Choice Award, Installations, Mercury 4th Annual Fashion Show, 2008.
Academic Scholarship, University of Washington, 1999-2002.
Organizational Positions
Pre Soiled - Recycled fashion exhibition - Disjecta Gallery, 2010
R.A.W. - fashion exhibition of Victorian tart/ European chic designs made from rusted and shibori dyed fabrics, Rake Art Gallery - Portland, OR. October 2007.
Volunteer at “Summerstar Festival”, performance, setup, support. 1995-2014
Choreograph dances, costume and set design:
”The Wish”, Theater off Jackson, 1993. Summerstar, 1998.
”Spider Dance”, Summerstar, 1996.
”Judgement”, Cabaret Theater, 2002
"Pain Dance", 2015
Artist Repertory Theatre - Custom stage set- 2018
Workshops / Teaching
Teaching at R A W Textiles Studio - 2017- on going...
Daniel House, March 2020
Portland Textile Month, October 2019
Flock and Fiber Festival , September 2019
Design Week, April 2019
Felters Fling, New York , August 2019
Sitka Center, Oregon , July 2019
Portland Textile Month, October 2018
Couleur Garance, Several Demonstrations, Lauris France, April 2017
Wildcraft, Portland, April, June 2016
SIUE - Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville August 2014- Two day workshop
Portland Open Studios, October 2014
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Portland, September 2013
Portland Open Studios, October 2009
Galleries / Shows
Group Shows
2020
From the Heart, Portland Center Of Performing Arts, Feburary
2018
Recycled Rain Project, Featured installation artist, June
2015
Glean, Disjecta, August
Earth Passages, Air Gallery, November
2014
From the Inside Out, SIUE , Illinois, August
2013
Narrative, Peoples Art Portland, April
Big 400, Peoples Art Portland, December
2012
“Suspended”, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, Or. March
Cascade Aids project, benefit and silent auction, Portland, April - 1 night
Big 300, Peoples Art Portland, December
2011
Cascade Aids project, benefit and silent auction, Portland, May - 1 night
Big 200, Portland, Or. December
2010
10x10 show, City Hall, Portland, Or. April
Cascade Aids project, benefit and silent auction, Portland, May - 1 night
Big 100, Portland, Or. , December
2009
Cascades Aids Project, benefit and silent auction, Portland , Or. April - 1 night
2008
Cascades Aids Project, benefit and silent auction, Portland, Or. April - 1 night
Fiber Arts Festival, Sixth Street Gallery,Vancouver,Wa. August
‘Sacred Geometry’, window @ Guardinos Gallery, Portland, Or. July
RD Evolution, Olympic Mills, Portland, Or. September
2007
The Art of Aging, Gresham Art Gallery, Portland, Or. February
Cascades Aids Project, benefit and silent auction, Portland, Or. , May - 1 night
Village Building Convergence 7th annual show, Portland, Or., May - 5 days
Lush, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery, Fall River, MA. September - 1 month
Sum of Parts, Traveling show, Surface Design Association, 2007-2010
‘Pattern and Form’, Rake Gallery, Portland , Or. October
2006
Waste Not, Tazo Tea Co.(benefit show)- Portland, Or. March - 1 night
Rake Gallery- Portland, Or. May
‘Elemental’, Rake Gallery, Portland, Or. June
Featured artist @ and You and You Gallery, Portland, Or. December
2004
Affair at the Jupiter, Gallery 500- Portland, Or. September - 3 days
2001- 2002
Shunpike Art Follies - Seattle , Wa. October 2001 - one night
Art Drill -Sand Point Navel Base- Seattle , Wa. June 2001 - 2 weeks
Jacob Lawrence Gallery - Seattle, Wa. May 2002
Solo Shows
2014
To the Core, Jupiter Gallery, Portland, November, December
2011
“Indigenous Auto”, Guardino Gallery, Portland, July
2010
Collections, Disjecta, Portland, Or. September
Pre-Soiled , recycled fashion show, Disjecta, Portland, Or. September - 1 night
2008
‘Mandalas’, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, Wa. July
‘Rust Couture’, Lille Boutique, Portland, Or. October
2007
‘R.A.W.’, Fashion Exhibition, Rake Gallery, Portland, Or. October - 1 night
2004
‘Saturation’, Gallery 500 (solo) -Portland, Or. November
Fashion Shows
‘R.A.W.’, Fashion Exhibition, Rake Gallery, Portland, Or. October 2007
Installations, 4th Annual Mercury Fashion Show, Portland, Or. April 2008
Junk to Funk, Recycled fashion show, Portland, Or. November 2008
For Alec benefit fashion show, Portland, Or. February 2009
Attraction, Aura, Portland, Or. March 2009
Massive 6, Crown Room, Portland, Or. March 2009
Blue, Columbia River Yacht Club, Portland, Or. August 2009
Junk to Funk, Recycled fashion show, Portland, Or. November 2009
An Intimate affair, R.A.W. studio, Portland, Or. Feburary 2010
Open Season, A Mercury fashion show, Portland, May 2010- 2014
Lady GaGa Pre Show, Rose Room, Portland, Or. August 2010
Pre-Soiled , recycled fashion show, Disjecta, Portland, Or. September 2010
Presentations, Portland Fashion Week, Portland, Or. September 2010
Junk to Funk, Transformations, Portland, Or. January 2011