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