ARTIST STATEMENT: The Plumage Series
The Plumage series grew out of my desire to make art that is more intuitive and less intellectual. I am attempting to shift the narrative from the private musings of the artist to the wordless conversation between the materials and ultimately, to the public dialogue among viewers.
I am interested in transforming the fluid and sensuous materials of wax and fiber into work that is neither traditional fiber art nor painting by pushing these materials towards each other and away from their usual applications.
In echoing the ceremonial feather art made by Amazonian tribes, my intention here is to evoke feathers using a complex 9 step process incorporating an array of distinctly unfeathery materials. Once I have created a palette of hundreds of ‘feathers’, I build the pieces in layers, much like the pelt of the raptors that inspire my titles.
The ragged beauty and use of commonplace fibers inspire me, as does the innate message that art making is both sensible and sacred. I love living in a culture where there is a healthier equilibrium between survival and creativity and where making art is central to daily life.
RESUME
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 T.FULLER GALLERY, Puerto Vallarta, MEXICO, Halcyon
2010 HAUS DE KUNST, San Pancho, MEXICO, Halcyon
2008 TRANSLATIONS GALLERY, Denver, CO, NEW WORK: Fiber & Encaustic
2008 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, Springfield, MA Plumage
2003 FIBER ART CENTER, Amherst, MA Attention to Detail
2003 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield, MA Attention to Detail
1986 CERES GALLERY, New York, NY Tribe of Dina
1986 HARTWICK COLLEGE, Oneonta, NY Tribe of Dina
1986 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, Allentown, PA Tribe of Dina
1985 THE WOMAN’S BUILDING, Los Angeles, CA Anatomy of Worship
1994 ZONE, Springfield, MA Anatomy of Worship
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2011 WORLD TEXTILE ASSOCIATION: Installation Exhibition
Diego Rivera Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
2011 WORLD TEXTILE ASSOCIATION: Recyclability Exhibition
Cultural Center, Oaxaca, Mexico
2011 BLUE DOOR GALLERY, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
2011 COLUMBIA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, Hudson, NY
2011 ARTWORKS, New Bedford, MA
2010 LAGUNA ARTES PLASTICAS ART FAIR, Ajijic, MEXICO
2010 PAPER CITY PROJECT SPACE, Holyoke, MA
2009 TABLA RASA GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY
2009 SACO ART MUSEUM, Saco, ME
2009 ARTISAN GALLERY, Chicago, IL
2009 TABLA RASA GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY
2009 SACCO ART MUSEUM, Sacco, ME
2009 HAYDON ART CENTER, Lincoln, NE
2008 CAIN SCHULTE GALLERY, San Fransciso, CA
2008 BRIAN MARKI GALLERY, Portland, OR
2008 WHITNEY ART WORKS, Portland, ME
2008 MONTSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART, Beverly, MA
2008 CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE, St. Petersburg, FL
2008 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL, Steamboat Springs, CO
2008 NASHAWANNUCK GALLERY, Easthampton, MA
2008 BUNKER HILL COLLEGE GALLERY, Boston, MA
2007 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, Baltimore, MD
2006 VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY, Summit, NJ
2004 LOVELAND MUSEUM, Loveland, CO
2004 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY GALLERY, Las Vegas, NM
2004 FE GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 CERES GALLERY, New York, NY
2004 MILLS POND HOUSE GALLERY, St. James, NY
2003 HEBREW UNION COLLEGE MUSEUM, New York, NY
2003 LYNN FOUNDATION GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1998 621 GALLERY, Tallahassee, FL
1998 FAVA, Oberlin, OH
1998 ELMS COLLEGE, Chicopee, MA
1997 HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, Amherst, MA
1996 PENINSULA ARTS, Belmont, CA
1994 CONVERGENCE, Minneapolis, MN
1993 MAIN LINE ART CENTER, Haverford, PA
1992 MICHELSON GALLERY, Amherst, MA
1991 ATTLEBORO MUSEUM, Attleboro, MA
1989 KENTUCK MUSEUM, Northport, AL
1988 SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, Marshall, MN
1987 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Springfield, MA
1987 BOSTON UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, Boston, MA
1986 DELAND MUSEUM, Deland, FL
1986 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN
1984 THE THIRD FLOOR, Oakland, CA
1984 LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem, PA
1984 REAL ART WAYS, Hartford, CT
GRANTS AND HONORS
2011 FIRST PRIZE, Sculpture Award, ASA Exhibition, Ajijic Cultural Center, Ajijic, Mexico
2008 GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION, Emergency Assistance Artist Grant
2008 FIRST PRIZE, Convergence Conference, St. Petersburg, FL
2004 BEST 3-DIMENSIONAL, New Mexico Highlands University Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2003 HONORABLE MENTION, International Surface Design Association, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
1991 MILLAY COLONY FOR THE ARTS, Austerlitz, NY. Residency
1990 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tempe, AZ. Guest Curator
1989 SOUTH WEST STATE UNIVERSITY, Marshall, MN. Sculpture Prize
1989 ARTISTS FOUNDATION, Boston, MA. Guest Curator
1987 MONEY FOR WOMEN FUND, Brooklyn, NY. Grant
1986 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, Allentown, PA. Sculpture Prize
1985 MASSACHUSETTS ARTS LOTTERY. Grants (also 1986, 1987)
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2010 AJIJIC SOCIETY OF THE ARTS, Ajijic, Mexico "My Art and Process"
2008 TRANSLATIONS GALLERY, Denver, CO "Fiber & Feminism"
2006 GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Greenfield, MA "Bookkeepinig for Artists"
2006 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CUSTOM CLOTHIERS, Framingham, MA "Business Marketing for Custom Clothiers" also "Bookkeeping for Custom Clothiers" in 2005
2005 FIBER ART CENTER, Amherst, MA, "Fiber & Feminism"
2005 GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Greenfield, MA "Fiber and Feminism"
2003 ROWE CONFERENCE CENTER, Rowe, MA (also 1997, 1995)
2003 FIBER ART CENTER, Amherst, MA
2003 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield, MA
2000 MAINE COLLEGE OF ART, Portland, ME (also 1997)
1998 ART QUILT NETWORK OF NEW YORK, New York, NY
1998 A COMPANY OF WOMEN, Peterborough, NH
1997 FEMME D' ATELIER, Ithaca, NY (also 1996)
1997 WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE, Westfield, MA
1997 NORTH COUNTRY STUDIO WORKSHOP, Hanover, NH
1996 SIREN's WORKSHOP CENTER, Provincetown, MA
1994 SHARON ART CENTER, Sharon, NH (also 1993, 1992, 1991)
1994 JEWISH WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER, New York, NY
1993 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, New York, NY
1992 MUSEUM OF FINE ART, Springfield, MA
1991 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI
1991 ATTLEBORO MUSEUM, Attleboro, MA
1991 SMITHTOWN ARTS COUNCIL, Smithtown, NY
1990 WINDHAM COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, Brattleboro, VT
1989 SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER, Albuquerque, NM
1988 BROCKTON ART MUSEUM, Brockton, MA
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