Curriculum Vitae
born Ridgewood, NJ
lives and works in Philadelphia, PA
Education
2004-2006
MFA/ Fiber, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1995-1999
BFA Crafts/Fibers, The University of the Arts, College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
July- August 1999
Drew University, Drew in West Africa 1999: Cote d’Ivoire. 2 month study done as work for Masters credit.
Exhibitions
2008
15th Annual Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
Juried Sculpture Exhibit, Marlboro Gallery, Largo, MD
Hot House : Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook 1970-2007, Invitational
Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
2007
Eye Tricks, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Hot House : Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook 1970-2007
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Imprint of Place
Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
2006
Information Systems
MIA, Pontiac, MI
Cranbrook in Berlin (juried exhibition, one of ten finalists)
Daimler Chrysler Financial Services Headquarters,
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Germany
Summer Degree Show
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Graduate Degree Exhibition
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Counter Cross
Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2005
Smoke and Mirrors
Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Summer
Kingswood Lower Gallery, Kingswood Highschool, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Reformed
Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
High in Fiber
Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Create Hamtramck 2005
sponsored by the Hamtramck Beautification Commission, Hamtramck, MI
Design Show 2005
Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2003
Diverse Inspirations
Dorrance Hamilton Hall, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Work After Work
Dorrance Hamilton Hall, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Hobby Lobby
curated by Andrea Demers
Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
Art of the Handbag
Curated by Jajhe Bath Ives
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Material Explorations
Juried and curated by Tacey A. Rosolowski and Chris Irick
Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY
2001
Work After Work
Arronsen Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
No Frills Six (May, 2001)
Experimental Costume Design Runway Event/AIDS Benefit, Buffalo, NY
2000
No Frills Five (December, 2000)
Experimental Costume Design Runway Event/AIDS Benefit, Rochester, NY
No Frills Four (April, 2000)
Experimental Costume Design Runway Event/AIDS Benefit, Buffalo, NY
Reviews
Bien, Laura "Imprint of Place"
www.annarborweb.com, March 2007
Sousanis, Nick, "The Cranbrook Experience : The MFA Thesis Show"
www.thedetroiter.com, May 10, 2006
Featured in Art Matters magazine as a young emerging artist in Philadelphia, Spring/Summer 2000 publication
Creative Writing
Selected Participant, Essay, "... to look at nothing with longing"
Architecture and Ideas 2007, Carleton University, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada
Selected Participant (poetry) for 2nd edition of the Listen Up 2006 writing journal
Cranbrook Academy of Art, guest edited by Brian Evenson
Selected Participant (poetry) for 1st edition of the Listen Up 2005 writing journal
Cranbrook Academy of Art, guest edited by Rebecca Brown
Lectures
May 2005, Kingswood Fibers Department, Kingswood Highschool, Bloomfield Hills, MI
May 2001, Moore College of Art, Fashion Design Department, Philadelphia, PA
April 2001, The University of the Arts, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA
Residencies and Grants
Full Fellowship Recipient, June 2009, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Professional Development Grant Recipient 2008, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Resident, Sculpture Space, January-February 2008, Utica, NY
Teaching Experience
Maryland Institute College of Art, Fiber Department, Baltimore, MD
Adjunct Professor, Surface: Resist and Dyeing, Woven Imagery Fall 2008
The University of the Arts, Pre-College Program, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor, Wearable Arts Class, Fall 2006 - Present; Instructor Freshman Fibers, Fall 2008
The University of the Arts, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA
Lecturer, Experimental Costume Design, Fall 2006 - Present
Cranbrook Summer Art Institute, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Instructor, Fashion Design: From Illustration to Prints, Summer 2006
Cranbrook Summer Art Institute, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Instructor, Fashion On the Edge, Summer 2005
Instructor, T-shirt propaganda, Summer 2005
The University of the Arts, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA
Lecturer, Co-Taught Fabric Design Class, Spring 2004
Lecturer, Co-Taught Experimental Costume Design Class, Fall 2003
The University of the Arts, Art Smart Summer High School Art Program 2004
Instructor, Weaving
Instructor, Screenprinting
Click here to see images of student work.
Work Experience
Architectural Preservation Carpenter, MakeMode Projects, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, February 2007- March 2008
Docent, Saarinen House, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Fall session 2005
Guard, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2004-2006
Teacher's Assistant for Fiber Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Fiber department, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Academic year 2005-2006Artist Assistant for Jane Lackey, Summer 2005
Fibers Shop Supervisor, The University of the Arts, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA, August 2001-2004
Assistant to Owner/Colorist, Dyenamix, Custom Cloth Dyeing Company, New York, New York, Winter/Summer sessions 1996-1999
Returned as Master Dyer/Visiting Designer summer sessions of 2002-2004
Production Assistant/Colorist and Dyer, Heyne Bogut, High-End Women’s Wear Fashion Design Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1999-2001
Part Time Apprentice, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia PA, Fall session 1999
Master Dyer/Puppet Production Prop work assistant, The Jim Henson Workshop, New York, NY, Summer season 1999