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

2009

Sandra Clark Burns & Christina Day, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA

Faculty Show, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2008

Little Works of Art, Belskie Museum of Art and Science, Closter, NJ

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

Kratzer, Emily, “Size Doesn’t Limit Their Scope,” The Journal News, September 27, 2008

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

Visting Artist

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

Grants

Professional Development Grant Recipient for Part-Time Faculty 2008, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Pre-College Program Professional Development Grant Recipient 2008, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Profressor, Maryland Institute College of Art, Fiber Department, Baltimore, MD, Woven Imagery (Fall 2008-present); Weaving:  Color and Pattern (Spring 2009- Present), Intro to Fibers (Spring 2009-present), Surface Resist and Dyeing (Fall 2008)

Senior Lecturer, The University of the Arts, Fibers Program, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA, Experimental Costume Design (Fall 2006-Present); Freshman Fibers (Fall 2008- Present), Fabric Resist and Embellishment (Fall 2009)

The University of the Arts, Pre-College Program, Philadelphia, PA Instructor: Wearable Arts (Fall 2006 - Present)

The University of the Arts, Arts and Exploration Summer Institute, Philadelphia, PA, Instructor:  Wearable Arts, Weaving (2004. 2007-2008); Fabric Printing (2004)

Cranbrook Summer Art Institute, Bloomfield Hills, MI Instructor, Fashion Design: From Illustration to Prints, Fashion On the Edge, T-Shirt Propaganda (Summer 2005-2006)

The University of the Arts, Crafts Department, Philadelphia, PA Lecturer, Co-Taught Fabric Printing Class, Spring 2004 Lecturer, Co-Taught Experimental Costume Design Class, Fall 2003

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Related Experience

Fabricator, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, January- March 2008, Philadelphia, PA

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 2005-2006

Artist 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 and Production Prop work assistant, The Jim Henson Workshop, New York, NY, Summer season 1999