Gallery Experience2019
•Ormond Museum, FL Women of the Uncommon Cloth II *invitation (3 person show)
•Columbia Arts Center, MD Fiber Focus; the ARtful World of Fiber and Textiles , *invitation
2018
•Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, MD -Fiber Options, *Juror Jeanne Medina/ national
• Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology, Crafting Change -Textile Month NYC, *Juror Ruth Jeyaveeran
• Ely Center of Contemporary Art New Haven, CT ‘Unload: Pick up the Pieces’
• Wearable Books ‘Photosynthestitch’ Westport Public Library
• Westfield State University,Arno Maris Gallery, MA Smother Stick Cut Collect , *curated by Maggie Nowinski
• Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD Surface and Structure, invitation (*2 person show)
• First Street Gallery, NYC, ‘Pop Up #3 On and Off The Wall’, *juried
2017
•Marin Museum of Contemporary Art -Renegade Fiber, *Juror Richard Elliott/ national
•Schelfhaudt Gallery at Bridgeport University - Selfie, *Juror Dominick Lombardo/ national
• River Street Gallery, New Haven, CT ‘Unbound’, *Juror/ Curator Nancy Moore, SDA
• Citylights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT ‘Boobs’, *Curator Suzanne Kachmar , commissioned piece
•Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY ‘Interaction of Colour’, *Curator Virginia Walsh
2016
•Susquehanna Art Museum -The City, *Jurors Elody Gyekis and Tanya Garcia/ national
•Boston Biennial 4 Boston, MA *Jury committee/international
•BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition -COLOR, *Juror Lilian Tone of MOMA national
•Ridgefield Guild of Artists, CT By A Thread, *Curator Nancy Moore
•Canton Art Center CT -Scissorhands, *Juror Peggy Dembicer
•H. Pelham Curtis Gallery New Canaan Library -Tell me Who I Am; Identity in Contemporary Portraiture *Juror, Micaela Porta •Plymouth Center for the Arts, MA- A Different Vision, *Juried/ national
•Nest Gallery Bridgeport, CT -SPUN II, *Juror Dr. Linda Wolk-Simon
•Washington DC, -Future of Western, *selected/ national
•Parker Arts Culture & Events Fiber Innovations II, Parker, CO *Juried/ national
2015
•Etui Fiber Arts Gallery Larchmont, NY –SPUN, *Juror Suzanne Kachmar
•Kershner Gallery/ Fairfield Library -On the Fringe, *Jurors Diane Pollack and Florence Zolan
•Westport Arts Center/ Westport Artists Collective Pop-Up #3 *selected
•VirtuArt Outdoor Art Exhibit Wilcox Park Westerly, RI "Treehugger" *selected
•Bridgeport Art Trail/ Read’s Gallery,CT, *invitation
•Carriage House at Waveny Park New Canaan, CT –SPECTRUM: Elemental Energies, *Juror Amy Smith- Stewart
•ArtSpace New Haven- Heads Will Roll, *Jurors Martha Lewis and Sarah Fritchey
•Arts Council of Brazos Valley, TX -From Every Fiber, *juried
2014
•The Linus Gallery California- The Big C *juried/ national
•LACDA California Snap to Grid *selected/ national
•IMAGO Foundation for the Arts- 9th Annual Juried Exhibit- Textile and Fiber Arts Multiplicities; New Directions in Fiber, *Juror Elin Noble/ national
Awards/ Honors/ Panels
• ‘How to make it as an Artist’ Westport Library, CT, Guest panelist 2018
• Third Place -'A Different Vision', Plymouth Center for the Arts 2016
• TEA talk ‘Yearning vs. Earning’ Westport Arts Advisory Committee, Guest panelist 2016
•Artist in Residence at the Children's School Stamford, CT 2016
• ‘Fiber Arts Now’- Throw your Hat into the Ring honorable mention 2015
•Featured speaker for Fairfield County Arts Association 2015
•LICC London International Creativity Competition *short list
•Light Space Time online gallery Juror John R. Math 2014 *Special Merit Award
Judging
• SoNo Fine Arts Festival 2017
•Westport Outdoor Fine Arts Festival 2015
•Maritime Garage Gallery –selection 2012-2016
•Focus ’15 Photography Exhibition, Wilton Library 2015
•Secret Norwalk, Norwalk Historical Society 2013
•Greenwich Fine Arts Festival 2013
•Rockwell Galleries -selection 2009-2014
Publications
Westport Magazine - 9 Artists You Should Know Now September 2018
Dimensional Cloth- Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists by Andra Stanton 2018
WomenArts Quarterly Journal Volume 7• Issue 3 -11 page art feature Fall 2017
Peripheral ARTeries Biennial Edition (interview pp.80-99) 2017
Art Reveal Magazine 6 page feature June 2017
Woven Tale Press featured artist April 2017
Art Scene Today A Stitch in Time “Bowl Job’ [International finalist], Carol Naylor, juror March 2017
Hektoen International, A Journal of Medical Humanities ‘Huetation’ Winter 2017
100 Artists to Look Out For, Starry Night Publications 2017
Fairfield County Life, Minuteman Publication Early Summer 2016 -”Style” - artist feature
ArtAscent, online December 2015 portrait issue
Connecticut Cottages and Gardens September 2007 “editor’s pick” –Estate Renderings as a great gift idea
Living in Stamford Magazine June/ July 2002 “Intriguing Neighbor” –wearable art/ silk painting
Architectural Digest February 1998 “Before and After” –rug design for NYC Brownstone
Community/ Volunteer Activities• Stamford Downtown Special Services -Dinosaurs Rule 2015 -Philharmonichaurus
• Stamford Downtown Special Services- Car Parade 2001- “Carden of Eden”/ “Cinderella’s Chariot”
• Stamford Downtown Special Services- Cow Parade 2000 -Opera Cow “La Bovene”
• Project Return Birdhouse Auction (birdhouse sculptures) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
•Ormond Museum, FL Women of the Uncommon Cloth II *invitation (3 person show)
•Columbia Arts Center, MD Fiber Focus; the ARtful World of Fiber and Textiles , *invitation
2018
•Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, MD -Fiber Options, *Juror Jeanne Medina/ national
• Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology, Crafting Change -Textile Month NYC, *Juror Ruth Jeyaveeran
• Ely Center of Contemporary Art New Haven, CT ‘Unload: Pick up the Pieces’
• Wearable Books ‘Photosynthestitch’ Westport Public Library
• Westfield State University,Arno Maris Gallery, MA Smother Stick Cut Collect , *curated by Maggie Nowinski
• Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD Surface and Structure, invitation (*2 person show)
• First Street Gallery, NYC, ‘Pop Up #3 On and Off The Wall’, *juried
2017
•Marin Museum of Contemporary Art -Renegade Fiber, *Juror Richard Elliott/ national
•Schelfhaudt Gallery at Bridgeport University - Selfie, *Juror Dominick Lombardo/ national
• River Street Gallery, New Haven, CT ‘Unbound’, *Juror/ Curator Nancy Moore, SDA
• Citylights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT ‘Boobs’, *Curator Suzanne Kachmar , commissioned piece
•Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY ‘Interaction of Colour’, *Curator Virginia Walsh
2016
•Susquehanna Art Museum -The City, *Jurors Elody Gyekis and Tanya Garcia/ national
•Boston Biennial 4 Boston, MA *Jury committee/international
•BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition -COLOR, *Juror Lilian Tone of MOMA national
•Ridgefield Guild of Artists, CT By A Thread, *Curator Nancy Moore
•Canton Art Center CT -Scissorhands, *Juror Peggy Dembicer
•H. Pelham Curtis Gallery New Canaan Library -Tell me Who I Am; Identity in Contemporary Portraiture *Juror, Micaela Porta •Plymouth Center for the Arts, MA- A Different Vision, *Juried/ national
•Nest Gallery Bridgeport, CT -SPUN II, *Juror Dr. Linda Wolk-Simon
•Washington DC, -Future of Western, *selected/ national
•Parker Arts Culture & Events Fiber Innovations II, Parker, CO *Juried/ national
2015
•Etui Fiber Arts Gallery Larchmont, NY –SPUN, *Juror Suzanne Kachmar
•Kershner Gallery/ Fairfield Library -On the Fringe, *Jurors Diane Pollack and Florence Zolan
•Westport Arts Center/ Westport Artists Collective Pop-Up #3 *selected
•VirtuArt Outdoor Art Exhibit Wilcox Park Westerly, RI "Treehugger" *selected
•Bridgeport Art Trail/ Read’s Gallery,CT, *invitation
•Carriage House at Waveny Park New Canaan, CT –SPECTRUM: Elemental Energies, *Juror Amy Smith- Stewart
•ArtSpace New Haven- Heads Will Roll, *Jurors Martha Lewis and Sarah Fritchey
•Arts Council of Brazos Valley, TX -From Every Fiber, *juried
2014
•The Linus Gallery California- The Big C *juried/ national
•LACDA California Snap to Grid *selected/ national
•IMAGO Foundation for the Arts- 9th Annual Juried Exhibit- Textile and Fiber Arts Multiplicities; New Directions in Fiber, *Juror Elin Noble/ national
Awards/ Honors/ Panels
• ‘How to make it as an Artist’ Westport Library, CT, Guest panelist 2018
• Third Place -'A Different Vision', Plymouth Center for the Arts 2016
• TEA talk ‘Yearning vs. Earning’ Westport Arts Advisory Committee, Guest panelist 2016
•Artist in Residence at the Children's School Stamford, CT 2016
• ‘Fiber Arts Now’- Throw your Hat into the Ring honorable mention 2015
•Featured speaker for Fairfield County Arts Association 2015
•LICC London International Creativity Competition *short list
•Light Space Time online gallery Juror John R. Math 2014 *Special Merit Award
Judging
• SoNo Fine Arts Festival 2017
•Westport Outdoor Fine Arts Festival 2015
•Maritime Garage Gallery –selection 2012-2016
•Focus ’15 Photography Exhibition, Wilton Library 2015
•Secret Norwalk, Norwalk Historical Society 2013
•Greenwich Fine Arts Festival 2013
•Rockwell Galleries -selection 2009-2014
Publications
Westport Magazine - 9 Artists You Should Know Now September 2018
Dimensional Cloth- Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists by Andra Stanton 2018
WomenArts Quarterly Journal Volume 7• Issue 3 -11 page art feature Fall 2017
Peripheral ARTeries Biennial Edition (interview pp.80-99) 2017
Art Reveal Magazine 6 page feature June 2017
Woven Tale Press featured artist April 2017
Art Scene Today A Stitch in Time “Bowl Job’ [International finalist], Carol Naylor, juror March 2017
Hektoen International, A Journal of Medical Humanities ‘Huetation’ Winter 2017
100 Artists to Look Out For, Starry Night Publications 2017
Fairfield County Life, Minuteman Publication Early Summer 2016 -”Style” - artist feature
ArtAscent, online December 2015 portrait issue
Connecticut Cottages and Gardens September 2007 “editor’s pick” –Estate Renderings as a great gift idea
Living in Stamford Magazine June/ July 2002 “Intriguing Neighbor” –wearable art/ silk painting
Architectural Digest February 1998 “Before and After” –rug design for NYC Brownstone
Community/ Volunteer Activities• Stamford Downtown Special Services -Dinosaurs Rule 2015 -Philharmonichaurus
• Stamford Downtown Special Services- Car Parade 2001- “Carden of Eden”/ “Cinderella’s Chariot”
• Stamford Downtown Special Services- Cow Parade 2000 -Opera Cow “La Bovene”
• Project Return Birdhouse Auction (birdhouse sculptures) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- ArtSmart Chairperson 2012-2018
- Westport Cinema Initiative, Production Manager 2010-2013
- American Chamber Orchestra, Publicity Director, Musician
- Civic Orchestra of New Haven, Musician
- Danbury Symphony, Musician