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Education

2006
1983
1981
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Teaching- Art Endorsement
University of California, Los Angeles, M.A. Art
California State University, Fullerton, B.A. Art

Selected Solo

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2000
1997
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1987
Guardino Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
Los Angeles Front Gallery, Venice, California
Andrea Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Gallerie Evan, Toronto, Canada

Group Exhibition

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2004
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32th Mesa Contemporary Craft Show, Contemporary Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
NWDC Invitational, Matzka, Camano Island, WA
Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
Things We Hunt, Allied Art Association, Richland, WA
"Honey, I Shrunk The Art!" Matzka Gallery, Camano Island, WA
HGA-Small Expressions, Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM
Fantastic Fiber Exhibition, Yeisler Art Center, Paducah, KY
31st Mesa Contemporary Crafts Show, Mesa, AZ
Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln NE
Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, Fullercraft Museum, Brockton, MA
Web & Flow, Joan Mondale Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
Art Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA
Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
Northwest Designer Craftsmen Exhibit, Twisp, WA
5th International Fiber Biennial, Snyderman/Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
International Fiberarts, Ireland
Basket Invitational, Snyderman/Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
Looking Forward/Glancing Back: NW Designer Craftsmen at 50, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Schneider Museum, Ashland, OR
San Francisco Museum of Crafts and Design, San Francisco, CA
Invitational Contemporary Basket Exhibition, Allied Arts Association, Richland, WA
Small Expressions, Metropolitan State College of Denver Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO
HGA-Don't Fence Me In, Containing the West, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
HGA-Small Expressions, Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, Houston, TX
Second Contemporary Basket Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
More Baskets, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fantastic Fibers Exhibition, Yeisler Art Center, Paducah, KY
Contemporary Baskets, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Baskets Now, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Contemporary Baskets, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Mesa, AZ
HGA-Small Expressions 2001, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO
Craft Alliance, Woven Constructions, St. Louis, MO
Fiber Arts International, Pittsburgh Center of the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Contemporary Baskets 2001, Del Mano Gallery, Brentwood, CA
SOFA, Snyderman/Works Galleries, Chicago, IL
HGA-Small Expressions, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MI
Smithsonian Craft Show, Smithsonian National Museum, Washington DC
Woven Forms: Contemporary American Basketry, Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
New Baskets: Expanding the Concept, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

Awards

1988
1985
1985
1985
1984
1983
1981
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D. C. Fiber
Carnegie Cultural Art Center Oxnard, CA Three Dimensional Award
Museum of Art and History, Ontario, CA Award of Excellence
Mamaroneck Artists' Guild, Larchmont, NY Merit Award
International Art Competition, CA Certificate of Excellence
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA Sculpture Award
L.A. Bicentennial, Los Angeles, CA Merit Award

Articles

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1982
Fiber Arts Magazine: "Feathered Messengers" by Suzanne Smith Arney, Summer Issue
500 Baskets, "A Celebration of the Basketmaker's Art,"  Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
American Craft Magazine, "Survey of Contemporary Fiber,"  February-March Issue
Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot (Handweavers Guild of America), "The Circle of Life,"  Fall Issue
Art Post Magazine, Fall Issue, (Canadian Publication) Art Forum Magazine,  Summer Issue
Art Speaks, Fall Issue
Abitare-Los Angeles: "Between Two Olympics 1932-1984" Special Magazine Supplement, November, Guest Editor: Nathan H. Shapiro
Los Angeles Times Review, September 23












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