RESUME
EDUCATION | AWARDS | RESIDENCIES/SCHOLARSHIPS | PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
EXHIBITIONS: SOLO/2 PERSON | INVITATIONAL | JURIED | CRAFT SHOWS
PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES | BOOKS | AS AUTHOR
LECTURES | TEACHING: ADULT WORKSHOPS | POSTSECONDARY | CHILDREN & YOUTH
RELATED EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | AFFILIATIONS
EDUCATION
- Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, MFA, 2020
- Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, Teaching Certification in K-12 Visual Arts, 2004
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, BFA in Fiber Art, 1997
AWARDS
- Piedmont Craftsmen Show 2015, Winston-Salem, NC: Awards of Excellence
- Charlotte Contemporary Craft Show 2015, Charlotte, NC: Award of Excellence, Jurors: Lorne Lassiter, Eric Anderson & Mark Leach
- American Craft Council Atlanta Show 2015: Award of Excellence, Juror: Jess Jones, Assistant Professor of Textiles at Georgia State
- James Renwick Alliance Award of Excellence for Innovation in Craft, presented at the American Craft Council Baltimore Show 2015, Jurors: JRA board members: Judy Weisman, Marc Grainer, Sean Hennessey
- 2015 Handcrafted, Maria V Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, Second Place, Juror: Gwynne Rukenbrod-Smith
- Top Jewels National Jewelry Design Exhibition 2014, Durango Art Center, CO: Honorable Mention, Juror: Allison Buchsbaum Barnett, co-owner of Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- CRAFT FORMS, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA 2013: Merit Award, Juror: Lena Vigna, Curator of Exhibitions, Racine Museum, Wisconsin
- American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD 2011: Award of Excellence, Jurors: Elisabeth Argo, Associate Curator of American Modern/Contemporary/Decorative Crafts and Heather Gibson, research assistant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- NICHE award finalist, 2009, 2006
- Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Exhibitions, Tampa, FL, 2008:
HGA Award, Eye of the Hurricane, Juror: Chad Alice Hagan
Second Place, Small Expressions, Juror: John Marshall
Second Place & Honorable Mention, Pearl in the Oyster, Juror: Victoria Rivers - Fiber National, Lancaster, PA, 2007: Cash Award, Juror: Gail Brown
- Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, AL:
Merit Award 2006, Juror: Mark Scala, Curator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Best of Show 2005, Jurors: Richard Gruber, Director, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA & Kim Cridler, Arts Coordinator, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI - Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence Exhibitions, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006:
HGA Award, Creative Grand Crossings, Juror: Carol Strangler
Third Place, Small Expressions, Juror: Gerhardt Knodel, Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI
Honorable Mention, Cutting Edge Grandeur, Juror: Urban Jupena, Professor of Art, Wayne State, Detroit, MI - Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Spring Art Fair, Nashville, TN:
Best of Show 2006, Juror: Jan Katz, Curator, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
Best of Show 2004, Juror: Sherry Masters, Manager, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC - Best of Nashville Reader’s Poll, The Nashville Scene, 10/27/05: Best New Visual Artist
- Craft USA 2005, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2005: Cash Award, Juror: Gail M. Brown, independent curator
RESIDENCIES/SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS
- Frogwood Collab Resource Artist Grant, 2025
- Artist Support Grant, North Carolina Arts Council, 2023
- CollaboratioNZ 2023 International Resource Artist Grant, Whangarei Heads, Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Joan Catherine DeWolfe Scholarship, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 2018
- Hambidge Center for the Arts & Sciences Artist Residency Fellowship, Dec. 2015
- Penland School of Crafts Educators Retreat Scholarship, 2012
- Appalachian Center for Craft, Satellite Campus of Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, Artist Residency, 2002-2005
- Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Spring Fiber Concentration Studio Assistant Scholarship, 2002
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Set of Two Bracelets, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI, gift of Gail M. Brown 2008
SOLO/2 PERSON
- University of North Carolina/Asheville, Room for a View, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, 2022
- Tennessee Tech University School of Art, Craft & Design, Room for a View, Dogwood Gallery,
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2021/2022 - Anna Leonowens Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Room for a View, NSCAD, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2020
- Form & Concept Gallery, Since Taos: Contraction of Mass, Concision of Thought, Santa Fe, NM 2019
- Folk Art Center, Focus Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2009
- Two-Person Exhibit, Tag Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2006
- Renaissance Center, Protection and Isolation, Dickson, TN, 2006
- Kentuck Museum Association, Northport, AL, 2006
- Appalachian Center for Craft, Protection and Isolation, Smithville, TN, 2006
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- Alien Invasion: (Un)Familiar Forms in Contemporary Craft, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI, 2021
- Live Wire, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM 2020
- Beyond Adornment, Green Hill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC, 2018
- Microcosm, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM 2017
- Jeweler Spotlight Series, Mora Contemporary Jewelry, Asheville, NC, 2016
- Jewelry Marketplace, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC 2015
- Jewelry Trunk Show, Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC, 2015
- Pocosin Exhibition, Imperial Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 2015/2014/2013
- Wearable Exhibition, The Signature Shop, Atlanta, GA, 2014
- Chroma: Jewelry in Color, College of the Abermarle, Mateo, NC 2014
- Winter Show, Green Hill Art Center, Greensboro, NC, 2013/2014
- Needled: Contemporary Needle Craft, Handmade in America, Asheville, NC, 2013
- Leaders Exhibit, HGA Convergence, Long Beach Convention Center, CA, 2012
- Textiles Today: Redefining the Medium, Durango Art Center, CO 2012
- Felt In Focus Conference Instructor Exhibition, Odense City Hall, Denmark 2011
- New Traditions: Wearable Art, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC, 2011
- Crafting Contemporary Art: Studio Craft of Appalachia, Johnson City, TN, 2010
- Hot Tea, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2010
- Intimate Apparel:
Univ. Art Gallery, U of Mass, Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA 2009
Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN 2009
Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2007 - Liven Up: Fresh Adornment for Spring, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2009
- RE/ACTION(s), Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2009
- Haywood Community College Faculty Exhibit, Gallery 86, Waynesville, NC, 2008
- Spring Faculty Show, Arrowmont School of Craft, TN 2008
- Power of Red, Penland Gallery, Penland NC, 2007
- Instructor Exhibition, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2006
- Enclosed Within, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2005
- Art Quest Display, Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Unexpected Treasure, Arts in the Airport, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Summer Faculty and Artists in Residence Exhibitions, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2005, 2004, 2003
- ACC’s Faculty and Resident Artists, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Nashville Women Artists, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Master Artisans of ACC, Tennessee Performing Arts Commission, Nashville, TN, 2004, 2003
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
- Positive/Negative 40 National exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Eastern Tennessee State University, TN, 2025
- Craft Forms, Davenport Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2014/2015, 2013/2014, 2011/2012
- Shifting Landscapes, Surface Design Association Member Exhibition, Form and Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2017
- Wearable Expressions, Palos Verdes Art Center, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, 2017/2016, 2008
- National Fiber Directions, Witchita Center for the Arts, Witchita, KS, 2015
- Handcrafted, Maria V Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 2015, 2014
- Top Jewels National Jewelry Design Exhibition, Durango Arts Center, CO, 2014
- Materials: Hard and Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX, 2014
- 7STITCH: Contemporary Textile Art from Kentucky and Surrounding States, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY, 2013
- New Fibers 2010, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 2010
- Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Exhibitions, 2008:
The Eye of the Hurricane, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
Pearl in the Oyster, Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Small Expressions, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL - North Carolina Artists’ Exhibition, Center for Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC 2008
- America Craft Council Southeast Spotlight, Arrowmont, School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2007
- Fiber National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, 2007
- New Artists, New Work, New Year, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2007
- Fine Contemporary Crafts, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 2007
- Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Exhibitions, 2006:
Small Expressions, Gerald Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
Creative Grand Crossings and Cutting Edge Grandeur, Grand Rapids Convention Center, MI - Crafts National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, 2006
- 39th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville, Museum, Evansville, IN, 2005
- Craft USA, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2005
- Small Expressions, Handweavers Guild of America, Suwanee, GA, 2005
- Artclectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN, 2004
- Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Biennial-Best of Tennessee, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN, 2004
- New Directions in Fiber, Core New Art Space, Devner, CO, 2004
- Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition, Dalton Gallery, Agnes College, Decatur, GA, 2004, 2003
- Traditions: The Blessing and the Curse, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2003
FINE CRAFT SHOWS
- Craft Boston, Boston, MA: 2018, 2009
- American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
- American Craft Council, Atlanta, GA: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009
- Fair of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Asheville, NC: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2009, 2008, 2006
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA: 2015, 2011, 2009, 2008
- Charlotte Contemporary Craft Show, Charlotte, NC 2015
- American Craft Council, San Fransisco, CA: 2011
- Piedmont Craftsmen Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC: 2015, 2010
- Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, AL: 2007, 2006, 2005
- Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Fair, Nashville, TN: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
PUBLICATIONS-ARTICLES
- VerFilzt Und zugeNaht (German Felting Journal), 1/2020, article/workshop announcements by Helene Weinold/images, pg 23
- WNC Magazine, Sept/Oct 2017, Handcrafted, feature by Ali McGhee & Melissa Reardon, pgs 70-79
- Asheville Mountain Xpress, July 19-25, 2017, article by Alli Marshall, Fairest of them All: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Celebrates 70 Years, pgs 42-43
- VerFilzt Und zugeNaht 2/17 (German Felting Journal), workshop review by Susanne Spendelhofer/images, pgs. 24-25
- Surface Design Journal, Inaugural International Exhibition in Print, winter 2016/17, images/text, pg 22
- Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Association, Issue 125, Dec 2016, The Manipulatability of Fiber Availability, workshop Review by Kathie Barrs, pgs 6-7
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/2/16, Southern-made Style for Fall by Linda Jerkins
- Asheville Mountain Xpress, July 6-12, 2016, article by Thomas Calder, pgs 40-41
- Puppetry International, spring/summer2016, Issue 39, article by Heidi Rugg, pgs 20-23
- Revista Mujer, magazine of La Tercera National Chilean Newspaper, article 4/24/16, pgs 40-42
- Fiber Art Now, summer 2015, article & images, pgs 38-41
- American Craft, June/July 2013, feature article & images, pgs 8, 12, 68-75
- Oxford American Magazine, No. 76, The Visual South 2012, 100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art, image, pg. 54 and online images as artist #73
- Verve Magazine, Sept 2011, feature article & images, pgs 10, 32, 33
- American Craft, Aug/ Sept 2011, San Fran show program, pgs S84, S87
- Cloth, Paper, Scissors, May/June 2011, artist profile/images, pgs. 40-44
- Southern Living, Nov 2010 Carolina Living Section,Top 5 Asheville Designers, p.2
- Western North Carolina Magazine, Oct. 2010, artist profile article/images, p. 18
- Surface Design Journal, Spring 2010, article/images, pgs. 22-25
- Fiber Arts, Jan/Feb 2010, articles/images, pgs.20-21, 36-37
- Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Association, 500 Felt Objects advertising image, p.34
- Western North Carolina Magazine, September 2009, Grovewood Gallery advertising image
- The Taos News, Tempo Section, Sept. 24-30, 2009, exhibition article/image
- Ornament, vol.32, quotations in article on Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, pgs. 21-22
- Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, fall 2008, HGA Small Expressions image, p.17
- Surface Design Association Newsletter, Fall 2008, cover image
- American Style, June 2008, article on Asheville Arts/image, p.60
- Fiber Arts, April/May 2008, CLOTH Fiber workshop image, p.53,
- Asheville Mountain Xpress, 1/2/08, Asheville arts review by Connie Bostic, p.42
- Interweave Felt, Special Issue 2007, article by Anne Merrow/images, pgs.5-6
- Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, spring 2007, HGA Convergence exhibition image, p.21, p.57-59
- Surface Design Journal, spring 2007, Exposure image, p.60
- Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, fall 2006, HGA Convergence exhibition image, p.29
- Surface Design Journal, Gallery Issue, 9/06, quotation/image, p.45
- Nashville Scene, 7/13/06, TAG exhibition review/images by David Maddox, p.59
- Number: an independent journal, spring 2006, Renaissance Center exhibition image/review by D.Maddox, p.23-24
- The Tennessean, 5/5/06, TACA Spring Fair 2006 images, p. 8-9F
- American Craft, Dec 05/Jan 06, Penland Gallery advertising image, p.22
- Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, fall 2005, HGA Small Expressions exhibition images, pgs. 6, 17
- Fiber Arts, Nov/Dec 2005, Craft USA ’05 exhibition image, p.64
- Surface Design Journal, winter 2005, Spotlight on Education image, p.59
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/3/04, Decatur Arts Festival Exhibition image/review by Catherine Fox, p.32
PUBLICATIONS-BOOKS
- Artistry in Fiber: Wearable Art, vol 3, Anne Lee & E.Ashley Ronney, Schiffer Publishing 2017, pgs 48-51, 140-143
- Textile Art Around the World, Ellendesigns Textile-link Publishing 2014, pg 70
- Modern Felt from Northern Europe, Maria Shobo Publishing 2014, pgs 80-91
- 1000 Beads, Lark Books 2014, images, pgs 124, 345
- Showcase: 500 Art Necklaces, Lark Books 2013, image, pg 373
- Showcase 500: Beaded Jewelry, Lark Books 2012, images, pgs 356-357
- Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with Women, Ann Futterman Collier, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012, featured text & images, pgs 214-219
- 500 Felt Objects, Susan Brown, Lark Books 2011, images, pgs 67, 111, 118, 154, 200, 290, 318
- 21st Century Jewelry, Lark Books 2011, image, pg 175
- Lark Studio Series: Pendants, Lark Books 2010, image, pgs.92-93
- 1000 Artisan Textiles: Contemporary Fiber Art, Quilts and Wearables, S. Salamony & G.Brown, Quarry Books 2010, images, pgs. cover, 6, 16, 48, 53, 55, 56, 60, 63 73, 75, 87, 96 97, 98, 106, 119, 127
- 500 Pendants, M.Holmes & E.Shypertt, Lark Books, 2008, images, pgs 109, 211
- Fabulous Felted Scarves, Chad Alice Hagan & Jorie Johnson, Interweave Press, images, pgs. 84-85
- How We Felt, Carol Huber Cypher, Interweave Press, authored chapter/images, pgs. 34-39,132,
- Felted Jewelry, Candie Cooper, Lark Books, 2007, images, pgs. 15, 33, 41, 45, 46
- Hip Handbags, Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader, Lark Books, 2005, image, p.122
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
- VerFilzt Und zugeNaht (German Felting Journal), 1/2025, autobiographical article/images, pgs. cover, 22-25
- Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Association Journal, Issue 137, 12/19, autobiographical article/images on clasps/closures, pgs 12-13
- VerFilzt Und zugeNaht (German Felting Journal), 3/2013, autobiographical article/images, pgs. cover, 20-23
- Australian Felt, Artwear Publications, Dec 2011, autobiographical & technical articles, images, pgs. 4-6, 24-27
- Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot, Winter 2010, article on Malian travel/textiles & images, pgs. 39-43
- VerFilzt Und zugeNaht, (German Felting Journal), 1/09, article/images, pgs. 24-25
- Interweave Felt Issue, 2008, article on Moroccan felt/images, pgs.72-75
- Turkey Red Journal, fall 2006, technical article/images, p.10
- Turkey Red Journal, fall 2005, autobiographical article/images, p.4-5
LECTURES
- University of North Carolina Sculpture Dept., Visiting Artist, Asheville, NC, 2022
- School of Art, Craft & Design, TTU, Professional Practices Virtual Lecture, Cookeville, TN, 2021
- Louisiana Tech School of Design, Virtual Visiting Artist Lecture, 2021
- Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2018
- Maiwa School of Textiles, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2017
- Southeastern Fiber Arts Alliance, Atlanta, GA, 2017
- Hawai’i Craftsmen Guild, Honolulu, Oahu & Linhue, Kauai, 2017
- Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Asheville, NC, 2016
- Surface Design Association Conference Presenter, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Galtinburg, TN, 2016
- Local Cloth Lectures Series, Handmade in America, Asheville, NC 2013
- San Diego Weaver’s Guild, San Deigo, CA, 2013
- Durango Arts Center, slide lecture for Textiles Today-Redefining the Medium Exhibition, Durango, CO, 2012
- Earth’s Palette Natural Dye and Color Conference, Taos, NM, 2011, 2009
- Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference, Chautauqua, NY, 2011
- Wearble Art Symposium, Textile Center, Minneapolis, 2010
- Kansas City Art Institute, Fiber Department Visting Artist, 2009
- Handweaver’s Guild of Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2009
- Surface Design Association Conference Lecture/Demo, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, 2009
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, 2006
- Artist’s Forum, Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN 2006
- National Art Education Association Conference
Boston, MA, 2005 presentation: Interdisciplinary Lessons Using Natural Dyes
Denver, CO, 2004 presentation: Using Digital Cameras as Cognitive Tools
TEACHING – ADULT WORKSHOPS
- STRONGFELT ONLINE & ONPOINT! Coursework, 2021-current
- Surface Design Association Online Workshop, 2025
- Double Island Studio, Green Mountain, NC, 2024
- Sanborn Mills Farm, Louden, NH, 2024
- Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee. TN, 2024, 2018, 2008
- FilzSzene, Swiss Felting Organization, Waltensburg, Switzerland, 2023
- Vrouw Wolle, Essen, Belgium, 2023, 2022
- Wollknoll, Oberrot, Germany, 2022
- Feutre Formation France, Montbrun-Bocage, France, 2022
- Lana Handmade Studio, East Hampton, MA, 2020, 2019
- Form & Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2019
- Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2018, 2012, 2010, 2008
- El Refugio Creativo, La Paloma & Montevideo, Uruguay, 2018
- Northeast Feltmaker’s Guild Spring Instructor, ME, CT & NY, 2018
- Maiwa School of Textiles, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2017
- Hawaii Craftsmen Guild Workshops, Honolulu, Oahu & Linhue, Kauai, Hawaii 2017
- Felter’s Rendezvous, Estes Park, CO 2017
- STRONGFELT STUDIO WORKSHOPS 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
- Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Arden, NC 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
- Mostvertlier Filz-Werkstatt, Ybbsitz, Lower Austria, 2016
- Felt in the Factory, Herefordshire, United Kingdom, 2016
- Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 2 week course 2016, fiber concentrations 2011, 2006
- New England Felting Supply, Easthampton, Mass, 2016, 2013
- Anilinas Montblanc, Santiago, Chile, 2016
- SDA MADE/AWARE pre-conference workshop, Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN 2015
- Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, Baltimore, MD, 2015
- Atelier Fiber Fusing Workshops, The Netherlands, 2014, 2013
- Southeastern Fiber Arts Alliance, Atlanta, GA 2014
- Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA 2014
- Baltimore Weaver’s Guild, Baltimore, MD 2013
- Kunst im Souterrain Workshops, Hennef and Weisbaden, Germany, 2013
- Ullform Workshops, Stavanger, Norway, 2013, 2012
- 9 Venue Workshop Tour, Australia and New Zealand, Fall 2012
- Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, Long Beach, CA, 2012
- Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA, 2012, 2011, 2010
- Textiles Today Workshop Series, Ft. Lewis College, Durango, CO, 2012
- Baltimore Bead Society, Balimore, MD, 2011
- Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conferernce, Chatauqua Institue, NY, 2011
- Earth’s Palette Natural Dye and Color Conference, Taos, NM, 2011, 2010, 2009
- Taos Wool Festival, Taos, NM, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
- SDA Foggy Felters, Sunnyvale, CA, 2011
- Felt in Focus Conference, Glamsbjerg, Denmark, 2011
- Pacific Northwest Art School (formerly Coupeville Arts Center), Whidbey Island, WA: 2011, 2008
- Zijdelings, Tilburg, Netherlands, 2010
- Artwear Symposium, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN 2010
- Northeast Fiber Art Center, Williston, VT, 2010, 2009
- John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, 2010, 2009, 2007
- Fiber Dimensions Group, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- Spin-Off Autmun Retreat Conference, Bend, OR, 2009
- Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins | Handweavers Guild of Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2009
- Felter’s Fling, Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA, 2009
- Peter’s Valley, Layton, NJ, 2009
- Surface Design Association International Conference, Kansas City, 2009
- Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, 2009
- Cloth Fiber Workshop, Asheville, NC: 2009, 2008, 2007
- North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington, VT, 2009
- Mid West Felting Symposium, Madison, WI, 2008
- Durango Fiber Works, Durango, CO, 2007
- Tennessee Arts in Education Conference, Johnson City, TN, 2007
- Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007, 2006
- Kentuck Museum Association, Northport, AL, 2007, 2006
- Oregon School of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, 2007
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, 2006
- Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN, 2006
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2006, 2005
- Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
TEACHING – POSTSECONDARY
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Summer 2020 Online, Individual Course Appointment for original course, Felt: Material & Technique for Jewellery
- Fall 2019, Graduate Teaching original course design, The Language of Felt
- Spring 2019, Foundations: Intro to Constructed Forms & Contemporary Practices, Graduate Teaching Assistant with Professor Barbara Lounder
- Fall 2018, Foundations: Intro to Studio Practices & Intro to Modelled Forms, Graduate Teaching Assistant with Professor Rebecca Hannon
- Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC, 2008
- Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, 2005
TEACHING – CHILDREN & YOUTH
- Fine Arts Center High School, Greenville, SC Teaching Artist Residency, 2025
- Vance Elementary School, Asheville, NC, TAPAS Residency, 2015
- Randolph Learning Center, Asheville, NC, TAPAS Residency, 2012
- Claxton Elementary School, Asheville, NC, TAPAS Residency, 2011
- Grier School for Girls, Birmingham, PA, Teaching Artist Residency, 2010
- Founder’s Memorial Elementary School, Essex Junction, VT, Teaching Artist Residency, 2010
- Carolina Day School, Asheville, NC, Teaching Artist Residency, 2008
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art Outreach, New Orleans, LA, 2006
- Metro Nashville Public Schools Visual Arts Substitute, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Outreach Program, Nashville, TN, 2005
- Student Teaching for Certification, McFadden School of Excellence (K-8) and Riverdale High School, Murfreesboro, TN, 2004
- Frist Center for the Visual Arts Family Programming, Nashville, TN, 2004
- Appalachian Center for Craft Outreach Programs serving middle TN public schools, 2004, 2003
RELATED EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Haystack Summer Conference, Writing A History/Preserving a Field, Deer Isle, ME 2019
- Surface Design Association MADE/AWARE Conference, Arrowmont School of Crafts, 2015
- Surface Design Association International Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2009
- Ariel Gallery—Contemporary Craft Cooperative, Asheville, NC, member, 2007-2008
- Handweavers Guild of America Convergence Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006
- Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN, Art Handler, 2005/2006
- National Art Education Association Conference, 2005, 2004
- Colour Congress 2002, International Symposium on Natural Dyes, Ames, Iowa, 2002
- Las Comadres Cooperative Gallery, Taos, NM, 2000-2002
- Open Space Cooperative Gallery, Taos, NM, 1998-2000
- La Lana Wools, Taos, NM, Chief Natural Dyer, 1998/1999
- Trimble Court Artisan’s Cooperative Gallery, Fort Collins, CO, 1995-1997
- Artist’s Cooperative on the Hill, Boulder, CO, 1993-1995
AFFILIATIONS
- Society of North American Goldsmiths
- American Craft Council
- International Feltmakers Association
- Surface Design Association
- Handweavers Guild of America
- Southern Highland Craft Guild