My work is a meditation on memory and place. Through needle weaving and knotting,
I restructure aging fiber artifacts: horse fly nets, open-weave hammocks, and similar vernacular forms. Manipulating the segmented warp of these functional rope armatures creates a complexity that disrupts previously fixed borders. The repetitive motion of weaving inspires a nonlinear sorting of past and present, conjuring often small yet significant moments, transforming the object into a physical manifestation of these recollections. The tactile qualities inherent in the threads, enhanced by the life experience of each worn object, invite viewers to discover their own associations.
Selected Exhibitions
2021
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Solo show , Phipps Center for the Arts, WI
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Woven (3 person show), Bloomington Center for the Arts, MN
2020
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Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, KY
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Northern Lights, White Bear Center for the Arts, MN
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Materials: Hard + Soft, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, TX
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Arts North International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, MN
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A Common Thread, Textile Center, MN
2019
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Annual Member's Juried Art Exhibition, Artistry, MN
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Focus Fiber, A National Contemporary Fiber Art Show Kent State University Museum, OH
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Arts in Harmony International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, MN
2018
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Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts
Exhibition, MN
Awards
2020
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Artist Initiative Grant, MN State Arts Board
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Award of Merit, Northern Lights
2019
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Surface Design Award (Exhibition in Print), Surface Design Association
2018
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First place Textiles/Fibers, MN State Fair Foundation
Education
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BFA, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Selected Exhibitions
2021 – Solo show (upcoming), Phipps Center for the Arts, WI
2021 – Woven (upcoming 3-person show), Bloomington Center
for the Arts, MN
2020 – Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, KY
– Northern Lights, White Bear Center for the Arts, MN
– Materials: Hard + Soft, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, TX
2020 – Arts North International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, MN
2020 – A Common Thread, Textile Center, MN
2019 – Annual Member's Juried Art Exhibition, Artistry, MN
2019 – Focus Fiber 2019, A National Contemporary Fiber Art Show
Kent State University Museum, OH
2019 – Arts in Harmony International Juried Art Show
Hopkins Center for the Arts, MN
2019 – Hysteria, Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery, MN
2018 – Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, MN
Awards
2020 – Artist Initiative Grant, MN State Arts Board
– Award of Merit, Northern Lights
2019 – Surface Design Award (Exhibition in Print), Surface Design
Association
2018 – First place Textiles/Fibers, MN State Fair Foundation
Publications
“Soft Borders.” Surface Design Journal Exhibition in Print
Vol. 43 Number 3, Fall 2019
Education
1982 – BFA, Washington University, St. Louis, MO