RESUME
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Diablo Valley College Library; Diablo Valley College; Pleasant Hill, CA
Walnut Creek Library Community Art Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA
2017 City Hall Metro Gallery; Reno, NV
2015 Natural Tendencies; Addison Street Windows Gallery; Berkeley, CA
2014 Napa Main Library; Napa County Library System; Napa, CA
2013 Montclair Gallery/Sotheby’s International; Oakland, CA
2009 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts; Mountain View, CA
2004 Gualala Arts Center; Gualala, CA
The Modesto Art Center; Modesto, CA
2002 Benicia Public Library Art Gallery; Benicia, CA
Light and Shadow; Maturango Museum; Ridgecrest, CA
2000 Pacific Slope; One-year touring exhibition sponsored by North Dakota Art Gallery Association
1996 Complements; San Luis Obispo Art Center Gallery; San Luis Obispo, CA
1995 Intimate Topographies; Creative Arts Center Gallery; Burbank, CA
New Media Gallery; Ventura College; Ventura, CA
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2016 World of Threads Festival; Juried international textile art exhibition; Oakville, ONT, Canada
From Lausanne to Beijing; 9th International Fiber Art Biennale; Shenzhen, China
2014 Silvery Threads; Costume and Textile Association for Norfolk Museums; Norfolk, UK
From Lausanne to Beijing; 8th International Fiber Art Biennale; Nantong City, China
World of Threads Festival; Queen Elizabeth Community & Cultural Centre; Oakville, ONT, Canada
2011 Hard Twist 6: Obsession; Gladstone Hotel; Toronto, ONT, Canada
2005 Ki-Monologue; 5th International Textile Art Triennial; Tapisserie et Arts du Tissu; Tournai, Belgium
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2022 Thread, Paper, Cloth; Marin Civic Center; San Rafael, CA
2018 Messages: Material Matters; Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College; San Pablo, CA
2017 Messages: Material Matters; College of Marin Art Gallery: Kentfield, CA
Teapots! 11th Invitational; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Teapots! 10th invitational; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
2015 Unearthing: Two WEAD Artists; Gallery Route One; Pt. Reyes Station, CA
FiberSHED; Marin Community Foundation; Novato, CA
2007 Layer Upon Layer: Recent Work by George-Ann Bowers, Jane Burton and Karin Lusnak; Gualala Arts Center; Gualala, CA
Layers of Meaning: the Evolution of Pick-up Double-Weave; Flaten Art Museum; St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN
1997 Trilogy: Two Quilters and a Weaver; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles; San Jose, CA
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Fiberart International 2022; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts: Pittsburgh, PA
2021 Earth Matters: Surface Design Association Members’ Exhibition; Watermark Art Center; Bemidji, MN
Fiber Arts X International; Sebastopol Center for the Arts; Sebastopol, CA
Convergence; Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; Novato, CA
Arts North International 2021; Hopkins Arts Center; Hopkins, MN
Crocker Kingsley National Open; Blue Line Gallery; Roseville, CA
2020 1st Annual Fiber Exhibition; Kansas City Stockyards Gallery; Kansas City, MO
2019 Beyond the Surface; Surface Design Association; St. Louis Artists’ Guild; St. Louis, MO
Saturated: An Eye For Color; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 Things That Matter; Vision Gallery; Chandler Center for the Arts; Chandler, AZ
What Knot?; Surface Design Association Members’ Show; Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
The Art of Labor; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
Art/Act: Local-Natural Harmony; David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA
2017 Wichita National Exhibition; Mark Arts; Mary R. Koch Arts Center; Wichita, KS
Fiber Arts VIII; Sebastopol Center for the Arts; Sebastopol, CA
Fantastic Fibers 2017; Yeiser Art Center; Paducah, KY
Materials: Hard & Soft; Greater Denton Arts Council; Denton, TX
2016 New Fiber 2016; Fiber Arts Network, Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti, MI
Common Ground: A Celebration of Our National Parks; Annual Juried Exhibition; David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA
Fiberart International 2016; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA
Arts in Harmony: 21st Annual International Juried Art Show; Elk River, MN
37th Contemporary Crafts; Mesa Contemporary Craft Museum; Mesa, AZ
48th Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood; Octagon Center for the Arts; Ames, IA
Beyond the Surface; Northern California Surface Design Association Exhibition; San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
2015 Fiber Arts VII; Sebastopol Center for the Arts; Sebastopol, CA
Botanica: All Things Plants; Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts; Walnut Creek, CA
2014 Craft Forms 2014; Wayne Art Center; Wayne, PA
2013 Materials: Hard & Soft; Greater Denton Arts Council; Denton, TX
National All Media Craft Exhibition; Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS
Fine Art/Fine Craft; Marin County Fair; San Rafael, CA
45th Annual Textile Exhibit; Olive Hyde Gallery; Fremont, CA
45th Annual Nat’l Clay, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass Exhibition; Octagon Center for the Arts; Ames, IA
34th Annual Contemporary Crafts; Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ
2012 Crafts National; Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University; Topeka, KS
9x9x3: New Visions; Textile Study Group of New York; 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
2011 Craft USA ’11 National Craft Triennial; Silvermine Arts Center; New Canaan, CT
Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber; Textile Study Group of New York; World Financial Center, New York, NY
Clay, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass National Exhibition; Octagon Center for the Arts; Ames, IA
2010 42nd Annual Textile Exhibit; Olive Hyde Art Gallery; Fremont, CA
Galex 44; Galesburg Civic Art Center; Galesburg, IL
Fantastic Fibers 2010; Yeiser Art Center; Paducah, KY
2009 5th Annual Fiber Art Exhibit; Santa Cruz Art League; Santa Cruz, CA
National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2009; The Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS
2008 Cutting Edge Fiber Art; San Luis Obispo Art Center; San Luis Obispo, CA
Innovations in Fiberarts IV; Sebastopol Center for the Arts; Sebastopol, CA
2007 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts; Mesa Contemporary Arts; Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ
2006 By the Hand: A National Juried Exhibition of Traditional and Innovative Craft; Bedford Gallery; Lesher Center for the Arts; Walnut Creek, CA
Crafts National 2006; Lancaster Museum of Art; Lancaster, PA
The Art of Seeing: Nature Revealed Through Illustration Oakland Museum of California; Oakland, CA
2005 Fiber Celebrated 2005; Durango Arts Center; Durango, CO
2004 36th Annual Textile Art Exhibit; Olive Hyde Art Gallery; Fremont, CA
2003 Fantastic Fibers: Against the Current; Yeiser Art Center; Paducah, KY
2002 Looming Large: Contemporary Weavers of the Vanguard; Bedford Gallery; Lesher Center for the Arts; Walnut Creek, CA;
Crafts National 36; Zoller Gallery; Penn State University; University Park, PA
2001 Fiberart International 2001; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA
33rd Annual Textile Exhibit; Olive Hyde Art Gallery; Fremont, CA
Fiber Directions 2001; Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS
Clay, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass; Octagon Center for the Arts; Ames, IA
PUBLIC ART
2019 Portable Artwork Purchase; King County Public Art Collection; Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center; Seattle, WA
2019-20 Berkeley Civic Center Exhibition; Berkeley City Hall; Berkeley, CA (two-year installation)
2015 National Park Service Art Collection; Denali National Park, AK
2012 National Park Service Art Collection; Acadia National Park, ME
2010-11 Berkeley Civic Center Exhibition; Berkeley Civic Center; Berkeley, CA (one-year installation)
2010 National Park Service Art Collection; Grand Canyon, AZ
2009-10 Solo exhibition; Downtown Berkeley Storefront Art Program; Berkeley, CA
2008 Portable Artwork Purchase; King County Public Art Collection; Harborview Medical Center; Seattle, WA
2007-08 Berkeley Civic Center Exhibition; Berkeley Civic Center; Berkeley, CA (one-year installation)
2007 Portable Artwork Purchase; King County Public Art Collection; The Chinook Building; Seattle, WA
2003 Addison Street Windows Gallery; City-sponsored public exhibit space, Berkeley, CA
RESIDENCIES
2014 Artist in Residence; Denali National Park, AK
2010 Artist in Residence; Acadia National Park, ME
2009 Artist in Residence; Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim, AZ
2001 Artist in Residence; Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake, OR
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
2016 The Kamm Teapot Foundation, Statesville, NC
1999 Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Health System; Santa Rosa, CA
1998 The Republic Newspaper, Home News Enterprises; Columbus, IN
1988 District Headquarters; Contra Costa Water District; Concord, CA
1986 PacTel Spectrum Services; Walnut Creek, CA
GRANTS, AWARDS
2019 Juror’s First Place Award; Saturated/An Eye for Color; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Fiber Third Place Award; Arts in Harmony International; Maple Grove, MN
2017 Second Prize Overall; Arts in Harmony International; Elk River, MN
2016 Louetta Heindl Kambic Memorial Award for Outstanding Weaving; Fiberart International; Pittsburgh, PA
First Prize Overall; Arts in Harmony International Juried Show; Elk River, MN
2014 Second Prize/Wall Hangings; Costume and Textile Association 25th Anniversary Celebration of Textiles; Norwich, UK
2013 Best of Show/3-D Sculpture; Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
2011 Investing in Artists grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), CA
Second Prize; Octagon Center for the Arts; Ames, IA
TEACHING/EMPLOYMENT
1985-present Studio assistant for Lia Cook, Berkeley, CA
2016 Guest Artist/substitute weaving teacher; Richmond Art Center; Richmond, CA
2014 Card-weaving workshop; artist outreach activity during Artist Residency; Denali National Park, AK
2010 Weaving workshops with 6th- and 8th-graders during Artist Residency; Schoodic Education Adventure (SEA); Acadia National Park, ME
EDUCATION
2014-16 Studies in Fiber Sculpture; College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
1972-1985 Studies in weaving/textile art; Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts, and Pacific Basin School of Textile Arts; Berkeley, CA
1968-71 Undergraduate studies; University of California; Berkeley, CA
1965-66 Undergraduate studies; California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
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