Education
1988 B.F.A. Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO

Galleries & Representation
McGrill Art Associates Minneapolis, MN
Trade Only Design Library Inc.
Gallery of Functional Art Santa Monica, CA
Homeportfolio.com
Art Holdings Minneapolis, MN

Exhibitions
2005-present MASS MoCA Museum Store "Color Your Own Carpet" North Adams, MA Retail Consignment
2003 Chicago Design Show Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL Trade Show
2003 KCAI-Surface Design Association Exhibition Kansas City, MO Solo Exhibition
2002 New York Home Textiles Show Jacob Javitz Convention Center, New York, NY Trade Show
2002 Annual Group Show Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA Group Exhibition
1999 Floorcloths: Art for the Floor Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC Juried Exhibition
1998 Cornish Homecoming Compost Gallery, Hardwick, VT Group Exhibition
1997 Floor to Ceiling Winchester Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Solo Exhibition
1996 Midway Festival of Arts St. Paul, MN Juried Showcase & Sale
1995 MRAC, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council St. Paul, MN Solo Exhibition
1994 YARDAGE: Art in Use Whitney Larson Gallery, St. Paul, MN Group Exhibition
1994 Essential Space & Style St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN Juried Exhibition
1993 The American Hand Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
Spring Exhibition, Karen Van Tassel, Curator
1992 Fiber/Metal '92 St. Paul, MN Juried Showcase & Sale
1992 Capitol I Handweavers Guild Convergence '92, Washington, DC
Juried Exhibition, Michael Monroe, Juror
1992 Artspace Projects Inc. Minneapolis, MN Solo Exhibition
1992 CoDA Design Studio Ltd. Minneapolis, MN Invitational, Solo Exhibition
1991 MUSEum WORKers Show Wilensky Arts, Minneapolis, MN Juried Group Exhibition
1991 Minnesota Crafts Festival St. Paul, MN Juried Exposition
1990 Underfoot Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL Juried Group Exhibition
1989 Katherine E. Nash Gallery University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Juried Group Exhibition

Collections/Commissions
2002 Blackboard, knotted rug 6' x 18' and painted felt game pieces, public art commissioned by Bentz/Thompson/Rietow Architects, Minneapolis, MN and client-Hennepin County - Eden Prairie Library
2002 Square Path, 6' x 8' and Square Path, 7' x 7' knotted rugs, private collection of Stephan Michelson, Hendersonville, NC
2002 Moderne, knotted rug 3' x 5', commissioned by Nora Wolins Interiors for client, Studio City, CA
2001 Leaves Pink & Orange, 4' x 6' knotted rug, private collection of Ave Green & Beth Lilly, St. Paul, MN
1998 Aunties Apron, 36" x 36" private collection of Atsuko and Nobuo Abe, Matsushima, Japan
1994 Set, 3 works, 60" x 72", 3" x 4", 2" x 6" private collection of Laurie Ashbach, Arden Hills, MN
1993 Limestone, 34" x 46" purchase award, given to The St. Paul Companies by the Local Inititatives Support Corporation (L.I.S.C. Chicago, IL)
1993 HouseHeads 2, 63" x 74" private collection of Janet Lawson, St. Paul, MN
1992 Tornado Town, 40" x 45", commissioned, private collection of Nicole Emanuel & Luke McGlynn, Kansas City, MO
1991 He Collects Ottomans, 34" x 44" private collection of Mr. & Mrs. Heinz Brummel, Minneapolis, MN
1991 Thinking Morning, 30" x 40" permanent collection of works by 20th Century Artists, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
1991 HouseHeads, 45" x 45" and Rooftop, 30" x 30" Corporate collection of T.C.H.D.C., St. Paul, MN
1988 Once I Had A Dream, 65" x 75", commissioned, private collection of Mr. Gerry Wolens, Boca Raton, FL
1988 Five Little Indians, 45" x 68", commissioned, private collection of R. Slutzky, Newark, NJ
   
Publications
2003 Better Homes and Gardens-Remodeling Ideas, December-January 2004, by Renee Freemon & Dan Bishop
2002 LDB Interior Textiles, June 2002 New Faces of 2002, monthly publication to the home fashions trade
2002 RUGNEWS.com, March, Rug Pavilion Debut... Textile Industry News website
2002 Los Angeles Times, Southern California Living-Design Notes, by Kathy Bryant, January 24, 2002
2001 LDB Interior Textiles, October 2001 Coming Attractions, monthly publicationto the home fashions trade
2000 Guild Sourcebooks, Art For The Wall, Furniture Accessories #15, Guild.com Inc.
2000 Surface Design Journal Volume 24/No. 3 quarterly publication of the Surface Design Association
1997 The Complete Book of Floorcloths, Cooper & Hersey, Lark Books

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