Artist Statement
My work combines my love of bold graphic images and intense color. Woodcut printing provides me with the opportunity to create very bold images with sharp contours and positive and negative spaces. I enjoy the process of designing and carving the wood printing plates. Printing these plates, some of which are quite large onto white fabric provides its own unique challenges compared to printing on paper. I then complete my vision with the application of color through paint. In this way, I can combine the crisp black images with flowing color. Stitching adds the final part of the process. I use matching or contrasting thread to enhance the imagery in piece.
EXHIBITIONS
One Person
2023 Lynchburg Art Club, Lynchburg, VA
2022 Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
2020 Wayne Theatre, Waynesboro, VA
2020 Edith J.Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2019 Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, Clifton Forge, VA
2012 Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2010 Bower Center for Art, Bedford, VA
2008 Augusta Medical Center, Fisherville, VA
2007 Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
2005 Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA
2004 CJMW Architects Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
1999 Lynchburg Fine Arts Center (now the Academy of the Arts), Lynchburg, VA
1996, 1997, 1999 On the Hill, Yorktown, VA
1997 Sedalia Center, Big Island, VA
1992 Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Campus, PA
1989 Gallery Space, Monroeville, PA
1989 The Guild House, Bridgeville, PA
1988 Salem Crossroads Studios, Delmont, PA
1984 Blue Sky Gallery, Murrysville, PA
Two Person
2018 Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2009 Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
1994 Lynchburg Fine Arts Center (now the Academy Center of the Arts), Lynchburg, VA
1990 Allegheny County Bar Association, Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA
Invited
2022 “The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Center, Martinsville, PA
2021 “Quiet Conversations”, Fabrik Arts + Heritage, South Australia, Australia
2020 “Fiber Transformed”, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2015 - 2017 “The Spice Route”, traveling exhibition
2014 “Artists Who Teach”, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
2013 “Something Old, Something New”, Cabarruss Arts Council, Concord, NC
2013 “Three Mixed Media Artists”, Rivermont Studio, Lynchburg, VA
2013 “How I See It”, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2011 FT: Fiber Transformed, “Wish You Were Here”, Suffolk Art Center, Suffolk, VA
2010 “7th Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
2010 “Fiber on the Edge”, Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, Clifton Forge, VA
2009 “Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition 2009”, Tianan City, Taiwan
2008 “6th Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
2008 “In Response”, The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK
2008 “Artisans of Distinction”, Blue Ridge Community College, VA
2008 FT: Fiber Transformed, “Wish You Were Here”, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2007 FT: Fiber Transformed, “Wish You Were Here”, Lincoln Art Center, Lincoln, CO
2007 FT: Fiber Transformed, “Wish You Were Here”, Shenandoah Valley Arts Center, Waynesboro, VA
2006 “5th Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Center, Martinsville, VA
2005 “The Goddess Revisited”, Artisan Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
2004 “4th Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Center, Martinsville, VA
2004 FT: Fiber Transformed Group Show, Bedford Central Library, Bedford, VA
2004 “Fabrications”, PAQA South, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2004 “Art Quilts: Sew What’s New”, Craddock Terry Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2004 FT: Fiber Transformed Group Show, Augusta Medical Center, VA
2005 - 2007 “Fabrications”, traveling exhibition
2003 “New Directions in Quilting”, The Arts Center in Orange, Orange, VA
2003 “From a Woman’s Hand”, FT: Fiber Transformed, Artisan Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
2003 “Heaven and Earth”, National League of American Pen Women Exhibit, Lynchburg Fine Arts
Center (now the Academy Center of the Arts), Lynchburg, VA
2002 “3rd Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt”, Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA
2001 Art at the Virginia General Assembly, Richmond, VA, organized by the Art Museum of Western Virginia (now the Taubman Museum of Art)
2001 Annual Invitational Craft Show, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1999 Five Visions, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1999 Annual Invitational Craft Show, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1998 Three Artist Winners of the 7th Annual Gloria Fitzgibbons Juried Art Competition, AIA Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1997 Riverviews Artists, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA
1994 Southwest Virginia Women Sculptors Traveling Exhibition, James Center, Richmond, VA and The Wharf Gallery, Staunton, VA
1993 James River Art Show, Lynchburg Fine Art Center (now the Academy Center of the Arts), Lynchburg, VA
1992 Rebearth, Group Exhibit, Langhorne Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
1991 Back to Back, Group show of new members, Associated Artists Gallery, Pittsburgh Center for Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1990 McKeesport Little Theater, McKeesport, PA
1989 Professional Women Artists Show, Community College of Allegheny County, Monroeville, VA
1988 New Board Show, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Th Birmingham Loft, Pittsburgh, PA
1985 Four Person Show, Duquesne University, Les Idees Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Selected International, National and Regional Juried Shows
2011, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022 “Annual National Juried Art Show, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
2021 Quilt National, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH (international exhibition of art quilts)
2012, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022 “National Juried Photography Show”, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2021 “Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices”, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD (on-line exhibition, galleries closed)
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 “National Juried Art Show”, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2009, 2010, 2015 “Form not Function”, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN
2014 “Quilts=Art=Quilts”, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2013 “7STITCH: Contemporary Textile Art”, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
2012 “TIQE 2012: Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition”, Tainan City, Taiwan
2009, 2011 “Biennial Juried Art Show”, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
2009 “Tribute to Fiber”, BlackRock Art Center, Germantown, MD
2008 “Amazing Art Quilts”, Staunton August Art Center, Staunton, VA
2008 “Art Quilts: Reflections”, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2007 “A Really Big Shoe Show”, Craddock-Terry Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2007 “Art Quilts: Artists Respond”, Page Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2006 Lynchburg Juried Art Show, Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2005, 2006 “Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival”, Hampton, VA
2005 “Contemporary Traditions”, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2004 “Connected Threads”, The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA
2004 “Art Quilts: Elements”, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC and traveling exhibition (Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, and Pacific International Quilt Festival)
2003 “Art Quilts VIII: A Cut Above”, Chandler Center for the Arts, AZ
2003 “Vantage Point – South: Art Quilts”, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2003 “Quilts, Fabric and Wearable Art”, The Gallery at Jefferson Center, Roanoke, VA
2002 “Hand Crafted”, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
1996, 2000, 2002 Roanoke City Art Show, Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA
2001 “Truth or Dare”, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Lynchburg Area Art Show, Lynchburg Fine Art Center, Lynchburg, VA
2000 Equinox Open, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2000 Lynchburg Area Photography Show, Lynchburg Fine Art Center, Lynchburg, VA
1996 Salon de Refuse, Gallery in the Square, Pittsburgh, PA
1995 Lynchburg Area Photography Show, Lynchburg Fine Art Center, Lynchburg, VA
1992 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 82nd Annual, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1991 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 81st Annual, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1991 Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual, Pittsburgh Center for Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1989 Greensburg Art Club 56th Annual Juried Art Show, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA,
1988 1st International Works on Paper and Sculpture Show, Clary-Miner Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1987, 1988 Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual, Pittsburgh Center for Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1985 Greensburg Art Club 52nd Annual Juried Art Show, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA
1984-1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 Westmoreland Arts National, Westmoreland Community College, Youngwood, PA
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2021 Judge - League of Roanoke Artists, Jefferson Center, Roanoke, VA
2019 Juror - Fibers Arts National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA
2017 Curator - “P’s and Q’s”, Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Guest Lecturer - Liberty University, Lectures on printmaking and led printmaking workshops
2015 Juror - Art Speaks on the Bay Juried Art Show, Bay School Community Arts Center, Matthews, VA
1992 – 2017 Speaker – Lectures and demonstrations on a variety of topics including colored pencils, hand-made paper, printmaking and art quilts at public and private schools, colleges, and art organizations.
1988 - 2011 Judge -Numerous student and adult art shows including: Central Virginia Community College 2011 Annual Student Art Show, Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, 2011 Annual High School Art Show, 2002 Fall Festival, Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, Lynchburg
Art Club Kaleidoscope Show Student Exhibit, PTA/PTO Annual Art Exhibits, Student Christmas Card Exhibit, Bedford County, VA, High School Art Show, Lynchburg Women’s Club and Campbell County Fine Art Show.
1992 – 2013 Instructor – Taught drawing, painting, handmade paper and surface design classes and workshops for adults and children, and summer art camps for children for the Academy Center of Art (formerly the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center and Academy of Fine Art), Lynchburg, VA.
2009 - 2012 Managing Curator – International traveling exhibition managing curator. “SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science”
2007 - 2010 Instructor - Extend Art for gifted students, Monelison Middle School, Madison Heights, VA
2003 - 2005 Virginia Commission for the Arts- Advisory Panel member for screening Artists in Education Residency Sponsor Applications.
2004 Juror - Nelson Fine Arts Gallery Annual Juried Show, Lexington, VA
1997-2000, 2002-2004 Exhibition Curator - Academy Center of Art (formerly the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center), Lynchburg, VA.
2003 Judge – 33rd Annual Seawall Art Show, Portsmouth, VA
1994 Coordinator - Organized and planned the summer art camp program for the Lynchburg Fine Art Center.
1992 - 1995 Instructor - Taught colored pencil drawing and acrylic painting classes for adults and summer art camp classes for children, Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Department, Lynchburg, VA.
1990-1991 Instructor - Taught art classes for young children (4 and 5 years old) and primary grade school children.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2019 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (monotypes, drypoint) Alleghany High School. Sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
2017 Artist Fellowship - Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in France - Moulin a Nef Studio Center in Auvillar, France
2015 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint) Covington High School, Covington, VA. Sponsored by Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2015 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (relief) and painting on fabric. Charles City Elementary School, Charles City, VA. Sponsored by Cultural Arts Alliance of Charles City.
2011, 2015 Artist Fellowship - Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
2010 Artist in Education Residency - Papermaking (sheets and cast paper) Canterbury Woods Elementary School, Annandale, VA. Sponsored by Canterbury Woods Elementary School and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2009 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint)Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg, VA. Sponsored by Walsingham Academy and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2008 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint) Canterbury Woods Elementary School, Annandale, VA. Sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2008 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint, relief) Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg, VA. Sponsored by Walsingham Academy and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2007/2008 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint, drypoint)Amherst County Schools (elementary, middle, and high school). Sponsored by Amherst County School Board and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2005/2006 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint, drypoint) Alleghany High School. Sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2001 - 2006 Artist in Education Residency - Exploring Art and Creativity. Bethune Nursery School, Lynchburg, VA. School is a United Way Agency. Residencies sponsored by Lynchburg Division of Social Services.
2001 Artist Study Grant - Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist in Education Program.
2001 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, drypoint) Jack Jouett Middle School, Charlottesville, VA. Residency sponsored by the Jack Jouett Middle School PTO and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
2001 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph on paper and fabric) McIntoshElementary School, Newport News, VA. Residency sponsored by the Peninsula Fine Arts Center and the Newport News Arts Commission.
2001 Artist in Education Residency - Papermaking (cast paper tiles) Forest Elementary School, Forest, VA. Residency funded by the Forest Elementary PTO.
1999/2000 Artist in Education Residency – Printmaking (drypoint, monoprint) Alleghany High School. Sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1999 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, drypoint) Yorktown Middle School and Tabb Middle School. Residency coordinated by the Yorktown Arts Foundation and funded by the York County School System and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1998 Artist in Education Residency - Printmaking (collagraph, monoprint) Yorktown Elementary School. Residency sponsored by the Peninsula Fine Arts Center and Hampton Roads Junior Women’s Club, Newport News, VA.
1997 Artist in Education Residency – Printmaking (collagraph, drypoint) Grafton Middle School, and Queens Lake Middle School. Residency coordinated by the Yorktown Art Foundation and funded by the York County School System and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1996 Seventh Annual Gloria Fitzgibbons Juried Art Competition: Winner
1996 Artist Study Grant -Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist in Education Program.
1996 Artist in Education Residency – Painting- Green Valley Elementary School, Roanoke County. Funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Green Valley Elementary School PTA.
1996 Artist in Education Residency – Papermaking (sheet forming, pulp painting, cast paper) Waller Mill Elementary School and Yorktown Elementary School. Residency coordinated the Yorktown Arts Foundation and funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the York County School System.
1995 Artist in Education Residency – Printmaking (collagraphs, drypoint, monoprint) Alleghany High School and Covington High School. Sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Cultural Arts Center and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1992 Artist in Education – Broken tile mural. Boonsboro Elementary School. Residency funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and Boonsboro Elementary School, Lynchburg, VA.
COMMISSIONS
“My Story, Your Story, Our Story”, 2010, Roanoke Public Library, Roanoke, VA
“Saving Grace”, 2005, Snidow Chapel, Lynchburg College, VA
“Pope Benedict XVI”, 2005, St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Lynchburg, VA
COLLECTIONS
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
MSU Museum, Michigan State University
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville, VA
Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Executive Mansion Collection, Richmond, Virginia
Roanoke Arts Commission Public Art Collection, Roanoke, VA
Johnson & Johnson, The Spectacle Lens Group, Roanoke, VA
Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville, PA
Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Campus, PA
Pearson Cancer Center, Lynchburg, VA
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
The Summit, Centra Health, Lynchburg, VA
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, Pittsburgh, PA
Work in numerous private collections in the United States, Ireland and France.
MEMBERSHIPS
Studio Art Quilt Associates - Professional Artist Member
Surface Design Association
FT: Fiber Transformed
Artisan Center of Virginia - Juried Artist Member
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Quilting Arts TV, Season 2200, 2018, three episodes: Working in Series, Free Motion Quilting, Printing on Fabric
McCown, Lorie: “In the Spotlight: Fiber Transformed,” Quilting Arts; April/May 2017, Issue 86: pp. 30-36.
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 23, 2016
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 22, 2015
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 21, 2014
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 20, 2013
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 19, 2012
Adams, Deidre, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 18, 2011
Hemachandra, Ray, ed.: 500 Art Quilts, An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work, 2010, Lark Books: p. 216 and 296
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 17, 2010
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 16, 2009
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 15, 2008
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 14, 2007
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 13, 2005
Ferrin, Cheryl Dineen, ed.: Studio Art Quilt Associates Portfolio 12, 2005
Cooledge, Kathy: “In Response,” The Quilter, The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles; Journal No. 116; Autumn 2008: pp.16-17.
Cooledge, Kathy: “In Response at Ely Cathedral,” Workbox; June/July 2008, No. 111: pp.34-36.
Bellah, Mary Beth: “Wish You Were Here,” FiberArts; April/May 2007: pp.20-21.
Nguyen, Janet: “Keeping minds open to creativity,” The News and Advance; March 25, 2006:D1.
Goerig, Margaret: “The Fabric of life,” The News and Advance; March 22, 2005: C1
Fulcher, Kristi: “Fiber Art: cultured expressions,” New City Life; Nov/Dec 2004: p21.
Goerig, Margaret: “A Jill (Jensen) of all trades,” The News and Advance; March 4, 2004: B3
EDUCATION
1979-2021 Classes and workshops. Princeton Art Association, Pittsburgh Center for Art, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Art Student League of New York, Academy Center of Art (Lynchburg Fine Arts Center), Pyramid Atlantic, Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts, Sweet Briar College, McGuffey Art Center, Virginia Center for the Book Arts, North House Folk School, Nomad School of Art.
1978 Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY Master of Science - Metallurgy.
1976 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Bachelor of Science – Chemistry.