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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS__________________________________________________ 2005 Trace Gallery West, Tokyo, Japan 2002 Memory Gallery West, Tokyo, Japan 2000 Urban Prairie Traveling Exhibition:Gallery West, Tokyo, Art Life Mitsuhashi, Kyoto, Japan 1999 Millennium Project-Transition Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 1999 Habitat Robert Hillstad Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 1997 Prairie Gallery West, Tokyo, Japan 1997 Flora Yamawaki Arts & Cultural Center; Lasell College, Newton, MA 1997
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (recent 5 yrs)______________ ____________________ 2006 New Fibers 2006 touring: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapid, MI., DeVos Art Museum, Marquette,MI., Aflred Berkowitz Gallery (University of Michigan) Dearborn, MI. 2004-6 Fiberart International Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY, The Bellevue Arts Museum, touring Seattle,WA. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA 2006 Green Party Gallery Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. organized by Suzumi Noda 2005 Red Party Gallery Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. organized by Suzumi Noda 2003 Fiber Focus 2003 St. Louis Design Center, St. Louis MO " Different Directions from a Common Point Penland Gallery, Penland NC 2002 Ragdale Foundation 25th Anniversary Show Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL Juried by Ed Paschke 2001 Beyond Thread: (a)mending social thought Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000 Cultural Connections Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL " Interpreting Japanese Aesthetics * Fiber Scene, San Francisco, CA *Virtual exhibition " Meditations:Japanese Fiber Traditions Today Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. Farmville, VA 1999 With Many Voices The Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL " Converging Cultures The Center of Contemporary Arts, St. Louis, MO
GRANT/AWARD___________________________________________________________________ New Fibers 2006 exhibition Received The Best-of-show award Curated by Cynthia Schira July 2006 Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grant/ 2001 Anderson Ranch:Artist in Residency Program/ Oct.-Nov.'01 Ragdale Foundation:Artist in Residency Program/ Aug.-Sept.'98 Ragdale Foundation:Artist in Residency Program/ Aug.-Sept.'99 First Award in "Kimono Show" exhibition curated by Yoshiko Wada, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL, 1990 Art-in-Education Residency Program (Selected for 2001), Illinois Arts Council
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS_(current)________________________________________________ Unitarian Universalist Assosiation magazine, “Spiritual Landmark” (commissioned by Unitarian Church of Evanston) Sept/Oct. 2002 Fiberarts Magazine, "Meditation in Structure and Light" (Exhibition review) by Dinah Ryan, Summer 2001. Fiber Art Design Book Five Six and Seven, Altamont Press, 1999. Surface Design Journal, “Exhibition Review” Winter, 1995, 1999 Surface Design Journal,"Cross Currents" Fall, 1999 Fiberarts Magazine, Innovations in Textile Art by Carol Ferring Shepley, Nov/Dec 1999. The Best of Silk Painting, by Diane Tuckman & Jan Janas, North Light Publishing Co., March’97 American Craft Magazine, “Profile” Dec.’96/Jan.’97
COLLECTION/COMMISSION__________________________________________________________ Unitarian Church of Evanston Evanston, IL American Embassy Manila, Philippine (loaned) Loyola University Medical Center Maywood,IL Restaurant Isabella Yokohama, Japan International Investment Services Honolulu, Hawaii Konzoin Temple Yokohama, Japan Image Science Co.,Ltd. Tokyo, Japan At Home Co.,Ltd. Tokyo, Japan Hollywood Cosmetic Co. Tokyo, Japan Heitman Properties Chicago, IL Dr. Harada, Dentist's office Glenview, IL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (recent)______________________________________ ____ 2000 - 2002 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Teach Surface Design class in the Fiber and Material Studies Dept. 1997 - present Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Faculty: Teach various surface design techniques inc: Shibori , Nassen, Katazome, Stitching. 1996 - present Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL Teach various surface design techniques on fabric. 2005 - present Lillstreet Arts Center, Chicago, IL Teach various surface design techniques on fabric.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: workshop, visiting artist, artist-in-residence (recent 5 yrs)_________ 2005 (June) Surface Design Conference, Kansas City Art Institute, MO Teach Nassen printing technique 2005 (July) Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine Teach Nassen printing technique 2004 (Aug.) Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmas, CO Teach Indigo and Katazome 2004 (July) Tougaloo Art Colony, Jackson MS Teach Nassen printing technique 2004 (June) Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2001, ’98,’96, ‘94Taught Nassen printing technique 2004 (May-June)Temari Center for Asian and Pacific Arts, Honolulu, HI Taught Indigo dyeing and Design courses 2004 (April) Design with Heart Fiber Conference, Santa Fe, NM Taught color rice paste resist printing on silk 2003 (June) Surface Design Conference, Kansas City Art Institute, MO Taught Nassen printing technique 2003 (July) Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC Taught Nassen printing technique 2002 (Nov.) Textile Museum of Netherlands, Tilberg, Holland Taught Nassen printing technique 1999 ( Nov. ) Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL Guest artist: taught Katazome (Japanese cut-out stencil printing technique) 1999 ( Oct. ) Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ Visiting Artist: Taught "Fiber I", "Advanced Weaving", "Surface Design" classes 1999 ( June ) Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Columbus, OH Taught additive processes (stitching, collage, appliquÈ, etc.) 1999 ( Feb. ) University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Artist-in-residence, taught classes and workshop
EDUCATION______________________________________________________________ 1987-1989 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, MFA in Fiber Art 1963-1967 Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan, BA in Graphic Design, Certificate of Art Teaching 1985-1987 Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR, screen printing, weaving, natural dyes 1976-1985 Private study with Haru Izumi, Master, Yokohama, Japan. Traditional Japanese printing and dyeing techniques.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES__________________________________________________ 2000 Juror, for "Rhythms of Nature: Eloquent Fiber Arts" Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL 2000 Consultant, Consulted for the theater class Kabuki costumes at Lincoln Park High School,Chicago, IL 1997-2000 Board member, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL 1995-2000 Gallery Committee member, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL
LECTURE (recent 5 yrs)________________________________________________________________ Dec. 2005 Northshore Weavers Guild, Wilmette, IL “Japanese Kimonos and Design” Apr. 2004 Design with Heart Fiber Conference, Santa Fe, NM “Japanese Kimonos” Apr. 2001 Northwest Indiana Community Associates, Merrilville, IN “Japanese Textiles" Oct. 2001 South Chicago Weavers Guild, Chicago, IL “Japanese Textiles" Apr. 2000 Kyoto College of Arts, Kyoto, Japan “My Work and Fiber artists in the USA" Mar. 2000 Women College of Arts, Tokyo, Japan “My Work"
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