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Education   
M.F.A.  Fiber/3D emphasis – Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
B.A. Painting & Drawing, Secondary Art Education Endorsement - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Work Experience

• Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI 2000-present, Associate Instructor for Textiles, Clothing Selection, Consumer Buying, Intro. to Fashion & Interiors, Drawing I
• West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI 2007-2009, instructor of fiber arts, develop and implement fibers program
• Art Exhibitor Coordinator, Park Library, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI curator of exhibitions and maintain permanent collection          
• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI  2002-2004, Instructor for Introduction to Fibers and 2D Design
• Screaming Women, Grand Rapids, MI 1993-2001, owner of creative art coats for women business
• Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI 1990-1999, teacher of Learning Disabilities for grades K – 6

Professional Highlights

• Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Capital Campaign Committee, new facility, 2007.
• Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Committee, installation assistant to “Under-Cover: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books”, Simone Paterson’s, “Safe & Sound”, Miceala De Vivero’s, “Platano Maduro, Guardaria & Fit the Profile”.
• Urban Institue of Contemporary Art, curated & installed “30 years/ 30 cakes”, 2007
• Site coordinator for New Fibers 2006, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
•  Installer for “Fiber Art: Cutting Edge Grandeur” for Convergence 2006, DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, MI.
• Curated Hmong Story Cloths with lecture, Dr. Marsha MacDowel from MSU as part of the College of Communication and Fine Art’s Story Festival
• Curated Katherine Ux, Professor Emeritus of textiles at CMU, Park Library Baber Room, coordinated with guest lecturer, Sally Rose, art professor
• Exhibitions, Myth Makers (Michigan artists), Images of Human Rights (prints from South Africa) and coordinated special speaker, Chima Korieh, Ph.D. and poetry reading by Maureen N. Eke, Ph.D.
• Juried and curated alumni show, The Beaver Island Studio Art Program Retrospective
• Assisted juror for student annual show, Aaron Timlin of Detroit Contemporary Art Institute
• Inventoried and maintained permanent collection of CMU’s Park Library
• Initiated and maintained communications with the university’s colleges, staff within the library and the Mt. Pleasant community at large
• Conducted library art committee with information on their collection, guidance on new acquisitions, and assessment of artist proposals
• Designed postcards and brochures using PhotoShop
•  Researched and developed exhibition ideas
• Set up all the various facets of an exhibition opening reception, space, food, postcard announcements, communication to facility staff
• Assisted sculpture, Rachel Stevens, install her show, “Material Witness”
• Assisted BFA candidates install thesis exhibition, “Latent Imagery”
• Grand Rapids Art Museum docent for 18 years in which I gave tours to all ages on special exhibits and permanent collection, sat on committees to develop activities to coordinate with special exhibitions for the children’s hands-on art gallery, gave art talks to elementary schools, and created and implemented family day activities
• Generated mailings to library and gallery patrons
• Demonstrated surface design to elementary students for Art Reach of Mid Michigan, “Day with the Artist”
• Guest instructor for CMU’s Surface Design class teaching painting on silk
• Sew What Fabric Store, developed and taught textile classes

Publications
2003
“Tied by the Apron Strings”, Student Research & Creative Endeavors, http://www.orsp.cmich.edu/pdf/screeprogbook2003.pdf
2002
“Wearable Art” by Kathy Sexton, Sexton Publications,interview and photographs on wearable art and surface design.
2001
“Niche” Magazine, winter 2001, artist profile.
“The Paper”, artist interview, Grand Rapids, MI.
1996  
Grand Rapids Press, Sunday Flair, featured artist interview. May 21, 1996.
1985
Grand Rapids Press, Sunday Flair, featured artist interview, January, 1985.

Presentations
2007    
UICA, “The arts and MCACA”, May 18th, 2007.
UICA, presenter and commentary for opening of Cristin Millett, “Teatro Anatomico” and Emily De Araujo, “Holes & Shadows”.
2006   
First Presbyterian Church, Women’s Society breakfast, speaker: “Connection”.
2005    
Holland’s Women Literary Club, guest speaker: “Connection”.
2004
Art Reach of Mid Michigan, Day with the Artist, Vowels Elementary, surface design.
2003  
Art Reach of Mid Michigan, Day with the Artist, Fanche
Fancher Elementary, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Surface design demonstration to 5-6th graders.
2002
Assisted sculptor Rachel Stevens with installation, Material Witness, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
2001
Central Michigan University, Surface Design class, Painting on silk.

Professional Memberships
FANlist
Surface Design Association
Friends of Dard Hunter
Grand Rapids Community College Steering Committee for Fashion & Design Urban Institute of Contemporary Art

Grants
2003  Graduate Student Research & Creative Endeavors, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
2002  Graduate Student Research & Creative Endeavors,
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

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