Education
2008-2010
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA. MFA in Fibers, Focus in Weaving
2001-2005
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA. BFA in Crafts, Textile Focus, Magna Cum Laude
Teaching Experience
2023
Frame-loom weaving workshop for high-school students as part of SCAD Summer Seminar for Fibers department (two sessions), Savannah, GA
Visiting lecturer for Professor Ben Copperwheat’s Fiber’s Intro classes on tapestry weaving at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2022
Visiting lecturer for Professor Ben Copperwheat’s Fiber’s Intro classes on tapestry weaving at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2021
Visiting lecturer for Professor Sheila Edwards’ Soft Furnishings class on chair-caning at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2020
Virtual Frame-loom weaving workshop for high-school students as part of SCAD Summer Seminar for Fibers department (three sessions), Savannah, GA
2019-Present
Professorship in Fibers, Fibers Department at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2019
Frame-loom weaving workshop for high-school students as part of SCAD Summer Seminar for Fibers department (three sessions), Savannah, GA
2018
Frame-loom weaving workshop for high-school students as part of SCAD Summer Seminar for Fibers department, Savannah, GA
2009
Graduate Teaching Internship for two sections of Introduction to Weaving under Professor Doris Louie, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2006
Weaving workshop instructor and consultant for Stafford County School system public art project, Stafford County, VA
Professional Experience
2022
Repaired damage to Sonya Clark’s “Finding Freedom” installation at the Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, GA
2020-Present
Freelance rattan (including wicker) restoration, repair and individual and consulting service
2018
Consultation on and hanging preparation for textiles in Telfair Museum’s exhibition, “Savannah Families Abroad: the Consumption of Culture in the 19th Century.” Savannah, GA
Freelance custom weaving for Mushaboom Design, Savannah, GA
2017
Rug assessment/appraisal to determine origin, period appropriateness and condition/maintenance for collection of the Owen’s Thomas House, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2014- Present
Freelance rug restoration, repair and individual and consulting services
2008-2014
Savannah Galleries, Savannah, GA. Rug restoration/repair, sales and customer service
2004-2008
Christian Lorraine Oriental Rugs, Richmond, VA. Assistant Manager, Rug repair / restoration and customer service, marketing and buying
Relevant Experience
2015-2016
Marketplace Committee Chair, Crosscurrents: Land, Labor and the Port, Textile Society of America 2016 Symposium. All preparations, jurying and on-site management for Marketplace at the biannual symposium, Savannah, GA
2010
“Local Industry,” weaving participant, a component of the exhibition, “Wind/Rewind/Weave,” by Anne Wilson at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Selected participant in American Craft Council School to Market Program, Baltimore, MD
2009
Artist Assistant to Nene Humphrey “Circling the Center,” Pinnacle Gallery, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Artist Assistant to Liz Sargent “A Nostalgia for Inertia,” Pinnacle Gallery, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Grad.Salon Student Coordinator, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Scholarships
2008-2010
Artistic Honors Scholarship, Full Tuition, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2001-2005
Dean’s Scholarship, Half Tuition, VCU, Richmond, VA
Awards
2014
American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award Nominee
NICHE Awards Finalist, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Excellence in Studio Practice- Emerging Artist Alumni Award by the Craft/Material Studies Department, VCU, Richmond, VA
2010
Best of Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Award for Best Thesis Proposal, Winter Quarter, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Lectures
2022
Visiting lecturer for Professor Ben Copperwheat’s Fiber’s Intro classes on tapestry weaving at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2021
Visiting lecturer for Professor Ben Copperwheat’s Fiber’s Intro classes on tapestry weaving at SCAD, Savannah, GA
Visiting lecturer for Professor Sheila Edwards’ Soft Furnishings class on chair-caning at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2020
Visiting lecturer for Professor Ben Copperwheat’s Fibers Intro classes on tapestry weaving at SCAD, Savannah, GA
Visiting lecturer for Professor Sarah Rabinowitz’s Studio Production class on Freelance work at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2019
Artist lecture with Deborah First for collaborative exhibition, “Drawing Connections,” at the Drawing Room Gallery, Savannah, GA
2015
Artist lecture with Anna Bushman for collaborative exhibition, “Reversible Perspective,” at ArtSpace in Richmond, VA
2013
Oriental Rug Repair and Restoration Lecture at Savannah Galleries. Given upon the request of Professor Jill Kinnear for History of Textiles class at SCAD, Savannah, GA
2012
Artist Lecture for the Chattahoochee Weaver's Guild, Atlanta, GA
2009
Grad.Salon presenter, lecture on thesis proposal and graduate work, Smithfield Cottage, SCAD, Savannah, GA (also the student coordinator, as cited above under relevant experience).
Oriental Rug Repair and Restoration Lecture in collaboration with Danny Kaminsky at Savannah Galleries. Given upon the request of Professor Jessica Smith for History of Textiles class at SCAD, Savannah, GA
Exhibitions (solo shows marked with asterisk)
2019
Drawing Connections, collaborative exhibition with Deborah First’s mixed-media sculptures and my weavings. The exhibition also included drawings, studies and studio artifacts. Drawing Room Gallery at Starland Studios, Savannah, GA
2018
SCAD at Design Miami, work purchased and exhibited in an alumni showcase at the SCAD booth at Design Miami, Miami, FL
2017
Making Waves, a collaborative group exhibition with Lucrezia Bieler, Jennifer McCurdy, Robert Donne and myself at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Permanent Collections Gallery, Mesa, AZ
Fold/Unfold, a group exhibition with weavers from around the U.S. who were invited to make contemporary versions of early American over-shot coverlets. I created a hand drawn draft and draw-down for the show which took place at the Lyndon House Cultural Center in Athens, GA, Catalogue published
2016
Toast, a juried exhibition and auction of faculty, current student and alum work to benefit the Craft/Material Studies department at the VCU, Richmond, VA
2015
Reversible Perspective, collaborative exhibition in weaving, drawing and light with Anna Bushman Artspace at Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
2014
NICHE Awards Finalists Gallery, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C, Juried, The National Building Museum
2012
Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Juror: Cindi Strauss Assistant Director, Programming and Curator for Modern and Contemporary Decorative Arts and Design at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Decorative Fiber, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
Pushing the Limits, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA, Juror: Katie Shaw
Longitude, in conjunction with the HGA conference Convergence, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA Juror:Kay Faulkner
2011
CraftForms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Decorative Fiber, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
The American Craft Exposition, Decorative Fiber, Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Juried
N[e]W[e]ave, Common Wealth Gallery, presented by the University of Wisconsin Design Gallery, Madison, WI
Smithsonian Craft Show, Decorative Fiber, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Juried
the loom: on, around & through, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
2010
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Awarded Best of Show, Emerging Artist Category, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
SPILL, Indigo Sky Community Gallery, Savannah, GA, Juried
The American Craft Exposition, Emerging Artist Gallery, Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Juried
* The Seen and Unseen: A Dialectic in Weaving, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indigo Sky Gallery, Savannah, GA
American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, School to Market program, Baltimore, MD, Juried
2009
Currency of Craft, Pepe Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA, Jurors: Olivia Robinson, Fabio Fernandez and Olivia Robinson
Points of Departure, Surface Design Association Student Exhibition, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Juried
2008
Woven Gems, A small format tapestry show held in conjunction with Convergence 2008, Tampa, FL. Catalogue Published
Living With Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home, Hagnauer Gallery, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO, Juror: Betsy Blumenthal, Catalogue Published
2007
MIDDLEGROUND, A self-produced event/exhibition of new works in mixed media drawing and installation by Jane Winfield and I. Held at the Bankuet Place, Richmond, VA
2006
Back to the Floor: A show of contemporary rugs on the floor, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Juror: Rebecca Stevens, Consulting Curator of contemporary textiles, Textile Museum Washington, D.C.
GRAND IDEAS: Small Format Tapestry, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, An international tapestry show, sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance. Catalogue Published
2005
Radius 250, Artspace at Plant Zero, Richmond, VA, Juror: John Ravenal, Curator of contemporary art, Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Showcase: Textile Talents, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, VCU work juried by Susan Iverson and John Hawthorne
Zwei, Music, Fashion, and Art Show, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA, presented by Catalyst 15
Student Fine Arts Exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, Juror: Sandra Skurvida
Publications as Author
2016
The Seen and Unseen: Weaving as a Metaphor for Wave/Particle Duality, Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2016), 49(2): 130-136
Bibliography
2023
Art(s) On the Air radio interview and podcast with Tamara Garvy
2020
Art Off the Air radio and print interview with Rob Hessler for the Savannah Morning News
Crazybird podcast interview with host, artist and professor Wioleta Kaminska
Reading Creatively interview with Peter Relic for the SCAD blog
Photograph of Drawdown Drawing published in Overshot, a book by Jessica Smith and Susan Falls
2019
Connecting Us Through Art, article and interview by Rachel Flora for Connect Savannah
SCAD Works interview with Peter Relic about the Summer Seminars: Textile Techniques classes
2014
NICHE Awards Finalists, finalists spread, NICHE Magazine, Winter 2014(16), 47
2013
Longitude: Yardage, exhibition feature, Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot XLIV, no. 1 (Winter 2012-2013): 27
2011
HandfulofSalt.com online art/craft/design magazine, Artist Profile and Interview by Regina Connell
2010
School of Design Catalogue, featured work, Savannah College of Art and Design
2008
Living With Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Pikes Peak Weavers Guild, Manitou Springs, CO
2006
Barbara Gash, “Back to the Floor,” Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot XXXVII, Fall 2006)(4), 27
Jurying
2016
Marketplace Vendors, Textile Society of America Symposium,
2014
Fiber Student Drawing and Conceptualization Competition, SCAD Fibers Department, Savannah, GA
2013
Senior Fiber Student Drawing and Conceptualization Competition, SCAD Fibers Department, Savannah, GA
Collections
2018
Savannah College of Art and Design, Permanent Collection
2010-Present
Numerous private collectors
2008
Savannah College of Art and Design, Permanent Collection
Conferences
2016
Land, Labor and the Port, Textile Society of America Symposium, Savannah, GA
2009
Creating a New Craft Culture, American Craft Council Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Jacquard and Entrepreneurial Textiles Conference, sponsored by the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC
Memberships
Hajji Baba Club
Seatweaver’s Guild
American Craft Council
Surface Design Association
Handweavers Guild of America
Black Mountain College Museum
Telfair and Jepson Museum
Skills
Tapestry weaving
Pattern weaving
Dobby weaving
Jacquard weaving
Dyeing
Repeat Pattern
Embroidery
Knitting
Crochet
Felting
Netting
Wood Joinery
Wood finishing
Glass casting
Glass blowing
Silicon molding
Plaster molding
Latex molding
Welding
Soldering
Rug restoration and repair
Rug Cleaning
Danish cord seat we
Chair seat caning
Wicker restoration
Rattan restoration
Rush Weaving
Weavepoint software
Ned Graphics software
Photoshop (Adobe Pro Suite)
Excel (Office Suite)