my art making is an internal journey with external souvenirs
on my trip I carry a soup pot for serving up memories, sensations, and responses to the world around me
a few of my traveling companions are Kiki Smith, Leslie Dill, Anne Hamilton, Richard Tuttle, Eva Hesse, Anne Truitt, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jay DeFeo
you will always find in my suitcase: family photo albums bolt of muslin sewing needles carpet thread scissors bag of clay brushes Caran D’ache pencils heavy sketch paper Elmer’s glue oil sticks x – acto knife straight pins 6” ruler
with my suitcase, soup pot, travel companions, and public radio, I travel to incredible places…there’s always room for guests on the journey
Education
2004 Tim Hawkesworth, Norristown, PA
2003 Peters Valley Craft School, Peters Valley, NJ
2000 – 2005 Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1985 Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1980 – 1984 Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1983 Parson School of Design, Lake Placid, NY
1979 – 1980 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1977 Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Awards & Honors
Grants
1999 Artist in Residence Grant, “ Minority Women in Print,” Ringling School of Design, Sarasota, FL
Residencies
2004 Swarthmore / Rutledge School District, Swarthmore, PA
1996 Artist in Residence, Strathhaven High School, Wallingford, PA
1994 Artist in Residence, Rose Tree School District, Rose Tree, Media, PA
Collection
One –of –a – Kind Gallery, Merion, PA Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Philadelphia, PA Bristol Myers/ Squibb/ Purchase Prize, Lawrenceville, NJ Delaware County Comm College, Media, PA National Museum of Amer Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Jan Goldman, Ph.D., Elkins Park, PA David Baker, MD, Wallingford, PA Len Rothenberg, DDS, Miami, FL Edward Einhorn, JD, Philadelphia, PA Rabbi Elliot Holin, Philadelphia, PA Rabbi Vivian Schirn, Philadelphia, PA CEO, Consulting, Philadelphia, PA Inlay Product World, Media, PA The Development Co, Burbank, CA Diversified Investments, Media, PA Michael Olszewski, Philadelphia, PA Warren and Paula Ladden, Merion, PA Dan Fredland, JD, Swarthmore, PA Lisa Morein, Ardmore, PA Lauri Mansky, Media, PA
Commisions
2005 – 2006 Ritual Textiles, Congregation Beth Israel, Media, PA 2 part project
Affiliation
Philadelphia Sculptors, Philadelphia, PA Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Artist’s Cultural Exchange, Elkins Park, PA
Professional Experience
2003 Sculpture Teacher, Haverford College Summer Enrichment Program, Haverford, PA
1999 Guest Artist Workshop, Newman College: School of Education, Aston, PA
1998 Guest Artist Workshop, Newman College: School of Education, Aston, PA
Teacher Design, Color, and Composition, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1989 Teacher Jewish Ritual Arts to Russian Immigrants, Gratz College, Melrose Park, PA
1988 Design Consultant and Costumer, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Lectures and Talks
1997 Invited Speaker, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Invited Speaker, Art Dept, Benares Hindi University, Benares, India
1996 Invited Speaker, Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Invited Speaker, York College: School of Education, York, PA
1993 Invited Speaker, St. Joseph’s University: School of Education, Philadelphia, PA
1992 Invited Speaker, St. Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1990 Invited Panelist, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Guest Speaker, Women’s Conference, Delaware County Community, Media, PA
Exhibitions
Solo
2008 TRACES, The Hall, InLiquid at the Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2006 gathering again, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
…a gathering, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Matter Over Mind, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
2003 …in her footsteps, Widener University, Chester, PA
1999 Shirtales, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1995 A Soap Story, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
1994 Veils of Spirituality, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Philadelphia, PA
1993 Laundry: a Ritual of Cloth, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1992 Washday, Some Thoughts on Laundry, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1989 A Cast of Many, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1988 1 + 1 + 1, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1986 Catharsis, Ritual, and Experience, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
The Beauty of Holiness, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2005 – 2006 Oil and Wax, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA; Siano Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME; Arts League of Northern California, Novato, CA; Robert Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Invitational, Traveling Exhibition
2004 Small Wonders, Ogilvie / Pertl Gallery, Chicago, IL Invitational
Let there Be Light, Greater Baltimore Jewish Community Center, Baltimore, MD Invitational
2003 Best Foot Forward, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
smallworks, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA Juried Exhibition
Abstract Expression, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA Juried Exhibition
2002 Nexus Goes South, Baltimore County Community College, Dundalk, MD Juried Exhibition
2001 – 2002 Reflect and Respond, Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Krasdale Gallery, New York, NY; Burlington County Community College, Burlington, NJ Traveling Juried Exhibition
2001 Twelfth Annual Juried Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY Juried Exhibition
Precious, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition Small Works, Big Ideas, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA Juried Exhibition
2000 – 2001 Impact Africa, Bucks County Community College, Bucks County, PA Juried Exhibition
2001 Meaning in the Mundane, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Parallels, Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition Caroline Weintraub Memorial Award
Art of the State: PA 2000, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA Juried Exhibition Second Prize Sculpture
A Celebration of Community Art, Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Under Under, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
1999 Forty Years in the Desert, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1998 – 2001 All the Symptoms of an Artist, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA; Smithsonian Museum, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC; Whitney Museum of American Art, Stamford, CT; New York Hall of Science, New York, NY; Albany Art Museum, Albany, GA; Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD Invitational, Traveling Exhibition
1998 PS Gallery Presents, PS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Sacred Spaces, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1997 Hung Out to Dry, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY Juried Exhibition
Sleeping Beauty, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Juried Exhibition
The Power of Paper, Main Line Center of the Arts, Haverford, PA Juried Exhibition Newman Gallery Prize
Theories of Relativity, Camden County Cultural Commission, Camden, NJ Juried Exhibition
Fin de Sicle, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE; Delaware State University, Odessa, DE Juried Exhibition
Open Juried Photo / Printmaking, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA Juried Exhibition Jill Jones Nauta Prize
Getting Hitched, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1996 Gallery Artists, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Facing Backwards, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Subversive Domesticity, Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS Invitational
1995 Artists Cultural Exchange, York College Gallery, York, PA Juried Exhibition
Imaging New Jersey, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ Juried Exhibition Purchase Prize / Bristol Myers Squibb
Documenta, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA Invitational
I. D., Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1994 Annual Invitational, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA Invitational
ACX at the 479 Gallery, 479 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Nexus at Viridian, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY Invitational
Domestic Pleasures, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE Invitational
1993 …and the Women Danced, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
The Wave of Cloth, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
The Art of Dressing: From Costume to Sculpture, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
ACX at Abington Art Center, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA Invitational
ACX Presents, Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Inside Out, Camden County Cultural Commision, Haddon Twp, NJ Invitational
Fiber Fireworks, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1992 Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Creative Spirit, The Gallery at Continental Bank, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Works on Paper, Main Line Center of the Arts, Haverford, PA Juried Exhibition
In Person, a Celebration of the Human Form, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA Juried Exhibition Juror’s Prize
Interactions, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Threads in Common, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1991 Works on Paper, Perkin’s Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ Juried Exhibition Juror’s Prize
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Indiscreet Objects of Desire, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Ceremonial Fibers, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Beyond Aesthetics, Alternative Museum, New York, NY Invitational
War and Peace, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1990 Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Birthday Presence, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Nexus Steps Over Jesse Helms Into the 1990’s, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Nexus at Amos Eno, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY Invitational
Material Wealth: Fabric Art Around Us, Fred Wolf Jr. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
1989 Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Philadelphia, Meet Yourself, Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Exhibitionism, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Of Her Hands, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA Invitational
1987 Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition Delaware County Women’s Conference, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Juried Exhibition
The Creator and Her Creations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Invitational
Size Isn’t Everything, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
Exchange With Nexus Gallery, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA Invitational
1986 Works In and On Fabric, Peak Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
