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LISA SHEETS
6830 NE Bothell Way, C-302
Kenmore, WA 98028
425-417-1813(c)
lisa@LisaSheets.com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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1986 |
Western Illinois University Art Gallery , Macomb, IL |
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1988 |
Rend Lake College , Ina, IL |
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1989 |
Reyes Gallery , Chicago, IL |
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University Museum , Carbondale, IL |
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1990 |
University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI |
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Krempp Gallery , Jasper, IN |
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1991 |
Stone House Gallery , Fredonia, KS |
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Community Art Gallery , Ellensburg, WA |
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South Seattle Community College , Seattle, WA |
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1992 |
Seattle Pacific University , Seattle, WA |
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Avoir Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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1993 |
Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL |
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Several Thoughts (at once) Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Bruskin Gallery, Port Townsend, WA |
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1994 |
Shoreline Community College Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Sicyon Gallery, Walla Walla, WA |
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1995 |
Allied Arts Gallery , Richland, WA |
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1996 |
Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR |
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Boston Scientific Corporation , Redmond, WA |
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1997 |
Mountlake Terrace Library, Mountlake Terrace, WA |
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Ace Studio & Gallery , Seattle, WA |
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2001 |
Atelier 31 Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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2003 |
AT.31 Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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On The Edge Gallery, LaConner, WA |
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2004 |
Gallery 110, Seattle, WA |
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2005 |
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Gallery, Redmond, WA |
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Everett Public Library, Everett, WA |
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Southwestern Oregon Community College, North Bend, OR |
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2007 |
Soul Food Books, Redmond WA |
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Gallery 110, Seattle WA |
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2011 |
Artspawn Studio, Woodinville, WA |
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2013 |
Duvall Art Walk, Duvall, WA |
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2016 |
Chaco Canyon Organic Café, Seattle WA |
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2017 |
Soul Food CoffeeHouse, Redmond WA |
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2018 |
ArtForma Hammie Salon, Georgetown, Seattle WA |
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“ Inheritance” Gallery One , Ellensburg, WA |
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2019 |
“ Legacy”, Studio 103 , Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle WA |
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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1986 |
Works on Paper, Countryside Art Gallery, Arlington Heights, IL |
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The Cast Metal Image, Anderson College Gallery, Anderson, IN |
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Logan College Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Carterville, IL (HONORABLE MENTION) |
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1987 |
43rd Annual Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN |
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Painting & Sculpture Exhibit, Countryside Art Gallery, Arlington Hts, IL |
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Response '87 - Emerging Visions, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha, WI |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Slide Registry Exhibit, Arlington Community Center, Dallas, TX |
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1988 |
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO |
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Two-Person Exhibition, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL |
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22nd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX |
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44th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN |
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Open Spectrum, Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL |
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Jones 4th Annual Illinois Graduate Art Exhibit, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
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Henderson Arts Council 3rd Annual Art Exhibition, Soaper Arts Center, Henderson, KY |
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The Contemporary Figure, Sgraffito Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Carbondale Cast Metal, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR |
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Art in the Business Environment II, Mossa Center, St. Louis, MO |
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Women '88 - Satellite Exhibition, Lincoln Arts Foundation, Lincoln, CA |
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Contemporary Women Artists VI, Bixby Gallery, St. Louis, MO (MERIT AWARD) |
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Il Bronzetto, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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Batavia Sixth National Exhibit, Richmond Memorial Library, Batavia, NY |
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1989 |
American Women Artists, Campanile Galleries, Chicago, IL |
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Electronic Imaging Exhibit, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO |
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Two-Person Exhibition, Waterfront Gallery, Peoria, IL |
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Henderson Arts Council 4th Annual Art Exhibit, Soaper Arts Center, Henderson, KY |
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Three-Person Exhibition, Gallery 124, Kenosha, WI |
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Annual Juried Exhibition, Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, LA |
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Southside Art League Regional Show IV, Atrium Gallery, Indianapolis, IN |
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1990 |
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO |
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1st Annual Juried Exhibit, Walla Walla College, Walla Walla, WA |
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Northwest Women in Art '90, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, OR |
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Figure - Dialogue, Interference Hologram Gallery, Toronto, Ontario CANADA |
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49th National Juried Art Competition, Lake Worth, FL |
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Group Exhibit - Figures, Avoir Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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Annual Exhibit, Gardens of Art, Bellingham, WA |
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Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Carnegie Art Center, Walla Walla, WA |
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Big Sky Biennial VI, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID |
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Salmon River National Arts Competition, Salmon River Art Guild, Riggins, ID |
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Mirror-Mirror/Self-Portraits, Gallery 124, Kenosha, WI |
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Primarily the Figure, Graham Horstman Gallery, Denton, TX |
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Walla Walla Five, Mid Columbia Arts Center, Kennewick, WA |
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Bright Visions: The Making of Myth (Traveling Exhibit), Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI; Appleton Gallery, Appleton, WI; Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI |
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Three-Person Exhibition, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA |
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1991 |
Artists View the Human Form, Clary-Miner Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO |
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Artists Live!, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA |
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Snake River Competitive Exhibit, Idaho Falls Arts Council Gallery, Idaho Falls, ID |
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Artists of Walla Walla, The Wonderful World of Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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The Human Form, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR |
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Woman as Survivor, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1992 |
Image -Self -Image, Several Thoughts (at once) Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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EAFA 16th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, The Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA (MERIT AWARD) |
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Edmonds Art Festival Annual Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Edmonds, WA (MERIT AWARD) |
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Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Carnegie Art Center, Walla Walla, WA |
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Bumbershoot (Seattle's Art Festival) Sculpture Garden Exhibit, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA |
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Nude Exhibit, Second Story Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Women's Art Triennial, Maud Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR |
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1993 |
Images from Washington Women, Larson Gallery, Yakima Community College, Yakima, WA |
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Multi-Media Exhibition, Allied Arts Association, Richland, WA |
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EAFA 17th Annual Art Exhibit, Executive Galleries, Kirkland, WA |
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Edmonds Art Festival Annual Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Edmonds, WA (MERIT AWARD) |
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All Souls/Honoring the Ancestors Exhibit, The Artery Gallery, Port Angeles, WA |
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8th Annual Klamath Juried Open Exhibit, Klamath Falls, OR |
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Showcase ‘93, Beaverton Arts Commission, Cascade Plaza Beaverton, OR |
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Mountlake Terrace Juried Exhibit, Mountlake Terrace Library, Mountlake Terrace, WA (FIRST PLACE-SCULPTURE AWARD) |
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1994 |
Fine Art Figurative Exhibit, (3-Person Exhibit) Pennsylvania School of Art and Design Gallery, Lancaster, PA |
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Northwest Annual Exhibition, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA Juried by Joel-Peter Witkin. |
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Group Exhibition, Souvenirs of the Soul, Stanwood, WA |
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Cyberspace Exhibit, Mindpower Gallery, Reedsport, OR (An exhibit featuring artists active on the INTERNET) |
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The Body Beautiful, Lower Columbia College Gallery, Longview, WA |
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Annual Art Exhibit, Urban Art Retreat, Chicago, IL |
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Who is She to You, Two-Person Exhibition, Smart Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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1995 |
National Computer Art Exhibition, Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA |
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Book of Ours, an exhibition of the Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art collaborative print project, Stone Metal Press, San Antonio, TX |
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Boys ‘n Girls, Two-Person Exhibit, Smart Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Aesthetics Fine Arts, Postmodernism Group Exhibit, Tacoma, WA |
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Knowing Her Place, juried exhibit, Wonderful World of Art, Seattle, WA |
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1996 |
Book of Ours, an exhibition of the Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art collaborative print project, Phinney Community Center Gallery, Seattle, WA, and Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND |
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Annual Juried EAFA Exhibition, Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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Iconography, (juried exhibit) Art Quest Gallery, Auburn, WA |
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Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA |
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Edmonds Art Festival Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Edmonds, WA (3RD PLACE SCULPTURE AWARD) |
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Women’s Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, Port of Anacortes, Anacortes, WA |
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1st Annual Print and Drawing Exhibition, national juried exhibit, West Chaco Gallery, Aztec, NM |
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National Juried Collage Exhibit, Bauhaus Gallery, Wilmington NC |
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Explorations: Small World, juried exhibit Akus Gallery, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT |
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1997 |
Women’s Caucus for Art 25th Anniversary National Juried Exhibit, juried by Faith Ringgold, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Works from the Other Side: Art by SWCA Members, ArtSpace Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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The Contemporary Figure, Rathbone Gallery, SAGE, Albany, NY |
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Femme Fatale, Fisher Gallery, 5-Person Exhibit, Cornish College of Art, Seattle, WA |
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Let’s See Your Artist’s Books, Curated by Thess Fenner, Oculus Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Computer Art Exhibit, Invitational Show. North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Book Arts Exhibit, Northwest Bookfest, Wessel & Lieberman Books, Seattle, WA |
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1998 |
Figure It Out! Invitational show. Pratt Gallery, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA |
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Group Exhibit, Judith Schorr Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Galex 32 National Juried Exhibit, Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, IL Award of Excellence |
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Women’s Works, 1998, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL |
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Künstlerinnen Machen Akte (Three American Women Interpret the Nude), Abendakadamie und Volkshochschule GmbH, Mannheim, GERMANY |
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Women Thinking Big, invitational, Northwest Women’s Show, Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA |
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Two Person Sculpture Exhibit, Ressman Fine Arts, Mannheim, GERMANY |
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New Artists Exhibit, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Book Arts Exhibit, Northwest Bookfest, Wessel & Lieberman Books, Seattle WA |
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Birth Works! Midwives, Doulas, and the Women they Serve, Seattle Midwifery School, The Gallery at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle WA |
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1999 |
New Media ’99 Photocopier Art: An Exploration”, (juried exhibit) Frank Center for the Creative Arts Gallery, Shepherd College, Shepherstown, WV |
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Transferred Image (invitational exhibit) Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle WA |
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Two-Person Exhibit, Collaborative work by Lisa Sheets & Mark Petri, Gardens & Sunspaces Gallery, Duvall WA |
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Close to the Bone, (invitational) Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA |
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Group Small Works Exhibit, Atelier 31 Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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2000 |
7x7 Collaborative Works Exhibit, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland WA |
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The Graphic Image: Contemporary Printmaking Practice, Shoreline Community College Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Mystical/Mundane: Images of Women, Group show, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA |
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Art Port Townsend, (juried by Deborah Paine) Port Townsend, WA |
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2001 |
Feminism: A Global Power, juried exhibit, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago IL |
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Paint Ellensburg, fundraiser event, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA |
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Bellevue Art Museum, 2001 Art Auction, Bellevue, WA |
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Artist Trust, Annual Fundraising Auction, Seattle, WA |
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Artspawn Studios Annual Open Studio Show, Woodinville, WA |
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2002 |
Women’s Works, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL |
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Exclusively Contemporary Invitational, 11 East Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
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Bellevue Art Museum, 2002 Art Auction, Bellevue, WA |
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Barbie @ Bumbershoot, (invitational) Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle WA |
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Mother and Child, (invitational) Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle WA |
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Artspawn Studios Annual Open Studio Show, Woodinville WA |
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Book Arts Exhibit, Northwest Bookfest, Sandpoint, Seattle WA |
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On the Edge Gallery, Holiday Presence Group Exhibit, La Conner, WA |
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2003 |
Artist Trust, Annual Fundraising Auction, Seattle, WA |
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Women’s Funding Alliance, Annual Fundraising Auction, Seattle WA |
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Artspawn Studios Annual Open Studio Show, Woodinville, WA |
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2004 |
Bare Images 2004, LARC, Mt. Vernon, WA |
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Artspawn Studios Annual Open Studio Show, Woodinville, WA |
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Group Exhibit, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA |
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2005 |
P & G Speakeasy Café Exhibit, Duvall, WA |
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Artist Trust Auction, Seattle, WA |
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Northwest 3, (Doug Kinney, Sultan Mohamed, Lisa Sheets), The Gallery @Studio 302, Charlottesville, VA |
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2006 |
PULP, group exhibit, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA |
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Artspawn Annual Open Studio, Woodinville, WA |
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2007 |
PONCHO Fine Arts Auction, Seattle, WA |
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Macy’s Window Display of PONCHO Auction Art, Seattle, WA |
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Artist Trust Auction, Seattle WA |
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PULP, group exhibit, Gallery 110, Seattle WA |
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2008 |
Beyond the Edge, group show, The Other Roadside Attraction Gallery, Mount Vernon, WA |
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2010 |
Works on Paper, COCA, Seattle, WA |
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2012 |
Open Studio, Artspawn Studio, Woodinville, WA |
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2015 |
Kshama Sawant Fundraiser Exhibit, Seattle, WA |
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Miniature Art Exhibit, juried exhibit, Ghost Gallery, Seatttle, WA |
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SARUS Art Exhibit, Invitational, SARUS Festival, Wilmington, NC |
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2016 |
Heartbreak Science Fair, juried exhibit, InArtsNW, Seattle, WA Embellish, juried exhibit, The Gardens at Town Square, Bellevue WA Toy Story, juried exhibit, The Lakeshore, Seattle WA Greenwood ArtWalk Group Show, Hecho, Seattle WA The Body, juried exhibit InArtsNW, Seattle, WA Galleria Group Exhibit, The Black Lab Gallery, Everett, WA |
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COCA 35 Live Members Exhibit, juried exhibit, Rubix, Seattle WA |
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Collins Pub Salon Exhibit, Invitational, Seattle WA |
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One Foot3, invitational, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA |
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Seattle Print Arts Member Exhibition: Pressing On, Invitational, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA |
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2017 |
Nourish, juried exhibit, University House Wallingford, Seattle WA |
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NW Collage Society Summer Exhibition Seattle City Hall, Seattle WA. NWCS AWARD |
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COCA Member Exhibit: “Make America Create Again” COCA, Seattle WA |
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Art Trumps: Fundraising Exhibit for Planned Parenthood, Ballard Works, Seattle WA |
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Paint Ellensburg Fundraiser Auction, Ellensburg, WA |
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2018 |
Salon de Gallery One, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA |
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The Group (Invitational Show) Old Alcohol Plant, Port Hadlock, WA |
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Creativity Persists, Juried Exhibit, COCA, Seattle WA |
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Paint Ellensburg Fundraiser Auction, Ellensburg, WA |
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Collage Squared, NW Collage Society Juried Exhibit, Kenmore City Hall, WA |
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2019 |
Motherland, Juried Exhibit, COCA, Seattle, WA |
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Harstine Island Studio Tour, Guest Artist, Shelton, WA |
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Duvall Art & Wine Walk, Duvall, WA |
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Paint Ellensburg Fundraiser Auction, Ellensburg, WA |
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Copyright Bandits, Invitational Show, Collapse Gallery, Wenatchee, WA |
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2020 |
2020 Vision CoCA Members Exhibit, Seattle, WA |
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Freedom & Restraint, 2 Person Exhibit, Gallery Erato, Seattle WA |
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4 Person Exhibit, Gallery At Town Center, Kenmore, WA |
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Northwest Collage Society Washington State Suffrage Centennial, (Virtual Exhibit) Washington State Historical Museum, Tacoma, WA ( Merit Award ) |
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Northwest Collage Society Art During a Pandemic Online Exhibit, ( Merit Award ) |
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2021 |
Artist Trust Fundraiser Auction, Seattle WA |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1986-87 |
Teaching
Assistant, Introduction to 3-D Design
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1988 |
Instructor,
Art Fundamentals & Appreciation
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Instructor,
Sculpture for Children
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1989 |
Instructor,
Introduction to Sculpture
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1996-98 |
Mold Making Workshops, Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art |
1998 |
Xerox Transfer Workshop, Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art |
2003 |
Xerox Transfer Workshop, Artspawn Studios, Woodinville WA |
2017 |
Artist Talk at University House, Wallingford, Seattle, WA |
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MUSEUM & GALLERY EXPERIENCE
1985-86 |
Gallery Assistant Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL |
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1987-88 |
Gallery Assistant Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL |
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Grantswriter/Financial Committee Associated Artists Gallery (Co-op), Carbondale, IL |
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1988-89 |
Graduate Assistant Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL |
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Exhibition Coordinator, Vergette Gallery Southern Illinois University Art Dept., Carbondale, IL |
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1991 |
Security/Visitor Services, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
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1991-92 |
Gallery Assistant, Avoir Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
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1993-96 |
Smart Art Studio/Gallery, Owner and Director, Seattle, WA |
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1997 |
Co-Curator, “Works from the Other Side: Art by SWCA Members” ArtSpace Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Co-Curator, Eastside Women Artists, Interior Art and Frame Gallery, Kirkland WA |
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2001 |
Juror, “What a Doll!” city wide exhibit, at Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA |
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2003-04 |
Juror, Woodinville Teen Art Exhibit, and Woodinville Community Art Exhibit, Woodinville, WA |
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2004 |
Juror, International Medallic Art Exhibit, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA |
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2005-08 |
Museum Store/eBay, Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, Bellevue, WA. |
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2007 |
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Juror, Children’s 3-D and Mixed Media Art. Duvall City-Wide Art Exhibit |
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2016 |
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Juror, Reflections Visual Arts, Bear Creek Elementary, Woodinville, WA |
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
1985 |
College of Fine Arts Curriculum Council, WIU, Macomb, IL |
1987 |
Graduate
Student Mentor
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Third Chair Flute, Southern Illinois University Wind Ensemble |
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Readmissions
Counselor/Academic Advisor
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1988 |
Workshop/Demonstration:
Foam Displacement-Bronze Casting
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First Chair/Solo Flute, S.I.U Symphony Orchestra |
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Art Workshop Coordinator, Southern Illinois Regional Career Preparation Program S.I.U, Carbondale, IL |
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Participated in Crucible-Melt Iron Casting Demonstration First National Iron Casting Conference, Birmingham, AL |
1988-89 |
Graduate Mentor, Project "MAGIC" (Maximize Academic Growth in College), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
1989-91 |
Wax
Department Coordinator
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1991 |
Guest Lectures on the Art Casting Process & Alternatives For Emerging Artists, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA |
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Piccolo & Third Flute, Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra, Walla Walla, WA |
1991-1992 |
Program Assistant, Services for Students with Disabilities, Counseling Center, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA |
1992 |
Sculpture Assistant, Joan Rudd, figurative cast aluminum and concrete sculpture, Seattle, WA |
1992-94 |
Client Care Technician, Carlton Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Adults, Camelot Society, Duvall, WA |
1994-96 |
Membership Outreach/ Board Member, Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art |
1996 |
Artsplash Purchase Awards Selection Panelist, (Monumental Sculpture) Redmond, WA |
1997-98 |
Vice President/Membership, Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art |
1998 |
Sculpture Consultant, City of Redmond Arts Commission, Redmond, WA |
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West Coast Vice President/National Board Member, National Women’s Caucus for Art |
1998-99 |
Duvall Arts Commissioner, City of Duvall, WA |
1998-00 |
Sandblast Art Festival Juried Art Exhibit Committee, Duvall, WA |
1999-01 |
President, Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art, Seattle, WA |
2000 |
Duvall Foundation for the Arts, Duvall, WA |
2000-07 |
Owner, Artspawn Art Studio, Community Arts/Workshops/Special Events for Artists, Woodinville, WA |
2003-04 |
Library Page, Woodinville Branch, King County Library System |
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Event Evaluator, 4Culture (King County Arts Commission), Seattle, WA |
2004-05 |
Independence Support Counselor, Carlton Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Adults, Camelot Society, Duvall WA |
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Arts Evaluator, (contractor) 4-Culture, (King County Arts Commission) |
2008-11 |
Direct Care Counselor, Traditional Day Habilitation Program for the Deaf-Blind, Community Support Services for the Deaf, Baltimore, MD |
2011-Present |
Free Lance Interpreter, Baltimore, MD and Seattle, WA |
2017 |
Coursework: “Introduction to Law” Edmonds Community College Paralegal Program |
EDUCATION
1986 |
B.A.
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
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1989 |
MFA Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, Sculpture |
2011 |
Certificate Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, Interpreting |
ASL/SIGN LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
1981-83 |
Two semesters of training in sign language, WIU, Macomb, IL |
1984 |
Arts & Crafts Volunteer, Center on Deafness, Des Plaines, IL |
1993 |
Completed Advanced Sign Language Course, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA |
2006-08 |
Five quarters of ASL (American Sign Language) at Seattle Central Community College. |
2008 |
Summer School, ASL 4, Gallaudet University, Washington DC |
2012 |
VRSII Competitive Internship, Sorenson Comm, Salt Lake City, UT |
2016 |
National Interpreter Certification (NIC) Credential Awarded, RID
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COLLECTIONS
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
City of Mountlake Terrace, Washington
City of Kirkland, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
City of Redmond, Washington
State of Washington (Vancouver & Evergreen School Districts, Vancouver WA)
University of Washington Book Arts Collection
Doug + Laurie Kanyer Art Collection
Seattle City Light Portable Works Collection
HONORS
1984-85 |
Western Illinois University Art Department Talent Grant |
1984-86 |
WIU College of Fine Arts Dean's List |
1985 |
National Dean's List |
1986 |
Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society |
1986 |
Graduated magna cum laude from Western Illinois University |
1986 |
Graduated as an Honors Scholar in Psychology - completed an honors thesis on the creative process |
1988 |
Southern Illinois Arts Regranting Award for $300 to Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL |
1989-91 |
Included in "American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries" |
1992 |
Artist Residency: Selected to participate in a figurative sculptor's workshop at the Romcyn Atelier, Evergreen, CO. |
1993 |
Purchase Award: The City of Mountlake Terrace purchased an aluminum sculpture, “Tailetha” for their permanent collection |
1994 |
Selected to create lifesize sculpture (“Portrait of Betty Lou”) installed in downtown Kirkland, WA, March, 1994. |
1994 |
Nominated for Western Illinois University’s “Distinguished Alumnae” award. |
1994 |
Artist Residency: Kate Millett’s annual artist in residence program at “The Farm”, Poughkeepsie, NY. |
1998 |
Artist Residency: Frog Farm Press, Jean Blackburn’s printmaking residency, Sarasota, FL. |
1998 |
Finalist in City of Redmond Art in the Park Project sculpture search. Commissioned to create life size sculpture for Anderson Park in downtown Redmond, installed November 2000. |
1998 |
Artist Trust GAP Grant Award Recipient, for Mannheim Germany Exhibit. |
2000 |
Included in the Washington State Arts Commission Slide Bank |
2002 |
Artist Residency: Frog Farm Press, Jean Blackburn’s printmaking residency, Sarasota, FL |
2007 |
Selected to participate in The Edge Program, Artist Trust, Seattle WA |
2017 |
Artist Residency, Sou'Wester Lodge, Seaview, WA |
2018 |
Artist In Action: Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA |
2019 |
Selected to participate in the CoCA 24 Hour Art Marathon, Seattle, WA |
PUBLICATIONS
2020 |
The Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Cookbook: 100 Recipes for 100 Years, published by the American Bar Association, page 13. |
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Cut Me Up Issue 05: Envisioning Utopia, Summer, 2020, pages 1-2 Kolaj: A Magazine about Contemporary Collage, #30, 2020, “City of Seattle Collects Collage”, page 4. |
2021 |
Cut me Up Issue 06: Object Lessons, Winter, 2021, pages 33-34 |
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Collage Care: Transformign Emotions and Life Experiences Using Collage, 2021. |
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