Artist's CV

 

ARTIST’S STATEMENT | BIO | CV

RESEARCH PUBLISHED:

The World of Rozome: Wax Resist Textiles of Japan, (about the book) Kodansha International Publishers, 1996, 2002.

Rozome Masters of Japan, Exhibition catalog
Massachusetts College of Art, 2005.

SELECTED GRANTS, AWARDS:

Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation 1997, 1993

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation 1996

New Zealand Centre for Japanese Studies 1992

Japan Foundation 1990

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
 

2012

Silk Painters International Juried Exhibition
Santa Fe NM
Award: Public’s Choice

2011

Transcendence
March 2011, Agung Rai Museum of Art, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

2010

New Directions in Batik
Smend Gallery Invitational Group Show, Koln, Germany

Living with Crafts
League of NM Craftsmen, Sunapee NH
Award: Best in Fiber

2009

Polar Attractions
June 28 2008 to June 6, 2009, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
www.pem.org

FiberFace II Yogya 2009 Invitational Exhibition
January 3 – 11, 2009
Taman Budaya Gallery
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2008

Invited Group Exhibition
Translations Gallery, Denver Colorado, March 21–May 3, 2008
www.translationsgallery.com

Surface Design Faculty
July 6–August 3, 2008, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA
www.mendocinoartcenter.org

Polar Attractions
June 28 2008 to June 6, 2009, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
www.pem.org

2007

League of NH Craftsmen 25th Biennial Member’s Juried Exhibition
September 8–October 17, 2007 University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center Gallery, Durham, NH

2006

Solo Exhibition: A Sense of Place — An Artist’s Tribute to the Continents, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA

Group Exhibition: From Lausanne to Beijing: 4th International Fiber Art Biennial, Suzhou, China

Two-person Exhibition: Visual Meditations: Collaboration, with Luanne Rimel, Honen-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan and Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA In conjunction with the World Batik Conference (2005)

2004

Solo Show: Kesa and Scrolls, Galerie Smend, Koln Germany

Faculty Exhibition: NH Institute of Art, Manchester NH

2003

Solo Exhibition: Songs of Silence, Honen-in Temple, Kyoto Japan

Solo Exhibition: Convention Center, Harrogate UK

Group Exhibition: Ghent Municipal Museum, Ghent, Belgium.

2002

Solo Exhibition: CASEM Centro del Artes, Santa Elena Monteverde, Costa Rica

Group Exhibition: Living With Crafts, League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee, NH
Award — Best in 2D Design

Group Exhibition: Continuing the Tradition, Gallery 205, LNHC, Concord NH

Faculty Exhibition: NH Institute of Art, Manchester NH

2001

Solo Exhibition: Seniwati Gallery Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Solo Exhibition: Shumei Hall, Pasadena CA

Faculty Exhibition: St. Anselm College, Manchester NH

2000

Solo Exhibitions: Honen-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan Solo Exhibition: Harvard School of Graduate Design, Cambridge MA Solo Exhibition: College of St. Benedict, St Joseph MN

Faculty Exhibition: Rivier College, Nashua, NH

1999

Invitational Exhibition: Center for Contemporary Art, St. Louis MO

Group Exhibition: Women Artists Association, Kyoto College of Art, Japan

1998

Solo Exhibition: GalleryGallery, Kyoto, Japan

1997

Invitational Exhibition: World Batik Group Exhibition,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Invitational Exhibition: '97 International Batik Exhibition,
Guiyang, China

1996

Solo Exhibition: Sakaimachi Gallery, Kyoto

1994

Invitational Exhibition: Pan-Pacific Fine Arts Exhibition, Tokyo Arts Theatre, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

1993

Two Person Exhibition: Ho-an Gallery, Nagoya

1992 Solo Exhibition: Nakazawa Gallery, Hiroshima

1990

Solo Exhibition: Sembikiya Gallery, Tokyo

Solo Exhibition: Sakaimachi Gallery, Kyoto

 

SELECTED LECTURES/ WORKSHOPS:
 

2009

Soy What?: A slide lecture and demonstration on soy batik
January 8, 6 PM Frear Halau Center, Island School, Lihue Kauai Garden Island Arts Council — Kauai Crafts Studio Program
www.gardenislandarts.org

Japanese Batik Patterns and Textiles in Soy Wax
January 3–7, 2009
Hui No’Eau Maui, Hawaii
www.huinoeau.com

2008

The World of Rozome: Japanese Textiles
January 7, 2008 6:30 PM Amherst Library and NCC, Amherst NH
www.amherst.lib.nh.us

Changing Patterns, Changing Lives: A Historical View of Women, Textiles and Japan
March 31, 2008 Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
www.acm.org.sg

Golden Waterfalls, Windblown Pines: The Story of Kimono
June 28, 2008 10 AM Textile Arts Council, De Young Museum, San Francisco
www.thinker.org/deyoung

2007

Rozome I — Japanese Wax Resist
September 26–30, 2007
PRO Chemical & Dye, Fall River MA USA
www.prochemical.com

Japanese Shibori (Bound resist on Silk)
October 5, 2007 NH State Council on the Arts and NCC
Arts in Education Partnership Conference
www.nh.gov/nharts

2006

Lecture: Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington

Workshop: Coupeville Arts Center, Whidbey Island, WA

2005

Lecture: Japanese Textile Symposium, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.

Lecture: Japonisme Symposium, New York University, NYC NY

Lecture: Hui No'Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, Hawaii

Lecture: North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC

Workshop: Art in the Ironworks, Hilo HI

Workshop: Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA

2004

Lecture: Textile Arts Symposium 2004, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA

Lecture: New York Textile Study Group, NYC New York

Lecture: Batik Guild, DeWolf Gallery, Ghent, Belgium

Workshop: Southwest School of Arts and Crafts, San Antonio TX

2003

Lecture: New York University/ Japan Society NYC, New York

Lecture: Threads of Life Textile Center, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Workshop: Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ

2002

Workshop: Center for the Arts, Monteverde Costa Rica

Lecture: Textile Society of America, North Hampton MA

Workshop: Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA

2001

Lecture: Asian Civilization Museum, Singapore

Lecture: Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena CA

Workshop: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

Workshop: Seniwati Gallery, Ubud, Bali Indonesia

2000

Lecture: Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC

Lecture: Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA

Workshop: Nat. Conf. /Surface Design Assn, Kansas Institute of Art,
Kansas MO

1999

Lecture: Kyoto International Cultural Assn., Kyoto, Japan
Lecture: Center for Contemporary Art, St. Louis MO

Lecture: Japan Foundation, Kyoto, Japan

1998

Workshop: University of MN, Split Rock Arts Program, Duluth

1997

Lecture: Asian Textile Society, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK

Workshop: University Of Dundee, Scotland

Workshop: Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham, UK

Workshop: Association of Textiles, Madrid, Spain

1996

Lecture: ETN Conference, Manchester Metropolitan Univ. UK

Lecture: Russell Coates Art Museum, Bournemouth, UK

Lecture: Middlesex University, Cat Hill, London, UK

Lecture: The Textile Museum, Tilburg , The Netherlands

Workshop: University of Minnesota Split Rock Arts Program, Duluth

1995

Lecture: California State University, Northridge CA

1994

Lecture: Japan Foundation, Kyoto, Japan

Lecture: Kobe International Community Center Kobe, Japan

1993

Lecture: University of Oxford, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford UK

Lecture: London City Polytechnic College, London UK

Lecture: University of Sheffield, Centre for Japanese Studies UK


SELECTED COMMISSIONS, CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA

Manchester Buddhist Center, Manchester UK

Honen-in Temple, Kyoto Japan

Fujita Medical Clinic, Takastuki, Osaka, Japan

Bradford Girl’s Grammar School, Bradford UK

Valley National Bank, Phoenix, Arizona

Boston Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Fukuda Collection, Kyoto, Japan

Araki Collection, Kyoto Japan

Arizona Office of Tourism, Phoenix, Arizona

Rawhide, Scottsdale, Arizona

Design Directions, Phoenix, Arizona

La Chameau Winery, La Posada, Scottsdale, Arizona

Christ Church, Tampa, Florida

Arizona Art Education Association, Phoenix, Arizona

Saguaro Elementary School, Casa Grande, Arizona

Mac Arthur Elementary School, Mesa, Arizona

 
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