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E x h i b i t s
“Soft Power” – group, by invitation
– Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN, 2019
“iMOCA at ESL” – group, by invitation
– Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
“iMOCA at Axis Architecture” – group, by invitation
– Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
“Art from the Heartland” – regional, Juried
– Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2014, 2016, 2018
“Insistence of Memories” – solo Exhibit
– Hancock County Art Center, Greenfield, IN, 2017
“Meaningful Places” – STATE, Juried (photography)
– iMOCA and Indiana Landmarks Exhibition, Landmark Center, Indianapolis, 2017
“2015-2016 Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Retrospective”
– Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
“Contemporary Fiber in Indiana –Selected pieces from Surface Design Assoc., IN”
– Hancock County Art Center, Greenfield, IN, 2016 – Winner: Grand Prize
“Wool Sculpture” – solo Exhibit
– Theater at the Fort, Arts for Lawrence, IN, August, 2016
"The Art Assignment" – Regional, Juried
– 924 Gallery, Indianapolis Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
"From Lausanne To Beijing' 9th International Fiber Art Biennale" – International, Juried
– Guan Shan Yue Art Museum, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China P.R., 2016
"Art from the Heartland" – Regional Biennial, Juried
– Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2014, 2016
"WELCOME RACE FANS" – State, Juried
– 100th Anniversary Exhibit of the Indianapolis 500 Race; Arts Council of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
“53rd Annual Juried Competition” – National, Juried
– Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, 2016
“A Touch of the Blues” – National, Juried
– ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2016
“TINY Show”, “TINY Show II”, “TINY Show III”, “TINY Show IV” – Juried
– 924 Gallery, Indianapolis Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN, 2012. 2013, 2014, 2015
“Surface Design Association, Indiana Members Exhibition” – Juried
– Blue Line Gallery, Bloomington, IN, 2015
“Black Tie” – Juried
– City Gallery, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, 2015
“Three Sculptors” – Invited
– Krempp Gallery, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN, 2015
“HWD Sculpture Exhibit” – Regional, Juried
– Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH, 2015
“The Water Show” – Juried
– 924 Gallery, Indianapolis Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN, 2015
“The 53rd International Exhibition” – International, Juried
– San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, 2015
“International Exhibition” – International, Juried
– Galerie Archipel, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 2015
"International Juried Exhibit"
– Punch Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2014
"Drowning in a Sea of Information" – National, Juried
– Univ. of Mich., Stamps School of Art and Design, Work Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, 2014
“Material Matters” – National, Juried
– Fiber Exhibit, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL , 2014
“High Art” Program –image selected for billboard – Juried
– Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 2014-15
"'From Lausanne To Beijing' 8th International Fiber Art Biennale" – International, Juried
– Fiber Institute of China, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University,
Beijing, China, 2014
“Regional Showcase: Sculpture” – Regional, Juried
– Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
"The Contemporary Landscape Show“ – Indiana, Juried
– 924 Gallery, Arts Council of Indianapolis, IN, 2014
"Lawrence Artists at the Columbia" – 3-artists from the Lawrence Art Center
– Columbia Club Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 2014
“Less is More: Small Works in a Great Space” – National, Juried
– Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 2013, 2014
“43rd Mid-States Craft Exhibition” – Regional Biennial, Juried
– Old Gallery, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, 2013
“Innovations in Fiber VI” – International Biennial, Juried
– Surface Design Association
Main Gallery, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2013
“Small Works” Exhibit –National, Juried
– Harper College, Palantine, IL, 2013
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute – Commission
– Indianapolis, IN, permanent collection, 2012-13
“9th International Exhibition” – International, Juried
– The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Asbury Park, NJ, 2012
F e l l o w s h i p s , G r a n t s
Creative Renewal Artists' Fellowship, Arts Council of Indianapolis, IN 2015-16
– Workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN;
Workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Arts & Crafts, Deer Isle, ME;
Research in Germany, Netherlands, Norway
Fall Residency, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow Art School,
Saugatuck, MI, 2015
"Arts in the Parks" grant, Indiana Arts Commission, 2019
M e d i a
Entertainment-Arts, IndyStar, "'FlavaFresh' Exhibit", Fishers City Hall Fishers, IN, 2014
Surface Design Association, Journal, “Exposure”, Summer 2013
“Indy Style” morning show, WISHTV, Channel 8, Indianapolis, July 23, 2013
“Mr X Stitch”, blog, featured April 28, 2013
“Things Organized Neatly”, blog, featured October 7, 2012