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Awards

Best of Show Rural Roots and Mysteries 2005 Post Rock Country, Kansas
Honorable Mention The Valdosta National 2005 Tethered
Second Place Century of Progress Challenge 2001 Arthur DeCogh, Esq.
Group Award Expressions of Freedom 1998 Breaking Free
Judges Special Merit Award Hoffman Challenge 1995 Enchantment
Best of Show Wichita Lawn, Flower and Garden Show 1995 Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave



Grants

2008 Mid-Career Artist Fellowship - Kansas Arts Commission

2000 Individual Artist Mini-Fellowship - Kansas Arts Commission
     Also on selection panel for the 2001 Kansas Arts Commission Mini-Fellowships



Bibliography

Fall, 2006 Quilt Visions 2006 / The Art Quilt; book
Spring, 2005 The Shocker; magazine
Spring, 2004 International Quilt Festival; catalog
Fall, 2004 Art in Embassies catalog - Islamabad, Pakistan
June, 2003 Popular Patchwork; British magazine
Spring, 2003 International Quilt Festival; catalog
April/May, 1999 American Craft; magazine
March, 1999 Quilter's Newsletter Magazine



Collections

The Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection Placentia, CA Discombobulated
Wichita Art Museum Wichita, KS What is an Art Quilt?
International Quilt Study Center Lincoln, NE Breaking Free



Curated Exhibits

Kansas Art Quilters: Outside The Box
2002 CityArts Gallery Wichita, KS
2002 Century II Gallery Wichita, KS


Kansas Art Quilters: Changing Perceptions
2002 Winfield Arts & Humanities Council Gallery Winfield, KS
2002 Manhattan Arts Center Manhattan, KS
2001 Wichita Public Library Wichita, KS



Media Coverage

11/9/06
The North County Times, CA - Review and picture of Tangled in Quilt Visions
4/9/06 The Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Review of Connected in Considering Quilts
5/12/06 The Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Picture of Connected in Considering Quilts
5/12/06 The Observer newspaper, New Smyrna Beach, FL - Picture of Connected in Considering Quilts
2/06 Studio & Gallery magazine - Review of Melted in Exposed! at Noho Gallery
3/26/05 New Haven Register (and other CT newspapers) - Review of Extruded in Mixed Media Quilts
8/22/02 The Sun newspaper, Lowell, MA - Review of Discombobulated in Art Quilts At The Whistler
7/22/01
The Morning Call newspaper - Review and picture of Arthur DeCogh in Century of Progress
10/00
KTQW-TV, Channel 53, Wichita, KS - Featured segment on "G-Wiz Kansas!" show
1/23/00
Wichita Eagle newspaper - Interview; featured in article "Pieces of Art"
8/4/99
KWCH-TV Channel 12, Wichita, KS - Evening news story
12/26/98
Wichita Eagle newspaper - Front page; interview about "Expressions of Freedom" award
 This award was also publicized in national publications and on radio stations, such as NPR
10/19/98
KAKE-TV Channel 3, Wichita, KS - Featured live interview on noon news
10/6/97
Wichita Eagle newspaper - Interview; featured in article "Wearable Art"



Teaching and Lecturing

-- Arts Partners, Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, KS; 2001 to present- artists in the schools program
-- For several years, I taught traditional quilting on the local and national levels.



Professional Associations

Studio Art Quilt Associates
Kansas Art Quilters (co-founder, past president, currently communications coordinator)
American Craft Council
International Sculpture Center