Awards
Second Place - More Than Fiber; 2010
Best of Show - Rural Roots and Mysteries; 2005
Honorable Mention - The Valdosta National; 2005
Second Place - Century of Progress Challenge; 2001
Group Award - Expressions of Freedom; 1998
Judges Special Merit Award - Hoffman Challenge; 1995
Best of Show - Wichita Lawn, Flower and Garden Show; 1995

Selected Exhibitions
Solo
Wichita Center for the Arts - Wichita, KS, 2011
Carriage Factory Gallery - Newton, KS; 2010
White Gallery, Butler Community College - El Dorado, KS; 2009
Steckline Gallery, Newman University - Wichita, KS; 2008
Karg Art Glass Gallery - Kechi, KS; 2004
Wichita Public Library - Arts & Music Gallery, Wichita, KS; 1999
First UUC Gallery - Wichita, KS; 1998

Group - 2011
Happiness: Quilted Expressions - Vern Riffe Center for the Government and the Arts, Columbus, OH
Celebrate! - National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
Fiber Plus - Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
Kentucky National 2011 - MSU/Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
Valdosta National 2011 - Valdosta State University Gallery, Valdosta, GA
Form, Not Function - Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN

Group - 2010
Lines into Shapes - Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO
The Quilted Surface VI - Ross Art Museum, Delaware, OH
Fantastic Fibers - Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
More Than Fiber - Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Modern Materials - Living Arts, Tulsa, OK
Function & Design - [Artspace] at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
Conversations in Fabric - Otterbein College, Westerville, OH
Materials: Hard & Soft - Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

Group - 2009
Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Conversations in Fabric - Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Modern Materials - [ArtSpace] at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
International Juried Show - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
Cyber Fyber Invitational - Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC

Group - 2008
Fiber Arts: Form and Function - Visual Arts Alliance Gallery, McPherson, KS
KAQ: Altered Views - Coutts Museum of Art, El Dorado, KS
Material Matters - Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Comma Gallery, Orlando, FL
Rose Room Gallery, Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
National Invitational Art Quilt Exhibit - Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center Gallery, Ingram, TX
SAQA: Up in Stitches - Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Dinner in The Deuce - Untitled [ArtSpace], Oklahoma City, OK
KAQ: Altered Views - Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS
Governor's Exhibit - Office of the Governor of Kansas, Topeka, KS

Group - 2007
Fabric of the Imagination - Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection Exhibit - Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA
ANA 35 - Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR
New Views in Fiber - The Fiber Gallery, Wichita, KS
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL
Stretching the Threads - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Fiber Directions - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

Group - 2006
Quilt Visions - Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
SAQA: The Creative Force - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Gilded - Creamery Arts Center, Springfield, MO
KACA 40th Anniversary Exhibition - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Transformations: Artists Working with Fibers - Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
Considering Quilts - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Materials: Hard & Soft - Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
The Art and Soul of Quilting - Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
Exposed! Contemporary Art Quilts - Noho Gallery, New York City, NY

Group - 2005
New Directions '05 - Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Arts Council Annual Juried Art Exhibit - CityArts, Wichita, KS
The Wichita National - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
KAQ: Upon Reflection - Beth Allison Gallery, Kansas City, MO
KAQ: Layers - Beth Allison Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art - Chautauqua Center for the Arts, Chautauqua, NY
Rural Roots and Mysteries - Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH
Midpoint - Merriam Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, KS
Mixed Media Quilts - Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT
The Valdosta National - Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA

Group - 2004
Art Quilts at The Whistler II - Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
Considering Quilts - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
The Art and Soul of Quilting - Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
Crossing Boundaries - Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
Roots of Racism - U.S. Ambassador's residence, Islamabad, Pakistan

Group - 2003
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show - Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
The Day the World Changed - International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL
Roots of Racism - U.S. Ambassador's residence, Islamabad, Pakistan

Group - 2002
The Day the World Changed - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Art Quilts: Encrustations - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Caught in the Act: Art Quilts VII - Chandler Center for the Arts, AZ
Roots of Racism - Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
Art Quilts At The Whistler - Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
Art Quilts: Encrustations - Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC

Group - 2001
Roots of Racism - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
The Wichita National 2001 - Wichita Center For The Arts, Wichita, KS
Roots of Racism - John Weatherhead Gallery, University of St. Francis, Ft. Wayne, IN
Expressions of Freedom - Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
Expressions of Freedom - Carnegie Arts Center, Alliance, NE
Fiber Focus 2001 - Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Roots of Racism - University of Tulsa Art School Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Century of Progress - Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
Midwest Quilt Sampler - Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Roots of Racism - Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Animals in Art - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Expressions of Freedom - San José Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San José, CA

Group - 2000
Expressions of Freedom - National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
Roots of Racism - Vertigo Studios, Memphis, TN
Expressions of Freedom - Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS

Group - 1999
Expressions of Freedom - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Expressions of Freedom - Carrefour European du Patchwork, Lyons, France
Expressions of Freedom - Primedia Gallery, Golden, CO

Bibliography
Quilt Visions 2006 / The Art Quilt - 2006
The Shocker magazine - Spring, 2005
International Quilt Festival catalog - Spring, 2004
Popular Patchwork magazine (Great Britain) - June, 2003
International Quilt Festival catalog - Spring, 2003
American Craft magazine- April/May, 1999
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine - March, 1999

Grants
Kansas Arts Commission - 2008 Mid-Career Artist Fellowship
Kansas Arts Commission - 2000 Individual Artist Mini-Fellowship
   · Also on judging panel for 2001 mini-fellowships

Collections
The Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection, Placentia, CA
Dr. James Vayda, Wichita, KS
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
Jed Closson, Wichita, KS
International Quilt Study Center, Lincoln, NE

Curated Exhibits
Modern Materials: The Art of the Quilt
     Living Arts, Tulsa, OK; 2010
     [Artspace] at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
Kansas Art Quilters: Outside The Box
     CityArts Gallery, Wichita, KS; 2002
     Century II Gallery, Wichita, KS; 2002
Kansas Art Quilters: Changing Perceptions
     Winfield Arts & Humanities Council Gallery, Winfield, KS; 2002
     Manhattan Art Center, Manhattan, KS; 2002
     Wichita Public Library, Wichita, KS; 2001

Media Coverage
11/9/06 - The North County Times, CA
5/12/06 - The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, FL
5/12/06 - The Observer newspaper, FL
4/9/06 - The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, FL
3/26/05 - New Haven Register and other CT newspapers
8/22/02 - The Sun newspaper, Lowell, MA
7-22-01 - The Morning Call newspaper, PA
10/00 - KTQW-TV, Channel 53, Wichita, KS
1/23/00 - Wichita Eagle newspaper, KS
8/4/99 - KWCH-TV Channel 12, Wichita, KS
12/26/98 - Wichita Eagle newspaper, KS
   - Front page article; interview publicizing the "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
10/6/97 - Wichita Eagle newspaper, KS

Teaching and Lecturing
- Arts Partners, Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, KS; 2001 to present - artists in the schools program

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