Artist Statement

My on-going interest in the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi, finding beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete is at the core of all my artwork. What does the eye see? What does the camera see? What does the mind see?

The Leaves and Forest Floor series of work that explores and interprets natural images by enlarging and reshaping them. I collect leaves, pods, flowers, grasses, bark, branches and anything else of interest and closely at their structure and shape. In particular, I like to collect these natural objects at the end of summer when they have begun to wither and fragment. Looking at them closely and enlarging them enables me to see them as sculptural objects. Shaping the pieces introduces a new element – light and shadow interacting with the folding surfaces. This dimensional work expands my view in many different directions.

The Line Dance: Tree Ring Patterns series is an extension of this exploration of natural objects. Looking at the patterns in the tree rings and then the additional patterns created by overlapping and fragmenting the imagery allows me to see things in new ways.

Still Lifes in Indigo: Exploring the Wabi-Sabi Spirit circles back to the use of some of my old Japanese boro fabrics as backgrounds to create settings for objects that contain a wabi-sabi spirit in them. They are explorations of texture, color and form. 

Beautiful Faces: Thread Paintings Exploring the Imperfect is an exhibit of thread paintings that explore the beauty of the face in found photos of antique statuary.  My ongoing interest in the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi has informed my work over many years. These pieces explore the beauty of faces that are weathered, old and imperfect. They contain a Wabi-Sabi spirit. They are explorations of texture, color and form. They began with photos of the sculptures and were translated by free motion stitching/embroidery into textiles with depth, color and inviting surfaces.

Observations: Walking in Wonder is the newest series of twenty-seven hand-stitched artworks, each piece based on a particular McHenry County Conservation District site. While walking I made notes about what I saw, heard, smelled, touched and experienced. I collected the site maps and additional information on each site.  With all of the reference material in hand I developed a textile interpretation for each site walk.  It has taken two years to complete the series. 

The Reflections series explores the concept of reflection and how to capture the images that are not physically there, images made of light and movement, images that change.

In the end, all of these series are about reflection – whether physical, mental or emotional. It is what I do throughout my work process as well as what I hope viewers do as they look at the completed work.

Biography

I began a second career as a textile artist in 1996 when I discovered the pleasure of working with cloth, paint, dye, and thread. My interest in the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi strongly influences all of my art.  My current work is exploring aspects of conservation and environmental issues. I have an extensive background in surface design and teach as well as exhibit nationally and internationally. My artwork is in private and public collections including the International Quilt Center, the National Quilt Museum and the McHenry County College permanent collection. I maintain a studio in Woodstock, IL and in Tucson, AZ.

Exhibits

 2024

• Art Cloth Network, Layers, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL
• Art of the Land, Forest Floor Special exhibit, The Land Conservancy, Harvard, IL
• Celebrating Flora and Fauna of the Midwest, Still Lifes in Indigo, Burnt Sienna Gallery, Galena. IL
• Trinity Cathedral Art Exhibition, Golden Veins, var. 6, Sacramento, CA
• Explorations in Fiber, River Memories, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
• Fiber Artists of Southern Arizona, Selected Works, Sal Pointe Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• First Congregational Church, Beautiful Faces, Crystal Lake, IL

2023

• Visions Art Museum, Interpretations, San Diego, CA
• Taiwan Art Quilt Society, Taiwan, China
• The Dairy Barn, Quilt National 2015, Athens, OH
• Quad Cities Art, Solo exhibit, Still LIfes in Indigo, Moline, IL
• Bloomingdale Art Museum, Solo exhibit, Observations: Walking in Wonder, Bloomingdale, IL
• Art Cloth Network, Unfolding, Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL

2022

• Solo exhibit, Beautiful Faces, The Dole, Crystal Lake, IL
• Sculpture at the Kavanaugh, The Fineline Creative Center, St. Charles, IL. Award.
• The Lincoln Art Center, New Legacies, Collins, CO
• The Starline Gallery, June, 2022, Harvard, IL. Best of Show Award.
• Art Fluent, Elements, online exhibit
• Webster Gallery, About Face, Webster Grove, MS.. Award
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Haven, International Quilt festival, Houston, TX
• Art Cloth Network, Open Space, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
• Women’ s Journeys in Fiber, assorted exhibits and locations
• Art Cloth Network, Wide Open Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas
• Art Cloth Network, The Space Between, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin Texas

2021

• Visions Art Museum, Interpretations, San Diego, CA
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
• Lost Valley Visitor Center, Observations: Walking in Wonder Solo Exhibit, Ringwood, IL
• Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
• Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, Day of the Dead, La Conner, WA
• Art Cloth Network, Wide Open, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
• Art Cloth Network, Wide Open, Austin Bergstrom International Airport Austin TX-Zilker and Jollyville Galleries
• Art Cloth Network, The Space Between, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
• The Overland Gallery, Zen Garden 2, Harvard, IL
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, Chicago, Illinois: June 3, 4 & 5, 2021
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, Cleveland, Ohio: July 15, 16 & 17, 2021
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, Raleigh, North Carolina: August 5, 6 & 7, 2021
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, Fredericksburg, Virginia: Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2, 2021
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, Novi, Michigan: November 11, 12 & 13, 2021

2020

• Studio Art Quilt Associates, Musica!, National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
• Full Circle, Art Cloth Network 20^th Anniversary Exhibit, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Full Circle, Art Cloth Network 20^th Anniversary Exhibit, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Art Cloth Network, The Space Between, Kremmp Gallery, Jasper, IN
• Studio Art Quilt Associates, A Room With A View, virtual exhibit

2019

• Best of Show, Art of the Land, Line Dance, Tree Ring Patterns, var. 15, Harvard, IL
• Studio Art Quilters Associates, Upcycle!, International Quit Festival, Houston, TX
• Visions Art Museum, Visions 2018 Connections, San Diego, CA
• Old Courthouse Gallery, Fiber and Furniture, Exhibiting Line Dance and Still Lifes in Indigo, Woodstock, IL
• Studio Art Quilters Associates, Blues and Other Hues, Plymouth Art Center, Plymouth, WI
• University of Michigan Medical Center, Solo Exhibit, Still Lifes in Indigo, Gifts of Healing,

Ann Arbor, MI

• International Quilt Festival, Solo exhibit, Still Lifes in Indigo, Chicago, IL
• The Overland Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Leaves and Beautiful Faces, Harvard, IL
• Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Studio Art Quilters Associates, H2Oh!,, Tucson, AZ
• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Studio Art Quilters Associates, H2Oh!, San Jose, CA
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Studio Art Quilters Associates, H2Oh!, Winona, MN

2018

• The Sheehan Gallery, The Nature of Stitch, Walla Walla, WA
• The National Quilt Museum, Leaf Patterns solo exhibit, Paducah, KY
• Visions Art Museum, Visions 2018 Connections, San Diego, CA
• Epping Gallery, McHenry County College, Solo exhibit, Beautiful Faces, Crystal Lake, IL. A piece purchased for the permanent collection.
• The Foundry Center, Out on a Limb, St. Charles, MO
• Concrete and Grasslands, exhibiting in assorted venues in England and Ireland
• Steinhauer Trust Gallery at the UW - Madison Arboretum, Line Dance, Tree Ring Patterns solo exhibit, Madison, WI
• Studio Art Quilters Associates, H2O, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
• Art of the Land, Multiple pieces, The Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL

2017

• The Brush Gallery, Contemporary Visions of Classical Greece, Lowell, MA
• Sculpture at the Kavanagh Gallery, The Fineline Creative Center, Leaf Fall, Hollyhocks and Standing Water, St. Charles, IL
• Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Solo exhibit, Riverwoods, IL
• National Quilt Museum, H2O, Paducah, KY
• The Textile Arts Center, Still Lifes in Indigo,  Solo exhibit, Minneapolis, MN
• National Quilt Museum, Art Quilts if the Midwest, Leaf Fragments, var. 2, Paducah, KY
• Iowa Quilt Museum, Art Quilts if the Midwest, Leaf Fragments, var. 2, Winterset, IA
• Texas Quilt Museum, Art Quilts if the Midwest, Leaf Fragments, var. 2, LaGrange, TX
• Thunder Bay Museum My Corner of the World, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
• Craft & Quilt Fair, My Corner of the World, Perth, West Australia, Australia
• Craft & Quilt Fair, My Corner of the World, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• Intocraft Handmade Expo, My Corner of the World, Newcastle, New South Wales,
• Craft & Quilt Fair, My Corner of the World, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Intocraft Handmade Expo, My Corner of the World, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Visions Art Museum, Breakout, San Diego, CA
• Monroe County Historical Society, Dialogues: Contemporary Responses to Marie Webster Quilts, Bloomington, IN
• Quilters Hall of Fame, Dialogues: Contemporary Responses to Marie Webster Quilts, Marion, IN

2016

• Visions Art Museum, Breakout, San Diego, CA
• The National Textile Museum, Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora, The George Washington University Museum, Washington, DC
• The International Quilt Study Center, Art Quilts of the Midwest, Lincoln, NE
• The National Quilt Museum, Art Quilts of the Midwest, Paducah, KY
• The Wayne Art Center, Art Quilt Elements 2016, Wayne, PA
• Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) Bret Waller Community Gallery Dialogues: Contemporary Responses to Marie Webster Quilts, Indianapolis, IN
• Stratford Perth Museum, My Corner of the World, Stratford, Ontario, Canada 
• Grant's Pass Museum of Art, Concrete and Grasslands, Grants Pass, OR
• Solo exhibit, Still Lives in Indigo, The Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
• Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition, Seasonal Palette, Taiwan, China
• Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, Material View, Crystal Lake, IL
• The Gerald R. Ford Museum, Seasonal Palette, Grand Rapids, MI
• Women’s Journeys in Fiber, Umbrellas, multiple locations in the Chicago, IL area

2015

• Vero Beach Art Museum, Embracing Space and Color: Art On & Off the Wall, Vero Beach, FL
• The Dairy Barn, Quilt National 2015, Athens, OH
• New England Quilt Museum, Seasonal Palette, Lowell, MA
• Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A & M, Seasonal Palette, College Station, TX  
• The Carnegie Center for the Arts, Form Not Function, Albany, NY
• International Quilt Festival, Digital Alchemy, Houston, TX
• 2 exhibits at Cultivate Urban Rain Forest, Reflections and Leaf Fall, Evanston IL
• The Eye and the Needle, SAQA Regional Exhibit, IQF Show, Rosemont, IL
• Best of Show, The Starline Gallery, Harvard, IL
• The Eye and the Needle, SAQA Regional Exhibit, Monroe, WI
• Seasonal Palette, Taiwan, China
• Masks: Disguise, Expose, Celebrate, Women’s Journeys In Fiber, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
• Masks: Disguise, Expose, Celebrate, Women’s Journeys In Fiber, The Chicago Garden Show, Chicago, IL
• Noyes Cultural Center, Material View, Art Cloth Network, , Evanston, IL

2014

• World of Threads, Toronto, Canada
• Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, Solo show, Crystal Lake, IL
• Featured Artist, The Starline Gallery, January, 2014
• Wayne Art Center, Nature in Craft Invitational, Wayne, PA
• The Eye and the Needle, SAQA Regional Exhibit, Charles, IL, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
• San Jose Museum of Textiles, Interpretations, Evanston, IL
• Seasonal Palette, Festival Internacional de Patchwork e Arts Afins, Curitiba, Brazil
• Masks: Disguise, Expose, Celebrate, Women’s Journeys In Fiber, Fine Art of Fiber, Glencoe, IL

2013

• The Dairy Barn, Quilt National 2013, Athens, OH
• Travelling Exhibit, Quilt National 2013, St. Louis, MO
• Wayne Art Center, Nature in Craft Invitational, Wayne, PA
• Anderson Arts Center, Water Colors, Solo exhibit, Kenosha, WI
• Noyes Cultural Center, Interpretations, Evanston, IL
• San Jose Museum of Textiles, Interpretations, Evanston, IL
• The Carnegie Center, Form Not Function Evansville, IN
• Seasonal Palette, The International Quilt Festival and Market, Cincinnati, OH
• Seasonal Palette, The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
• A Sense of Scale, The International Quilt Festival and Market, Cincinnati, OH
• Art in Embassies, U. S. Embassy, Vientiane, Laos
• Seasonal Palette, Texas Quilt Museum, LaGrange, TX
• The Eye and the Needle, SAQA Regional Exhibit, The FIneline Gallery, St. Charles, IL

2012

• The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Quilt National 2011, San Jose, CA
• Oceanside Museum of Art, Quilt National 2011, Oceanside, CA
• Anderson Arts Center, Water Colors: Quilts in Color, Racine, WI
• Featured artist, The Starline Gallery, August, 2012, Harvard, IL
• Seasonal Palette, The International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX
• A Sense of Scale, The International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX
• Wayne Art Center, Art Quilt Elements, Wayne, PA
• Hands All Around, The international Quilt Festival and Market, Cincinnati, OH
• Hands All Around, The international Quilt Festival and Market, Long Beach, CA
• Art in Embassies, U. S. Embassy, Vientiane, Laos
• Lincolnwood Village Hall, Viewpoints: Works in Fiber, Lincolnwood, IL

2011

• The Dairy Barn Gallery, Quilt National 2011, Athens, OH
• The Foundry Arts Center, Quilt National 2011, Louis, MO
• Hands All Around, The international Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX
• Chicago Botanic Garden , Aprons: Myth, Memory and Fantasy, Women’s Journeys in Fiber, Glencoe, IL
• The Radius Gallery, Twelve Voices from One, San Antonio, TX
• Art in Embassies, U. S. Embassy, Vientiane, Laos
• Worcester Center for Crafts, Unexpected Patterns, Worcester, MA
• Wilmette Arts Guild, Wilmette Library, Wilmette, IL

2010

• University of Madison Arboretum. Summer’s End, solo exhibit,  Madison, WI
• The Dole Gallery, Women’s Journeys in Fiber 10 Year Retrospective, Crystal Lake, IL

2009

• The Dole Gallery, Summer’s End, solo exhibit, Crystal Lake, IL
• The Yeiser Gallery, Fantastic Fibers, Paducah, KY ( 3 pieces)
• The Art House Coop ,The Sketchbook Project, Atlanta, GA
• The Art House Coop , A Million Little Pictures, Atlanta, GA
• The Dole Gallery, Alterations-An exhibit of the Art Cloth Network, Crystal Lake, IL
• Surface Design Association, Surface Matters, Kansas City, MO
• Chicago Botanic Garden, Ten Easy Pieces, Fine Art of Fiber, Glencoe, IL

2008

• Chicago Botanic Garden, Reveal/Conceal: Robes, Women’s Journeys in Fiber, Glencoe, IL
• Quilt National traveling exhibit
• The Wayne Center, Art Quilt Elements-2008, Wayne, PA (exhibit, catalog cover and postcard)
• The Carnegie Center, Form Not Function, Evansville, IN
• Convergence Conference –The Handweavers Guild, Ebb Tide:Art cloth exhibit, Tampa, Florida

2007

• Quilt National, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH Juror’s Award of Merit
• The Foundry Gallery, Innovations in Textiles, St. Charles, MO
• The Textile Study Group, Lush-Art Cloth, New Bedford, MA
• Art Quilts Lowell, Lowell, MA
• International Quilt Festival, Festival of Art Cloth, Houston, TX
• The Tubac Center for the Arts, Alterations, Art Cloth Network, Tubac, AZ Surface Design Award of Excellence
• The Raue Center for the Arts, Solo exhibit, Crystal Lake, IL
• The Greater Woodfield Visitors Center, Solo exhibit, Schaumburg, IL
• The Aullwood Audubon Center, Golden Moments in Nature, Dayton, OH

2006

• The Carnegie Center, Form Not Function, Art Quilts at the Carnegie, Evansville, IN
• The Chicago Botanical Garden, Blooming Botanicals, The Fine Art of Fiber, Glencoe, IL
• The Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Women’s Journeys in Fiber, Michigan City, IN
• Quilt Expo, Beaver Dam, WI
• The Textile Center, Never Static, Art Cloth, Minneapolis, MN
• The Anderson Arts Center, Art and Soul of Quilting, Racine, WI
• Rolling Meadows Library, Solo Show, Rolling Meadows, IL
• The Anderson Arts Center, Blooming Botanicals, The Fine Art of Fiber, Racine, WI
• Color, Coleur, Colore, Kulor, Touring Exhibit, UK, Denmark, France, Austria Switzerland, Japan, Australia
• Quilt National Touring Exhibit, multiple locations

2005

• The Dairy Barn Gallery, Quilt National, Athens, OH
• The Carnegie Center, Form Not Function, Evansville, IN
• The Textile Center, Nothing New: Fiber Art from Recycled Materials, Minneapolis, MN
• Color, Coleur, Colore, Kulor, Touring Exhibit, UK, Denmark, France, Austria Switzerland, Japan, Australia
• The Northwest Community Hospital, Solo show, Arlington Heights, IL
• Sacred Threads Art quilt 2005, Reynoldsburg
• International Quilt Festival-Chicago , Tactile Architecture, Rosemont, IL
• Road to California Quilter’s Conference and Showcase, Road to California, Ontario, CA
• Professional Art Quilters Association-South, Art Quilt Journeys, Cary, NC
• Northwest Cultural Council, Fabric by Design Transitions, Rolling Meadows, IL
• The Fineline Creative Art Center , Keiko and Friends, St. Charles, IL
• Surface Design Association, Constants and Variables, Kansas City, MO

2004

• Festival of Quilts, Art Cloth 2004: Committed to Cloth, Birmingham, England and London, England
• International Quilt Festival-Chicago , Tactile Architecture, Houston, TX
• International Quilt Festival, MasterPieces: Color, Couleur, Colore, Kulör!, Husqvarna Viking

finalist, (2 pieces) Houston, TX

• Whistler Museum of Art, Art Quilts at the Whistler, Lowell, MA
• Expressions in Textiles-Art cloth, Glastonbury, CT
• The Barrington Arts Council, Textile exhibit, Barrington, IL
• Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Art cloth exhibition, Columbus, OH
• Assurance Corporate Gallery, Solo exhibit, Rolling Meadows, IL
• Concordia College, FACET Exhibit, Chicago Artists Month, River Forest, IL

2003

• The Barrington Arts Council, Textile exhibit, Barrington, IL
• S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Commission piece, Washington, D.C.
• Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Art cloth exhibition, Columbus, OH
• Quilt National 01 Touring Exhibit
• The Chicago Athaneum, FACET Exhibit, Schaumburg, IL
• The Professional Art Quilters Alliance, Small Works: Two x Two, multiple venues
• Unilever Corporate Gallery, Art Quilts exhibit- solo show, Rolling Meadows, IL
• The Museum of American Quilt Society, Tumbling Blocks, New Quilts from Old Favorites,

 Paducah, KY (traveling exhibit)

• Surface Design Association, Up Close and Far Away, Kansas City, MO

2002

• International Quilt Festival, Art Quilts, Houston, TX
• Sedgwick Cultural Center, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, Philadelphia, PA
• Katherine Nash Gallery, Fiber Arts: Patterns and Impressions, Minneapolis, MN
• Tokyo Museum of Art, 7^th Quilt Nihon finalist, Tokyo, Japan, 2002-2003
• The Good Shepherd Hospital, Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL (Best in Medium Award)
• The Museum of American Quilt Society, Tumbling Blocks-New Quilts from Old Favorites,

Paducah, KY (Award)

• Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Art cloth exhibition, Columbus, OH
• Quilt National 01 Touring Exhibit
• The Aullwood Center, The Night Sky, Dayton, Ohio (Award)
• The FIneline Gallery, Professional Art Quilt Alliance Challenge, St. Charles, IL (Award)
• The Museum of American Quilt Society, Professional Art Quilt Alliance- Small Works, Paducah, KY
• The Chicago Athaneum, 21^st Century Quilts, Schaumburg, IL
• The Courthouse Gallery, Women’s Works, Woodstock, IL

2001

• The Dairy Barn Cultural Center, Quilt National, Athens, OH
• Earthues Gallery, Solo Show, Seattle, WA
• Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Art cloth exhibition, Columbus, OH (Honorable Mention)
• The Fine Line, Fine Surface, Charles, IL (Honorable Mention)
• The World Quilt and Textile Expo, Art Quilts, Lansing, MI, and Greensboro, NC
• International Quilt Festival, Art Cloth II: Inspiration and Idea, Houston, TX
• American Quilt Society, Show and Contest, Paducah, KY
• Textile Center of Minnesota, Nothing New: Fiber Art from Recycled Materials, Minnesota, MN
• Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University , Professional Art Quilt Alliance-Small Works, Evanston, IL

and International Quilt Festival, Houston TX

• National Quilting Associates, Art Quilts Exhibit, Tulsa, OK
• The Courthouse Gallery , Women’s Works- Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
• The Chicago Botanic Garden, Fine Art of Fiber, Glencoe, IL

2000

• Yokohama Quilt Festival, Art Quilts, Yokohama, Japan
• The Courthouse Gallery , Women’s Works- Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
• The Chicago Botanic Garden, Fine Art of Fiber, Glencoe, IL

Workshops

• Stitching the Digital Print, 2019
• Shape UP! Improvisational Fabric Forming, 2010, 2012
• Kids Meet Art, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Photoshop for Textile Designers, 2009, 2010
• Vat Dyes: Color Magic, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
• You Can Be Your Own Best Photographer, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• The Illuminated Manuscript, First Congregational Church, 2009
• After Effects: Surface Design Techniques, Chicago Botanic Garden ,Glencoe, IL, 2003
• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, Huntley Quilt Guild, 2006
• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, First Congregational Church,

Crystal Lake, IL, 2006

• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, North Suburban Needlework Guild,

Northbrook, IL, 2003

• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, Evanston Art Center, 2002
• Japanese fabric/paper box, Illinois Quilters, Inc., Wilmette, IL, 2002
• After Effects: Surface Design Techniques, North Suburban Senior Center, 2002
• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, Earthues Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2002
• After Images, North Suburban Needlework Guild, Northbrook, IL, 2001

Presentations

• My Wabi-Sabi World, Presentation to Nature Artists Guild, Morton Arboretum, 2015
• Artists Books, Presentation to Second Thursday Group, 2015
• My Wabi-Sabi World, Presentation to the Art Institute of Chicago regional group, 2014
• Shape Up! Improvisational Fabric Forming, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX, 2014
• My Wabi-Sabi World, 2011
• Shape Up: Improvisational Fabric Forming, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Journaling: From Diaries to Blogs, 2010
• Coast to Coast Walk, England, 2010
• Beijing to Kashgar, Milwaukee Quilters Guild, 2008
• Women’s Journeys in Fiber, 2008
• Endings and Beginnings, Art Cloth Network, 2008
• Beijing to Kashgar, North Suburban Needlearts Guild, 2007
• Beijing to Kashgar, First Congregational Church, 2007
• After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi, First Congregational Church, 2006
• A Quilters Trip to Japan, Art Cloth Network, 2005
• After Effects: Surface Design Techniques , Quilt Festival Chicago, 2003
• After Images, Friends of Fiber International, Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, 2002
• A Quilter’s Trip to Japan, The Fineline Creative Center, 2002
• A Quilter’s Trip to Japan, Illinois Quilter’s, Inc., 2002
• After Images, Evanston Art Center, 2002
• After Images, Earthues Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2001
• After Images, North Suburban Needlearts Guild, Northbrook, IL, 2001
• An Introduction to the International Quilt Study Center, Fine Art of Fiber, 2000
• Consider the Possibilities, Women in Design, 1998

Other

• Presentations for Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2023, 2024
• Presentations for Texitle Talks, 20-23, 2024
• Curator and organizer for the FCC Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
• Curator, Legacies, Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2021
• Curator, Fiber Artists of San Antonio exhibit, 2014
• Co-curator for The Eye and the Needle, Illinois/Wisconsin SAQA traveling exhibit

2013-2015

• Illinois Representative for Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2011-2014
• Professional member, Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2010 - present
• Curator, The St. John’s Bible exhibit, First Congregational Church, Crystal Lake, IL, 2009
• Program chair for the North Suburban Needlearts Guild, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2008-2009
• Illinois representative, Surface Design Association, 2002-2005
• Curator, Art Cloth Network Undercurrents Exhibit, Surface Design Conference, 2005
• Co-curator for Professional Art Quilter’s Alliance Small Works Exhibit, 2001-2002
• Chairperson, Speakers and Special Events, The Fine Art of Fiber, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Co-curator for Scott Foresman Multicultural Artists Exhibits, 1991-1998
• Teacher, Kids Meet Art, Northwest Cultural Council School program, 2000-2009

Work Shown in Publication

• Book info
• Fiber Arts Now Featured Artist – online interview
• Fiber Arts Now, Featured artist, February, 2022
• Patchwork Professional (German magazine, Featured artist, February, 2022
• Fiber Arts Australia Ezine
• Create Whimsy article
• Quilting Arts magazine article – Leaves
• Textile Arts Around the World
• Art Quilts of the Midwest – 2 pieces
• We All Sew Bernina Blog – Leaves
• We All Sew – Tree Ring Patterns
• Quilting Arts TV, 3 segments in the 2013 season
• org online gallery exhibit and interview, 2013
• Quilt National exhibition catalog, 2013
• Quilting Arts magazine article – From digital photos to art cloth
• Quilting Arts e-magazine article – Leaves, Leaves, Leaves
• Seasonal Palette, SAQA exhibit catalog, 2012
• A Sense of Scale, SAQA exhibit catalog, 2012
• Quilt National, 2011, 2013
• You Tube video, 2011
• Catalog for the Art in Embassies exhibit in Vientiane, Laos (cover image)
• Worcester Magazine, Article on Unexpected Patterns, The Art Cloth Network, 2011
• The Art Quilt Collection: Designs and Inspiration from Around the World, 2010
• 500 Art Quilts: An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work, 2010
• 1000 Artisan Textiles, 2010
• Wilmette Arts Guild Newsletter: Fiber Arts, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2009
• Northwest Herald, 2009, 2010, 2011
• The Alliance for the American Quilts, Interview, 2008
• Art Quilt Elements catalog and postcard, 2008
• Quilt National, 2007
• Cover, Surface Design Journal, Spring, 2006
• Quilt National, 2005
• Article, Woman of the Cloth, The Pioneer Press, 2005
• MasterPieces: Color, Couleur, Colore, Kulör! 2004
• Author, After Images, article in the Fall 2003 issue of Quilting Arts magazine
• The Artful Home, Guild.com, 2003
• Article, Popular Patchwork, U. K., August, 2002
• Catalog, International Quilt Festival, 2002
• Book, Tumbling Blocks, New Quilts from Old Favorites, 2002
• Article, A Ring of Days, Pioneer Press, March, 2002
• Article, Chicago Tribune, March, 2002
• Exhibition CD, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, 2002
• Book, ColorPlay, Joen Wolfram, 2001
• Catalog, Quilt National 01, 2001
• Exhibition CD, Hanging by a Thread, 2001
• Catalog, International Quilt Festival, 2001 (Art cloth exhibit)

Education

• S. Visual Design, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
• A. Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University

Professional Organizations

• Juried Artist Member, Studio Art Quilt Associates
• Member, Fiber Forum
• The Art Cloth Network
• North Suburban Needlearts Guild

Gallery representation

• barbaraschneider-artist.com
• SAQA.com
• Artclothnetwork.com