Education |
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| 1999-2000 |
Middlesex University, School of Textile Design, Major: Embroidered Textiles |
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1998 |
Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln, England |
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Course of Study: The Language of Touch |
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Missenden International Summer School at Bradenham, England |
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Course of Study: Stitch Strategies |
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1996-1999 |
City and Guilds of London Institute, London, England Certificate of Competence: Part 2 |
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Creative Studies and Extended Embroidery Skills, School of Textile Design |
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1994 |
Missenden International Summer School, Great Missenden, England |
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Course of Study: Threads of Inspirations |
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1993-1996 |
City and Guilds of London Institute, London, England Certificate of Competence: Part 1 |
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Creative Studies and Embroidery Skills, Stitch Design Textile Arts |
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1985-1986 |
Pacific Basin School for Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA Major: Textile Design |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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2010 |
Smith Ranch Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA Art Thru Thread and Cloth |
2008 |
Red Oak Realty Gallery, Oakland, CA FiberArt by Marty Jonas |
2007 |
Starbucks, Berkeley, CA Art by Marty Jonas |
2004 |
Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA Fiberart of Marty Jonas |
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Group Exhibitions |
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2010 |
Marin MOCA, Novato, CA Private Eyes: Artists’ Vision |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Fiber 2010 |
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pariSoma, San Francisco, CA Waste Knot |
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Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA The Art of a Community |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Swagger, A Celebration of the Body |
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2009 |
SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visual Aid’s Big Blue Deal |
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Dorothy Herger Gallery, Fairfield, CA A Condition of the Spirit |
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Fairfield Center Gallery, Fairfield, CA Artists and the Landscape |
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Dane Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS Sum Of The Parts |
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Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA Green Dimensions Art Exhibition |
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Belgers Art Center, Kansas City, MO Off The Grid |
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Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA fiberDimensions |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Fiber 2009 |
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Wichita Center for The Arts, Wichita, KS National Fiber Directions 2009 |
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Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Sum Of The Parts |
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Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA Art Of The Community |
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2008 |
Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA Soupcon: A small Works Show |
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T Wayne Stark Gallery, Texas A & M University College Station, TX Sum of the Parts |
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Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Innovations in Fiberart IV |
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Herbst Exhibition Hall, Presidio, Francisco, CA fiber/Dimensions – Intersections 4 |
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HGA, Convergence 2008, Tampa Bay, FL The Eye of the Hurricane |
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NCWG, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO Fiber Celebrations 2008 |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA EDGE |
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Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA Petal Pushers |
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Dorothy Herger Gallery, Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA Warped |
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Fairfield Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CA 45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Sum of the Parts |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia CA Art of the Community |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Edge Art Group |
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2007 |
Fairfield City Gallery, Fairfield, CA Boxes and Portals |
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Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO SDA Member Exhibition Sum of the Parts |
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Orinda Community Center, Orinda, CA Woman as Prophets |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Recovery |
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Fairfield Center For The Arts, Fairfield, CA 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA Art of the Community |
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2006 |
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Innovations in Fiberart III |
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ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Thread Count Fiber Exhibition |
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Herbst International Hall, Presidio, San Francisco, CA Intersections III by fiber/Dimensions |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA Art of the Community |
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Pence Gallery, Sacramento, CA fiberDimensions |
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Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA 43rd Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Innovations in Fiberart II |
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2005 |
Fairfield Center For The Arts, Fairfield, CA 42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA Piece – Fiber Works, Traditional & Contemporary Quilts |
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Fairfield Center for the Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA Take A Closer Look |
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Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Ltd., Decatur, Il Fiber Arts 2005 |
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Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA 2005 Fiber Art Exhibition |
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2004 |
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Innovations in Fiberart II |
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Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA The Art of a Community |
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Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 36th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA 3-D Open Craft and Sculpture Show |
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Indian Valley Artists Open Juried Exhibition, Novato, CA Portals and Passages |
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Townsend Center, San Francisco, CA 2004 Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Winter Exhibition |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA Art of the Community |
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2003 |
Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA 41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ Wrapped in Cloth - The Human Figure in Textiles |
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Townsend Center, San Francisco, CA 2003 Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Summer Exhibition |
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T.L.D. Design Center & Gallery, Westmont, Il Crossed Connections |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA Art of a Community |
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Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Innovations in Fiberart |
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2002 |
Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA The Fine Art of Craft |
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Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA 2002 Open Craft and Sculpture Show |
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Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 34th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA The Art of A Community |
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Fairfield Center Gallery, Fairfield, CA Textile Works of Art |
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Tiburon Town Hall, Tiburon, CA Thirteen Fiber Artists Share Their Vision |
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Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA Fibermania – Celebrating 20 Years of Fiber Art |
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2001 |
Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 33rd Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA 2001 Open Craft & Sculpture Show |
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Gallery One, Petaluma, CA Fibermania, A Group Exhibition of Paper & Textiles |
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Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS Fiber Directions 2001 |
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Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA Fibermania |
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2000 |
San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA 30th Annual 3-D Art Regional Competition |
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Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA Form and Space |
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Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 32nd Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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Marin Civic Center, Ballet Center, San Rafael, CA Fibermania Exhibition |
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Marble Hall Gallery, Congress Hall, London, England Prism 2000 Exhibition |
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Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA 2000 Open Craft and Sculpture Show |
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1999 |
Marble Hall Gallery, Congress Hall, London, England Pathways 2 Exhibition |
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Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 31st Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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1998 |
Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 30th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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1997 |
Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA 35th Annual Juried Art Show and Gala |
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California Assembly Woman, Helen Thomson, Vacaville, CA Benicia Artist’s Exhibition |
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Embellishment: The Third International Bead and Button Show, Austin, TX Gleaming Treasures |
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Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 29th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition |
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1996 |
1996 Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA The Art of a Community: A Small Works Exhibition |
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Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA 34th Annual Juried Art Show and Gala |
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Knapp Gallery, Regents Park, London, England Summer Exhibition |
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Embroiderer’s Guild of America, 1996 Exhibition, San Francisco CA Sea to Shining Sea |
1995 |
Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA 33rd Annual Juried Art Show and Gala |
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Prudential Realty Art Gallery, Benicia CA 10 Benicia Artists |
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The 142nd California State Fair, Sacramento, CA California Works 1995 |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Exhibit 1995 |
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1994 |
Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA 32nd Annual Juried Art Show and Gala |
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1993 |
Artisans, Mill Valley, CA T’s Show |
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Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 2nd Biennial Competitive Exhibition - The Art of Craft |
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Benicia Community Arts, Benicia, CA Needleworks |
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Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA 31st Annual Juried Art Show and Gala |
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Awards |
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2008 |
First Place HGA, Convergence 2008, Tampa Bay, FL The Eye of the Hurricane |
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First Place Textile 45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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2007 |
First Place Most Creative, Where The Wild Things Are, The Main ARTery Gallery |
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Second Place Most Creative, Where The Wild Things Are, The Main ARTery Gallery |
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2007-2010 Traveling Show, Sum of All Parts, Surface Design Association, Kansas City, MO |
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Honorable Mention Sum of all Parts, Surface Design Association, Kansas City, MO |
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First Place Textile 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Second Place Textile 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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2006 |
Best of Show Innovations in Fiberart III, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA |
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2005 |
People’s Choice Award 43rd Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Dharma Trading Co. Special Award Fiber Celebration, Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO |
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2004 |
Third Place Textile 42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Merit Award Sculpture 42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Best of Show The Fine Art of Craft, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA |
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Honorable Mention The Fine Art of Craft, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA |
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2003 |
First Place Mixed Media/Collage 41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Third Place Sculpture 41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show |
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Award of Excellence Wrapped In Cloth: The Human Figure in Textiles, Tubac, AZ |
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Best of Show Innovations in Fiberart, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA |
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2000 |
Second Place 32nd Annual Textile Exhibition, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA |
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1996 |
Peoples Choice Award Embroiderer’s Guild of America, National Seminar, San Francisco, CA |
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1995 |
Award of Merit The 142nd California State Fair, California Works 1995 |
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1993 |
Best Historical/Traditional Needleworks, Benicia Community Arts, Benicia, CA |
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Honorable Mention Needleworks, Benicia Community Arts, Benicia, CA |
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1987 |
Best of Show Second Annual City Sports Exposition, San Francisco, CA |
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1986 |
Best of Show First Annual City Sports Exposition, San Francisco, CA |
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Lectures |
MKGSFBA, Yarn – Beyond The Sweater 2009 |
Smith Ranch Art Gallery, Art Thru Thread and Cloth 2010 |
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Collections |
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, CA 2009 |
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Books |
Beaney, Jan and Littlejohn, Jean. Grids To Stitch Double Trouble Enterprises ISBN 978-0-9546014-6-1 |
Keifer, Susan Mowery. Fiberarts Design Book 7 Lark Books ISBN 1-57990-521-8 |
Orban, Nancy. Fiberarts Design Book 6 Lark Books ISBN 1-57990-126-3 |
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| Periodicals |
| Cain, Marcus. Sum of The Parts Review Magazine June 2007 |
| Cochran, Kimberly. FiberDirections 2005 The Gallery May-June 2005 |
| De Vries, Rachael. Juried Art Show Art Beat December 2004 (Illustration pg. 4) |
| Stabb, JoAnn C. Juried Gallery Edition Surface Design Magazine September 2006 |
| Ferguson, Bonnie. Handwork Diablo Art Magazine Summer 1993 |
| Friedlander, Lisa. Through The Eye of the Needle Arts Benicia Communique April-May 1993 |
| Owen, T.S. Arts Benicia Annual Auction Inside Benicia October 2007 (Illustration pg. 5) |
| Raskin-Zrihen, Rachel Kaiser Permanente Vallejo 400 Pieces Of Original Artwork Times Herald 2-26-2010 |
| Ritch, Cathy. 44th Annual Art Show Wows Us Art Beat February 2007 |
| Thromby, Gloria. The Art of Craft Artline Summer 1993 |
| Von Zoog, Erica. Arts Benicia Open Studios Inside Benicia May 2007 |
| Weller-Renfrow, Kathryn. Big Talent – Small Works Inside Benicia December 2008 |
| Weller-Renfrow, Kathryn. Edge Art Show Inside Benicia April 2008 (Illustration pg. 6, 10) |
| Wilton, Nicholas. Art With a Heart Ritter House Catalog 2003 |
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| Articles |
Azar, Olga. Fiber Works San Rafael News Pointer November 17, 2001 (Illustration pg. 3) |
Esch, Caitlin. Journey To The Edge At Arts Benicia Benicia Herald April 8, 2008 (Illustration pg. 1) |
Elfinger, Dana. Library Show Benicia Herald July 22, 2004 (Illustration) |
Freedman, Richard. Odd Stuff at Arts Benicia The Arts Times Herald March 21, 2008 (illustrations pg. 1,2) |
Harrison, Helen. Women, Words and Images New York Times April 3, 2005 |
Haggerty, David. Needleworks Show Benicia Herald February 25, 1993 |
Honda, Dan. Prudential Art Gallery Solano Times November 2, 1995 (Illustration) |
Johnson, Jeremy. Arts and Letters G.T. Weekly.com Vol 31, #15, July 14, 2005 |
Maginnis-Honey, Amy. A Misunderstood Medium Daily Republic Newspaper April 27, 2007 (Illustration) |
Miller, Shawn. Textile Works of Art Daily Republic Newspaper June 14, 2002 |
Modenessi, Jennifer. Art Saturates Every Fiber of her Being Contra Costa Sunday Times May 28, 2006
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Norman, Bud. FiberDirections 2005 Wichita Eagle May 11, 2005 |
Paisley, Michelle. State Fair Recognizes Benicia Artists’ Work Benicia Herald August 31, 1995 |
Shull, Chris. Fiber Sews It Up Kansas.com 2005 |
Taylor, Robert. Wide Ranging Styles Adorn Arts Benicia Contra Costa Times February 16, 2005 (Illustration pg.14) |
Toronto, Richard. Assembly Office Art Benicia Herald October 30, 1997 |
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Television and Videos |
MTV Special - What the Champions Wear 1991 |
ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships 1988 |
ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships 1989 |
ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships 1990 |
ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships 1991 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1986 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1987 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1988 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1989 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1990 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1991 |
Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Juan 1992 |
The All Out Total Body Workout - Video with Teri Wexted 1990 |
