Gallery Exhibitions
I'm thrilled that my work has been invited to 17 juried exhibitions since I began exhibiting in late 2022.
2025
Crocker Kingsley, Blue Line Arts, Roseville California
The biennial Crocker Kingsley Exhibition is co-sponsored by Sacramento's Crocker Museum and Kingsley Art Club. This year more than 2400 submissions were received, and my fiber wall sculpture 24th Street NW was one of 80 selected by juror Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum .
24th Street NW
Fiber wall sculpture,15 X 36 X 5
Twined, upcycled sari silk pierces through paper and upcycled sari silk pulp cast on linen threads. The day begins for a community on what could be any street, in any American city. Part of Barnett's Connections series which explores the ties that bind us as families, communities, and as a global society.
The biennial Crocker Kingsley Exhibition is co-sponsored by Sacramento's Crocker Museum and Kingsley Art Club. This year more than 2400 submissions were received, and my fiber wall sculpture 24th Street NW was one of 80 selected by juror Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum .
24th Street NW
Fiber wall sculpture,15 X 36 X 5
Twined, upcycled sari silk pierces through paper and upcycled sari silk pulp cast on linen threads. The day begins for a community on what could be any street, in any American city. Part of Barnett's Connections series which explores the ties that bind us as families, communities, and as a global society.
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah Kentucky
The Fantastic Fibers exhibition is a nationally acclaimed celebration of fiber art in its many forms. Fantastic Fibers emphasizes the versatility of fiber as a medium, featuring everything from intricate quilting and weaving to experimental mixed-media creations. By fostering artistic innovation and craftsmanship, the event plays a vital role in promoting fiber art as a dynamic and evolving discipline.
Shredding the Blues
Fiber wall sculpture, 40 X 18 X 4
(far left on the gallery wall)
Interconnected spheres crafted with recycled guitar strings using a random weave technique are intertwined with flowing upcycled linen fabric hand-dyed with indigo. Weaving through and around the spheres, the fabric mirrors the dynamic fluidity of the blues, and pays homage to the shredders of the genre.
The Fantastic Fibers exhibition is a nationally acclaimed celebration of fiber art in its many forms. Fantastic Fibers emphasizes the versatility of fiber as a medium, featuring everything from intricate quilting and weaving to experimental mixed-media creations. By fostering artistic innovation and craftsmanship, the event plays a vital role in promoting fiber art as a dynamic and evolving discipline.
Shredding the Blues
Fiber wall sculpture, 40 X 18 X 4
(far left on the gallery wall)
Interconnected spheres crafted with recycled guitar strings using a random weave technique are intertwined with flowing upcycled linen fabric hand-dyed with indigo. Weaving through and around the spheres, the fabric mirrors the dynamic fluidity of the blues, and pays homage to the shredders of the genre.
Forma Natura: Nature as Source, Arts Benicia, Benicia California
Arts Benicia is a community arts and cultural center in Benicia, California. Forma Natura celebrated nature as the source of inspiration for art in every medium. Juror for this exhibit was Alicia Escott, an interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco.
Rainstorm
Fiber wall sculpture, 22 X 16 X 2
The drama of a soaking storm dances on the landscape, beating out the rhythm of a familiar song. Upcycled guitar strings form the warp for this loosely structured weaving of botanical and rust-dyed fabrics, topped with the papery fiber base of a Queen Palm frond.
Rainstorm was also accepted to Natural Elements at Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA in 2023 and Left Coast Artists Annual Juried Exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica California in 2024.
Arts Benicia is a community arts and cultural center in Benicia, California. Forma Natura celebrated nature as the source of inspiration for art in every medium. Juror for this exhibit was Alicia Escott, an interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco.
Rainstorm
Fiber wall sculpture, 22 X 16 X 2
The drama of a soaking storm dances on the landscape, beating out the rhythm of a familiar song. Upcycled guitar strings form the warp for this loosely structured weaving of botanical and rust-dyed fabrics, topped with the papery fiber base of a Queen Palm frond.
Rainstorm was also accepted to Natural Elements at Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA in 2023 and Left Coast Artists Annual Juried Exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica California in 2024.
Sustainable Art, Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery at Yavapai College, Clarkdale Arizona
The Sustainable Art exhibit set out to celebrate works created with sustainable practices. Metal Sculptor Paul Klaine selected 15 artists to exhibit a diverse range of artwork made from eco-friendly, up-cycled and recycled materials, including a mix of Collage, Mixed Media, Assemblage pieces and more.
Hiding in the Shallows
Eco-print
6 X 6
Available for purchase in my online shop
The texture of a tidepool obscures the creatures hiding in the shallows.
Upcycled cotton fabric botanically printed with rust and leaves, draped on canvas.
The Sustainable Art exhibit set out to celebrate works created with sustainable practices. Metal Sculptor Paul Klaine selected 15 artists to exhibit a diverse range of artwork made from eco-friendly, up-cycled and recycled materials, including a mix of Collage, Mixed Media, Assemblage pieces and more.
Hiding in the Shallows
Eco-print
6 X 6
Available for purchase in my online shop
The texture of a tidepool obscures the creatures hiding in the shallows.
Upcycled cotton fabric botanically printed with rust and leaves, draped on canvas.