Profile
Artist’s Statement
My work is alive with color, pattern, liveliness and energy. Inspiration comes from Islamic and Indian art, ethnic textiles, botany, patterns, Pierre Bonnard… everywhere. The work has gone from the precision of embroidery housed in mixed media frames to the freedom of painting. I love making these paintings starting with the drawing and watching the unfolding mystery as the color fills the spaces. Please enjoy looking at them.
SELECTED JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Embroidered Reflections Through a Traveler’s Eye · Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, solo show
Au Fils du Temps, sponsored by DMC Corp. · Takashimaya Dept. Stores, Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Kokura
Folk Inspirations, Society of Arts and Crafts · Boston, MA
Needle Expressions · Arizona State University – Tempe
Needle Expressions ~National Traveling Show · Indianapolis, IN; Bakersfield, CA; Alexandria, LA; Bloomington, IL; Newport News, VA
Celebrating the Stitch · Newton Arts Center, Newton, MA/Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Celebrating the Stitch ~ International Traveling Show · Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Bellevue, WA; Raleigh, NC; St. Paul, MN; Columbia, SC; Vancouver, Canada; London and Harrowgate, England; Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka, Japan
Art for Aids Sake · UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Fiber international · Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Fiber National · Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY
Arts Worcester · Grover Street Gallery, Worcester, MA
Crafts 23 · Zoller Gallery/Penn State University, University Park, PA
Fiber Celebrated · Salt Lake Art Center, UT
Embroidery and Clay: An Exploration · Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, solo show
Worcester Artists – An Exhibition · Atwood Gallery, Worcester, MA
Wichita National · Wichita Art Association, KS
Needle Expression · McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
National Traveling Show · Worcester, MA; Fresno, CA; Bowling Green, KY; Bemidji, MN; Norwalk, CT
Cross Currents · Northern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Paper/Fiber XI · The Arts Center, Iowa City, IA
Women in Arts · Arts Center Galleries, Southbridge, MA
Northeast Open · Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA
Artful Crafts · Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
ArtsWorcester · Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA
Curator’s Choice · UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA
National Contemporary Crafts · Luckenback Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Contemporary Masks · Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, IL
On My Own Time · Marine Bank, Springfield, IL
Solo Exhibition · Prairie House Gallery, Springfield, IL
Lake Superior ’81 · Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
Julie Artisan Gallery · New York, NY
Contemporary Textile Show · Westlake Gallery, White Plains, NY
Textiles · Wadsworth Gallery, Bryn Mawr, PA
SELECTED SHOWS AND CRAFT FAIRS
Art in the Barn, Reigelsville, PA -2025
Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Festival, 2016
Lititz Outdoor Fine Art Show – Lititz Springs Park, 2011 - 2016
Third Place - Acrylics and Oils, 2015Downtown Bethlehem Fine Art and Craft Exhibition, 2011–2015
Doylestown Arts Festival, 2011 – 2015
Princeton NJ Crafters’ Marketplace; 2011 – 2015
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen; Blue Bell, PA, 2010 -2012
Owen J. Roberts Friends of the Arts, Pottstown, PA, 2012
North Penn Craft Market, Lansdale, PA, 2012
Lansdale Festival of the Arts, Memorial Park, 2011 - 2012
New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival, 2011 - 2012
Fall Fine Art and Crafts at Brookdale Park, Montclair, NJ, 2012
Owen J. Roberts Friends of the Arts, Pottstown, PA, 2012
North Penn Craft Market, Lansdale, PA, 2012
16th Annual Arts in the Park – Elkins Park, PA, 2011
West Reading’s Art on the Avenue ,2011
Tinicum Arts Festival, Erwinna - 2011
Paxson Hill Farm-Artists in the Garden, New Hope, 2011
Highlands Craft Show – Fort Washington, PA, 2011
Morristown Craft Market, 2011
Kimberton Waldorf Craft Show, 2011
Publications
Au Fil du Temps, image in exhibition catalog
FiberArts magazine, article in Profile column
Flying Needle Magazine, image in column “Books that Motivate”
Flying Needle magazine, image in article on “Cotton”
Needle Expressions, image in exhibition catalog
Celebrating the Stitch by Barbara Lee Smith, profile on page 152
Fiber National, image in exhibition catalog
FiberArts Design Book III, Lark Books, image of my work
Needle Expressions, image in exhibition catalog
Illinois History Magazine: “An Artist at Work,” article, Illinois Historic Preservation
Awards and Grants
Massachusetts Arts Lottery Recipient, 1987 and 1992
Francis A. Kinnicutt Travel Award, Worcester Art Museum
Needle Expressions, Purchase Award
Paper/Fiber XI, First Prize – Fiber
On My Own Time, Best of Show
Collections
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital · Boston, MA
Numerous Private Collections