Visiting Artist Residencies | Mixed-Media Installations | Group Shows | TV/Radio/Web Interviews
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Visiting Artist Residencies: The Earth Quilt Project and Fiber Community Art Quilts (Site Specific Installations) Supported by Grants from the North and South Carolina Arts Councils, local agencies and industry

2008
  • 2008 Bugg Elementary, “Community Ties”, Raleigh, NC
2007
  • NCCAT, “The Golden Mean”, Cullowhee, NC
  • Salem Elementary, “My Favorite Story in Fiber” Apex, NC
  • Black Mountain Primary, “Japan in Flowers” Black Mountain, NC
2006
  • Cannons Elementary, "100% Cotton" Spartanburg, SC
2005
  • A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet School, "Lotus Magic", Raleigh, NC
2004
  • Paisley Middle School, "New Directions", Winston Salem, NC
2003
  • Gold Hill Elementary, "River Link", Fort Mill, SC
  • Trinity Episcopal School, "Urban Garden", Charlotte, NC
  • Lake Norman Day, "Friendship", Charlotte, NC
2002
  • D.F Walker-White Oak Elementary, “ Working Together Hand-In-Hand”, Edenton, NC
  • Haygood Elementary, “Clear Vision”, Pickens, SC
2001
  • Douglas Elementary, “Garden For Peace/Garden Of Peace”, Raleigh, NC
2000
  • Benvenue Elementary, “ Metamorph/Community Ties”, Rocky Mount, NC
  • Ashe Services For The Aging, “Spirit Of The River”, West Jefferson, NC
1999
  • Ligon Middle School, “Pathways”, Raleigh, NC
  • River Springs Elementary, “River Of Peace”, Columbia, SC
  • Geiger Elementary, “Reach For The Stars”, Ridgeway, SC
  • James W. Smith Elementary, “Sewing Seeds”, Cove City, NC
1998
  • Carver Elementary, “Tree Of Life”, Wendell, NC
  • Dorothea Dix Hospital, “Continuance”, Raleigh, NC
  • Yancey Nursing Home, “Sunrise-Sunset,” Burnsville, NC
  • Bugg Elementary, “Dancing Symbols-Singing Stories,” Raleigh, NC
1997
  • Stanley White Recreation Center, “Celebration of Unity”, New Bern, NC
  • Stokes County Government Center, "Making a Difference," Danbury, NC
  • Ellendale Elementary, "Diamonds in the Rough," Taylorsville, NC
1996
  • NAPGA Conference, "Vessel of Hope II," Asheville, NC
  • Eliada Homes, "Insight- Eye of the Soul," Asheville, NC
  • NCCAT, "The Golden Mean," Cullowhee, NC
1995
  • Rock Ridge School, "Rock Hill," Wilson, NC
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Vessel of Hope," Asheville, NC
  • NCSF Deaf "Towering Spirits," Morganton, NC
1994
  • NCSF Deaf "Free Flight," Wilson, NC
1993
  • Plaza Pre-School "Gentle Spirits," Charlotte, NC
  • Pamlico High School "Crossroads," Bayboro, NC
1992
  • Ocracoke School, "Sea Tales and Sand Do-Ins," Ocracoke, NC
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Outward Bound," Asheville, NC
  • Bele Chere, "Reflections," Asheville, NC
  • Buncombe Community School, "Turning Point," Swannanoa, NC
  • Davidson Community College, "New Directions," Lexington, NC
1991
  • Pamlico Junior High, "Crystal Garden," Stonewall, NC
  • Amos Cottage, sponsored by SECCA, "Kinder/Garden," Winston Salem, NC
  • Anderson Elementary School, "Star of Freedom," Bayboro, NC
  • Arapahoe School, "Morning Star," Arapahoe, NC
1990
  • Horn in the West - Hickory Ridge Museum, "Mountain Triptych," Boone, NC
  • Union Elementary, "Star Burst," North Wilkesboro, NC
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Rising Star," Asheville, NC
  • Strathmore Hall Arts Center, "On the Road Again," Bethesda, MD
1989
  • Estes Elementary, "Triangles," Chapel Hill, NC
  • T.C. Roberson High School, "Emergence," Asheville, NC
  • Elon College, "Fall Garden," Elon, NC
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Summer Garden II," Asheville, NC
  • Carolina Day School, "Summer Garden I," Asheville, NC
1988
  • Friends Meeting Hall, Earth Quilt, "Peace Walk," Chattanooga, TN
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Moon Walk," Asheville, NC
1987
  • Watauga High, "Quilting a Patch of the Earth," Boone, NC
  • Asheville Civic Center, "Earth Tie," Asheville, NC
1986
  • Nebo Elementary, "Full Moon," Marion, NC
  • Alexander High School, "Formal Garden," Taylorsville, NC
  • Hiddenite Center, "Fan," Hiddenite, NC
  • UNCA "Earth Quilt," Asheville, NC

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Mixed-Media Site-Specific Installations

2003-2004
  • Museum of York County, "Piecing A Quilt Of Life-World Connections", Rock Hill, SC
1998
  • Sculpture/Movement “Bamboo”, Asheville, NC
1994
  • Sculpture/Movement - A Work in Process, Asheville, NC
1992
  • Pack Place, "Dancing Grasses," Asheville, NC
1991
  • UNC Greensboro, "Dancing Grasses," Greensboro, NC
  • Circle Ten Gallery, “A New Dance,” Oriental, NC
  • Broadway Arts Center, "Lights on Broadway," Asheville, NC1987
1987
  • Brevard College, “Community At Work,” Brevard, NC
1985
  • Western Carolina University, “Mountain Outcrops,” Cullowhee, NC
  • Charleston, “Friendship House,” Charleston, SC
1984
  • Greensboro City Stage Festival, "Friendship House," Greensboro, NC
  • Asheville - July 4th Celebration, "Friendship House," Asheville, NC
1982
  • New York Institute of Technology, "Cloth Sculpture Drawings," Old Westbury, NY
  • Mars Hill College, "Mountain Outcrops," Mars Hill, NC

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Selected Group Shows

2010
  • Hilton at Biltmore Park, Two Person Exhibition “Western NC Artist Showcase” Asheville NC
2009
  • 2009 HandMade House Project, “View of Pisgah”, Arden, NC
  • HandMade In America “On View” Asheville NC
  • Grovewood Gallery, L.I.N.T “New Work” Asheville, NC
2008
  • Swan Coach House, “Mining Surface”, Atlanta, GA
  • Black Mountain Center For the Arts, “Transparency”, Black Mountain, NC
  • The Ferst Center for the Arts, “Earth A Microcosm” Atlanta, GA
  • Cloth Fiber Workshop “Personal Expressions”, Asheville, NC
2007
  • Bascom Lousie, “Intersections”, Highlands, NC Haywood
  • County Arts Council, Gallery 86, “Textiles”, Waynesville, NC
  • Peace Conference, Lake Junileska, NC
2007
  • Haywood County Arts Council, Gallery 86, Waynesville, NC
2006
  • Asheville Area Arts Council, "Light", Asheville, NC
  • Mars Hills College, "Light", Mars Hill, NC
2005
  • 2005 Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC
  • Arrowmont Gallery Gattlinburg, TN
  • Haywood County Arts Council, Waynesville, NC
2004
  • Brevard College, Variations On A Theme: Art Inspired by Music, Brevard, NC
  • Folk Art Center, "Highland Landscapes", Asheville, NC
  • Guild Crafts Feature Gallery, "New Works: Norma Bradley", Asheville, NC
2003-2004
  • Museum of York County, "Piecing A Quilt Of Life-World Connections", Rock Hill, SC
2002
  • SC State Museum, Piecing A Quilt of Life: Contemporary Quilts...Columbia SC
2001
  • NC Arboretum “Fiber Quilts”, Asheville, NC
  • Hendersonville Arts Council, “Ladies In New Textiles” Hendersonville, NC
2000
  • Asheville Arts Council, “Fiber Quilts”, Asheville, NC
  • Anderson Arts Council, “Piecing a Quilt of Life”, Anderson, SC
  • USCL, “Piecing a Quilt of Life” , Lancaster, SC
  • UNCA “ Image To Image: Woman to Woman Inspired Textile Work”, Asheville, NC
1990
  • Strathmore Hall Arts Center, "Landmarks '90," Tri State Sculptors, Bethesda, MD
1989
  • Elon College, Tri State Sculptors, Elon College, NC
1988
  • Saw Tooth Center, Tri State Sculptors, Winston-Salem, NC
1987
  • Asheville Art Museum, Tri State Sculptors, Asheville, NC
1982
  • Wards Island Sculpture Garden, New York City, NY
1981
  • "Onwardsisland," New York City, NY
1979
  • Battery Park, "Outgrowth/Battery Park," (Site and Nature Oriented Work ), New York City, NY

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Selected National and Local Television/Radio and Web Interviews

2009
  • The Alliance For The American Quilt
2005-2007
  • HG TV, National/International, "Simply Quilts"
2000
  • WKSK, West Jefferson, NC
1999
  • WRAL, TV, Raleigh, NC
  • WPTF, TV, Raleigh, NC
1998
  • WRAL, TV, Raleigh, NC
  • Channel 17, Raleigh, NC
1997
  • National Cable, Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel
  • 11-minute Video, "Piecing Together Communities"
1996
  • WTKR, Channel 3 News, Norfolk, VA
1991
  • WSJS, Winston-Salem Public Radio, Winston-Salem, NC
  • WGHP-TV, Winston-Salem, NC
1990
  • WCQS, Asheville Public Radio
1989
  • Interview, Carolina Cable, Chapel Hill, NC
1986
  • CBS Sunday Morning, February 23, 1986, "On the Road with Charles Kuralt," Channel 13, News WCQS, Asheville Public Radio

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Honors and Fellowship

2008-2009
  • Hambidge Art Center for Creative Arts and Sciences
2008
  • Presenter:“The Artist and the Environment” Women’s Caucus For The Arts, Atlanta, Ga
2005-2010
  • Hambidge Center For Creative Arts and Sciences
1990-1993
  • State of North Carolina Visiting Artist Program

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Education

1995
  • M.A., Applied Psychology/Expressive Art Therapy, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT
1977
  • Hunter College Masters Program, New York City, Art History and Sculpture with Robert Morris
1976
  • B.A. - Empire State College, New York City, Major in American Art
1975
  • Art Students League, New York City, 1975, Life Drawing Studio
1972-73
  • New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, Art History, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
1970-71
  • State University of New York, Farmingdale, New York

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Visiting Artist Programs and Directories

2002-2010
  • Fulton County Artists Directory
  • Arts in Education Artist Directory, Asheville Area Arts
  • Artist Profile Directory, South Carolina Arts Commission
  • United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
  • Asheville Area Artists Directory
2005
  • Asheville Area Arts Council / UNCA Art Education Dept
1993-2005
  • North Carolina Touring Artist Directory
1997-1998
  • Fayetteville Arts In Education Directory
1996-2004
  • NCCAT, (NC Center for the Advancement of Teachers), Visiting Artist, Cullowhee, NC
1990-1993
  • State Visiting Artist Program, Residency at Pamlico Community College, NC
1984-1990
  • Mountain Arts Program, Western, NC
2000-Current
  • Director of Art Education, HandMade In America, Asheville, NC

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Memberships

 
  • Tri-State Sculptors
  • International Sculpture Center
  • Southern Highland Craft Guild
  • Asheville Area Arts Council
  • Asheville Art Museum
  • Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center

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Employment

1979 - Current
  • Free-lance multi-media artist and artist educator in schools, hospitals and rehabilitation centers through out the southeast
2000 - Current
  • Director of Education for HandMade In America, Asheville, NC
  • Curator of the I-26 Visitors Center Exhibition, Mars Hill, NC
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