Education:
MAM - Columbia College Chicago
BFA - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Projects:
2024
Solo Exhibit, Epiphany Center for the Arts
Exhibiting Artist, International Exhibition Portrait, CICA Museum of Art; South Korea
2023
Exhibiting Artist, Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, PA
Book Inclusion, The Textile Portrait by Anne Kelly
Exhibiting Artist (2 person show), Quad City Art Center
Exhibiting Artist (honorable mention), From Fiber, Springfield Art Association
Artist, Graffiti Showcase, Firehouse Art Center
Exhibiting Artist, Maker Showcase, Harold Washington Library
Exhibiting Artist (1st place), The 11th International Mini Textile and Fibre Art Exhibition, Scythia; Ukraine
Exhibiting Artist, Fiber Art International, Museum of Art Fort Collins
Exhibiting Artist (honorable mention), Transformative Craft at Susquehanna Art Museum
Adoptable Pet Portrait Collaboration, Animal Care League
Resident, Connect Residency
Solo Exhibit, Rendezvouz Arts
Exhibition Judge, DuPage Art League
2022
Yarn Sponsorship, Universal Yarn
Adoptable Pet Portrait Collaboration, Animal Care League
Exhibiting Artist, Fiber Art International
Exhibiting Artist; About Face, Webster Arts
Solo Exhibit, Portraits of Covid: Harold Washington Library
2021
Made It, season 1 episode 2; The Design Network/Michael’s stores
Maker in Residence, Harold Washington Library
Graffiti Showcase Artist, Firehouse Arts Center
Individual Artist Grant recipient, Illinois Arts Council
2020
Cover Image, Advanced Functional Materials Journal; Harvard Press
2019
Solo exhibition, Harold Washington Library
Solo exhibition, Old Town Art Center
Artist in Residence, Dye Hard Yarns
Exhibiting artist, Stitches Midwest
Exhibiting artist, Vogue Knitting Live, NYC
2018
Contributing artist, Milk X Magazine, Hong Kong
Collaborative artist, Barbeline, UK
Exhibiting artist, The Other Art Fair, Chicago
Press, Articles, and Reviews:
2023
Art by Artists, YouTube Channel Feature
Handwerken Zonder Grenzen, Netherlands
Artemobia, Italy
2022
Fiber Chats, YouTube Interview
Textile Curator, UK
Textiel Plus, Netherlands
Demilked, Lithuania
CBS News, Faces of Covid Exhibit; Chicago
2021
CBS News, Maker in Residence, Harold Washington Library; Chicago
2020
Tiny Studio Creative Life (cover and feature), New Zealand
South African Artist/South African Craft, Africa
Handwerken Zonder Grenzen (cover and feature), Netherlands
Simply Knitting #199, UK
Baba Mail, Israel
Fubiz, France
Juicy World, Russia
My Modern Met, NYC
City Magazine, Serbia
2019
School of Stitched Textiles, UK
Lectures and workshops:
2023
Guest Speaker, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Guest Artist, Oak Park & River Forest High School
Windy City Knitting Guild
DuPage Art League
2022
Portraits in Procreate, Sktchy
Madison Knitting Guild
2021
Harold Washington Library
Puddletown Knitters Guild
2020
Hyde Park Art Center
2019
Harold Washington Library
Fox Valley Knitting Guild
Dye Hard Yarns
Additional Experience:
2015-present Professional Artist, Dartily, LLC
2023-present Board Member, Rendezvous Arts; Chicago, IL
2020-2021 Sample Knitter, Bellish; Australia
2013-2015 Director of Education and Outreach, Elmhurst Art Museum; Elmhurst, IL
2012-2015 Commissioner, Public Art Commission; Village of Oak Park, IL
2010 Art Selection Juror, ArtRageous!; Oak Park, IL
2010-2014 Art Selection Juror, Village of Oak Park;
Oak Park, IL
2010 Community Leadership Project, Community Foundation of Oak Park and River Forest/Dominican University; Oak Park, IL
2008-2011 Art Advisory Committee Member, Park District of Oak Park; Oak Park,IL
2007-2012 Executive Director, Oak Park Art League;
Oak Park, IL
2001-2005 Program Coordinator, The Youth Campus, Pathways to Development; Chicago, IL
1998-1999 Gallery Director, Sullivan Galleries (formerly SUGs) School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1999 Cows on Parade, Advisory Board SAIC Student Representative