Education
1992-2000 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles, with High
Distinction
1975-1979 University of California, San Francisco, CA. Doctor of
Medicine
1969-1970 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Medical
Technologist License
1969-1973 University of California, Berkeley, CA. Bachelor of Arts
in
Bacterology
Artist Statement
The imagery in my work is based on time spent looking through a
microscope. First as a bacteriology major and later in medical school, I
spent many fascinating hours exploring the microscosmos of bacteria,
fungi, and parasites, and of human tissues, such as squamous epithelium,
striated muscle, collagen networks, and blood cells. Alone with my
slides, I could leave the tangible world and enter, for me, an as yet
unexplored space. Though it has been many years since that actual
experience, these forms have never left my visual memory. Using the
latest digital technology in software and computerized looms, I
incorporate, both directly and indirectly, these microscopic images into
my Jacquard weavings. Wth my study of textiles, it is natural that my
attention would turn to the microcosmos of fiber and fabric. With the
use ot the scanning electron microscope, I discover the dimensionality
of individual fibers and the topography of woven cloth. My chosen media,
Jacquard weaving and the materials used to create these works, are
themselves the subject of the image.
And in another body of work, in a medium that can be considered the
diametric opposite of “high tech,” I use recycled teabags to sew
sculptural forms that have meaning for me on two levels. The
hand-stitched surfaces recall visions of vast epithelial sheets and cell
cultures. The teabags themselves represent the intimacy and ritual of
sipping a cup of tea with family and friends and the finished sculpture,
a gesture of warmth.
Selected Exhibitions
2008
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, EDGE
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, EDGE Art Group
at ACCI Gallery
2007 "National Juried Craft
Exhibition," ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006 "Coming into Focus," CCA Alumni, San Pablo
Arts Gallery, San Pablo, CA
"recycle show," Nido
Gallery, Moss Landing, CA
"2nd Annual Fiber Art Exhibit," Santa
Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
"By the Hand," Bedford
Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
"Artfully Reclaimed," Art League of
Northern California, Novato, CA
"Objects of Engagement,"
Pacific Rim Sculpture Group, San Francisco, CA
"Remake/Remodel:
Rebound. Studies in Transformation,"
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2005 "Parallel Investigations," ProArts
Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Cornucopia," EDGE Group Show,
Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
"knowlEDGE," EDGE Group Show,
Tiburon Library, Tiburon, CA
Fine Art/Fine Craft, Marin
County Fair, San Rafael, CA
ProArts Open Studios, Berkeley,
CA
Napa Valley Mustard Festival
Visual Art Competition, St. Supery Winery,
St. Helena, CA
2004 "Intersections II," fiber/DIMENSIONS Group
Show,
Herbst International Exhibition Hall, Presidio of San
Francisco, CA
"(closer in)," The Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA
"Members Only," Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
"Fiber 2004," Alameda Art Center,
Alameda, CA
"fiber/DIMENSIONS at Pacifica," Pacifica, CA
"Bags & Baggage," Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
2003 "Trash to Treasures", Second Place, Professional Category, East
Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Oakland, CA
"Innovations in Fiberart," Sebastopol Center for the Arts,
Sebastopol, CA
2002 "Craftforms 2002," Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
"Waste Wise Extravaganza!" Environmental Protection Agency, San
Francisco, CA
"19th Annual National Juried Exhibition," Berkeley Art Center,
Berkeley, CA
"New Visions: Introductions 2002," Juror's Commendation, Pro
Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Water Way to Go!," Fine Art/Fine Craft Show, Second Place in
Class, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
"Needle and Thread," Adobe Art Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
"Digital Visions," The Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento,
CA
"10th Annual Trash to Treasures, Best of Show, East Bay Depot
for Creative Reuse, Berkeley,CA
"34rd Annual Textile Exhibit," Best of Show, Olive Hyde Art
Gallery, Fremont, CA
"Masque Parade," Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2001 "California Works," Award of Excellence and Award of Merit,
California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
"Art, Science, and Technology," Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley,
CA
"Fair Forward," Fine Art/Fine Craft Show, Best of Class and
Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
"Open Craft and Sculpture Show," Tamalpais Weavers Award,
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
"Inclinations in Fiber," Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2000 "Microcosmos," BFA Solo Exhibition, California College of Arts
and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1999 "Seven Women and One Min," California College of Arts
and Crafts,
Oakland, CA
1998 Textile Department Group Show, North Gallery, California
College of
Arts and Crafts, Oakland,
CA
1997 "Have You Had Your Daily Dose of Fiber?" South Gallery,
California
College of Arts and
Crafts, Oakland, CA
Selected Publications
Surface Design
Journal. Spring 2005
Fiberarts Design
Book 7, Lark Books, 2004
Artisan Northwest,
Fall 2004
Public Collection
2002 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
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