CV
Exhibitions
2016
Stratum (SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA)
2015
Touched: a soft sculpture exhibition (Ground Floor Gallery + Studios, Nashville, TN)
2014
Material Matters (Union Street Gallery, Chicago)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
2013
10x10x10xTieton (Mighty Tieton Gallery, WA)
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Control 2.0 Installation (Exploratorium, CA)
Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA)
PLUSH Week 3 (IAM8BIT Gallery, Los Angeles)
2012
BAM Biennial 2012: High Fiber Diet (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA)
High Fiber Under Five (San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA)
2011
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Icons & Totems & Pieces of the Past (gallery hanahou, New York City)
Super iam8bit (IAM8BIT Gallery, Los Angeles)
Lovesick (Redux Gallery, Portland OR)
Dwelling on the Past (Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle)
2010
Hungry, solo show (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Plush You LA! (Munky King Gallery, Los Angeles)
Lost at Sea (gallery hanahou, New York City)
2009
Tiny Repetitive Motions (Bluebottle Art Gallery, Seattle)
FiberArctic (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
2008
Luv-able + Hug-able (gallery hanahou, New York City)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Plush You SF! (Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco)
2007
PLUSHED: art gone soft (Purdue University, Indiana)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Print: Publications & Promotional
2013
The Art of Tinkering by Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich, featured artist
2011
Alaska Airlines Magazine, “Cutting Edge Crafts”Vol35 Issue6, page 18
2010
I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects by Moxie
Indie Craft by Jo Waterhouse, featured artist
Seattle Magazine, Spotlight October issue, page 21, full page photo and blurb
Me Make Monster: A Mish-Mash of Monstercraft by Jenny Harada, Gallery project
Button and Stitch: Supercute Ways to Use Your Button Stash by Kristen Rask, Great Ball of Fiber and Bunny Button Cover projects
2009
Love No Love Compilation Album by The Levee Breaking, album cover, poster, and promotional art
Feltique: Techniques and Projects for Wet Felting, Needle Felting, Fulling, and Working with Commercial Felt by Nikola Davidson and Brookelynn Morris, Coasters, Earrings, and Wallet projects
Selected Awards, Residencies, Related Experience
2016
GAP Grant, Artist Trust of Washington
Exploratorium, Residency (San Francisco, CA)
2015 (to present)
Member of SOIL Artist Run Gallery (Seattle, WA)
2013
Exploratorium, San Francisco, Featured Artist and Panel member
2009
Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Indie Craft Panel member
2007
KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Artist in Residence focused on Fiber Art
Frye Art Museum, Wrapped in Hugs, Public Needle Felting Workshop
2006
KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Artist in Residence focused on Found Object Art
Education
2009
University of Washington Certificate Program, Fiber Arts
1994-1996
Platt College of Design, San Francisco, Graphic Design and Computer Design
1989-1993
College of Marin, Kentfield CA, Communications
2016
Stratum (SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA)
2015
Touched: a soft sculpture exhibition (Ground Floor Gallery + Studios, Nashville, TN)
2014
Material Matters (Union Street Gallery, Chicago)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
2013
10x10x10xTieton (Mighty Tieton Gallery, WA)
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Control 2.0 Installation (Exploratorium, CA)
Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA)
PLUSH Week 3 (IAM8BIT Gallery, Los Angeles)
2012
BAM Biennial 2012: High Fiber Diet (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA)
High Fiber Under Five (San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA)
2011
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Icons & Totems & Pieces of the Past (gallery hanahou, New York City)
Super iam8bit (IAM8BIT Gallery, Los Angeles)
Lovesick (Redux Gallery, Portland OR)
Dwelling on the Past (Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle)
2010
Hungry, solo show (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Plush You LA! (Munky King Gallery, Los Angeles)
Lost at Sea (gallery hanahou, New York City)
2009
Tiny Repetitive Motions (Bluebottle Art Gallery, Seattle)
FiberArctic (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
2008
Luv-able + Hug-able (gallery hanahou, New York City)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Plush You SF! (Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco)
2007
PLUSHED: art gone soft (Purdue University, Indiana)
Plush You! (Schmancy Gallery, Seattle)
Print: Publications & Promotional
2013
The Art of Tinkering by Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich, featured artist
2011
Alaska Airlines Magazine, “Cutting Edge Crafts”Vol35 Issue6, page 18
2010
I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects by Moxie
Indie Craft by Jo Waterhouse, featured artist
Seattle Magazine, Spotlight October issue, page 21, full page photo and blurb
Me Make Monster: A Mish-Mash of Monstercraft by Jenny Harada, Gallery project
Button and Stitch: Supercute Ways to Use Your Button Stash by Kristen Rask, Great Ball of Fiber and Bunny Button Cover projects
2009
Love No Love Compilation Album by The Levee Breaking, album cover, poster, and promotional art
Feltique: Techniques and Projects for Wet Felting, Needle Felting, Fulling, and Working with Commercial Felt by Nikola Davidson and Brookelynn Morris, Coasters, Earrings, and Wallet projects
Selected Awards, Residencies, Related Experience
2016
GAP Grant, Artist Trust of Washington
Exploratorium, Residency (San Francisco, CA)
2015 (to present)
Member of SOIL Artist Run Gallery (Seattle, WA)
2013
Exploratorium, San Francisco, Featured Artist and Panel member
2009
Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Indie Craft Panel member
2007
KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Artist in Residence focused on Fiber Art
Frye Art Museum, Wrapped in Hugs, Public Needle Felting Workshop
2006
KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Artist in Residence focused on Found Object Art
Education
2009
University of Washington Certificate Program, Fiber Arts
1994-1996
Platt College of Design, San Francisco, Graphic Design and Computer Design
1989-1993
College of Marin, Kentfield CA, Communications