| education | ||
| 1997 | Master of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | |
| 1995 | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | |
| 1992 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |
| solo exhibitions | ||
| 2003 | New Work, The Pink Ox, Alpine, Texas | |
| New Sculpture & Painting, The Beauty Shop, Marfa, Texas | ||
| 2000 | Billennium Sculpture Garden, City Hall, Joliet, Illinois | |
| 1999 | Doegirl and other Adventures in Bioengineering, Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 1998 | Adventures in Bioengineering, Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |
| 1997 | Secure Your Future, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois | |
| 1995 | Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition, Gallery 2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois | |
| 1992 | Union in Threads, B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |
| group exhibitions | ||
| 2007 | Dark Objects, Light Matter, Galleri Urbane, Marfa, Texas | |
| Wild or Domestic, Marfa Studio of the Arts, Marfa, Texas | ||
| 2006 | Taking Shape, Galleri Urbane, Marfa, Texas | |
| Alt-Fiber: reclaiming art / craft, Assemble Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Fiber Show, Big Bend Arts Council, Alpine, Texas | ||
| 2005 | Marfa Moment, Marfa Studio of the Arts, Marfa, Texas | |
| Botanica, Big Bend Arts Council Gallery, Alpine, Texas | ||
| Loose Ends: A Fiber Arts Project, Big Bend Arts Council, Alpine, Texas | ||
| Stitch or Swallow, Here, Bristol, United Kingdom | ||
| 2004 | $25/square foot, Big Bend Arts Council, Alpine, Texas | |
| W: Portraits of a President, The Beauty Shop, Marfa, Texas | ||
| 2002 | The Milk of Human Kindness, Joymore Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2001 | Utopia, Deceived: A Project on Planned Communities, 1926 Exhibition Studies Space, SAIC, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2000 | Flora & Fauna, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin | |
| 1999 | Rx: An Art Exhibition, Emison Art Center, Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana | |
| Supermarket 1999, Slop Brand Art, Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| llinois Women Artists: The New Millennium, (traveling exhibition) Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; National Museum Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; Lakeview Museum of the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois; Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Rend Lake, Illinois; Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois; Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois; Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois; Quincy Art Museum, Quincy, Illinois; Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, Illinois | ||
| The Book Show, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1998 | ARText, Sawtooth Building Galleries, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| The Toy Show, August House Studio, Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1997 | Celebrating Women in the Arts, Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| I Paid $25 to Exhibit My Art in This Show, Beret International, Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1995 | Mediating Texts, The Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois | |
| Focus Fiber, Textile Art Alliance, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Nippon Steel Art Appreciation Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1994 | All Media Membership Show, Capitol Hill Arts League, Washington, DC | |
| Unself Portrait, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, Virginia | ||
| 1993 | All Media Membership Show, The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia | |
| 1992 | All Media Membership Show, The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia | |
| Celebration of the Arts, 10th Anniversary of the Miami University Honors Program, Oxford, Ohio | ||
| 2nd Annual Viola Peacock Art Exhibition, Miami University, Oxford Ohio | ||
| 1991 | University of Dayton Intercollegiate Art Competition, Dayton, Ohio | |
| Untitled 1: Juried Art Exhibition, Miami University, Oxford Ohio | ||
| Whitewater Valley Competition, Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana | ||
| Womanıs Body of Work, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | ||
| 1st Annual Viola Peacock Art Exhibition, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | ||
| teaching experience | ||
| 2007 | Professor, Fine Arts Department, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas | |
| Currently teaching Art Appreciation | ||
| 1998 | Artist-in-Residence, Fiber Department, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |
| Taught Fiber Design I, II, III , IV, and Independent Fiber Studies | ||
| 1996 | Artist-in-Residence, Creative Learning, Inc., Chicago, Illinois | |
| Taught Papermaking, Collage, Painting, Drawing & Sculpture | ||
| 1995 | Teacher's Assistant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Taught 3-D Visual Fundamentals | ||
| 1992 | Artist-in-Residence, Washington Very Special Arts, Washington, DC | |
| Taught Weaving, Quiltmaking, Papermaking, Collage, Painting, Drawing & Sculpture | ||