EDUCATION/WORKSHOPS

  • 2023 Penland School of Craft, Ink, Paper, Wood; Eileen Wallace.

  • 2021 Penland School of Craft, Bone Folders Elevated; Shanna Leino.

  • 2019 Penland School of Craft, No Going Back; Laura Baisden.

  • 2017 Penland School of Craft, Structures and Surface; Beth Schaible.

  • 2016 Penland School of Craft, Drawing With the Press; Eileen Wallace.

  • 2013 Penland School of Craft, Recording Line &Texture: A New Approach to Old Traditions; Melanie Finlayson; scholarship recipient.

  • 2011 Penland School of Craft, Letterpress Books; Caren Heft.

  • 2010 Penland School of Craft, Make an Impression: Experiment, Explore, Collaborate; Lynn Avadenka/Roni Gross.

  • 2009 Penland School of Craft, Stitches in Time: Historical Bindings; Julie Leonard.

  • 2009 Penland School of Craft, Image, Book, Box; Goedele Peeters.

  • 2008 Penland School of Craft, Boxes; Practical and Fantastical; Julie Leonard.

  • 2002 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification, Early to Middle Childhood Education, Art.

  • 1994 Penland School of Craft, Paper and Book: Art Dialogue; Nance O’Banion/Christine Rolik.

  • 1993 G Certification for Teaching; University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina.

  • 1984 Fibre Interchange Participant, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada.

  • 1984 MFA in Sculpture and Drawing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

  • 1983 Studied papermaking and sculpture, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada.

  • 1981 Studied making and dying paper with Elaine Koretsky, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

  • 1979 Penland School of Craft, ceramics course; scholarship recipient.

  • 1977 BFA in Design, graduated cum laude, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC.

SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS/HONORS

  • Artist Residency, 2022, Wild Acres Retreat Center, Little Switzerland, NC; completed a suite of wood block relief carvings for a letterpress printed artist book.

  • Regional Artists Project Grant Recipient, 2015, funded by Arts Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.

  • Teaching Assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC; From Print to Page, Letterpress printing and book arts with Margot Ecke, 2013 Fall Concentration session.

  • Winter 2012 Residency, Print and Letterpress studio, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC; completed printing The Collection, a Botanical A-B-C Book.

  • Teacher Artist Grant, United Arts council of Greensboro, NC.

  • Elementary Art Teacher of the Year, NC Arts Education Association.

  • Scholarship recipient, NC Art Education Association.

  • Emerging Artist Grant, United Arts Council of Greensboro, NC Arts Council.

  • Honorarium, Greensboro Artists League, Greensboro, NC.

  • Honorarium, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

  • Commission for Installation Spirit Square Arts Center, Charlotte, NC; funded by a New Works Grant, awarded by the NC Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

  • Individual Artist Grant, SC Arts Commission, Columbia, SC.

  • Fibre Interchange Scholarship, Banff Center, Alberta, Canada,

  • Tuition Scholarship, Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Workshop instructor, Hirsch Wellness Network, Greensboro, NC.

  • Workshop instructor, letterpress printing and book arts, Sawtooth School for Visual Design, Winston Salem, NC.

  • Workshop instructor, workshops in book arts and printmaking, Studio 200, Carrboro, NC.

  • Adjunct instructor, book arts course (2015 and 2016), Guilford College January Term, Greensboro, NC.

  • Adjunct instructor, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC.

  • Residency, Cone Regional Cancer Center, Healing Arts Space, Greensboro, NC

  • Art Specialist, grades K-5, Guilford County Schools, 1989-2013, Greensboro, NC

  • Adjunct instructor, Residential College, University of NC, Greensboro, NC, 1988-2004.

  • Presenter, NC Art Education Association, Staff Development Weekend Conferences, 1993-2006.

  • Adjunct instructor, High Point University, High Point, NC.

  • Community Outreach Coordinator, Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC

EXHIBITIONS

2024

  • The Illustrated Accordion, open-call exibition of books created in the accordion form, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

  • Sawtooth Print Group Exhibition, Sawtooth School for Visual Design, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • Good Impressions Readings from the Press Bed , designed and carved relief blocks illustrating an excerpt from Bambi by Felix Salten, welcoming Bambi into the public domain. The images and text were letterpress printed by Terry Schupbach-Gordon and Toby Gordon at the Sawtooth School for Visual Design, Winston-Salem, NC.

2023

  • The Illustrated Accordion, open-call exhibition of books created in the accordion form, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

  • Menagerie, group exhibit, The Artery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Visual Index at the Camino Bakery - a Collaboration, Visual Index group exhibit, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • Sawtooth Spotlight, juried instructor exhibit, Sawtooth School for Visual Design, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society, national juried exhibit, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.

2022

  • Creativity, Community, and Emergence: Book Artists Finding Hope in Isolation, Triangle Book Arts Association, Cleveland County Arts Council exhibit space, Shelby, NC.

  • 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, international juried exhibition, the Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio.

  • The Illustrated Accordion, open-call exhibition of books created in the accordion form, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

2021

  • Hope & Creativity in the Time of Covid, Triangle Book Arts Association, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC.

  • The Illustrated Accordion, open-call exhibition of books created in the accordion form, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

2020

  • The Winter Show, regional invitational, Green Hill Center, Greensboro, NC.

  • The Illustrated Accordion, open-call exhibition of books created in the accordion form, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

2018

  • Re(f)use, Triangle Book Arts Association, curated exhibit, Artspace, Raleigh, NC.

  • Garden Reverie, solo exhibit, The Artery, Greensboro, NC.

  • It’s Alive!: Frankensteirn 200 Years, International Book and Print Exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

  • Vessels, Book and Print Arts Collective Annual Exhibit, Transylvania County Public Library, Brevard, NC.

2017

  • Dreams, Book and Print Arts Collective Annual Exhibit, Transylvania County Public Library, Brevard, NC.

  • BookOpolis 2017, Dream A Book, international juried exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2016

  • Personal Geographies, Book and Print Arts Collective Annual Exhibit, Transylvania County Pubic Library, Brevard, NC.

  • Captured Rapture, invitational, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC.

  • Pop-Up Now II, international juried exhibit, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, NC.

2015

  • For the Birds - A Tribute, solo exhibit, The Artery, Greensboro, NC.

  • 3rd Annual Juried Artists’Book Exhibition, international juried exhibit, Fort Worth Art Center Fort Worth, Texas.

  • In and Out of the Wild: Animals in Art, Gallery West Columbia, SC.

  • Selfies, Real or Imagined, Gallery West, Columbia, SC.

  • Renaissance, Book and Print Arts Collective Annual Exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2014

  • BookOpolis 2014, Printmade Aartist’s Books, international juried exhibit, Bookworks Gallaery, Asheville, NC.

  • Rewriting History, Book and Print Arts Collective Annual Exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC

  • Coptically Bound, national juried exhibit, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO.

2013

  • Art Madness Exhibition, invitational, UNC Greensboro, NC.

  • Sharing the Passion: Artists That Teach, invitational, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC.

  • Seat at the Table, national juried artists book exhibition, WoCA, Fort Worth, Texas.

2012

  • Southeast Guild of Bookworkers Juried Exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

  • BookOpolis 2012, Editorial Content: Spine Tickling Artists Books, international juried exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

  • Mini-Movables, a Collection of Pint-Sized Pop-Ups, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2011

  • Books and Broadsides, juried exhibit, Ackland Museum Store, Chapel Hill, NC.

  • BookOpolis 2011, Capital Works Show, international juried exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

  • Ladies of Letterpress Members Exhibit, BookWorks Gallery, Asheville, NC.

  • The Celebration of the Book, invitational exhibit sponsored by the Southeast Association for Book Arts, McMaster Gallery, USC, Columbia, SC.

2010

  • Coming Home, 5th Annal Slow Book Salon Exhibition, The Design Gallery, Burnsville, NC.

  • Book Power!, national juried exhibit, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR.

  • Dimensions 2010, national juried exhibit, Associated Artists of Winston Salem, NC.

  • Slow Book Salon Book Arts Exhibit 2010, Transylvania County Library Brevard, NC.

2009

  • Passion and Knowledge: K-12 Art Educators, Gatewood Gallery, UNC Greensboro, NC.

  • BookOpolis 2009, national book arts exhibit, BookWorks, Asheville, NC.

  • Mountain Mosaic, Slow Book Salon exhibit, The Design Gallery, Burnsville, NC

  • Intimate Curiosities, national juried book arts exhibit, McMaster Gallery, University of SC, Columbia, SC.

2008

  • Rock School Holiday Show, Slow Book Salon Exhibit, Rock School Arts Foundation, Valdese, NC.

  • Regrowth at the Hemphill, invitational, Green Hill Center and Hemphill Library, Greensboro, NC.

  • Juried Members Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC.

  • Secrets and Lies, national juried book arts exhibit, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR.

2007 and 2006

  • The All Member Juried Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC, cash award 2006.

2005

  • More ThanWords Can Say: A Celebration of Book Arts, invitational, Milliken Art Gallery Converse College, Spartenburg, SC.

  • Mary Beth Boone/Peg Ginoux, Green Hill Center and Hemphill Library, Greensboro, NC.

  • Contemplating Nature, two person show, EUC Gallery, UNC Greensboro, NC.

2004

  • State of the Art 2004, regional juried eshibit, Associated Artists Gallery, Sawtooth Center for Visual Design, Winston Salem, NC.

  • After Hours, Guilford County Schools Art Teacher, CVA Gallery Greensboro, NC.

  • The 3rd Biennial Women Book Artists Exhibition, national juried exhibit, Converse College, Milliken Art Gallery, Spartanburg, SC.

2003

  • The All Member Juried Exhibition, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • After Hours, Guilford County Schools Art Teachers, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

2002

  • Variations on a Theme, solo show, Dolley Madison Center, Greensboro, NC.

  • Twenty-Fourth Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibit, juried exhibit, The A.J. Fletcher Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC.

  • The All Member Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • After Hours, Guilford County Schools Art Teachers, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

2001

  • The All Member Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

2000

  • After Hours, Guilford County Schools Art Teacher, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Dimensions 2000: The Art of the New Millennium, national juried exhibit, Associated Artists Gallery, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, NC.

  • Artists Hang-Up Award Exhibition, works by 13 North Carolina artists, Green Hill Center. Greensboro, NC.

1999

  • Twenty-First Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibit, regional juried exhibit, The A.J. Fletcher gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC.

  • the All Member Juried Exhibition, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

1998

  • The Winter Show, invitational, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • An Artist’s Eye, regional invitational, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Through Women’s Eyes, regional juried exhibit, sponsored by the Women’s Center of Chapel Hill, NC.

1997

  • Emerging Artist Grant Recipients, regional invitational, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • The All Member Juried Exhibition, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC, Honorable Mention Award.

1996

  • Modus Operandi, group show, EUC Gallery, UNC Geensboro, NC.

  • The All Member Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

1995

  • Sawtooth’s 50th Anniversary Exhibit, regional invitational, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, NC.

  • Urban Images, invitational, CVA Gallery Greensboro, NC.

1994

  • Teachers Who Teach, Can! IV, NC Art Educators Ass. juried exhibit, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, NC.

1990

  • The All Member Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC, cash award.

  • Durham Artists Guild Members Exhibit, Central Carolina Galleries, Durham, NC.

1989

  • Works from the Garrett Spaces, solo installation, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

1988

  • Teachers of Art, regional juried exhibit, Founders Hall Gallery, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

  • The All Member Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC, cash award.

  • Alternatives with Crafts in America, invitational, Earlham College Gallery, Earlham, Indiana.

1987

  • The Upstairs Biennial Area Artists’ Show, invitational, The Upstairs Contemporary Artspace, Tryon, NC.

  • Experiences With Matter, regional invitational, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

1986

  • Recent Works from the Forbidden Foyers, installation, Spirit Square Arts Center, Charlotte, NC.

  • 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibit, juried exhibit, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Forbidden Foyers, installation, Sculpture Garden, Waterworks Arts Center, Salisbury, NC.

1985

  • CVA 16th Annual Juried Exhibit, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Art on Paper, national juried exhibit, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

  • Hollow Bourn, installation, the Sculpture Court, SECCA, Winston Salem, NC.

  • New American Talent, national juried exhibit, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX.

  • Hollow Bourn I, installation, the Deborah Peverall Gallery, Charlotte, NC.

  • Fourteenth Annual Works on Paper Exhibition, international juried exhibit, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.

1984

  • Fifth North/South Carolina Fibers Competition, regional juried exhibit, Watkins Hall Gallery, Queens University, Charlotte, NC and the Gibbes Gallery, Charleston, SC.

  • Southern Exposure V, Southeastern Women’s Caucus for Art juried exhibit, Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

  • Voluntary Confinement, installation, MFA Thesis Exhibit, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC.

  • Artists Guild of Columbia 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Columbia Museums of Arts and Sciences, Columbia, SC,

  • Paper Fiber VII, national juried exhibit, Iowa City Arts council, Iowa City, Iowa.

  • Southern Exposure IV, Southeastern Women’s Caucus for Art Juried Exhibit, Benedict College Gallery, Columbia, SC.

1983

  • 33rd Annual Juried Exhibit, Guild of SC Artists, Florence Museum, Florence, SC.

  • Impermanent Sojourn, installation, Weekend Gallery, Columbia, SC.

1982

  • Fibers and Fabric, regional invitational, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC.

  • Artists’ Guild of Columbia 32nd Annual Juried Exhibit, Columbia Museums, Columbia, SC.

  • The All Student Juried Competition, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, cash award.

  • Nomadic Series, installation, Huntington Gallery, USC, Columbia, SC.

1981

  • A Collaboration, group show, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro,NC.

  • Three Women Artists, Bettencourt Gallery, Wilmington, NC.

1979

  • Art on Paper, national juried exhibit, Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Coptic Handmade Books included in Issue 46, July/August/September 2020 Uppercase Magazine, published by Janine Vangool in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

  • Artists books Ghosts Speak and The Collection: A Botanical A B C Book included in 500 Handmade Books, Volume 2; juried by Julie Chen and published by Lark Crafts, 2013.

  • Artists book Visit Wonderland included in 1000 Artists Books: Exploring the Book as Art; published by Quarry Books, June, 2012.

COLLECTIONS

  • The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.

  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.

  • University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC.

  • Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Ohio University Athens, Ohio.

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

  • Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • Haley Ford Museum, Salem, OR.

GALLERIES

  • Village Craftsmen, Ocracoke Island, NC.

  • The Shop at the Green Hill, Green Hill Center, Greensboro, NC.

  • Visual Index Handmade, Winston Salem, NC.