Exhibitions

2022

Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Jurors Jane Milosch, Paula Nadelstern and Jason Pollen

New Quilts from an Old Favorite, National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY.

Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY. Juror Matt Collisworth

Allied Artists of Johnstown PA Spring Show, BottleWorks, Johnstown PA. Juror Jess Campbell

Honorable Mention

33rd Annual Juried Art Competition, Somerset County Artists Association, Laurel Arts, Somerset PA.

Juror Norm Ed.

Second Place

Allied Artists of Johnstown PA, Summer Show, Community Arts Center of Cambria County.

Quilt Visions 2022, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA. Jurors Sheila Frampton Cooper, Petra Fallaux,

Lisa Walton.

Solo Exhibition, BottleWorks, Johnstown PA.

Solo Exhibition, Loewen Studio and Gallery, Williamston, MI.

Excellence in Fiber, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY.

Publication: Art Quilt Quarterly Issue 26 Artist to Watch.

2021

Simple Lines, McLean Textile Gallery, McLean, VA. Juror Martha Ressler

Excellence In Quilts, Publication Fiber Arts Now.

Excellence in Fiber VII, Publication Fiber Arts Now.

Quilts=Art=Quilts. Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY. Jurors Karen Schulz and Jane Dunnewold

Piecing Award

Alleghany Arts Council, Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD. Cloth-Metal-Art. Duo Exhibition

Laurel Arts, Somerset, PA. Invitational.

Art of the State, The State Museum Of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. Judges Julia Dolan, Ph.D., Joyce

Owens, Matthew Hincman. Awards Juror Al Milner

Cloth Works 21 — Surface Design, Peninsula Gallery, Lewes DE. Invitational. Curator Sarah Pavlik.

New Appalachia Mixed Exhibition, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh PA. Juror Kyle Houser

Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, New Albany IN. Jurors Denise Mucci Furnish, Valerie Goodwin, and Dan Olfe

Out of the Funk! Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Membership Exhibition 2021, Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Pittsburgh PA. Juror Bruce Hoffman

“No Boundaries”, Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg VA. Juror Marsha Young.

Uncommon Threads, Philip Dressler Center for the Arts, Somerset PA.

Woman of Appalachia Project Fine Art Exhibition 2021, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens OH. Jurors Ro Brooks, Marie Cochran, and April D. Felipe

Quilt National 21, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens OH. Jurors Nancy Bavor, Brigitte Kopp, and Karen Schulz

2020

Art Quilt Elements (opening 2021), Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Jurors Lewis Knauss, Amy Orr, and Robin Schwalb

Artist as Quiltmaker (opening 2021), Fava Gallery, Oberlin OH. Juror Elizabeth Kozlowski

Art of the State, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA. Jurors Lauren Frances Adams, Clara Lieu, and Ron Tarver

Form, Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & Science, New Albany IN. Jurors Amethyst Rey Beaver, Luanne Rimel, and Ben Venom

Honorable Mention

Quilt National 2019 Touring Exhibit

Hjemkomst Center Moorheade MN

Foundry Art Center, St. Louis MO

Helter Museum of Art, Helena MT

Biennial 2020, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA), Loretto PA. Juror Laura DeFazio

Best of Show

25th Regional Annual Show, SAMA, Ligonier PA. Juror William Mammarella

Award of Merit

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY. Jurors Mary Lou Alexander and Valerie Scruggs Goodwin

Textiles in Translation, PA Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) (opening 2021), The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport PA. Juror Susan Szajer

Ohio + 5, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens OH. Jurors Kevin Harris, Shayla Marsh, and Robert Peppers

Art Appalachia: 2020, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd VA. Juror Wendy Earle

2019

Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA. Jurors Greg Colson, TJ Dedaux-Norris, and Melissa Meyer

Form, Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany IN. Jurors Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, and Colleen Merrill

Award of Excellence

Quilt National 19, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens OH. Jurors Judy Kirpich, Francoise Barnes, and Carolyn Ducey

24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, SAMA, Ligonier PA. Juror Jason Ward

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY. Jurors Petra Fallaux and Claire Benn

European Patchwork Quilt Show, Quilt National 17 Exhibit, Ste Marie Aux Mines, France

Common Threads Invitational Exhibit, Laurel Arts, Somerset PA

Eight Create Invitational Exhibit, Laurel Arts, Somerset PA

2018

Eye of the Needle, SAQA PA, Bottleworks, Johnstown PA. Juror Andra Stanton

Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY. Jurors Gerri Spilka, Kit Vincent and Robert Shaw

Fiber Art Now, Publication

Excellence in Fibers, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose CA. Juror Paul J Smith

Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Jurors Mi-Kyoung Lee and Masha Moss

Carolyn Lee Thrasher Vehslage Award

Ohio + 5, The Dairy Barn Art Center Athens OH. Jurors Tim Bearse, Kim Beck and Dana Goodman

Somerset County Artist Association Juried Show, Laurel Arts, Somerset PA

Third Place

23rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, SAMA, Ligonier PA. Juror Thomas McNickle

2017

Quilt National 17, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens OH. Jurors Petra Fallaux, Art Martin, and Nancy Crow

Best of Show

Crossing County Lines, Somerset County Artists Association, Bottleworks, Johnstown PA

Excellence in Fibers 2017, Fiber Art Now. Curator Emily Zilber, Gerhardt Knodel, Norma Minkowitz,

and Melissa Leverton

2016 + earlier

Breakout QuiltVisions, Visions Art Museum, San Diego CA. Jurors Katie Pasquini Masopust, Mari Ray McDade and Elizabeth Busch

Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Juror Bruce Pepich

Allegany Arts Center Invitational Show, Cumberland MD

Triennial Juried Show, Laurel Arts, Somerset PA

Third Place

Schoolhouse Quilters Guild Biennial Show, Cumberland MD

Best Use of Color

Solo Show, 2013, BottleWorks, Johnstown PA

Solo Shows, 2004, 2010, 2013 Laurel Arts, Somerset PA