Exhibitions

2025

  • “Vantage Points” solo exhibition. Virginia Quilt Museum, Dayton, VA. January 21 - April 5, 2025.

2024

  • “Quilts=Art=Quilts 2024” Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY. November 2, 2024-January 5, 2025. Jurors: Dorothy Caldwell and Michael James.

  • “The Art of the Quilt: Experiment” Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA. November 8, 2024-January 11, 2025. Jurors: Linda Fiedler and Betty Blessin.

  • “12th Annual National Juried Exhibition” Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA. Juror: Allen TenBusschen.

  • “Sew to Speak” BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD. Juror: Deb Cashatt.

2023

  • “Reflections” VA/NC SAQA Regional Traveling Exhibit.

  • “No Boundaries” Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA. Juror: Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi.

  • “Bower Center’s 3rd Biennial National Juried Fiber Arts Exhibition” Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA. Juror: Elsabé Dixon.

  • “Smoky Mountain Quilter’s Quilt Show” Knoxville Expo Center, Knoxville, TN.

  • “2023 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie” Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN. Jurors: Kathleen Loomis, Kate Lydon and Clara Nartey. Award of Excellence Presented by Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists

  • “Interwoven: The Many Voices of Fiber” Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH. Curator: Tracy Reiger.

  • “QuiltFest Greenville” Greenville Convention Center, Greenville, SC.

  • “Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival” Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.

2022

  • “Quilt Visions 2022” Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego, CA. Jurors: Sheila Frampton Cooper, Petra Fallaux and Lisa Walton.

2021

  • “Threefold: The Art of the Triptych” online exhibit produced by the Mountain Art Quilters of Asheville, NC.

  • “Quilts=Art=Quilts 2021” Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY. Jurors: Jane Dunnewold and Karen Schulz. Best in Show Award.

  • “2nd Biennial Fiber Arts National Juried Exhibition” Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA. Juror: Paula Golden.

  • “Art Quilts from Southwest Virginia” Fiber and Fabric Artists exhibit, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, Blacksburg, VA.

2020

  • “Found Again” Art Quilt Network Exhibit, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.

2019

  • “Pushing the Surface” Invitational Exhibit, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH. Curators: Roxana and Elisa Deadman.

  • “30 Years of QSDS” Chaddock & Morrow Gallery, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH. Curator: Tracy Reiger.

2016

  • "Party On!" Richard M. Ross Museum, Delaware, OH.

  • "Sew Far, Sew Good" Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVII, Hampton, VA.

  • "No Girls Allowed!" Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO.

2015

  • "Southern Rhythms at McKissick" McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

  • "Quilt National 2013 - Traveling Collection C" European Patchwork Festival, St. Marie-aux-Mines, France.

 2014

  • "Quilt Visions 2014: The Sky's the Limit" Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA. Jurors: Sue Benner, Patty Hawkins and Bruce Hoffman.

  • "Men Who Quilt" Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA.

  • "Quilt National 2013 - Traveling Collection C" Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA.

  • "Without A Word" Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH.

  • Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXV Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.

  • "Quilt National 2013 - Traveling Collection C" Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH.

2013

  • "Quilt National 2013 - Traveling Collection C" Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO.

  • "Divergent Paths" Two-person exhibition at Lynchburg Art Club, Lynchburg, VA.

  • "Quilt National 2013" The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH. Jurors: Judith Content, Linda Colsh and Penny McMorris.

2012

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium Fabric 2012, Columbus, OH. 

2010

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium Fabric 2010, Columbus, OH. 

2009

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium Fabric 2009, Columbus, OH. 4th Place Award

2008

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium Fabric 2008, Columbus, OH. Honorable Mention

  • North Carolina Quilt Symposium 2008, Wilmington, NC. Best Use of Color Award and 2nd Place Award

  • Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XIX Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.

2007

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium Fabric 2007, Columbus, OH. Honorable Mention

  • North Carolina Quilt Symposium 2007, Mars Hill, NC. 1st Place Award

  • Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XVIII Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.

Exhibitions Juried

2024

“Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial 2025” Cultural Arts Center, New Albany, IN.

Selected Teaching Experience

2024

  • AQS Quilt Week - Daytona Beach, Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL. February 21-24, 2024. Simply Stunning Stars Workshop, Floral Tapestry Workshop, Playing with Fabric Paints Workshop, The Thread’s the Thing Workshop, Trunk Show Lecture.

  • Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA. February 29-March 3, 2024. Adventures in Gelli© Plate Printing Workshop, Floral Tapestry Workshop, Surface Design Shuffle Workshop.

  • Des Moines Area Quilters Guild, Des Moines, IA. March 26-28, 2024. Trunk Show Lecture, Threads & Embellishments Lecture, Playing with Fabric Paints Workshop, Surface Design Shuffle Workshop.

  • Virginia Consortium of Quilters (VCQ) Celebration, Smith Mtn Lake, VA. April 18-21, 2024. Playing with Fabric Paints and Soy Wax Batik Workshops.

  • Quilt Guild By the Sea, Boca Raton, FL. May 14, 2024. Trunk Show Lecture via ZOOM.

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS), CCAD, Columbus, OH. Mark as Muse Workshop (5 days) June 3-7, 2024. Surface Design Shuffle Workshop (2 days), June 8-9, 2024.

  • Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. June 27-30, 2024. Exploring Shibori Workshop (2 days) & Color Cross Dyeing Workshop.

  • Western North Carolina Quilters Guild, Henderson, NC. October 17-18, 2024. Adding Color to Cloth Lecture and Color Cross Dyeing Workshop.

2023

  • Road to California 2023, Ontario, CA. January 16-20, 2023. Playing with Fabric Paints (2 days), Adventures in Gelli Plate Printing (1 day), Soy Wax Batik (2 days).

  • Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, Minneapolis, MN. January 23, 2023. Trunk Show Lecture via ZOOM.

  • AQS Quilt Week - Paducah, Schroeder Expo Center, Paducah, KY. April 26-29, 2023. Simply Stunning Stars Workshop, Floral Tapestry Workshop, Surface Design Shuffle Workshop, Color Theory 101 Lecture.

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS), CCAD, Columbus, OH. Print & Play dye workshop (5 days) June 5-9, 2023. Printing Possibilities silkscreen workshop (2 days), June 10-11, 2023.

  • Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. July 14-16, 2023. Parfait Dyeing Workshop (1 day), Soy Wax Batik Workshop (1 day), Playing with Fabric Paints Workshop (1 day).

  • Quilter’s Guild of Indianapolis, via ZOOM. Trunk Show Lecture at 7pm, August 10, 2023. Simply Stunning Stars Workshop on August 12, 2023.

  • Randolph Quilters Guild, Asheboro, NC. September 7, 2023. Color Theory 101 Lecture.

  • Calico Cutters Quilt Guild, West Chester, PA. September 13 & 14, 2023. Color Theory 101 Lecture and Gelli Plate Printing Workshop.

2022

  • Golden Leaf Quilters Guild, South Boston, VA. February 8, 2022. Threads & Embellishments Lecture.

  • PAQA-South, Cary, NC. March 25-26, 2022. Surface Design Shuffle (2 days). Sign up here: Surface Design Shuffle - PAQA

  • Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, Minneapolis, MN. April 13, 2022. Gelatin Plate Printing Workshop via ZOOM.

  • Arlington Quilters Unlimited, Arlington, VA. May 9, 2022 - Zoom Trunk Show & May 14, 2022 - Surface Design Shuffle Workshop.

  • Springfield Quilters Unlimited, May 17, 2022. Trunk Show lecture and 3-hour Simply Stunning Stars Workshop.

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS), CCAD, Columbus, OH. May 30-June 3, 2022. Mark as Muse workshop (5 days).

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS), CCAD, Columbus, OH. June 4-5, 2022. Surface Design Shuffle workshop (2 days).

  • Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. July 15-17, 2022. Color Cross Dyeing Workshop (1 day), Soy Wax Batik Workshop (1 day), Floral Tapestry Workshop (1 day).

  • Star Quilters Guild, Roanoke, VA. September 12, 2022. Threads & Embellishments Lecture.

2021

  • Heart of the Triad Quilt Guild, Winston-Salem, NC. March 1, 2021. Threads and Embellishments Lecture.

  • Springfield Quilters Unlimited, Springfield, VA. March 16, 2021. Color Theory Lecture.

  • AZ Studio Group, Scottsdale, AZ. March 28-30, 2021. Print & Play Dye Workshop (3 days).

  • Friendship Quilters Guild, Linthicum, MD. May 13, 2021. 7:30 pm. Trunk Show Lecture via ZOOM.

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS) 2021. June 5 - June 13, 2021. Printing Possibilities (2 days), Color Explorations (5 days) and Surface Design Shuffle (2 days). All events via ZOOM. QSDS.com

  • SAQA Indiana. June 22, 2021, 3:00 pm. Playful Patterning with Fabric Paints Lecture via ZOOM.

  • AZ Studio Group, Scottsdale, AZ. November 13-15, 2021. Print & Play Workshop (3 days). November 18—20, 2021 Print & Play Workshop (3 days).

2020

  • Stone House Quilters, Manassas, VA. January 13-14, 2020. Color Theory Lecture and Floral Tapestry Workshop.

  • Star Quilters Guild, Roanoke, VA. March 2, 2020. Trunk Show Lecture.

  • The Quilt Show, Episode #2704. August 9, 2020. More info: TheQuiltShow.com

  • Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild, Bedford, VA. September 26, 2020. Floral Tapestry Workshop.

  • Stitch Party Studio, Madison, NC. Oct. 3, 2020. Hexagon One Block Wonder Workshop.

  • Gate City Quilt Guild, Greensboro, NC, November 5, 2020, 7:15pm. Trunk Show Lecture via ZOOM.

  • Apple Valley Needle Threaders, Berryville, VA. November 12, 2020. Trunk Show Lecture.

  • Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild, Bedford, VA. November 21, 2020, 9:30am - 4:30pm. One Block Wonder Workshop.

2019

  • Floyd Quilt Guild, Floyd, VA. April 1, 2019, 10:00 am Color Theory Lecture.

  • Textile Artists of Virginia, Blacksburg, VA. April 2, 2019, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Gelli Plate Printing Workshop.

  • The Quilting Party, Blacksburg, VA. April 2, 2019, 7:00 pm Trunk Show Lecture.

  • LeTort Quilters of Carlisle, Carlisle, PA. April 15, 2019, 7:00pm Threads & Embellishments Lecture. April 16, 2019, 9:00am - 3:00pm Floral Tapestry Workshop.

  • Stone House Quilters, Manassas, VA. May 13-14, 2019. Trunk Show Lecture and Floral Tapestry Workshop.

  • Quilt Surface Design Symposium, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH. June 3-7, 2019, Dyes & Paints Workshop (5-day). June 8-9, 2019, Playing with Fabric Paints Workshop (2-day).

  • Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. July 12-14, 2019, Parfait Dyeing Workshop (1 day), Soy Wax Batik Workshop (1 day), Floral Tapestry Workshop (1 day).

  • Quilt National Summer Classes, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH. July 29-31, 2019, Designing the Surface Workshop (3 days).

  • Baltimore Heritage Quilters Guild, Baltimore, MD. Sept. 21, 2019. Floral Tapestry Workshop.

  • Haymarket Quilters Unlimited, Haymarket, VA. November 8, 2019, Color Study Workshop.

Publications

  • Patchwork Professional 04/2024, Partner Medien Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Quilt Visions 2022, Visions Museum of Textile Art

  • SAQA Journal, Volume 31, No. 2, 2021. Artist profile.

  • Quilt Visions 2014, The Sky's The Limit, Visions Art Museum

  • Quilt National 2013, Dragon Threads

  • Ricky Tims Kool Kaleidoscope (DVD), Autumn Rock Media Productions

Media Appearances

Groups and Associations

  • Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)

  • Art Quilt Network (AQN)