Resume page 1: Susan Shie
TURTLE MOON STUDIOS: Outsider Art Quilts, Drawings, and Paintings.
2612 Armstrong Drive
Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-317-2167
Biography:
Born September 28, 1950. Wooster, Ohio. Married to artist James Acord.
High School Diploma. Smithville High School. Smithville, OH. 1968.
B.A. in Painting. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. Phi Beta Kappa. 1981.
M.F.A. in Painting. The School of Art. Kent State University. Kent, OH.
1986.
Working professionally since 1986 as a studio visual artist and teacher.
Selected Honors and Awards:
Award of Excellence. "The Best of 2024." Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.Award of Excellence. "The Best of 2023." Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
Quilt Surface Design International Award for Excellence in Fiber. “The Best of 2009,” "The Best of 2007," and "The Best of 2004," Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
Teacher of the Year 2008. Award from Professional Quilter Magazine.
Cover Image for Quilt National 2007 book and catalog.
Poster Award. "The Best of 2003." Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Individual Artist Fellowships. Ohio Arts Council. 1998.
Shirley McNeeley Award of Excellence in Fiber. "The Best of 1997."
Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Individual Artist Fellowships. O.A.C. (Ohio Arts Council) 1996.
National Endowment for the Arts. Visual Artist Fellowship. 1994.-95
Challenge Award (highest award of show) "The Best of 1994." O.D.C.
Artists in Residence. Dublin and Sligo, Ireland. via Craft Council of Ireland.
1994.
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship. 1990-91.
Major Artist Fellowship. Ohio Arts Council. 1990-91.
Exchange artist to China. One month. via Ohio Arts Council. 1990.
Artist in Residence (six months) at PS1. Long Island City, N.Y.C. via Ohio Arts Council. 1988.
Individual Artist Fellowship. via Ohio Arts Council. 1988.
Best of Show. "Quilt National '87." The Dairy Barn Southeastern
Ohio Cultural Arts Center. Athens, OH.
Best of Show. "A New Generation of Ohio Artists." School of Art
Gallery. Kent State University. Kent, OH. 1987.
Teaching:
1981 – 1983 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University School of Art. Kent, OH.
1984 – present. Fine art painting, drawing, writing, and art quilting creativity workshops around the US at many universities, craft schools, symposia, and for private artist groups.
1995 – 2020. Turtle Art Camps, monthly week long intensive art workshops at our home studios. Stopped, due to Covid pandemic.
2014. Began teaching private weekly art lessons in my home for local children and adults.
2015. Began in January, teaching online freehand drawing classes for women, in a series called Lucky Drawing. Held in private Facebook group form. Format is now (from mid-2023 and forward) 4 week sessions with 8 week breaks in between. Before that, it was 4 week sessions with 2 week breaks in between. Classes are meant to be continued like yoga lessons, and are not cumulative.
Selected Exhibitions:
2024:
"The Golden Ratio: Celebrating 50 Years of Creativity." Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
Juried exhibition. (Use the Skillet. #530) Jan 18 - Feb 3, 2024.
"From Woman XVII." The Gallery at Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. invitational by curator Mary Urbas. (Use the Skillet. #530) Feb 12 - Mar 24, 2024.
“Best of 2024.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft
Museum. Columbus, OH.
juror Jacqueline Nathan. (Use the Skillet. #530) May 7-Jul 8, 2023. Received the
Award of Excellence. May 5 - July 6, 2024.
2nd venue: Lancaster Decorative Arts Center, Lancaster,
OH. Early Sept - Dec 23, 2024.
"The Artist as Quiltmaker XX." FAVA
(Firelands Association of Visual Arts) Oberlin, OH. juror Petra
Fallaux. (Daphne's Sisters. #527) May 11 - July 7,
2024.
"Artistic Circus." 2024 WAGE annual exhibition at
Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Artistic Circus.
#534) Aug 29 - Sept 19, 2024.
2023:
"2023
Wayne-Holmes Artists Exhibition." Wayne Center for the Arts.
Wooster, OH. juried. (Guenveur and Madeleine #523) Jan 12 - Feb 7, 2023.
"From Woman XVI." The Gallery at Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. invitational by curator Mary Urbas. (Guenveur and Madeleine. #523) Feb 12 - Mar 31, 2023.
"Pushing
the Surface." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton,
OH. invitational. Roxana and Elise Deadman, curators.
(Paula. #522) May 19 - Sept 4, 2023.
"The Big @SS @RT Show." The Gallery. Lakeland Community College. Kirtland, OH. invitational. Mary Urbas, curator. (First Lady #370. Largest piece I ever made! 93" x 83") July 23 - Sept 8, 2023.
"Kaleidoscope." WAGE
(Wayne Artists Group Effort) WAGE annual exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts.
Wooster, OH. (Daphne's Sisters. #527) July 27 - Aug 17, 2023.
“Best of 2023.” Ohio Craft
Museum. Columbus, OH.
(Guenveur and Madeleine. #523) May 7-Jul 8, 2023. Received the
Award of Excellence. 2nd venue: Wessenberg Art Center, Van Wert,
OH. July 31 - Aug 30, 2023.
2022:
"2022
Wayne-Holmes Artists Exhibition." Wayne Center for the Arts.
Wooster, OH. juried. (JoeMala #502) Jan 12 - Feb 10, 2022.
"From Woman XV." The Gallery at Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. invitational by curator Mary Urbas. (Paula. #522) Feb 20 - Apr 1, 2022.
“ReImagine.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) annual exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Paula. #522) July 14 – Aug 25, 2022.
"Women's Voices, Women's Votes, Women's
Rights." The Clinton Presidential Library. Little Rock,
AR. invitational by Allida Black and Allison Wilbur, curators.
(catalog is a book.) Attended the Dec 1 and 2 reception.
(Hillary 2016 Herstory. #516) Sept 10, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023.
plus tour.
"Water Quilts." International Quilt
Museum. Lincoln, NE. Works from the private collection of
Jack Walsh. (Savannah. #379) Sept 30, 2022 - April 15, 2023.
"The 6 x 6 Show." Wayne Center for the
Arts. Wooster, OH. ("Be a Goddess, #524: 2 - 5) Oct 8 -
Dec 10, 2022.
"Invitational Show." Berkshire Hathaway. Wooster, OH. Lisa Wagoner, curator. (9 pieces of my works, from 2008-2013) Oct, 2022 - Feb, 2023.
2021:
2021:"From Woman XIV." The Gallery at Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. invitational by curator Mary Urbas. (JoeMala. #520) Feb 21 - Mar 26, 2021.
"Quilt National '21."
The Dairy Barn Art Center.
Athens, OH. jurors Nancy Bavor, Brigitte Kopp, Karen Schultz. (Annie and
John #519) May 28 - Sept 6, 2021, plus 2.5 year tour.
2020:
"From Woman XIII." The Gallery at Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. invitational by curator Mary Urbas. (Greta and Nancy #514 and Impeachment Polka #515) Feb 23 - Mar 27 2020.“Deeds Not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s
Suffrage.” invitational Curated by Sandra Sider and Pam Weeks.
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA. (Charlotte #519)
July 7 - Sept 23, 2020. plus tour. dates may be
wrong, as this show was postponed many times, due to Covid closings.
"In Stitches: Contemporary Approaches to
Needlework." The Racine Art Museum. Racine, WI. (This
museum acquired 8 to 10 pieces of my work, from the Dr Ellen Poss
collection in Cambridge, MA, and put 2 of the pieces into this
show. (Ohio Blues Moon #18 and Owl Woman #55) Sept 23, 2020 -
May 8, 2021.
"The Fl3ch3r Exhibit: Social and Politically
Engaged Art International Juried Exhibition." The Reece
Museum. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, TN.
juror: Carlton Wilkinson. (Greta and Nancy #514) Oct 5 - Dec
11, 2020.
2019:
“Signatures.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) annual exhibition. Heartland Point, Orrville, OH. (Mermaid Moms, a diptych painting on canvas. #508) Jan 4– Feb 26, 2019.
“Playing with a Full Deck.” Visions Art Museum. San Diego, CA. (1993 invitational project, curated by Sue Pierce. 54 card quilts. My piece The Joker: Shape Shifter, #79.) Jan 19 – Apr 7, 2019.
“From Woman XII.” Invitational by curator Mary Urbas. Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. (Daily News. #507) Feb 24 –Mar 29, 2019.
“Pushing the Surface 11.” invited.
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH. (Shaken and Stirred, #505)
May 18 – August 4,
2019.
"The Fl3ch3r Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged
Art International Juried Exhibition." The Reece Museum. East Tennessee
State University. Johnson City, TN. juror Sue Coe. (Beloved #511) Sept 30 - Dec 13, 2019.
“Layered and Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art.” Invited. SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates. International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. (Tropical New York, 1986) Oct 31 to 11-3-19. Plus tour through 2023.
2018:
“Photographs and Memories.” Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, WA. Kathleen Kok, curator. Invitational. (The Pie of Life #474) Jan 10 – Mar 25, 2018.
“Reflection.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Fearless Girls #502, Obama’s Garden #504, Shaken and Stirred #505) Jan 12– Feb 17, 2018.
“From Woman XI.” Invitational by curator Mary Urbas. Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. (Shaken and Stirred #505) Feb 25 –Mar 30, 2018.
“Best of 2018.” Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Obama’s Garden. #504) May 6-Jun 24, 2018. 2nd venue: Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. July 6 - Aug 23, 2018.
“See My Voice. 2018.” QSDS at Ross Art Museum, Delaware, OH. curators Tracy Rieger, Tammy Wallace. (Fearless Girls #502, Shaken and Stirred #505) May 18 – June 29, 2018.
“eXtreme Fiber Art.” The ideaXfactory.
Springfield, MO. Pam RuBert, curator. Invitational. (Dragon Sushi.
#430). Sept 7 – Oct 12, 2018.
2017:
“70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val Kill. Hyde Park, NY. (ER. #477) Sept 19, 2018 – April 12, 2019. 2017:
“The Art of My Soul.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Cradleboard #492, Tipping Point #494, and Hilllary, #501) Jan 15– Feb 11, 2017.
“From Woman X.” Invitational by curator Mary Urbas. Lakeland College. Kirtland, OH. (Tipping Point #494, Hillary #501) Feb 26 –Mar 31, 2017.
“SAQA Trunk show 2017.” Invited. International Quilt Study Center and Museum. Lincoln, NE. (Use the Skillet #3 #498-3) Opened during SAQA national conference there. Early April, 2017, plus 3 year tour
“Pushing the Surface 10: Then and Now.” Invited.
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH. (Moon Tea #157,
Cradleboard #492) May 6 – June 18, 2017.
Solo show: “Shie and Acord: New Acquisitions.” Racine Art Museum. Racine, WI. (9 of our works, large and small, donated by Dr. Ellen Poss of Boston, through Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.) June 18 – Sep 24, 2017.
“Friends and Family.” Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Greetings from Wooster #317, Farmer’s Market #364, May 4th Kent State #488) June 29 – July 29, 2017.
“A Feast for the Eyes.” (Summer Quilt Show) Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Treacle Soup #165, The Silverware Drawer #347) July 8 – Aug 20, 2017.
“Still They Persist; Featuring Protest Art Quilts by Susan Shie.” Invited by Director and Curator, Stephanie Harris. The Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY. (11 major pieces, including newest: Fearless Girls #502) July 28 – Aug 13, 2017.
“In the Details.” Invited by Curator Mary Urbas.
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Cleveland, OH. (Cradleboard
#492) Sept 15 – Nov 4, 2017.
Solo show: “The Way I See It: the Narrative Art of Susan Shie.” Invited by Curator Sandra Sider. Texas Quilt Museum. La Grange, TX. (15 of my major art quilts, including newest: Obama’s Garden #504) I attended, as I was hosted by Deb Barnes. Oct 5 – Dec 22, 2017.
2016:
“Storms.” WAGE exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Grandma Shie’s Brain Storms, Shelter from the Storm #486, and International Women’s Day #485). Jan 15 – Feb 13, 2016.
“E Pluribus Unum.” Online exhibition. Curator Ann Flaherty. (Shelter from the Storm #486) Went up Spring, 2016.
“From Woman IX, 2016.” Lakeland Community College Gallery, Kirtland, OH. (International Women’s Day #485) Feb 28 – April 1, 2016.
“Best of 2016.” Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (International Women’s Day #485) May 1-Jun 19, 2016 and 2 more venues.
“Vacation Cleveland.” Doubting Thomas Gallery. Tremont, OH. (May 4th Kent State #488) July 8 – 30, 2016.
“Art Quilts of the Midwest.” National Quilt Museum. Paducah, KY. Author/curator Linzee McCray. (Rain Garden #412, The View #433) July 15 – Oct 11, 2016, plus tour and book.
2015:
“The Dance.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Annie Leonard, The Pie of Life, Walkin' the Dog) Jan 1 – Feb 20, 2015.
“Expressions in Equality.” Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA. curated by Sheila Frampton-Cooper. (ER: Page of Potholders #477) Jan 17 – Apr 4, 2015. 1 year tour.
“From Woman VIII." Lakeland Community College Gallery. Kirtland, OH. curator Mary Urbas. (First Lady, Flowers of the Arab Spring, Annie Leonard) Mar 1 - 27, 2015.
"Contemporary Fiber: Breaking Traditions." Lore Degenstein Gallery. Susquehanna University. Selinsgrove, PA. curator Paula Swett. (Stars on the Water, David Wax Museum) Apr 11 - May 11, 2015.
"Quilt National '15." The Dairy Barn Art Center. Athens, OH. jurors Rosalie Dace, Ann Johnston, Judy Schwendler. (The Pie of Life) May 23 - Sept 7, 2015 plus 2.5 year tour.
"Pushing the Surface 2015." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH. curators Roxana and Elise Deadman. (Annie Leonard) May 23 - Sept 7, 2015.
"STITCH." Claypool-Young Art Gallery. Moorehead State University. Moorehead, KY. juror Susan Shie. (Spot the Station) Jun 6 - Aug 26, 2015.
“Sacred Threads 2015.” Floris Uniteed Methodist Church, Herndon, VA. (Trayvon Martin) July 10 - 26, 2015.
Faculty exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe. Zephyr Point Conference Center. Zephyr Point, NV. (I'll be teaching there in 2016, not 2015.) Oct 30 – Nov 6, 2015.
2014:
“Captured Glimpses.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. (Spot the Station, Julia, Home Cookin’) Jan 17 - Feb 21, 2014.
“Best of 2014.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (The View) May 4 - Jun 22. plus tour.
“Earth Stories.” SAQA 25th anniversary exhibition. Michigan State University Museum. Lansing, MI. Curator Leni Weiner. (Muddy Fork Farm) May 11 - Nov 30, 2014 plus 3 year tour.
“Artist as Quiltmaker XVI.” FAVA. Oberlin, OH. curated by Tina Cassara. (American Pie) May 11 - July 27, 2014.
“Art Quilts: Celebrating 25 Years of QSDS.” Ross Art Museum. Delaware, OH. (Mandela) May 23 - July 3, 2014.
“Last Quarter 20th Century: Take Two.” Curated by Nancy Halpern. Vermont Quilt Festival. Champlain Valley Exposition. Essex Junction, VT. (Cloud Houses for Kobe) June 26 - 29, 2014.
Solo exhibition. Festival of Quilts, National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England. I attended and taught a 3-day class. Aug 7-10, 2014.
"Art Quilts from the John M Walsh III Collection." Texas Quilt Museum. La Grange, TX. (NEO Buddha, Savannah: 2 of Pyrex Cups) Oct 2 - Dec 21, 2014.
"Inspired by Libby." International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX. Curator Clara Lawrence. (For Love of Libby) late Oct - early Nov, 2014.
2013:
“ARTQUILTS: Water.” AQA-South. Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC. (WateSigns) Jan 4 – Mar 24, 2013.
“Storytellers.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. (David Wax, My Girona, The View, Head Trip, Rille) Jan 18 - Feb 22, 2013.
“conTEXT: Text in Contemporary Art.” The Arts Castle. Delaware, OH. (Katrina Blues, Farmer’s Market, Obamaland #1 and 2, Royal Wedding, Twilight Time, Sweet Jane) March 3 – April 15, 2013.
“44.” Exhibition of art about President Obama. Evolve the Gallery, Sacramento, CA. (Obamaland #3: Nobel Peace Prize, American Pie) March 9 – April 9, 2013.
“The View from Here: Quilts of the Ohio River Valley. SAQA members from Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.” International Quilt Festival/Cincinnati by Quilts, Inc. at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Cincinnati, OH. (View from our Kitchen Window) April 11 - 14, 2013 plus tour.
“The Best of 2013.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (French Toast) May 5 – June 13, 2013, plus tour.
“The Art of the Unexpected.” QSDS exhibition at Ross Art Museum, Delaware, OH. (David Wax Museum) May 17 - July 3, 2013.
“Quilt National ’13.” Diary Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH. (Dragon Sushi) May 24 – Sept 2, 2013, plus 2.5 year tour.
“Metaphors on Aging.” SAQA exhibition. Festival of Quilts. Birmingham, England. curator Mary McBride. juror Pamela Allen. (Head Trip) Aug 15 – 18, 2013, plus tour.
“Broad Changes: Women of Social Justice.” FAH – Fiber Artists for Hope. curators Jeanette Thompson, Sherry Boram, Juno McClellan, Susan Shie. (Flowers of the Arab Spring) Sept, 2013, plus tour.
“Algemene Tentoonstelling Quiltersgilde” Grote Kerk, Alkmaar, the Netherlands. (Learn Chinese) Sept 6 - 11, 2013.
“Text Messages.” SAQA exhibition. International Quilt Festival. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX. (Rille) Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2013, plus tour.
Faculty exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe. Zephyr Point Conference Center. Zephyr Point, NV. (Spot the Station) Nov 3 - 8, 2013.
2012:
“Ardis James Tribute Exhibition.” International Quilt Study Center and Museum. Lincoln, NE. (Rainbow Garden, Cookbook Print Quilt #8: Devilled Eggs) Jan 6 – July 28, 2012.
“Eye of the Beholder.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. (French Toast, Royal Wedding, Rain Garden) Jan 13 – Feb 24, 2012.
“Sound and Vision.” Solo exhibition. St Louis Artists Guild. St Louis, MO. (11 recent pieces) Jan 20 – Mar 17, 2012.
Solo exhibition. Original Sewing and Quilt Expo. Chicago and Cleveland venues at expo centers. (10 major, recent pieces) Chicago Mar 22-24, Cleveland Mar 29 - 31, 2012.
“Creative Statements: Ohio Art Quilts.” Ohio SAQA Artists. Zanesville Art Museum. Zanesville, OH. Curator Kathie Loomis. (Kat Soup) April 21 – July 6, 2012.
“The Best of 2012.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbush, OH (Sweet Jane) May 6 - Jun 24, 2012, plus tour to WCA, Wooster, OH and Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH.
“Secrets and Stories.” Visions Art Museum. San Diego, CA. (Jimmy, Royal Wedding, Ardis and Betty) May 4 – July 22, 2012.
“QSDS: Celebrating our Past.” Ross Art Museum. Deleware, OH. (Rain Garden) May 18 – July 3, 2012.
“American Spring: A Cause for Justice.” Art Educators Conference, Indianapolis, IN. FAH – Fiber Artists for Hope. Curator Michelle Flamer. (Trayvon Martin). June 22 - 24, 2012 plus 3 yr tour.
Solo exhibition. INTERQUILT Girona - Costa Brava 2012. Girona, Spain. (10 recent pieces) July 5 – 8, 2012.
“SAQA Showcase.” Interntaional Quilt Study Center and Museum. Lincoln, NE. (First Lady, Kat Soup) Aug 3, 2012 to Feb 24, 2013.
“Layers: The Walsh Collection, 2012.” The Arnot Art Museum. Elmira, NY. (Savannah) Sept 6, 12 – Feb 1, 13.
“American Quilts: the Democratic Art 1780-2007.” The Whatcom Museum. Bellingham, WA. Curator Robert Shaw. (NEO Buddha) Aug 4 – Oct 28, 2012..
Faculty exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe. Zephyr Point Conference Center. Zephyr Point, NV. Nov 4 - 9, 2012.
2011:
“Wishes, Wonders, and Whimsy.” WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort) group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. (Philadelphia Freedom, Stars on the Water, KT Café) Jan 14 – Feb 24, 2010.
“If These Quilts Could Talk.” via the Alliance for American Quilts. Original Sewing and Quilt Expo tour. (Wilma: Peace Voodoo) March - Nov, 2011.
“America Collects Quilts®: The Works of Susan Shie.” Solo exhibition. Spring International Quilt Festival. Cincinnati, OH. April, 2011.
“Happiness: Quilted Expressions.” The Riffe Gallery. Columbus, OH. (KT Café) May 5 - July 10, 2011.
“Quilt National ‘11.” Diary Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH. (Stars on the Water.) May 24 – Sept 5, 2011, plus tour.
“The President’s House: Their Untold Stories.” Philadelphia Association. (Philadelphia Freedom). July, 2011.
Faculty exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe. Zephyr Point Conference Center. Zephyr Point, NV. (French Toast) Nov 9 - 11, 2011.
2010:
“Earth Walk.” WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Gretchen’s Book, True Love Polka, all 3 Obamaland pieces) Jan 14 – Feb 26, 2010.
“Art Quilt Elements 2010.” Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. (Food Scales) April 17 – May 26, 2010.
“The Artist as Quiltmaker XIV.” FAVA (Firelands Association of Visual Arts) Oberlin, OH. (Potluck/World) May 16 – July 10, 2010.
“Racism: A Diaolgue in Art Quilts.” Obama Quilters Group. Dates TBA with tour.
“The President’s House: Their Untold Stories in Quilts.” Philadelphia Association. Dates TBA.
Solo exhibition. Festival of Quilts. National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham, England. I attended and taught a 3 day class. August, 2010.
“A Sense of Place.” Textile Museum. Minneapolis, MN. (all three Obamaland pieces) Sept – Dec, 2010, plus tour.
2009:
“Personal Landscapes.” WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH (Food Scales, Farmer’s Market, Salt of the Earth) Jan 12 – Feb 26, 09.
“Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival." Tokyo Dome. Curated by Robert Shaw. Also includes work by Joan Lintault and Kate Adams. I will have 10 pieces. Jan 23 - 31, 09.
“President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts.” Cafritz Art Center. Montgomery College. Silver Spring, MD. (Potluck, Magic Lama, Treasure Map) Feb 9 – Mar 5, 09.
“Literally Figurative.” Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts. Houston, TX. (Wilma, Compost Pot, Power Out, Punch Bowl, Timer 2, Sisters) April 4 – July 3, 09.
“The Best of 2009.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Food Scales/Justice) May 3 - June 21, 09. Three venue tour.
“Sacred Threads.” Reynoldsburg High School auditorium. Reynoldsburg, OH. (Obama REI) June 17 - 28, 09.
Faculty Exhibition. Shakerag Workshops. St Andrew’s School - Sewanee. Sewanee, TN. (Potluck, Farmer’s Market) June 5 - 26, 09.
Faculty Exhibition. Peters Valley Craft Center. Layton, NJ (Magic Lama) June 20 – July 31, 09.
“Conversations in Fabric.” Ohio Craft Museum, Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Columbus, OH. (Magic Lama) Sept 13 – Nov 1, 09, plus tour.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Art. Gatlinburg, TN. Fall, 09.
"Perspectives: Art, Craft, Design, and the Studio Quilt." International Quilt Study Center. Lincoln, NE. (The Calendar/Moon) Nov 21, 09 - May 9, 10.
“The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama.” National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Wilberforce, OH. (First Lady) Dec 1, 09 - April 17, 10, plus tour.
2008:
“Ancient Echoes.” WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH (The Silverware Drawer/Judgement) Jan 18 – Feb 28, 08.
“Reflections: Above and Below/Past and Present.” Art Quilt Network group exhibition. Blair Audubon Center. Naples, FL (Daughter of Destiny-Benazir) Jan – Feb, 08 plus tour.
Arrowmont Spring Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN. (Power Out/Devil) Feb 29-Apr 12, 08.
“From Woman.” Invitational with curator Mary Urbas. Lakeland County Community College. Kirtland, OH. (eleven pieces) Mar 2 - 30, 08.
“It’s Good to be Green.” Invitational with Larkin Van Horn, curator. Latimer Quilt and Art Center, Tillamook, OR. (Peace=Green) Mar 4 - May 4, 08, plus tour.
“Art Quilt Elements 08.” Wayne Art Center. Wayne, PA. (Wilma-Peace Voodoo) Apr 4 - May 18, 08.
“Textile tArts: Flavors of Fiber.” Stocker Center Gallery. Lorain County Community College. Lorain, OH. (various pieces) May 17 - Jun 29, 08.
“The Artist as Quiltmaker XIII.” FAVA. Oberlin, OH. (House of Love) May 1 - Aug 2, 08.
"The Best of 2008." The Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Sisters) May 4 - June 22, 08, plus tour.
"Small Works." Studio Art Quilts Associates faculty exhibition. University Plaza Hotel. Columbus, OH. (four small, new pieces) June 14 - 26, 08.
“Material Matters.” Columbus Museum of Art. Columbus, OH. (The Calendar/Moon) Jun 19 - Aug 31, 08.
"Figuratively Speaking ." Visions Art Gallery. San Diego, CA. (Year of the Dog. The Power Out/Devil) Aug 9 - Oct 5, 08.
"Crafting a Better Planet." International Quilt Study Center. Lincoln, NE. (The Potluck/World) Sept 5 - Nov 30, 08.
“Twelve Voices.” Studio Art Quilt Associates. Dennos Museum Center. Traverse City, MI. Penny McMorris, curator. (various pieces) Sept 13, 07 – Jan 4, 09. Plus tour.
"Masters: Art Quilts." International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. (Rainbow Garden) Oct - Nov, 08. Plus tour.
2007:
"Fiber Renaissance." Midwest SAQA artists. Union Street Gallery. Chicago, IL. Curator Cheryl Dineen Ferrin. (The Dish Soap / Hermit; Peace Brew) Jan 12 - Feb 9, 07, plus tour.
“Susan Shie - Solo Exhibition.” Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. Jan 12 - Mar 2, 07.
"Stay in the Lines?" WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Pressuer Cooker/Tower) Jan 12 - Mar 2, 07.
"Give and Take." (QSDS teachers and their students). The Robert
Hillestad Textile Galleries. The International Quilt Study Center.
University of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE. Curator Michael James. (The Punch
Bowl/Star) Feb 5 - Mar 4, 07. Second venue: The Riffe Gallery. Columbus,
OH. May 3 - July 8, 07.
“Spring Faculty Exhibition.” Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts.
Gatlinburg, TN. (Katrina Blues) March 2 – April 14, 07.
“The Best of 2007.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (The Power Out / Devil) May 6 – Jun 2, plus tour. QSDI Award for Fiber.
“Beyond the Surface V.” Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH. (Mama Sun) May 18 – July 9, 07.
“Quilt National ’07.” Dairy Barn Art Center. Athens, OH. Jurors Harding, Nadelstern, Treen. (The Pressure Cooker / Tower) May26 – Sept 3, 07, plus 2.5 year tour.
“Transformations 07.” SAQA juried exhibition. Festival of Quilts. Birmingham, England. (The Compost Pot / Death) Aug 16 – 19, 07 plus tour.
“Ohio Art Quilts Invitational.” Kenyon College. Gambier, OH. (Katrina Blues, Year of the Dog, Susan Lets her Hair Down) Oct, 07.
“Saturn Retuns: Back to the Future of Fiber Art.” San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA. (Sisters) Oct 16, 07 - Jan 6, 08.
2006:
"Take Cover." Quirk Gallery. Richmond, VA. (Wilma / Peace Voodoo, Jimmy's Bad Day, and Lazy Susan) Jan 6 - Feb 26, 06.
"Why? 25 Case Studies." Exhibition of New Acquisitions. The Museum of Art and Design. NY, NY. (My piece "City Slicker" 1988, was donated by its collector.) Feb 2 - May 7, 06.
"The Blues." WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort). Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Katrina Blues and Year of the Dog) Feb 3 - Mar 3, 06.
"Katrina Benefit Art Quilts." (my working title) Gallery North on the Square. Bloomington, IN. (Higher Ground) The whole mnoth of March, 06.
"Travel Quilts." Quilt Art Challenge. Online exhibition on Quiltart.com. Possibly real tour. (Greetings from Wooster) Starts March, 06.
"Fine Focus '06." Opens at Yeiser Art Center. Paducah, KY. (Ode to Julia Child) April 7 - May 27, 06, with two year tour.
"Explorations Revisited." QSDS Faculty at the Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Year of the Dog) Apr 30-Jun 25, 06.
"The Best of 2006." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. (The Compost Pot / Death) Shows at Artspace, Lima; The Ohio Craft Museum; and Mansfield Art Center. May 7-Oct 29, 2006.
"The Artist as Quiltmaker XII." FAVA (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts.) Oberlin, OH. (Katrina Blues) May 21 - July 29, 06.
"Focus Fiber." Textile Arts Alliance of The Cleveland Museum of Art. At the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Cleveland, OH. (Wilma / Peace Voodoo) June 11 - July 28, 06. Show then tours to the Regina A Quick Center for the Arts. St Bonaventure University. St Bonaventure, NY. Sept 22 - Nov 26, 06.
"Women of Influence." Fresno Art Museum. Fresno, CA. (My WOI Journal, The Blender / Temperance) June 20 - Aug 13, 06.
"On the Surface: Embellished Quilts." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. (Love Shack, Wedding Quilt, Night Chant, IZE's Trailer Court) Oct 26, 06 - Jan 20, 07.
"SAQA Creative Force: Founders Exhibition. International Quilt Market and Quilt Festival. George Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX. Curated by Yvonne Porcella. (Magic Show Top Panel #2) Oct 28 - Nov 5, 2006.
"Convergence." Museum of Art. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. Juror Donna Self. (The Blender / Temperance) Nov 7 - Dec 15, 2006.
"Visions 2006." First jury level acceptance only, at this time. Quilt San Diego. Oceanside Museum of Art. Oceanside, CA. (Katrina Blues) Nov 12, 06 - Jan 21, 07.
2005:
"The Messagemakers." Artspace. Lima, OH.
Faculty Show. Art Quilt Tahoe 2005. Squaw Valley Resort Center. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"Quilt Art at 10." Internationa Quilt Festival. The George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX.
"Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?" Internationa Quilt Market and Festival. The George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX.
"The Box Show." Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. Curated by Jann Gallagher.
"Explorations in Fiber: New Work by the Art Quilt Network." Concourse Gallery. Columbus, OH.
"Pushing the Surface IV." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
"The New Art Quilt XII." The Alegre Retreat. Sweeney Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"Quilt National '05." Dairy Barn Southeast Ohio Cultural Arts Center.. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Best of 2005." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. The Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Curated by Bill Griffith.
"Windows." WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
2004:
Faculty Exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe Symposium. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"Quilt Visions 2004." Juried. Oceanside Art Museum. Oceanside, CA.
"Quilted Cuisine." Juried. New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. Tour.
"Special Interests: The Art of Politics." Invitational. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA.
"Day of the Dead." Quilt Art Email Listserv challenge exhibition. Tour.
"Quilts for Change: Women Living Free from Abuse: It's Our Right." Zonta Club of Cincinnati. Cintas Center. Xavier University. Cincinnati, OH. Juried by Carolyn Mazloomi and Susan Shie.
"Focus Fiber 2004." Textile Arts Alliance. Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Cleveland, OH. Tour.
"Small Works." Q/SDS Faculty Exhibition. Studio B. Columbus, OH.
"The Artist as Quiltmaker." Retrospective Invitational. Firelands Association for Visual Arts. Oberlin, OH.
"The Buddha Project." Invitational. CSU Art Gallery. Cleveland, OH.
"Best of 2005." Juried. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"In Wildness An Envrionmental Celebration." Invitational. Sandusky Art Center. Sandusky, OH.
Solo exhibition. American Jewish Mueum. Pittsburgh, PA.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
"The New Art Quilt XI." Invitational. Alegre Retreat. Santa Fe, NM.
"Spinning Things." Invitational. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
"Mother?" Juried. Ayer Lofts. Lowell, MA.
"Fine Focus 04." Juried international exhibition. Two year tour.
"Contemporary Art Quilts." Invitational. Claypool-Young Art Building. Morehead State University. Morehead, KY.
"Form, Not Function." Juried. Carnegie Center for Art and History. New Albany, IN.
"Three." WAGE exhibition. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
2003:
Faculty Exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe Symposium. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"I Remember Mama." International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX. October, 03 plus tour.
"Convergence." The College of Wooster Art Museum. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
"Wrapped in Cloth: the Human Figure in Textiles." Tubac Center for the Arts. Tubac, AZ.
"Consuming Passions: Edible by Design." John Ross Art Museum. Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, OH.
Art Quilt Network Exhibition. The Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Hamilton, OH.
"Dreaming the Garden." Touring exhibition. Laura Cater-Woods, curator.
"Explorations." Q/SDS Exhibition. Wesserling Textile Museum. Mulhouse, France.
"Sacred Threads 2003." International juried show. Reynoldsburg, OH.
"Ohio Pioneers of the Art Quilt." Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.
"Airborne: Birds, Flight, and the Wrights." Aullwood Audubon Center. Dayton, OH.
"Fabric Constructions." Surface Design Symposium. Leedy Voulkos Gallery. Kansas City, MO. Curated by Jan Myers-Newbury.
"Quilt National '03." Dairy Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH.
"Pushing the Surface III." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
"The Best of 2003." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, plus tour. Poster award.
"Celebrate Ohio." North Coast Needlers Quilt Guild. Westlake, OH.
"Stories to Tell." At The Works Gallery. Newark, OH.
Art Quilt Exhibit. Gross McCleaf Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
"The New Art Quilt X." Alegre Retreat. Sweeny Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"30 Distinguished Quiltmakers of the World." Tokyo Dome Stadium. Tokyo, Japan. Robert Shaw, curator.
"Language Arts: Text as Language." San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA.
"The Shoe Show." WAGE exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
2002:
"Materials and Meaning." Mixed Bag Gallery. Houston, TX.
"Family Circles and Other Relative Geometries." Southern Ohio Museum. Portsmouth, OH.
"Quilt Visions." Quilt San Diego. Oceanside Museum of Art. San Diego, CA.
"Finding Voice / Creating Visions." National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis, TN. Carolyn Mazloomi, curator.
"Quilt 21 / 2002." The Brush Art Gallery and Studios. Lowell, MA. Maxine Farkas and Laura Cater-Woods, curators. Tour.
"Embellished Textiles: Beads, Buttons, and Beyond." Embellishment . Portland Convention Center. Portland, OR.
"Fiber for the Body and the Wall." Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH.
"Small Works." Gallery at Studio B. Lancaster, OH.
"Art Quilt Show VIII." Alegre Retreat. Sweeney Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"The Best of 2002." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"Encrustations." Page-Walker Art Center. Cary, NC and International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX.
"Fine Focus 2002." Mansfield / Richland Cty. Library. Mansfield, OH. Tour.
"Couples Side by Side in the Studio." Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
Group Exhibition. Doubting Thomas Gallery. Cleveland, OH.
"Expanding Boundaries." Art Quilt Network touring exhibition. via Smith Kramer.
2001:
"Recent Work." Solo exhibition. Jewel Heart Center for Buddhism and Tibetan Culture. Cleveland, OH.
"The Same Yet Different." High Road Gallery. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"America: From the Heart." International Quilt Market and Festiva. Houston, TX. Tour.
"Self Portrait." WAGE exhibition. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
Group Exhibition. Thirteen Moons Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
"Pushing the Surface II." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
Faculty Exhibition. Peters Valley Craft Center. Layton, NJ.
"Parallel Threads." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA.
Faculty Exhibition. Craftsummer. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
"Quilt National '01." Dairy Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Fantastic Fibers." Yeiser Art Center. Paducah, KY.
"Alegre Retreat Art Show." Sweeny Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"Tell Me a Story - Chapter 1: Narrative Themes
in Contemporary Fabric Arts." Cahoon Museum of American Art. Cotuit,
Cape Cod, MA.
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