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SELECTED JURIED & INVITATIONAL SHOWS
California State Senate Annual Contemporary Art Collection Exhibit, representing District 6, selected by Senator Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, CA, 2011-2012 California State Fair, Creative Arts Exhibition, 2011, 2003 2010 National Juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2010 Back Gallery, Sacramento Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 2010, (invitational), California State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2003 40th & 38th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA, 2008, 2006 Invitational Fiber Show, The Arts Building, Auburn, CA, 2007 “Changing the World One Thread at a Time”, European Edition, Val d’Argent, Sainte Marie Aux Mines, France, 2006 “Changing the World One Thread at a Time”, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ, 2006 The Juried National Bead and Fiber Exhibit, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederic, MD, 2005 3rd Anniversary Show, The Arts Building, Auburn, CA, 2005
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
“Hot Fibers”, The Artery, Davis, CA 2008 “On the Wall, Off the Wall”, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2008 “From Fiber to Quilt”, Taky Gallery, Linnoitus, Lappeenranta, Finland, 2007 “New Work”, Translations Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007 “Open Studios Tour”, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA, 2007-present “Material Evidence”, Los Gatos Museum of Art, Los Gatos, CA, 2006 “Altares del Mundo”, Sacramento, CA, 2006-2009 UN 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, China, 1995 Consejo Mundial de Artistas Visuales, Assisi, Italy, 1995
AWARDS
California State Fair, Creative Arts Exhibit, 1st Place, Bead Arts; Honorable Mention, Bead Arts, 2011 California State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, Juror’s Award, Fine Craft, Diana Daniels, Juror, 2008 California State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, Award of Excellence, Jack Ogden, Juror, 2006 California State Fair, Creative Arts Exhibit, 2nd Place, Art to Wear; 3rd Place, Fiber Art, 2003 “Beyond the Surface 2000”, Best of Show, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2000 “Sulky Challenge 2002”, 3rd Place, Amateur Quilted Wall Hangings, national touring exhibit, 2002
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sacramento Bee, Ticket, August 22, 2008, “The Old, the New in Citizen Art”, Victoria Dalkey, Art Critic Davis Enterprise, June 26, 2008, “Fantastical Fibers”, Nicole K. Docino, Enterprise Art Critic Tri City Voice, March 19-25, 2008, “Olive Hyde: Textile Exhibit, Textiles from Traditional to Contemporary”, Anuja Seith, Art Reporter Surface Design Journal, summer, 2006, “Changing the World, One Thread at a Time”, Thelma Smith, curator, reviewed by D. Wood
TEACHING/WORKSHOPS
I offer small classes and workshops in my studio throughout the year, teaching technique classes in FiberScapes & Foiling, Thread Web & Cord Making, Fiber Mosaic (2D & 3D), Nuno Felting, Felting-in-a-Bag, and Collage & Assemblage. Project classes such as Biggie Bugga/Wee Bugga and Altered Egos are also given, and additional classes in both formats are constantly being developed.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Surface Design Association TAFA, (Textile and Fiber Art List)
ADDITIONAL ART RELATED EXPERIENCES
For Arts’ Sake, “Marketing” committee member, “Artist Support” Action Team member, Sacramento, CA, 2009-present North Franklin District Business Association, “Art as an Attraction” committee member, 2011 Art Demonstrator (Fiber Mosaic), California State Fair, Sacramento, CA, 2010 Owner, Barbetta’s Beads & Art, offering monthly art exhibits featuring local and national artists, 1991-1998
EDUCATION
MA, Counseling & Guidance, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 1981 MA, Educational Administration, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 1979 BA, English, minor in Linguistics, graduated with Honors and Distinction, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1975
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