Artist Statement:
When one thinks of Fiber Art/ Rug Hooking what comes to mind is
“Women’s Work.” Rooted in feminism, all the pieces I am
currently creating, look at women and the issues and events that
challenge their lives. In this “women's series,” you will always
find a woman, and a word, phrase, or symbol that will express my
feelings about a particular experience. Having words and symbols
in my pieces is symbolic of my desire for women to always have
their own voices. What each piece decides to “say” and at what
point in my life, is part of the creative process that never ceases to
amaze me. This place, of being “in the flow” and letting the
creative process take over, is a place of true bliss. As an artist, I
look at each piece that I create, as a segment of my thought
process, at that time.
When one thinks of Fiber Art/ Rug Hooking what comes to mind is
“Women’s Work.” Rooted in feminism, all the pieces I am
currently creating, look at women and the issues and events that
challenge their lives. In this “women's series,” you will always
find a woman, and a word, phrase, or symbol that will express my
feelings about a particular experience. Having words and symbols
in my pieces is symbolic of my desire for women to always have
their own voices. What each piece decides to “say” and at what
point in my life, is part of the creative process that never ceases to
amaze me. This place, of being “in the flow” and letting the
creative process take over, is a place of true bliss. As an artist, I
look at each piece that I create, as a segment of my thought
process, at that time.
Created from recycled clothing and materials, I noticed early on, that I started to add
other elements to my pieces, such as ribbon, buttons, yarn, felting, and digital and hand
embroidery so that each piece would have to be hung on the wall and not placed on the
floor and “walked on” as rugs traditionally are.
My art is about capturing my intuitive guidance and having the strength to follow its
direction, wherever it may lead, even when society may not feel comfortable with
some of the issues I raise. Being in touch with the energy that flows around us all, it is
my intent that when my art is viewed it will elicit an emotional response in the viewer.
other elements to my pieces, such as ribbon, buttons, yarn, felting, and digital and hand
embroidery so that each piece would have to be hung on the wall and not placed on the
floor and “walked on” as rugs traditionally are.
My art is about capturing my intuitive guidance and having the strength to follow its
direction, wherever it may lead, even when society may not feel comfortable with
some of the issues I raise. Being in touch with the energy that flows around us all, it is
my intent that when my art is viewed it will elicit an emotional response in the viewer.
Grants/Fellowships/Residencies/Award
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Honorable Mention 2016
Puffin Foundation LTD. 2013, 2008, 2003
Fantastic Fiber Honorable Mention 2012
Pushing the Limits Juror's Choice 2012
Northeast Regional Juried Contemporary Fiber Exhibition 2nd Place 2011
New Jersey Council on the Arts Fellows Award 2009
TIGHR Founders Cup Award 2009-2012
Eagle Hill Artist Residency 2002, 2001
Selected Exhibitions
2021
Members Exhibit Hunterdon Art Museum Clinton, NJ
2020
Fiberarts International The Museum of Art Fort Collins, Texas
Access & Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Monmouth University Center for the Arts Long Branch, NJ
SHE: an expression of womanhood Annmarie Art Center Solomons MD
2019
Fiberarts International 2019 Contemporary Craft Pittsburgh, Pa
Fantastic Fiber 2019 Yeiser Art Center Paducah, Kentucky
Beyond Me Too Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
Narrative Threads: New Jersey Quilts and Textiles Museum of Art and Craft Madison, NJ
2018
Feminism Now Grafiska Sallskapet, Stockholm, Sweden
Feminism Now Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles CA
RED+1 Korea Bojagi Forum Suwon Park Museum of Art Suwon, South Korea
The Earth Speaks Barron Art Center Woodbridge, NJ
2017
Red NOHO Gallery NYC, NY
Unbound River Street Gallery New Haven, CT
Pain/2 Hoyt Gallery Keck School of Medicine at USC Los Angeles, CA
New Jersey Arts Annual: Special Edition New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ
When Language Meets Art The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas
Exploring the Tarot Hooked Rug Museum of North America Nova Scotia, Canada
2016
Seoul Chojun Museum of Quilting Seoul, Korea
Korea Bojagi Forum Suwon Park Museum of Art Suwon, South Korea
By A Thread Ridgefield Guild of Artists Ridgefield, CT
Exploring the Tarot T.W. Wood Art Gallery Montpelier, VT
2015
Accessorize - the Person and the Place Morris Museum Morristown, NJ
Square Narthex Gallery, NYC, NY
2014
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women; United Nations, NYC, New York
Hooked Art The Gallery University of CT. Stamford, CT.
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center Paducah, KY
New Jersey Arts Annual: Currents in the Contemporary Crafts The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton College, AC, NJ
2013
The Sky's the Limit Strathalbyn Council Library Strathalbyn, Australia
2012
New Jersey Council of the Arts Visual Art Fellowship Awards Exhibition Noyes Museum Oceanville, NJ
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center Paducah, KY juried exhibit
Momentum Gallery 825 Los Angeles CA juried exhibit
9x9x3: Salon des Refuses Hudson Gallery NYC, New York
Beyond Rugs Farnsworth Art Museum Rockland, ME
2011
REjuvenate: Recycled Materials as The New Medium Barron Art Center Woodbridge NJ Two Person Exhibit
Northeast Regional Juried Contemporary Fiber Exhibition Rochester Contemporary Art Center Rochester, NY
Crime Story Art Guild of New Jersey, Rahway NJ,
Response Sauder Village Sauder Ohio Curator/Exhibitor
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, New York
2010
Perfect that Tell a Story t Fit Shoes The Nicolaysen Museum Casper, Wyoming
Nature vs. Nurture Broadway Gallery NYC, NY
The Proverbial Proverb Southampton Historical Museum Southampton, NY
Tide Pool Project Alaska Wildlife Refuge Kodiak Island, Alaska
Baby Doll Art Guild of New Jersey, Rahway NJ
Hooked on New Jersey Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ Curator /Exhibitor
2009
Stripes Mikimoto Ginza Tokyo Japan Curator/Exhibitor,
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Economies of Scale Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY
Out of the Loop Innovations in Hooking Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Stripes Carnegie Center for Art & History New Albany, IN Curator/Exhibitor
2008
Tribal Arts in the Garden State Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2007
Sleight of Hands The Slater Museum, Norwich CT
2006
Folks in Fiber The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA
Bernina Challenge, Bernina of America, Aurora, IL
Trashformation East Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa
Trashformation East Copia Museum, Napa, California
One Loop at a Time Morgan Arts Council Ice House Gallery, Berkley Springs, WV
2005
Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Japan/America Rug Exhibit Promenade Gallery Meiji
Seimei, Nishi-Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan
Circa Craft 2005 Jersey City Museum, Jersey City NJ
Trashformations Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
The Elements: Creative Energy Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ
2004
Cache: New Horizons in Crafts New Jersey Arts Annual Noyes Museum Oceanville, NJ
Underfoot, Contemporary Hooked Rugs The Art Complex, Duxbury, MA
Contemporary American Rug Makers The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
2003
The Healing Power of Art Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY
In Memoriam – September 11th Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ
2002
A Passion for the Creative Life Poplar Hill Mansion, Salisbury, MD
2001
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
Tell me a Story – Chapter 1 The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Ma
Japan/American Rug Exhibit Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ginza , Tokyo, Japan
2000
Japan/American Rug Exhibit MetLife Building, NYC, NY
New Jersey Arts Annual Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ juried exhibit
1999
Fiberarts International ’99 Pittsburgh, PA
Expression of Individual Spirit Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT
1998
Remembering When-Rug Hookers Reminisce Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Honorable Mention 2016
Puffin Foundation LTD. 2013, 2008, 2003
Fantastic Fiber Honorable Mention 2012
Pushing the Limits Juror's Choice 2012
Northeast Regional Juried Contemporary Fiber Exhibition 2nd Place 2011
New Jersey Council on the Arts Fellows Award 2009
TIGHR Founders Cup Award 2009-2012
Eagle Hill Artist Residency 2002, 2001
Selected Exhibitions
2021
Members Exhibit Hunterdon Art Museum Clinton, NJ
2020
Fiberarts International The Museum of Art Fort Collins, Texas
Access & Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Monmouth University Center for the Arts Long Branch, NJ
SHE: an expression of womanhood Annmarie Art Center Solomons MD
2019
Fiberarts International 2019 Contemporary Craft Pittsburgh, Pa
Fantastic Fiber 2019 Yeiser Art Center Paducah, Kentucky
Beyond Me Too Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
Narrative Threads: New Jersey Quilts and Textiles Museum of Art and Craft Madison, NJ
2018
Feminism Now Grafiska Sallskapet, Stockholm, Sweden
Feminism Now Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles CA
RED+1 Korea Bojagi Forum Suwon Park Museum of Art Suwon, South Korea
The Earth Speaks Barron Art Center Woodbridge, NJ
2017
Red NOHO Gallery NYC, NY
Unbound River Street Gallery New Haven, CT
Pain/2 Hoyt Gallery Keck School of Medicine at USC Los Angeles, CA
New Jersey Arts Annual: Special Edition New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ
When Language Meets Art The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas
Exploring the Tarot Hooked Rug Museum of North America Nova Scotia, Canada
2016
Seoul Chojun Museum of Quilting Seoul, Korea
Korea Bojagi Forum Suwon Park Museum of Art Suwon, South Korea
By A Thread Ridgefield Guild of Artists Ridgefield, CT
Exploring the Tarot T.W. Wood Art Gallery Montpelier, VT
2015
Accessorize - the Person and the Place Morris Museum Morristown, NJ
Square Narthex Gallery, NYC, NY
2014
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women; United Nations, NYC, New York
Hooked Art The Gallery University of CT. Stamford, CT.
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center Paducah, KY
New Jersey Arts Annual: Currents in the Contemporary Crafts The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton College, AC, NJ
2013
The Sky's the Limit Strathalbyn Council Library Strathalbyn, Australia
2012
New Jersey Council of the Arts Visual Art Fellowship Awards Exhibition Noyes Museum Oceanville, NJ
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center Paducah, KY juried exhibit
Momentum Gallery 825 Los Angeles CA juried exhibit
9x9x3: Salon des Refuses Hudson Gallery NYC, New York
Beyond Rugs Farnsworth Art Museum Rockland, ME
2011
REjuvenate: Recycled Materials as The New Medium Barron Art Center Woodbridge NJ Two Person Exhibit
Northeast Regional Juried Contemporary Fiber Exhibition Rochester Contemporary Art Center Rochester, NY
Crime Story Art Guild of New Jersey, Rahway NJ,
Response Sauder Village Sauder Ohio Curator/Exhibitor
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, New York
2010
Perfect that Tell a Story t Fit Shoes The Nicolaysen Museum Casper, Wyoming
Nature vs. Nurture Broadway Gallery NYC, NY
The Proverbial Proverb Southampton Historical Museum Southampton, NY
Tide Pool Project Alaska Wildlife Refuge Kodiak Island, Alaska
Baby Doll Art Guild of New Jersey, Rahway NJ
Hooked on New Jersey Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ Curator /Exhibitor
2009
Stripes Mikimoto Ginza Tokyo Japan Curator/Exhibitor,
Perfect Fit: Shoes that Tell a Story Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Economies of Scale Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY
Out of the Loop Innovations in Hooking Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Stripes Carnegie Center for Art & History New Albany, IN Curator/Exhibitor
2008
Tribal Arts in the Garden State Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2007
Sleight of Hands The Slater Museum, Norwich CT
2006
Folks in Fiber The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA
Bernina Challenge, Bernina of America, Aurora, IL
Trashformation East Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa
Trashformation East Copia Museum, Napa, California
One Loop at a Time Morgan Arts Council Ice House Gallery, Berkley Springs, WV
2005
Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Japan/America Rug Exhibit Promenade Gallery Meiji
Seimei, Nishi-Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan
Circa Craft 2005 Jersey City Museum, Jersey City NJ
Trashformations Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
The Elements: Creative Energy Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ
2004
Cache: New Horizons in Crafts New Jersey Arts Annual Noyes Museum Oceanville, NJ
Underfoot, Contemporary Hooked Rugs The Art Complex, Duxbury, MA
Contemporary American Rug Makers The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
2003
The Healing Power of Art Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY
In Memoriam – September 11th Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ
2002
A Passion for the Creative Life Poplar Hill Mansion, Salisbury, MD
2001
Fantastic Fiber Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
Tell me a Story – Chapter 1 The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Ma
Japan/American Rug Exhibit Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ginza , Tokyo, Japan
2000
Japan/American Rug Exhibit MetLife Building, NYC, NY
New Jersey Arts Annual Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ juried exhibit
1999
Fiberarts International ’99 Pittsburgh, PA
Expression of Individual Spirit Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT
1998
Remembering When-Rug Hookers Reminisce Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Selected Publications
Shedding the Shackles: Women’s Empowerment Through Craft by Lynne Stein 2021
Rug Hooking Journeys: Finding the Maker in the Rug by Tamara Pavich 2019
Korea Bojagi Forum - Bajagi Walks 2018
Women Artists Consider Our World, United Nations Video 2015 - 2016
Korea Bojagi Forum - The Living Traditions 2016
Fiber Art Now Magazine Spring 2016
Square 2015
Accessorize: The Person and the Place 2015
Out and About 2015 Morris Museum NJ Arts Annual
Rag Rug Creations: an Exploration of Colour and Surface by Lynne Stein 2014
Hooked Art 2014
Honoring Women's Rights: Echoing Visual Voices Together 2013
Momentum 2012
Hooked Rug Portraits by Anne Marie Littenberg, 2011
Rug Hooking Magazine 2011
Fiberarts Magazine April/May 2009
American Craft Magazine April/May 2009
A Complete Guide to Collecting Rugs: Uncovering The Secrets, by Jessie Turbayne Schiffer Publishing
Cache: New Horizons in Crafts New Jersey Arts Annual
A Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs XIII, published by Stackpole Books
A Passion for the Creative Life: Textiles that lift the Spirit, by Mary Sheppard Burton
Jubilee 2000, Calendar, published by Saint Vincent Hospital,
Fiberarts Design Book Six, edited by Nancy Orban, published by Lark Books
A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs VIII, published by Stackpole Books
Hooked Rug Treasures, by Jessie Turbayne, published by Schiffer Publishing
A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs VII, published by Stackpole Books,100% Pure Virgin Wool
Curator/Juror/Boards
Rug Hooking Magazine Executive Editorial Board 2012 - 2018
Curator iView International Fiber Exhibit
Curator Response Fiber Exhibit
Co- Curator Hooked on NJ Fiber Exhibit
Curator Art Rugs: The Art of Playing Cards International Fiber Exhibit
Curator American Side of Hooked Rug Exhibit III Stripes International Fiber Exhibit
Juror Barron Art Center Members Show
Judge for the juried book, Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs X
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Contemporary Hooked Rugs: Themes and Memories Schiffer Publishing
Modern Hooked Rugs: Inspirational Series Schiffer Publishing
Art Rugs: The "Art" of Playing Cards
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