EDUCATION
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Master of Fine Arts Degree, May, 2003
Fibers
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Certificate of Completion, May 1996
Desktop Publishing/Computer Graphics Program
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science Degree, May 1989
Textile Design
SOLO SHOWS
2006
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004
The Other Journal, www.theotherjournal.com
TWO-PERSON SHOWS
2005
Lorraine Glessner & Beverly Fisher, Sykes Gallery, Millersville
University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
2003
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
1997
Roche-Bobois Showroom, Marketplace Design Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2006
Exhibit 3, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nancie Mattice Emerging Artist Award Winners Exhibition, Dangenart
Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
A Show of Hands Art Auction, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown,
Pennsylvania
Dear Fleisher: Invitational Exhibition of Small Works, Fleisher Art Memorial,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New
Jersey
Elemental, Wired Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Goldman Properties, White Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic, SECAC/MACAA Conference Exhibition,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Hot Wax Encaustic Exhibition, Lauryn Taylor Gallery, Carmel, California
Sixth Annual Silent Auction, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
InLiquid Silent Auction, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
POST Preview, St. Asaph's Church, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
2005
Second Miniature Art Textiles Exhibit, Invitational, Ocean County
Artist's Guild, Island Heights, New Jersey
A Tribute to Fiber Art, Juried Exhibition, APEX Gallery, Washington,
DC
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown,
Pennsylvania
Constants & Variables, The Surface Design Association's Conference
Membership Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
A Show of Hands Art Auction, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May Juried Exhibition, EP Designworks Gallery, www.epdesignworks.com
CIVA Small Works Auction, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Sixth Annual Silent Auction, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Annual Summer Faculty Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton,
New Jersey
Embracing the Gift, Juried Exhibition, Azusa Pacific University,
Azusa, California
Art by Textiles, Invitational Exhibition, The Riverfront Renaissance
Center for the Arts, Millville, New Jersey
From the Studio 2: Selections from the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours,
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Across the City Line: POST Preview, St. Asaph's Church, Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
35th Annual Peter's Valley Benefit Auction, Lafayette, New Jersey
2004
ArtHouston, Mixed Bag Gallery, Houston, Texas
Fiber Artists: Philadelphia, An Exhibition of Texture and Technique,
DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beyond the Stitch: A Regional Fiber Art Invitational, Ocean County
Artist's Guild, Island Heights, New Jersey
2003
My World in Black and White, Fiber and Mixed-Media Online
Show
Images of the Body: Sacred, Personal, and Public, CIVA's Conference
Exhibition, Boston, Massachusetts
Next Wave, The Surface Design Association's 12th Annual Surface Design
Conference student competition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City,
Missouri
2002
Six Degrees in Cold Storage, College Art Association MFA Exhibition,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1999
Embellished Truths, University of Toledo Juried Exhibition, Toledo,
Ohio
Fine Focus, Small Quilts Juried Traveling Exhibition
1998
Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, Phillips Mill Gallery, New
Hope, Pennsylvania
Crossing Boundaries, Temple University Conference Art Exhibition,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exquisite Corpse, Women's Caucus for Art National Conference Exhibition,
Toronto, Canada
Land-Escapes, Bradley University and Peoria Art Guild Juried Digital
Art Exhibition, Peoria, Illinois
Manipulated Photographic Image, FACET National Juried Exhibition,
Taos, New Mexico
1997
SCAN Exhibition Juried Show, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope,
Pennsylvania
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003-Present
Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Courses Taught: Digital Printing, Surface Pattern & Image,
Silkscreen on Fabric, Alternative Materials
2006
Workshop Instructor, Contemporary Encaustic Techniques, Peters
Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
Workshop Instructor, Branding, Rusting and Encaustic on Fabric,
Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005
Fibers Area Head (Acting), Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Workshop Instructor, Experimental Drawing, Peters Valley
Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
2003
Instructor, Structural Embellishment, Tyler
School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2002
Teaching Assistant, Surface Design, Tyler School
of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001
Teaching Assistant, Silkscreen on Fabric, Tyler School
of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001-2003
Technical Assistant, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003
Studio Assistant, Sharyn O'Mara, Untitled (Corner), Solo Show,
Nexxus Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Studio Assistant, Sharyn O'Mara, Eagle's Nest Project for
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Studio Assistant, Astrid Bowlby, Gallery Joe Solo Show, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
2002
Studio Assistant, Nicholas Kripal, Genesis Project, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
1998
Decorative Painter, Carole Gordon/The Painted Garden, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
1998-2000
Chapter Treasurer, Women's Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1993-1998
Manager/Display Artist, Baker, Knapp & Tubbs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LECTURES/DEMONSTRATIONS
2006 Collage and Encaustic, SECAC/MACAA Conference, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tennessee
2005 Creating Surfaces; Composting, Encaustic & Branding, Fiberarts
Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005 Gallery Talk, Temple Gallery, Sykes Gallery, Millersville
University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
2003 Alternative Materials: Tyvek, Spring Open House, Tyler
School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 Gallery Talk, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002 Polaroid Transfers on Fabric, Spring Open House, Tyler
School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002 Using Computers for Fabric Design, Foundation Students,
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Computers and Opportunities, Women's Caucus for Art,
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AWARDS
2006 Third Place, Painting, Art of the State Exhibition, The
State Museum of Pennsylvania
2006 Nancie Mattice Emerging Artist Award, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville,
Tennessee
2005 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Individual Creative Artist
Fellowship in Crafts
2005 Nominee, NICHE Arts Educator of the Year Award
2003 Technical/Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
2001-2002 Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
PUBLICATIONS
2006 Surface Design Journal Gallery Issue, Volume 30, No 5, Fall 2006,
p 61
2006 Baizerman, Susan, Breaking New Ground, Surface Design
Journal, Vol 30, No 5, Fall 2006, p 9
2006 Donohoe, Victoria, State Exhibit Has Talent to Spare,
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16
2006 Slupe, Ellen, Stately Exhibitions, Art Matters, August,
p 14
2005 Exposure, Surface Design Journal, Volume 29, No 3, Spring,
2005, p 55
2004 Montgomery, Susan, Fruit of the Fiber, Ocean County Observer,
February 29, 2004, p C1-C2
2003 Catalog 2003-2005, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
p 18-19 and pullout section
2001 Gikow, Jacqueline, Polymer Clay: Creating Functional and
Decorative Objects, Krause Publications, New York, New York
1999 Slowinski, Tim, New Art International, Book Art Press,
Ltd., New York, New York
1998 Date Book Calendar, Metacreations, Inc., Metacreations,
New York, New York
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2004-2006 InLiquid.com, Member
2002-2006 Christians in the Visual Arts, Member
1998-2006 American Craft Council, Member
1998-2006 Surface Design Association, Member
1997-2000 Women's Caucus for Art, National and Chapter Member