RESUME

EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of Washington. Seattle. WA 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
Harlaxton College, Grantham. England
Franklin College Franklin, Indiana
AWARDS
2000
Best of Show, Juror, David R Jones. Americas 2000 Paper Works Exhibition (Solo Exhibition 2001)
Percent for Art Commission, Ground Play, Warm Springs, MT
1999
Technical Assistant Scholarship. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME Workshop Scholarship, Coupeville Arts Center
1998
TA Scholarship. Haystack. Deer Isle. ME
1997
Missoula Trust For Artists Grant Missoula, MT.
1996
Special Project Grant UW
1995
Special Project Grant. UW, Gonzales Scholarship, UW, Competitive Solo Teaching Assistantship, UW Competitive Teaching Assistantship, UW
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000
 Instructor. Felt & Paper Workshops. Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Lecture. Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Lecture. University of Washington, Seattle WA
Panelist. Process, Material and Object, U of I, Idaho. Moderator: Rock Hushka
1999
Teaching Assistant. Experimental & Transitional Felt, Haystack School, ME
1998
 Instructor. Paper Workshop, 3rd Annual Hemp Festival, Missoula MT
Teaching Assistant. Competitive Position, Paper, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
1997
 Volunteer organizer. Slide Share, monthly artist talks, Art Museum of Missoula
Instructor. Free moving Felt, Joseph's Coat, Missoula, MT
Observation Researcher. Playground Enhancement Project, Missoula
1996
Technical Instructor. Fundamentals of Felt, Introduction to Fiber Arts, UW.
Lecture. Felt: Freedom of Movement , Textile History UW
Greenhouse Laborer. Botany Greenhouse, University of Washington, Seattle
Installation Assistant. artists Ruth Tomlinson & Erin Palmer, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle.
Academic Administrating: MFA Thesis Class Facilitator, Teaching Assistant Orientation Panelist. MFA Orientation Panelist. Graduates' Program Review Spokesperson, U.W.
1995
Instructor. Competitive Position, Drawing for Non-Majors, UW.
Lecture. Felt: Freedom of Movement, Textile History W
Technical Instructor. Fundamentals of Felt, Introduction to Fiber Arts , UW. Teaching Assistant. Competitive Position, Drawing I, UW. Stand alone Instructor for part of course]
Teaching Assistant. Competitive Position, Drawing II, UW. Stand alone Instructor for part of course.
Teaching Assistant. Tome Is Where The Art Is, National Surface Design Conference, Portland, OR [TA]
1994
Intern. Dye Principles, Multilevel intensive course in dye techniques, UW
Assistant Stage Manager. Jackson Hole Theatre Co., Jackson, WY.
 1993
Sound Operator. Jackson Hole Theatre Co., Jackson. WY.
Artist Assistant. Western Pop Artist, Billy Schenck. Moran, WY.

EXHIBITIONS

2002
 Presence One Person Exhibition, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, Ill
Sculpture One Person Exhibition, Willard Art Center, Idaho Falls, ID
2001
Sculpture One Person Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
Americas 2000 Best of the Best Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Traveling Since '00
Navigating Clutter One Person Exhibition, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery, WKU, KT
DeBashery Annual Invitational Auction, Henry Gallery, Seattle, WA
Sculpture One Person Exhibition, Stevenson Union Gallery, SOU, OR
2000
Process Sculpture One Person Exhibition, Western Nevada Community College, Fallen. NV
Chair-ty Auction Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Navigating Clutter One Person Exhibition, Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Material, Process, Object: Northwest Artists Expanding the Practice of Fiber Arts
Curators Rock Hushko & Layne Goldsmith Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID & Sunvalley Center for
the Arts Ketchum, ID - CDROM Catalog & WEB gallery. www.art.uidaho edu/fiber
East or Eden Annual Invitational Auction, Henry Gallery. Seattle, WA
2nd Annual Textile Art Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
The Subversive Needle University Art Gallery, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Americas 2000: Paper Works Juror, David R. Jones. Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Catalog
1999
Objects of Remembrance Curator: Cathryn Mallory GVA Gallery, UM Missoula,
Vanitas Curator. Cathy Byrd Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
Beyond Books Curator: Byron Clerco, Compton Union Gallery, WSU, Pullman, WA
Connections Curator Allison Troxel & Steve Kelly, The Museum of Fine Arts, UM Missoula, MT
Collecting Dust One Person Exhibition, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
Session 4 Faculty Exhibition Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Three States 3 Person Exhibition, Artwest Gallery, Jackson, WY
1998
Book Arts '98 Northwest Bookfest Jurors Catherine Michaelis, Mare Blacker, Kate Leonard,
Jim Koss, Bonnie Thompson Norman and Thess Fenner, Seattle. WA
Wall/Paper Collaborative permanent mural, Columbia College, Chicago Ctr Paper/Book, IL.
Bookish Curator, Jessica Hunter, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
Session 4Faculty Exhibition Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Montana Fine Art & Craft Invitational, Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT
Yard Art Curators, Katherine Kress & Lucy Capehart Art Museum of Missoula, MT
Art On the Line Invitational Auction. Henry Art Gallery, Seattle. WA
Encompassing Visions: Expanding the Language of Ecofeminism University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula MT
Springs Eternal Areas' Reflections Curator, Barbra Brady. Seafirst Gallery, Seattle Catalog
1997
Recipients Missoula Trust for Artists, Straylight Gallery, Missoula, MT
Art & Healing Juror, Karen Mobley. Artwest Gallery, Jackson Wyoming for Health
Art & Prevention, ST Johns Hospital
The Anti-Archival Show Jurors. Audrey Naedegper and Clare Doan.
Columbia College, Chicago Center for Book and Paper, Chicago IL
Soil Paper Anniversary Invitational, Soil Gallery,Seattle, Washington
1997 Pacific Northwest Annual Juror, Kathryn Same. Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Biennial Members' Exhibition Pacific Center for Book Arts, San Francisco Public Library
Water Weights Curator, Barbra Brady. The Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
Slide show Pacific Northwest Art Council, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. WA
Greater Midwest International XII Juror, Dana Self.
Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO. Catalog
Art & Science Jurors: Nanny Harrington, Deidre McGrail, Tim Panjabi-Trelease, Catherine Robohm
Watkins. The Mariboe Gallery at the Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ.
1996
Northwest Bookfest Jurors: Mare Blocker Sandra banner Michael Lieberman, David Schneider
Wessell & Lieberman Booksellers Seattle, WA
Soil Members invitational Soil Gallery. 82 university, Seattle, Washington
Million Mini Monas Mail art exhibition. Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
Chautauqua International Fiber Art Juror Joan Livingstone. Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, New York, Catalog

 

PUBLICATIONS

2000
"The Way of All Things; Nature, change, decay and the art of Toni Matlock Taylor' by Blake de
Pastino Missoula Independent. June 22-29.2000, v. I I, no. 25.
Telos, Chicago Art Journal. Spring 2700.
1999
"Vanity Fair" by Felicia Feaster, Atlanta, 11/73/99.
"Art of the ordinary opens of Artwest," Jackson Hole News, June 2, 1999.
1998
"Informed Sources." Surface Design Journal, vol 23 #1 Fall 1998.
1997
"H20 Matters' insert, Missoulian April, 1997
"Art and Science Hunches, Insight, and Creativity" by Nicole Pled, article, U.S. I. Princeton's Business and Entertainment Weekly, Princeton, NJ. January 29, 1997.
1996
"International for Fiber Art Leaves Impression' by Mike Miller, article, Evening Observer, Dunkirk NY August 7 1996,
"Banana skins, Apple Core & Horse Hair" by Lois Wiley, article, Erie Times, Erie, PA, August 1,

1996
"The Chautauqua International for Fiber Art exhibit opens at the Adams Art Gallery" Sunday Observer, color reproduction and article, Sunday, June 23, 1996

COLLECTIONS
Candra Day. Jackson, WY
Blake de Pastino, Pheonix, AZ
Andrew Drovers, Princeton, NJ
Jon Lodge, Billings, MT
David Loughran, Washington, DC
Teresa Rodriguez, Seattle, WA

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