Being a painter and a weaver offers an opportunity to do different yet similar things. One perceived as fine art, the other fine craft. Sometimes a painting is complete once the last layer of paint or line is applied. Other times a painted piece beckons to return to the roots of craft and interact with threads to tell an equally compelling story. The woven work is best described as woven paintings. The juxtaposition of painting and weaving began while participating in two local study groups. One was a study of abstract painting. The other a study of complex weaving techniques. Cutting the paintings and then weaving them back together with threads on a weaving loom led to the creation of woven paintings. Blending nontraditional materials blurs the line between fine art and craft while exploring the concept of the seen and unseen. Weaving the paintings lets the threads obscure parts of the painted image while adding unexpected layers of threads to the surface. The completed pieces embrace a unity that hints of concealed motion, which at times is partially hidden, and at other times accentuated by the interaction of the threads with the painted canvas. Both start and end with similar stories. Home, nature and memories. |
EDUCATION
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. BFA, Studio Art 1994
Viterbo College, La Crosse, Wisconsin. BSN Nursing 1978
EXHIBITIONS
2022Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2020 Light Space Time Competition, Patterns, Textures & Forms, Special Merit Award
2019Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Resolutions. Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC
2017 Threads for the 21st Century, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Textiles in Tiers, National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
2016 Orange County Artist Guild Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2016 Woven Memories. Carol Woods, Chapel HIll, NC
2016 Woven Paintings, FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2015 Hanging by a Thread, Solo Show, Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery, Hillsborough, NC
2015 Resolutions, Juried Show, Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC
2014 New Traditions in Weaving, Solo Show Gallery 100 Golden Belt Gallery, Durham, NC
2014 Durham Art Guild Member Juried Show, Durham, NC
2014 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2013 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2011 Color and Weave, Solo Show, NC Craft Gallery, Carrboro, NC
2009 From the Center Out: Piedmont Artists Celebrate North Carolina, Juried Show, Art & Soul Studios, Mebane, NC
2009 Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands, Juried Invitational, Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2008 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Seasons, Women’s Health Information Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2006 Journeys - A Juxtaposition of Weaving & Painting, Solo Juried Show, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC
2005 Durham Art Guild Member Show, Durham, NC
2005 Woven Expressions, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2004 Durham Art Guild Members Show, Durham NC
2003 Textures of Orange County, Carrboro Library, Carrboro, NC
2002 Trade Secrets, Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
2001 Follow the Thread, Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
2000 Faces of Fiber, Durham Arts Guild, Durham, NC
1999 Woven Elements, Bradigans Art Galley Hillsborough, NC
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. BFA, Studio Art 1994
Viterbo College, La Crosse, Wisconsin. BSN Nursing 1978
EXHIBITIONS
2022Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2020 Light Space Time Competition, Patterns, Textures & Forms, Special Merit Award
2019Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2018 Resolutions. Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC
2017 Threads for the 21st Century, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Textiles in Tiers, National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
2016 Orange County Artist Guild Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2016 Woven Memories. Carol Woods, Chapel HIll, NC
2016 Woven Paintings, FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2015 Hanging by a Thread, Solo Show, Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery, Hillsborough, NC
2015 Resolutions, Juried Show, Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC
2014 New Traditions in Weaving, Solo Show Gallery 100 Golden Belt Gallery, Durham, NC
2014 Durham Art Guild Member Juried Show, Durham, NC
2014 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2013 Off the Wall Exhibitor, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2011 Color and Weave, Solo Show, NC Craft Gallery, Carrboro, NC
2009 From the Center Out: Piedmont Artists Celebrate North Carolina, Juried Show, Art & Soul Studios, Mebane, NC
2009 Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands, Juried Invitational, Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2008 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Orange County Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Seasons, Women’s Health Information Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2006 Journeys - A Juxtaposition of Weaving & Painting, Solo Juried Show, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC
2005 Durham Art Guild Member Show, Durham, NC
2005 Woven Expressions, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2004 Durham Art Guild Members Show, Durham NC
2003 Textures of Orange County, Carrboro Library, Carrboro, NC
2002 Trade Secrets, Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
2001 Follow the Thread, Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
2000 Faces of Fiber, Durham Arts Guild, Durham, NC
1999 Woven Elements, Bradigans Art Galley Hillsborough, NC
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