Current and Upcoming Exhibitions and Events
2024
April 20-May 25 “Profiles of Resistance and Resilience: African-American Women with Wake County Roots,” Opening Reception, Saturday April 20 from 1-2 pm, Wilson Temple United Methodist Church, A group show of 11 art portrait quilts
April 15-May 6 “ArtFields,” Lake City, SC
March 20 “One Night Stand: Artwork by Raleigh Fine Arts members,” Dix Par Chapel, Raleigh, NC
2023
Aug 23-Sept 28 Fiberart International Opening Reception August 23, Art Museum of Ft. Collins, CO.
2022
Oct 9-Oct23 “NC Artists Exhibition,” sponsored by the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, featuring the work of 44 artists. Guest Juror and Lecturer, Dorothy Moss, Ph.D., Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. , Woman’s Club Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Opening reception Sunday Oct. 9 at 5:00 pm
Sept 27-Jan 23 “Passages” featuring the work of Barbara Lee Smith and Joyce Watkins King, Betty Ray McCain Gallery, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC.
Opening Reception, Monday, October 17, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Jan 7-Feb 27 “Beyond the Fray” Featuring the work of 10 fiber artists from the Triangle Region, NC at Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Curator Annah Lee.
Jun 3- Aug 20 “Fiberart International 2022” Opening Reception June 3, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, Featuring the work of 45 artists from 30 countries. The exhibition tours from August 2022-November 24. in Ft. Collins, Colorado, Opening August 23, 2023.
2021
Sept 3-Dec 30 “Fast Fashion Fiasco: The High Cost of Cheap,” Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mt. NC
Also includes an interactive installation at Rocky Mount Mills. ‘Ballgown Breakdown’ was installed over 5 weeks and included about 100 pairs of jeans, most donated by members of the community.
Oct 10 2:00-4:00 pm, Artist Reception and Gallery Talk, open to the public
2020
Mar 8 Opening of the “NC Artists Exhibition,” sponsored by RFAS, at CAM Raleigh, 3:00-8:00, juror Nat Trotman, Curator of New Media and the Moving Image, Guggenheim Museum, NY, open through Aug. 31
Feb 15-17 “Quiltspeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts,” Curator Diana Belk Kite, NC Museum of History. I will be doing a demon from 1-3 on Saturday and a brief talk about my quilt on Monday at 10:30
-Jan 5 “Thread by Thread: Stories in Fiber and Fabric” (see below)
2019
Oct 25 - “Thread by Thread: Stories in Fiber and Fabric,” ArtWorks Gallery, Richmond,VA Two openings: Friday, Oct. 25 and Nov 22 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
June 22 “Strut: A Runway Exhibit of Extreme Ornament, Saturday 2:00, Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh, NC
May 25-Oct 27 “Southern Strands: North Carolina Fiber Art,” BRAHM-Blowing Rock Art and History Museum. Curator Dianna Cameron. Two openings: Friday, May 31 and Friday August 23 from 4:40-7:00 p.m.
Feb 1-28 “Strictly NC: NC Printmakers, Artspace Upfront Gallery, Raleigh, NC, opening Friday, Feb. 1 Curator Judy Jones.
2018
Saturday, Dec 8 Visit me at the Artspace Holiday Market from 11 am to 5 p.m. to choose from a great selection of indigo and procion-dyed tops and scarves for teens and women and onesies for newborns to 12 months.
Sept 4-Oct 2 “Fast Fashion Fiasco: The High Cost of Cheap,” Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, Opening Thursday, Sept.27 4:30-6:30
May 22-July28 "Into the Nature: Cycles, Habitats & Elements of Place, Hudgens Center, Atlanta, GA
May-July "Hybrid Structures," Artspace, Raleigh, NC
March 16-May 5 “Icons: Portraits of the Saints:” Voice of the Spirit Gallery, West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
March 4-April 22 "NC Artists Exhibition, Betty Ray McCain Gallery, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC Opening: 3-6:30PM (open to the public) Juror, Jennifer Dasal, Asst. Curator, NC Museum of Art My piece, "Familial Threads" received the Juror's Award
Feb 10 "Art from the Heart," Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC
Feb 25 Workshop: Make a Contemporary Icon Using Collage Techniques, 1:00-4:00, West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
2017
Through Nov. 25 "Fast Fashion Fiasco" Voice of the Spirit Gallery West Raleigh Presbyterian Church Raleigh, NC
Dec 1-Jan 25 "Textile Topography" Personify Gallery, Personify Raleigh, NC (Opening Dec. 1 5:00-9:00