Education

B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 1959 

Yale Norfolk Summer Art School, New Haven, CT. 1959

Graduate Study, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 1960 - 1962

Exhibitions

Small Works, The Art Store, Charleston, WV 2008

Best of Summer, The Art Store, Charleston, WV 2008

Solo Exhibition, The Art Store, Charleston, WV  2005         

Solo Extibition, The Clayton Center, Clayton, NC 2005

Solo Exhibition, The Art Store, Charleston, WV 2001

Invitational: Summerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. 1999

Solo Exhibition. The Art Store, Charleston, WV. 1999

West Virginia Juried Exhibition. West Virginia Cultural Center,  Charleston, WV. 1997, 1995, 1991, 1983 (award), 1981 (award)

CROSSCURRENTS. Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV. 1997

Invitational: TABLES & MIRROR Exhibition. The Art Store, Charleston, WV. 1997

Solo Exhibition. Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, WV. 1996

Retrospective Exhibition. Cabin Creek Quilts, Malden, WV. 1996

280 Exhibition. Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. 1990

Women and Creativity. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 1984 - 85       

Invitational: Up Against the Wall. Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV. 1984

Mountain Artisan Exhibition. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. 1974

Mountain Artisans Exhibition. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 1974

Mountain Artisans Retrospective. Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV. 1976 (traveled)

Appalachian Corridors Exhibition I. Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV. 1968

30th Mid Year Show. Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH. 1965

25th Mid - Year Show.  Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH. 1960

Allied Artists of West Virginia Annuals. Charleston, WV.

Awards and Honors

Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences, Charleston, WV. Winner billboard competition.           2000

National Society of Interior Decorators Award. Awarded for creative use of patchwork in the home. 1976

COTY AWARD. Presented by American fashion critic's at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln          Center, NY. 1975, 1972    

TOMMY AWARD. Presented by American textile industry for creative use of fabric at       Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY. 1975

Collections

Senator and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller IV

West Virginia State Collection, Charleston, WV

Ashland Oil Company, Columbus, OH

The Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Marshall University Graduate College, Charleston, WV

Grants

West Virginia Commission on the Arts. Artist in Residence Grant, Tucker County High School, Tucker County, WV . 1992-1993

West Virginia Commission on the Art. Support Grant for the Art Company, Davis, WV 1990-1991

West Virginia Commission on the Arts. Feasibility study for the Art Company, Davis,  WV 1989-1990

West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Rural Arts Initiative. Implemented the process to distribute grants to Tucker County

Experience and Activities

Juror: Mountain Made.com, Thomas, WV  2001

Consultant: Icehouse Artist's Coop, Martinsburg, WV 1999

Consultant: Hertiage Craft Center, Martinsburg, WV 1999

Consultant: Wyoming County Craft Co-op, Pinevile, WV. 1999

Consultant: Heritage Craft Center, Martinsburg, WV. 1999

Consultant: Marietta Artists Cooperative, Marietta, OH. "How to Set Up and Run an Artist's Cooperative". 1997

Consultant: Central Appalachian Empowerment Zone (CAEZ), Flatwoods, WV.  "How to Set Up and Run an Art and Craft Cooperative". 1997

Consultant: Virginia Artisans Business Development Association, Natural Bridge, VA. "Art and Craft Cooperative Business". 1996

Speaker: Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC. "Viability of Craft Cooperatives in the Low Country". 1996

Speaker and Facilitator: Mountain CAP of West Virginia, Inc., Webster Springs, WV. 1996

Speaker: West Virginia Arts Assembly, Berkeley Springs, WV. 1995 - 96

Speaker: Women and Creativity Conference, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 1984

Speaker and Curator: Arts and Letters Series with First Lady Rachael Worby, Governor’s Mansion, Charleston, WV. 1995

Craft  juror: West Virginia Parkways Authority. 1995

Design residency: Cabin Creek Quilts, Malden, WV. 1995

Founding member and director: The Art Company, Davis, WV. A marketing cooperative representing over 150 regional artists and artisans.  1989 - 1995

Craft juror: Southern Living Magazine. Selected entries for quilting book. 1987

Co-founder and director: Alpine Visual Arts, Davis, WV, a seasonal painting and photography workshop program.  1985-1989

Free-lance textile designer: Clients included Pierre Cardin, Standard Terry Mills and Gramercy International.  1978-1985

Founding  member and designer: Mountain Artisans, Inc., Charleston, WV. A production  marketing cooperative that employed over 200 rural West Virginia Women in sewing and quilting.  1964 -1978

Instructor. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 1963 - 1964

Instructor. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 1959 - 1962