Selected BiographyEducation:
Independent study in India (sculpture and Hindi language). 1986, 1990, 1993.
BFA, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY. 1988
Solo Exhibitions and Permanent Installations:
2010 Unconditional Yes, multi media performance and exhibition at Simmons College, Boston, MA
2010 Winter Residency at Wave Hill, special project created as part of the @WaveHill program.
2009-10 Knitting Sprawl, multi media project to take place across Canada. Funded with a Project Grant from the Canada Council on the Arts.
2009 Spindle 7, performance on #7 train, New York, NY.
2008 Not Stained, Not Pure, Hope and Glory Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2006 ongoing The House Museum, multimedia installation in Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador.
2003 Everyday Courage, a Percent for Art Project for the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Percent for Art Program, NYC Department of Education and School Construction Authority.
2002 1000 Healing Flags, installation of cloth flags based on Tibetan prayer flags installed in the Veterans Memorial Garden, Queens Borough Hall, Kew Gardens, NY.
2000 Baby Pictures, permanently installed at Queens Health Network Family Medical Center, Sunnyside, NY.
1999 Memorials, a series of site-specific installations for Sunnyside and Woodside, NY.
1998 (K2tog): Knit Two Together, permanently installed at Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY.
Group Exhibitions
2008 Gestures of Resistance, Installation of The Knitted Mile, Gray Matter, Dallas, TX. Curated by Shannon Stratton and Judith Leeman.2007 Thread Bare, James Kleinart Gallery, Woodstock, NY. Curated by Stella Chasteen, Heather Hutchison, Portia Munson. Salon, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Curated by Gregory P. Mink. Share Your Heart, West Park Chapel Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Jennifer Eve.
2005 FridgeFest, installation/performance as part of FringeFest, Philadelphia, PA.
Cultural Barometer, RCA Gallery, St. John’s Newfoundland. Virtuous Women: Beauty, Courage and Strength, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Jackson Heights, NY. Curated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Art Program and Queens Council on the Arts. Fiber, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Marica Widenor. Road and Pastimes, Buzzer Thirty, Astoria, NY. Curated by Amy Bay.2003 Winter, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY. Curated by Dawn Lee. Art During Wartime, IT Space, New York, NY. Organized by Dred Scott and Marc Lepson and part of the “Festival of Dissent” held in cities around the US in April/May 2003. Nature Hanging By A Thread, Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing, NY. Curated by Eva Melas and Robyn Love. DRESS, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY. Curated by Dawn Lee.
2002 Art in General on Canal, Art in General, New York, NY. Curated by Holly Block, Elissa S. Levy and Andrea Salerno
2001 Crossing the Line, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing, NY. Site specific project at the Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam Temple in Flushing, NY. Curated by Valerie Smith. Handiworks, The Workspace Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Lesley Heller.
2000 Good Business is the Best Art (Selections), The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. Curated by Marisol Nieves and Lydia Yee.
1999 Passion/Passionate About Art, Richard Anderson Gallery, New York, NY. Size Matters, Gale Gates/NeoImages et.al, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Mike Weiss. Funkshun, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY. Curated by Kathleen Spicer.
1998 East Bank Artists, CitiCorp Gallery, LIC, NY
1997 Long Island City Artists, Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing, NY. Small Works, LIC ARTLofts, Long Island City, NY. Benefit Auction, Holy Ghost School, Brooklyn, NY. Organized by Annie Herron. National Works on Paper, McNeese University Gallery, Lake Charles, LA. Curated by Jerry Saltz.
1996 East Bank Artists, CitiCorp Gallery, LIC, NY. Artist in the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. Curated by Marisol Nieves and Lydia Yee. In Full Bloom, ONS Gallery, New York, NY
New England - New Talent, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI. The Burning Bra and Other Bedtime Tales, Smithtown Council on the Arts, NY Paintings & Works on Paper, Houghton Gallery, Cooper Union, New York, NY
1995 Dark Humor, Plan B Gallery, Memphis, TN. Printed at the Lower East Side Printshop, La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY
1994 Women, Artists, Society, New Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Paperworks: Prints from the Lower East Side Printshop, Rockland Community College Gallery, Nyack, NY. The Art of Healing, Bergen County Community Center, Passiac, NJ.
1993 Artists Select Art, Flushing Council on Art and Culture, Flushing, NY. Return of the Cadavre Exquis, project with Elaine Reichek and Mimi Smith, The Drawing Center, New York, NY.
1992 Home for the Holidays, Topsfield Gallery, Topsfield, MA
1991 Works from the Collection, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
1989 Drawing: Line and Image, Newport Museum of Art, Newport, RI
1987 An Exhibition of Work, The Sixth Floor Gallery, New York, NYCommissions and Special Projects:
2008 Make It A Pencil, crochet water tower cozy project commissioned by TAXI (Toronto), installed at the water tank at 395 Broadway, New York.2006 The Hospice Project, ongoing project with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Program. Funded, in part, by the Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation. The grass is always greener, collaborative project with Eva Melas (www.telluswhatyoudo.blogspot.com).
2004 Reliquary for the Unisphere, special project commissioned by the Queens Council on the Arts for the 40th anniversary of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
2003 Everyday Courage, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Percent for Art Program, NYC Board of Education and School Construction Authority.
2000 Baby Pictures A project for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Funded by the Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
1999 Memorials, A series of cozies for Sunnyside and Woodside, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs through the Queens Council on the Arts. (K2 tog): Knit Two Together, A public art project at Bellevue Hospital Center. Funded by The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation
1997 Special Project for Lion Brand Yarns, New York, NY.
1993 Sky, mural for New York City Hall, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
1992 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, painting commission for Bellevue Hospital Center Emergency Room Asthma Clinic, New York, NYHonors and Awards:
2009 Recipient, Canada Council on the Art Project Grant (Visual Arts) for Knitting Sprawl
2009 Recipient, Queens Council on the Art, Individual Artist Award for Spindle 7
2007-08 Juror, Percent for Art Program, New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs.
Participant, “Hooked”, artSPY program recorded for QPTV in conjunction with the Queens Council on the Arts
2005 Recipient, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Sculpture).
Finalist, Creative Capital Foundation awards in the Visual Arts category.
2001 Artist-in-Residence, Pouch Cove Foundation, Corner Brook Studio, Newfoundland
Participant, Celebration of the Arts in Queens, event sponsored by the Queens Council on the Arts
Juror, Echoes of a New Millennium exhibition, Queens Council on the Arts
Juror, Art Frenzy exhibition, Fort Tilden, Rockaway, NY
2000 Juror, Art Exhibition in the Halls of Congress for Congressman Joseph Crowley
Recipient, Queens Council on the Arts Community Arts Fund grant for Baby Pictures
1999 Recipient, Queens Council on the Arts Community Arts Fund grant (2) for Memorials
Member, Artist Certification Committee, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Juror, Art Exhibition in the Halls of Congress for Congressman Joseph Crowley
1998 Juror, Biannual National Exhibition, Staten Island Institute for Arts and Sciences,
1997, 98, 99 Juror, Art in the Neighborhoods Program, Hyme Solomon Geriatric Foundation. Program curated by Margaret Mathews-Berenson.
1997 Artist in Residence, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
Honors and Awards continued:
1995-96 Participant, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Artist in the Marketplace Program
1995 Scholarship Recipient, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1983-87 Scholarship Recipient, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NYLectures and Workshops:
2006 Lecture, Parsons School of Design, Art History Department
2005 Lecture, New York University, Photography Department.
Panelist, Technical Workshop for Percent for Art applicants, Center for Architecture, New York, NY
Lecturer, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
2005 Workshop Leader, Northshore Elementary, Meadows, Newfoundland
2004 Lecturer, Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts, Long Island City, NY.
2003 Lecturer, Masconment Art Festival, Topsfield, MA.
2001 Workshop Leader, Education Department (Drop-In Program), Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY.
Panelist, Cultural Blueprint for New York City, led by Kinshasha Conwill, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY.
1999 Lecturer, Artists Who Knit, Staten Island Institute for Arts and Sciences, Staten Island, NY.
1997 Panelist, Grantwriting Nuts and Bolts, Women’s Caucus for Art, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY.
1996 Panelist, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Arts for Transit Program, New York, NY.