Resume: Susan Shie and James Acord
TURTLE MOON STUDIOS: Outsider Art Quilts and Paintings.
2612 Armstrong Drive
Wooster, Ohio 44691-1806
330-345-5778
Biography:
Shie: Born 9-28-50. Wooster, OH.
B.A. in Painting. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. 1981. Phi Beta Kappa.
M.F.A. in Painting. The School of Art. Kent State University. Kent, OH.
1986.
Working professionally (post-student work) since 1986 in art quilts and painting.
Acord: Born 11-26-53. Fairfield,
IL. Self taught artist, working in leather and painting since 1977.
Selected Honors and Awards:
Teacher of the Year 2008 award. Professional Quilter Magazine.
Cover Image for Quilt National 2007 book / catalog.
Quilt Surface Design International Award for Excellence in Fiber "The Best of 2007" and "The Best of 2004," Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Poster Award. "The Best of 2003." Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Individual Artist Fellowships. Ohio Arts Council. 1998.
Shirley McNeeley Award of Excellence in Fiber. "The Best of 1997,"
Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Individual Artist Fellowships. O.A.C. (Ohio Arts Council) 1996.
National Endowment for the Arts. Visual Artist Fellowship. 1994.-95
Challenge Award (highest award of show) "The Best of 1994." O.D.C.
Artists in Residence. Dublin and Sligo, Ireland. via Craft Council of Ireland.
1994.
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship. 1990-91.
Major Artist Fellowship. O.A.C. 1990-91.
Exchange artist to China. via O.A.C. 1990.
Artist in Residence (six months) at P.S.#1. N.Y.C. via O.A.C. 1988.
Individual Artist Fellowship. O.A.C. 1988.
Best of Show. "Quilt National '87." The Dairy Barn Southeastern
Ohio Cultural Arts Center. Athens, OH.
Best of Show. "A New Generation of Ohio Artists." School of Art
Gallery. Kent State University. Kent, OH. 1987.
Teaching:
1981 1983: (Susan only) Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University School of Art. Kent, OH.
1984 2005: Many fine art painting and art quilting workshops around the US at many universities, craft schools, symposia, and for private artist groups.
1995 through 2004: Monthly Turtle Art Camps (week long intensive art work shops) at our home studios.
2005: Toking a teaching sabbatical.
2006: Limited teaching: QSDS-June; and Art Quilt Tahoe-Nov.
2007 - present: Full time teaching of adult art workshops, including reopening monthly Turtle Art Camps (week long intensive art work shops) at our home studios.
Selected Exhibitions:
2009:
“Personal Landscapes.” WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH (new work) Jan 12 – Feb 26, 09.
Faculty Exhibition. St Andrews-Sewanee. Sewanee, TN. (several pieces) June-July, 09.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Art. Gatlinburg, TN. Fall, 09
"Masters: Art Quilts." The Museum of the American Quilt. Paducah, KY. (Rainbow Garden) Aug-Nov, 09.
2008:
“Ancient Echoes.” WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH (The Silverware Drawer/Judgement) Jan 18 – Feb 28, 08.
“Reflections: Above and Below/Past and Present.” Art Quilt Network group exhibition. Blair Audubon Center. Naples, FL (Daughter of Destiny-Benazir) Jan – Feb, 08 plus tour.
“From Woman.”Invitational with curator Mary Urbas. Lakeland County Community College. Kirtland, OH. (eleven pieces) Mar 2-30, 08.
“It’s Good to be Green.” Invitational with Larkin Van Horn, curator. Latimer Quilt and Art Center, Tillamook, OR. (Peace=Green) Mar 4-May 4, 08, plus tour.
Arrowmont Spring Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN. (Power Out/Devil) Feb 29-Apr 12, 08.
“Art Quilt Elements 08.” Wayne Art Center. Wayne, PA. (Wilma-Peace Voodoo) Apr 4-May 18, 08.
“Textile tarts: Flavors of Fiber.” Stocker Center Gallery. Lorain County Community College. Lorain, OH. (various pieces) May 17-Jun 29, 08.
“The Artist as Quiltmaker XIII.” FAVA. Oberlin, OH. (House of Love) May 18-Aug 2, 08.
"Best of 2008." The Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Sisters) May 4-June 22, 08, plus tour.
"Small Works." Studio Art Quilts Associates faculty exhibition. University Plaza Hotel. Columbus, OH. (four small, new pieces) June 14-26, 08.
“Material Matters.” Columbus Museum of Art. Columbus, OH. (The Calendar/Moon) Jun 19-Aug ?, 08.
"The Human Form." Visions Art Gallery. San Diego, CA. (several pieces) Aug 9-Oct 5, 08.
"Crafting a Better Planet." International Quilt Study Center. Lincoln, NE. (The Potluck/World) Sept 5-Nov 30, 08.
“Twelve Voices.” Studio Art Quilt Associates. Dennos Museum Center. Traverse City, MI. Penny McMorris, curator. (various pieces) Sept 13, 07 – Jan 4, 09. Plus tour.
"Masters: Art Quilts." International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. (Rainbow Garden) Oct-Nov, 08.
2007:
"Fiber Renaissance." Midwest SAQA artists. Union Street Gallery. Chicago, IL. Curator Cheryl Dineen Ferrin. (The Dish Soap / Hermit; Peace Brew) Jan 12 - Feb 9, 07, plus tour.
“Susan Shie - Solo Exhibition.” Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. Jan 12 - Mar 2, 07.
"Stay in the Lines?" WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Pressuer Cooker/Tower) Jan 12 - Mar 2, 07.
"Give and Take." (QSDS teachers and their students). The Robert Hillestad Textile Galleries. The International Quilt Study Center. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE. Curator Michael James. (The Punch Bowl/Star) Feb 5 - Mar 4, 07. Second venue: The Riffe Gallery. Columbus, OH. May 3 - July 8, 07.
“Spring Faculty Exhibition.” Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN. (Katrina Blues) March 2 – April 14, 07.
“The Best of 2007.” Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (The Power Out / Devil) May 6 – Jun 2, plus tour. QSDI Award for Fiber.
“Beyond the Surface V.” Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH. (Mama Sun) May 18 – July 9, 07.
“Quilt National ’07.” Dairy Barn Art Center. Athens, OH. Jurors Harding, Nadelstern, Treen. (The Pressure Cooker / Tower) May26 – Sept 3, 07, plus 2.5 year tour.
“Transformations 07.” SAQA juried exhibition. Festival of Quilts. Birmingham, England. (The Compost Pot / Death) Aug 16 – 19, 07 plus tour.
“Ohio Art Quilts Invitational.” Kenyon College. Gambier, OH. (Katrina Blues, Year of the Dog, Susan Lets her Hair Down) Oct, 07.
“Saturn Retuns: Back to the Future of Fiber Art.” San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA. (Sisters) Oct 16, 07 - Jan 6, 08.
2006:
"Take Cover." Quirk Gallery. Richmond, VA. (Wilma / Peace Voodoo, Jimmy's Bad Day, and Lazy Susan) Jan 6 - Feb 26, 06.
"Why? 25 Case Studies." Exhibition of New Acquisitions. The Museum of Art and Design. NY, NY. (My piece "City Slicker" 1988, was donated by its collector.) Feb 2 - May 7, 06.
"The Blues." WAGE (Wayne Artists Group Effort). Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. (Katrina Blues and Year of the Dog) Feb 3 - Mar 3, 06.
"Katrina Benefit Art Quilts." (my working title) Gallery North on the Square. Bloomington, IN. (Higher Ground) The whole mnoth of March, 06.
"Travel Quilts." Quilt Art Challenge. Online exhibition on Quiltart.com. Possibly real tour. (Greetings from Wooster) Starts March, 06.
"Fine Focus '06." Opens at Yeiser Art Center. Paducah, KY. (Ode to Julia Child) April 7 - May 27, 06, with two year tour.
"Explorations Revisited." QSDS Faculty at the Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. (Year of the Dog) Apr 30-Jun 25, 06.
"The Best of 2006." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. (The Compost Pot / Death) Shows at Artspace, Lima; The Ohio Craft Museum; and Mansfield Art Center. May 7-Oct 29, 2006.
"The Artist as Quiltmaker XII." FAVA (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts.) Oberlin, OH. (Katrina Blues) May 21 - July 29, 06.
"Focus Fiber." Textile Arts Alliance of The Cleveland Museum of Art. At the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Cleveland, OH. (Wilma / Peace Voodoo) June 11 - July 28, 06. Show then tours to the Regina A Quick Center for the Arts. St Bonaventure University. St Bonaventure, NY. Sept 22 - Nov 26, 06.
"Women of Influence." Fresno Art Museum. Fresno, CA. (My WOI Journal, The Blender / Temperance) June 20 - Aug 13, 06.
"On the Surface: Embellished Quilts." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. (Love Shack, Wedding Quilt, Night Chant, IZE's Trailer Court) Oct 26, 06 - Jan 20, 07.
"SAQA Creative Force: Founders Exhibition. International Quilt Market and Quilt Festival. George Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX. Curated by Yvonne Porcella. (Magic Show Top Panel #2) Oct 28 - Nov 5, 2006.
"Convergence." Museum of Art. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. Juror Donna Self. (The Blender / Temperance) Nov 7 - Dec 15, 2006.
"Visions 2006." First jury level acceptance only, at this time. Quilt San Diego. Oceanside Museum of Art. Oceanside, CA. (Katrina Blues) Nov 12, 06 - Jan 21, 07, if my piece passes the object jury.
2005:
"The Messagemakers." Artspace. Lima, OH.
Faculty Show. Art Quilt Tahoe 2005. Squaw Valley Resort Center. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"Quilt Art at 10." Internationa Quilt Festival. The George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX.
"Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?" Internationa Quilt Market and Festival. The George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX.
"The Box Show." Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH. Curated by Jann Gallagher.
"Explorations in Fiber: New Work by the Art Quilt Network." Concourse Gallery. Columbus, OH.
"Pushing the Surface IV." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
"The New Art Quilt XII." The Alegre Retreat. Sweeney Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"Quilt National '05." Dairy Barn Southeast Ohio Cultural Arts Center.. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Best of 2005." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. The Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Curated by Bill Griffith.
"Windows." WAGE group exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
2004:
Faculty Exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe Symposium. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"Quilt Visions 2004." Juried. Oceanside Art Museum. Oceanside, CA.
"Quilted Cuisine." Juried. New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. Tour.
"Special Interests: The Art of Politics." Invitational. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA.
"Day of the Dead." Quilt Art Email Listserv challenge exhibition. Tour.
"Quilts for Change: Women Living Free from Abuse: It's Our Right." Zonta Club of Cincinnati. Cintas Center. Xavier University. Cincinnati, OH. Juried by Carolyn Mazloomi and Susan Shie.
"Focus Fiber 2004." Textile Arts Alliance. Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Cleveland, OH. Tour.
"Small Works." Q/SDS Faculty Exhibition. Studio B. Columbus, OH.
"The Artist as Quiltmaker." Retrospective Invitational. Firelands Association for Visual Arts. Oberlin, OH.
"The Buddha Project." Invitational. CSU Art Gallery. Cleveland, OH.
"Best of 2005." Juried. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"In Wildness An Envrionmental Celebration." Invitational. Sandusky Art Center. Sandusky, OH.
Solo exhibition. American Jewish Mueum. Pittsburgh, PA.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
"The New Art Quilt XI." Invitational. Alegre Retreat. Santa Fe, NM.
"Spinning Things." Invitational. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
"Mother?" Juried. Ayer Lofts. Lowell, MA.
"Fine Focus 04." Juried international exhibition. Two year tour.
"Contemporary Art Quilts." Invitational. Claypool-Young Art Building. Morehead State University. Morehead, KY.
"Form, Not Function." Juried. Carnegie Center for Art and History. New Albany, IN.
"Three." WAGE exhibition. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
2003:
Faculty Exhibition. Art Quilt Tahoe Symposium. Lake Tahoe, CA.
"I Remember Mama." International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX. October, 03 plus tour.
"Convergence." The College of Wooster Art Museum. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
"Wrapped in Cloth: the Human Figure in Textiles." Tubac Center for the Arts. Tubac, AZ.
"Consuming Passions: Edible by Design." John Ross Art Museum. Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, OH.
Art Quilt Network Exhibition. The Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Hamilton, OH.
"Dreaming the Garden." Touring exhibition. Laura Cater-Woods, curator.
"Explorations." Q/SDS Exhibition. Wesserling Textile Museum. Mulhouse, France.
"Sacred Threads 2003." International juried show. Reynoldsburg, OH.
"Ohio Pioneers of the Art Quilt." Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.
"Airborne: Birds, Flight, and the Wrights." Aullwood Audubon Center. Dayton, OH.
"Fabric Constructions." Surface Design Symposium. Leedy Voulkos Gallery. Kansas City, MO. Curated by Jan Myers-Newbury.
"Quilt National '03." Dairy Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH.
"Pushing the Surface III." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
"The Best of 2003." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, plus tour. Poster award.
"Celebrate Ohio." North Coast Needlers Quilt Guild. Westlake, OH.
"Stories to Tell." At The Works Gallery. Newark, OH.
Art Quilt Exhibit. Gross McCleaf Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
"The New Art Quilt X." Alegre Retreat. Sweeny Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"30 Distinguished Quiltmakers of the World." Tokyo Dome Stadium. Tokyo, Japan. Robert Shaw, curator.
"Language Arts: Text as Language." San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA.
"The Shoe Show." WAGE exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
2002:
"Materials and Meaning." Mixed Bag Gallery. Houston, TX.
"Family Circles and Other Relative Geometries." Southern Ohio Museum. Portsmouth, OH.
"Quilt Visions." Quilt San Diego. Oceanside Museum of Art. San Diego, CA.
"Finding Voice / Creating Visions." National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis, TN. Carolyn Mazloomi, curator.
"Quilt 21 / 2002." The Brush Art Gallery and Studios. Lowell, MA. Maxine Farkas and Laura Cater-Woods, curators. Tour.
"Embellished Textiles: Beads, Buttons, and Beyond." Embellishment . Portland Convention Center. Portland, OR.
"Fiber for the Body and the Wall." Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH.
"Small Works." Gallery at Studio B. Lancaster, OH.
"Art Quilt Show VIII." Alegre Retreat. Sweeney Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"The Best of 2002." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"Encrustations." Page-Walker Art Center. Cary, NC and International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX.
"Fine Focus 2002." Mansfield / Richland Cty. Library. Mansfield, OH. Tour.
"Couples Side by Side in the Studio." Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
Group Exhibition. Doubting Thomas Gallery. Cleveland, OH.
"Expanding Boundaries." Art Quilt Network touring exhibition. via Smith Kramer.
2001:
"Recent Work." Solo exhibition. Jewel Heart Center for Buddhism and Tibetan Culture. Cleveland, OH.
"The Same Yet Different." High Road Gallery. Columbus, OH. Tour.
"America: From the Heart." International Quilt Market and Festiva. Houston, TX. Tour.
"Self Portrait." WAGE exhibition. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.
Group Exhibition. Thirteen Moons Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
"Pushing the Surface II." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
Faculty Exhibition. Peters Valley Craft Center. Layton, NJ.
"Parallel Threads." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA.
Faculty Exhibition. Craftsummer. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
"Quilt National '01." Dairy Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Fantastic Fibers." Yeiser Art Center. Paducah, KY.
"Alegre Retreat Art Show." Sweeny Center. Santa Fe, NM.
"Tell Me a Story - Chapter 1: Narrative Themes
in Contemporary Fabric Arts." Cahoon Museum of American Art. Cotuit,
Cape Cod, MA.
2000:
"Remnants: The Thread of Memory." Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA.
"Mitakuye Oyasin." WAGE group exhibit. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
Solo exhibition. Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Hamilton, OH.
Group exhibition. Linda Schwartz Gallery. Cincinnati, OH.
"Embellished Textiles." Portland Convention Center. Portland, OR. Robert Shaw, curator.
CraftSummer Faculty Exhibition. Hiestand Galleries. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
"Small Works." The Gallery at Studio B. Lancaster, OH.
The Artist as Quiltmaker IX." Firelands Association of Visual Arts. Oberlin, OH. (Susan is the juror, so our piece is invited.)
"The Good Earth." Aullwood Audubon Center. Dayton, OH. (Susan is the juror, so our piece is invited.)
"The Best of 2000." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Columbus, OH.
Thirteen Moons Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
1999:
Solo exhibition. Adams Art Gallery. Dunkirk, NY.
"Ohio Fiber and Clay." Riffe Gallery. Columbus, OH.
"Fine Focus." Touring exhibition. Curated by Sandra Sider.
"Quilt and Basket Invitational." Peninsula Art School. Fish Creek, WI.
"Pushing the Surface." Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Coshocton, OH.
"Seeing Yellow." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. Curated by Rhoda Cohen.
"The Elements." WAGE. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
"Last Quarter Twentieth Century." Vermont Quilt Festival. Northfield, VT.
"Sketchbooks." Main Library. Cincinnati, OH. Curated by Suzanne Fisher.
"Dishtowel Quilt Project." Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH. Online show on this site. Curated by Susan Shie.
Faculty Exhibiton. CraftSummer. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
"Quilt National '99." Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour. Plus QN '87, '89, '91, '93, '97. All with 2 1/2 year tours.
"Quilts in Bloom." Castle Gallery. Island of Mainau, Germany. Curated by Diana Leone.
SIGNATURES IN FABRIC III. Art Quilt Network suitcase show tour. Curated by Linda Scholten and Carole Serio.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
"Quilt Show." Art Gallery. Denison University. Granville, OH.
"Annual Contemporary Quilt Exhibition." Gross McCleaf Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
"Fine Focus." Touring exhibition, curated by Sandra Sider.
"Lucky Tomato Pincushion Show." Touring exhibition curated by Jane Burch Cochran.
"Colander Girls." Touring exhibition. Quilt
Art Internet Group.
1998:
"Women of Taste." Girls, Inc. San Fransisco, CA. Tour through the Smithsonian Institution's SITES program.
"Ohio Craft Invitational." Mansfield Art
Center. Mansfield, OH.
SUMMERSHOW. Aug, 98. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. Also '84-97.
"The World Quilt '98 in Japan." Japan Handicraft Instructors'
Association, and Nihon Vogue. Tokyo, Japan.
Faculty Exhibitions. Arrowmont, CraftSummer, Peters Valley.
"The Best of 1998." Ohio Designer Craftsmen. The Ohio Craft Museum.
Columbus, OH. Also '89-'97.
Art Quilts: A Haystack Faculty Survey. Blaine House. Augusta, ME.
"Tiger on the Hearth." Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH .
"The Kiss." Touring exhibition curated by Rachel Roggel. Sites
TBA.
Solo Exhibition. University of Wisconsin. La Crosse, WI.
1997:
"Fabulous Fibers." The Mitchell Museum at
Cedarhurst. Mt. Vernon, IL.
S.O.F.A. "The Teapot Redefined." Mobilia Gallery. Navy Pier.
Chicago,IL.
"Dwellings." American Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose,
CA.
AUCTION and SHOW. Oct. 29-Nov. 8, 97. American Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
San Jose, CA.
"Celebracion." Fine Art Center. Lubbock, TX.
"Up in the Air: UFO Quilt Invitational." Roswell Museum and Art
Center. Roswell, NM.
"Perspectives: Contemporary Work in Textiles." The Massillon
Museum. Massillon, OH.
"CraftSummer Faculty Exhibition." Miami University. Oxford, OH.
"The Book Show." WAGE. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
"Quilt National '97." Dairy Barn Cultural
Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Shrines." American Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose,
CA.
"Stitchers and Beaders: America's Best." Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus,
OH.
Faculty Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
"Celebrations." AQN. Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH.
1996:
"Garden Party." Solo exhibition. Wayne Center
for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
"Crossing Boundaries." AQN. Smith Kramer Fine Art Services touring
exhibition. 2 years.
"Signatures in Fabric II." Art Quilt Netrwork. Tour of Europe
and US.
"Visions '96." Quilt San Diego. Tour. Also '90, '92, '94.
"Artrain." In conjunction with "Art in Celebration,"
a Smithsonian SITES exhibition. Bicentennial celebration. Wooster, OH.
"Sewing Comfort out of Grief: The Children's Memorial Quilt Project."
IAO Gallery. Oklahoma City, OK. Tour.
Faculty Exhibitions at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Peters Valley
Craft Center.
"SOUL FULL: Personal Political." Marywood College. Scranton,
PA.
"Celebrate the Environment: Nature Quilts." Rocky Mountain Quilt
Museum. Golden, CO.
"Trials of Life." WAGE. Lowry Center. The College of Wooster.
Wooster, OH.
"Pieces, Parts, and Passion: The Quilted Medium." Fine Arts Center.
Lubbock, TX. Tour 96-97.
1995:
Solo Exhibition. River Oaks Square Art Center. Alexandria,
LA.
"Diversity." SAQA. Arrowmont School of Art. Gatlinburg, TN. Tour.
"One Spirit." WAGE. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
"Common Threads." Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Hamilton,
OH.
"Sampler Art." MOBOILIA Gallery. Cambridge, MA. Tour.
"Full Deck Art Quilts." Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Washington, DC. Three year tour.
"Fiberart International '95." Pitteburgh Center for the Arts.
Pittsburgh, PA.
Solo Exhibition. MOBILIA Gallery. Cambridge, MA.
"NOADA." Through Sylvia Ullman American Crafts. Terminal Tower.
Cleveland, OH.
"Here to There." New York Quilt Festival. Pier 92. New York,
NY.
"Contemporary Quilts." Rye Art Center. Rye, NY.
"Soft Protests." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA. Tour.
Faculty exhibitions at Worcester Center for Crafts, Arrowmont School of
Arts and Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, and Peters Valley Craft Center.
1994:
"Continuing Innovation: Contemporary American
Quilt Art." Moreau Galleries. St. Mary's College. Notre Dame, IN.
"An Intimate View of Nature." Wellspring Gallery. Santa Monica,
CA.
"Quilt Surface Design." Art Quilt Network. Berea College. Berea,
KY.
"Things with Wings." W.A.G.E.. The College of Wooster. Wooster,
OH.
"Green on the Red." GREEN QUILTS. Red River Revel Festival. Shreveport,
LA.
"Summer Show." Blue Heron Gallery. Deer Isle, ME.
"Small Works." The Gallery at Studio B. Lancaster, OH.
"An Added Dimension." Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, OH.
"Traditions in Surface Design." Emily Davis Gallery. University
of Akron. Akron, OH.
Solo Exhibition. Wasmer Gallery. Ursuline College. Cleveland, OH..
Faculty show. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME.
1993:
"Fabric Figures." The Art Museum of Western
Virginia. Roanoke, VA.
"Vessel, Quilt, and Table: Pushing the Idea." Dayton Visual art
Center. Dayton, OH.
"Dia de los Muertos." The Idea Garage. Cleveland, OH.
"Art that Heals." Sandusky Cultural Center. Sandusky, OH.
"Contemporary American Quilts." Crafts Council Gallery. London,
England. 1 year UK tour.
"Quilt National '93." Dairy Barn Cultural
Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"New Art Forms." Navy Pier. Chicago, IL. Through MOBILIA Gallery.
Also '90-'92.
"Art Quilts." Lobby Gallery. Deutchesbank Bldg. New York, NY.
"Artists and Language." Society for Contemporary Crafts. Pittsburgh,
PA.
1992:
"Contemporary Quilts: Spirit of the Nineties."
Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Kalamazoo, MI. 1 year tour.
"Signatures in Fabric." Art Quilt Network. Mt. Vernon Nazarene
College. Mt. Vernon, OH. 2 year world tour.
"TOUCHING STORIES." Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH. 1
year tour. Curated by Susan Shie.
"Voices from the Plains." Gallery 181. Iowa University at Ames.
Ames, IA.
"Messages in Disguise." Contemporary Crafts Gallery. Portland,
OR.
"Expanding the Medium." Art Quilt Network/New York. Rockville
Arts Place. Rockville, MD.
"Everything but the Kitchen Sink." Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
"Contemporary Quilts." Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association.
Alexandria, VA.
1991:
"GREEN QUILTS." American Museum of Quilts
and Textiles. San Jose, CA.
"Celebrating the Stitch." Newton Arts Center. Boston, MA. 4 year
world tour.
"Essences and Presences." Brownson Art Gallery. Manhattanville
College. Purchase, NY.
"Image and Power; Changing the World." Part of "Perspectives
from the Rim." Surface Design Association Symposium. Seattle, WA.
"Eleven Contemporary Quilt Makers." Society for Art in Crafts.
Pittsburgh, PA.
"New Wave Quilt Collection." City of Brea Gallery. Brea, CA.
6 month tour of Japan.
"Quilt Innovators." Gallery Elena. Taos, NM.
"Quilt National '91." Dairy Barn Cultural
Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"The Art Quilt." Park Avenue Atrium. New York, NY.
"New Energy in Contemporary Quiltmaking." The Hand Workshop.
Richmond, VA.
"Portfolio Artists." American Craft Museum. New York, NY.
1990:
"Quilts=Art=Quilts." Schweinfurth Art Center.
Auburn, NY.
"Contemporary Quilts U.S.A." U.S. Information Agency. 4 year
tour of European museums.
"Needle Expressions '90." Littman Gallery. Portland State University.
Portland, OR. 1 year tour.
"Quilts Redefined." Sybaris Gallery. Royal Oak, MI.
Solo Exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, OH.
"Mainstream/Hidden Stream." Women's Caucus for Art. Emily Davis
Gallery. University of Akron. Akron, OH.
"GREEN QUILTS." Quilting by the Lake. SUNY at Morrisville. Morrisville,
NY.
"Separate but Equal; Ohio Women Artists." Riffe Gallery. Columbus,
OH. 1 year tour.
"Exploring Fiber Traditions." Views Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
1989:
"Quilting Partners." Partners for the Americas.
Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo, Brazil. And University of Northern
Illinois Gallery, Chicago, IL.
"Americana Enshrined." Connell Gallery. Atlanta, GA.
"Ohio Contemporary Quilts." Southern Ohio Museum. Portsmouth,
OH.
"Breaking New Ground." New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA.
"Retrospective-Introspective." The Gund Gallery. Columbus, OH.
"Quilt National '89." Dairy Barn Cultural
Arts Center. Athens, OH. Tour.
"Studio Artists' Exhibition." P.S.#1 Museum. New York, NY.
"Beyond Craft; A Celebration of Creativity." School of Visual
Arts Museum. New York, NY.
1988:
Solo Show. Brentwood Gallery. St. Louis, MO.
"Karmic Expressions." Connell Gallery. Atlanta, GA.
Other shows for this year are deleted here, in order to create a smaller resume.
1987:
"Mostly Midwest." 55 Mercer Gallery. New York, NY.
SolShow. Akron Art Museum. Akron, OH.
"Quilt National '87." Southeast Ohio Cultural Arts Center. Athens, OH. Best of Show Award.
"Contemporary Quilts." Women's Caucus for Art. Boston Univ. Art Gallery. Boston, MA.
Other shows for this year are deleted here, in order
to create a smaller resume.
For complete listings of exhibitions for the above years, and back to 1979,
please request our Complete Resume, by sending email to susan@turtlemoon.com.
Organizations:
Art Quilt Network.
GREEN QUILTS, founder.
Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
Studio Art Quilt Associates
W.A.G.E. (Wayne Artists Group Effort), founder.
West End Textile tArts.
TURTLE MOON STUDIOS: Outsider Art Quilts and Paintings
Susan Shie and James Acord
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