CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2015 MFA in Fibers, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado
2008 Post Baccalaureate in Fibers, Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC), Portland, Oregon
2001 BFA in Ceramics, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Executive Director and Curator, Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, Colorado
2020-Present Vice Chair, Loveland Creative District, Loveland, Colorado
2019 Adjunct Professor, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado
2019 Gallery Manager, Artworks Loveland, Loveland, Colorado
2018 Thesis Committee Member, BFA, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2017 Guest Professor, “Sculptural Fibers”, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado
2010-2018 Instructor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Fiber Department, Portland, Oregon
2016-2017 Thesis Committee Member, MFA in Craft: Critical and Innovative Practice, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2015-2017 Admissions Counselor for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2016 Guest Professor for Dimensional Fiber Unit, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado
2012-2015 Art Assistant, Moon Lily Mobiles, Fort Collins, Colorado
2014 Teaching Assistant for Carol Shinn, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2013 Teaching Assistant for Tilleke Schwarz, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, Maine
2010-2012 Studio Manager, Fibers Department, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2008-2010 Extension Program Assistant/ Art Adventures Program Coordinator, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2007-2008 Interpretive Guide, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon
2003-2004 Intern, Guest Artist/Instructor, Grace Academy and Institute, Portland, Oregon
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 New Work, Camas Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oregon
2009 What Came Before Grew, Centrum Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 Someday, Someday, Same Day, Lille Boutique, Portland, Oregon
2007 New Work, The Tin Shed, Portland, Oregon
2005 New Work, Star E Rose Café, Portland, Oregon
2005 New Work, Oddball Studios, Portland, Oregon
2005 Gypsy Travels, Stairwell Gallery, Portland, Oregon
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Domestic Violence: An Artist’s Perspective, Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, CO
2022 Artists Visage Artists, Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
2021 Thread Studio (Permanent Collection), Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2018 Everything But Now, Artworks, Loveland, Colorado
2017 Artworks NW, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
2016 Fiber Inspirations, Estes Park, Colorado
2015 Colorado State University Thesis Exhibition, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins, Colorado
2013-2020 Thread Studio, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2013 Selfish, Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado
2012 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction, Portland, Oregon
2011 2nd Annual Fiber Arts Show, Currents Gallery, McMinnville, Oregon 2010 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction Portland, Oregon
2010 20th Annual OCAC Print Portfolio, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR 2009 Craft Forms 2009, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania
2009 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction Portland, Oregon
2009 OCAC Fibers Department Show, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, Oregon 2009 OCAC Fibers Department Show, Littman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2009 Be a FAN; Buy a FAN, PDX Window Project, Portland, Oregon
2008 Post Baccalaureate Show, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 Annual Student Exhibition, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2007 Bridge Art Fair, Miami, Florida
2007 Northwest Craft Biennial, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2007 The Dialogical Imagination, 10 Storehouse Row, Charleston, South Carolina 2007 Annual Student Exhibition, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2001 Senior Thesis Show, UArts, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
2021 BizWest’s Notable Women in Non-Profits
2013 Fiberart Magazine Scholarship
2012 Fiberart Magazine Scholarship
2008 Annual Student Exhibition, Third Place
2007 Annual Student Exhibition, First Place
2007 Northwest Craft Biennial, Honorable Mention
2007 OCAC Merit Scholarship
CURATOR/ JUROR
2022 Fort Collins Studio Tour Exhibition, Juror, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
2019-Present Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Exhibition Curator, Loveland, CO
2020-Present AIMS Student Show Guest Juror
2012 Salem Art Fair and Festival, Salem Art Association, Invited Juror
2012 High Fiber Diet Quilts, Bush Barn Art Center, Guest Judge
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2022 Colorado State University, ART105 Panelist/ Graduate Studio Visits
2022 NOCO Women’s Small Business Conference, Creative Panelist Member
LINKS
Five Questions Article in Loveland Reporter Herald
Colorado Asians Interview on KUNC
2015 MFA in Fibers, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado
2008 Post Baccalaureate in Fibers, Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC), Portland, Oregon
2001 BFA in Ceramics, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Executive Director and Curator, Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, Colorado
2020-Present Vice Chair, Loveland Creative District, Loveland, Colorado
2019 Adjunct Professor, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado
2019 Gallery Manager, Artworks Loveland, Loveland, Colorado
2018 Thesis Committee Member, BFA, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2017 Guest Professor, “Sculptural Fibers”, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado
2010-2018 Instructor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Fiber Department, Portland, Oregon
2016-2017 Thesis Committee Member, MFA in Craft: Critical and Innovative Practice, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2015-2017 Admissions Counselor for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2016 Guest Professor for Dimensional Fiber Unit, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado
2012-2015 Art Assistant, Moon Lily Mobiles, Fort Collins, Colorado
2014 Teaching Assistant for Carol Shinn, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2013 Teaching Assistant for Tilleke Schwarz, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, Maine
2010-2012 Studio Manager, Fibers Department, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2008-2010 Extension Program Assistant/ Art Adventures Program Coordinator, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2007-2008 Interpretive Guide, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon
2003-2004 Intern, Guest Artist/Instructor, Grace Academy and Institute, Portland, Oregon
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 New Work, Camas Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oregon
2009 What Came Before Grew, Centrum Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 Someday, Someday, Same Day, Lille Boutique, Portland, Oregon
2007 New Work, The Tin Shed, Portland, Oregon
2005 New Work, Star E Rose Café, Portland, Oregon
2005 New Work, Oddball Studios, Portland, Oregon
2005 Gypsy Travels, Stairwell Gallery, Portland, Oregon
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Domestic Violence: An Artist’s Perspective, Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, CO
2022 Artists Visage Artists, Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
2021 Thread Studio (Permanent Collection), Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2018 Everything But Now, Artworks, Loveland, Colorado
2017 Artworks NW, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
2016 Fiber Inspirations, Estes Park, Colorado
2015 Colorado State University Thesis Exhibition, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins, Colorado
2013-2020 Thread Studio, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2013 Selfish, Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado
2012 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction, Portland, Oregon
2011 2nd Annual Fiber Arts Show, Currents Gallery, McMinnville, Oregon 2010 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction Portland, Oregon
2010 20th Annual OCAC Print Portfolio, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR 2009 Craft Forms 2009, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania
2009 OCAC’s Art on the Vine Auction Portland, Oregon
2009 OCAC Fibers Department Show, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, Oregon 2009 OCAC Fibers Department Show, Littman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2009 Be a FAN; Buy a FAN, PDX Window Project, Portland, Oregon
2008 Post Baccalaureate Show, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 Annual Student Exhibition, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2007 Bridge Art Fair, Miami, Florida
2007 Northwest Craft Biennial, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2007 The Dialogical Imagination, 10 Storehouse Row, Charleston, South Carolina 2007 Annual Student Exhibition, OCAC, Portland, Oregon
2001 Senior Thesis Show, UArts, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
2021 BizWest’s Notable Women in Non-Profits
2013 Fiberart Magazine Scholarship
2012 Fiberart Magazine Scholarship
2008 Annual Student Exhibition, Third Place
2007 Annual Student Exhibition, First Place
2007 Northwest Craft Biennial, Honorable Mention
2007 OCAC Merit Scholarship
CURATOR/ JUROR
2022 Fort Collins Studio Tour Exhibition, Juror, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
2019-Present Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Exhibition Curator, Loveland, CO
2020-Present AIMS Student Show Guest Juror
2012 Salem Art Fair and Festival, Salem Art Association, Invited Juror
2012 High Fiber Diet Quilts, Bush Barn Art Center, Guest Judge
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2022 Colorado State University, ART105 Panelist/ Graduate Studio Visits
2022 NOCO Women’s Small Business Conference, Creative Panelist Member
LINKS
Five Questions Article in Loveland Reporter Herald
Colorado Asians Interview on KUNC
