Education



 

2014             MFA Fiber, Cranbrook Academy of Art

                     Bloomfield Hills, Michigan



 

2012             BFA  Fiber and Material Studies, Cleveland Institute of Art      

                     Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

 

​Grants/Fellowships



2022              Best in Show- Runner up, The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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2019              Cleveland Institute of Art 2019 Alumni Exhibition Award of Excellence, Ann and Norman  

                      Roulet Student +  Alumni Gallery and the Gary Johnson and Brenda Ashley Central 

                      Corridor, Cleveland, Ohio

                      

                      Cash Prize Winner, Currents, Chico Art Center, Chico, California

 

2018              Axis Picks (Invitational Exhibition),  Axis Gallery, Sacramento, California

 

                      Open a New Year Honorable Mention, Open an New Year Show, 

                      Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, Newkirk, Oklahoma

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2014              Cranbrook Academy of Art Scholarship Finalist, Cranbrook Academy of Art Scholarship
                     Exhibition, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, Michigan

 

2012              3th Hal and Cyndy Goodwin Award, Student Independent Exhibition 66,Reinberger Galleries, 

                      Cleveland, Ohio



                      Barbra L. Kulhman Foundation Scholarship from Barbra L. Kulhman
                     Foundation, Green, New York



2011-2012    Merit Scholarship for partial tuition at Cleveland Institute of Art,
                    Cleveland, Ohio



2011             4th Hal and Cyndy Goodwin Award, Student Independent Exhibition 65’,  
                    Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, Ohio



2010-2011    Merit Scholarship for partial tuition at Cleveland Institute of Art,
                    Cleveland, Ohio



2009-2010    Wenda von Weise '75 Memorial Scholarship in Fiber and Material Studies,
                    Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

                    

                     Merit Scholarship for partial tuition at Cleveland Institute of Art,
                    Cleveland, Ohio



2008-2009   Merit Scholarship for partial tuition at Cleveland Institute of Art,
                    Cleveland, Ohio



2008             Most Outstanding Art Portfolio, Visual Arts Magnet Program, Dr. Phillips High
                    School, Orlando, Florida



 

Exhibition Record

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2023            Reflections, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland (Online Show)

 

                    Fibers of Nature, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, Virginia

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2022             Crocker Kingsley, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California 

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                      2022 SmallWorks, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut 

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                      Fiber Options 2022, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

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                      Modern Craft, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Illinois 

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                     Rejects, Lodger Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri (Online Show)

 

                      Treasured Moments, Art to Heart Project, New Delhi, India (Online Show)

 

2021              Whatevs,  Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts (Online Show) 

 

                      The Language of Fiber Art, Kelso Art Center, San Antonio, Texas

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2020              Concept 2020, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea

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2019              2019 Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Exhibition, Ann and Norman Roulet Student +       

                      Alumni Gallery and the Gary Johnson and Brenda Ashley Central Corridor, Cleveland, Ohio

 

                     Currents, Chico Art Center, Chico, California

 

2018              Off Axis, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, California

 

                      13th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, California

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                      Fiber Options, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

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                      Thread Count, Arts Benicia, Benicia, California

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                      Shindig, Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, Texas

 

                     Millennial Show, TEJAS Gallery, Dayton, Ohio

 

                     At the Surface, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri

 

                      The Bitters 2: We’er Fucked, Whitdel Arts, Detroit, Michigan

 

                      Gift, Moon Gallery, Mount Berry, Georgia

 

                      2018 Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Exhibition, Ann and Norman Roulet Student +       

                      Alumni Gallery and the Gary Johnson and Brenda Ashley Central Corridor, Cleveland, Ohio

 

                     Open a New Year, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, Newkirk, Oklahoma (Online Show)

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2016-2017    FASA 42nd Annual Exhibition, Say Si, San Antonio, Texas

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2016             Flotsam, Kaufman Gallery, Savanah, Georgia

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                     Textures, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, California (Online Show)

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                     Patterns, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, California (Online Show)

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                     Abstracts, Wings, Old World Masters, and Beads, High Wire Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

 

2015             Group Show, High Wire Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

 

                     CIA Alumni Show, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland Ohio

 

                     Both One and Another, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut

 

                     Eye of the Beholder, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

 

                     In Place, Global Mall at the Crossing, Antioch, Tennessee

 

                     Political Commentary, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, California (Online Show)

 

                     Hatchback 9, Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck, Michigan

 

2014            Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California

 

                    The 2014 Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

                   

                    Cranbrook Academy of Art Scholarship Exhibition, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, Michigan 

 

2013            Cranbrook Vision, Delta College Gallery, Saginaw, Michigan

 

                     Hatchback 7, Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck, Michigan

                    

                     Mondo Montage, Funhouse Gallery, Detroit, Michigan



 

2012             Pushing the Limits, Art Space, Richmond, Virginia

 

                     CIA Summer Show, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

 

                     Gold Show, The Bank Building in Waterloo, Cleveland, Ohio



                     "TWO," Art Spot, Cleveland, Ohio



                     Student Independent Exhibition 66’, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, Ohio



2011-2012   "Uncorked," Art Spot, Cleveland, Ohio



                     Focus: Fiber 2011-2012, Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio (catalog)



2011             America: F*#K YEAH, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, Ohio



                     Student Independent Exhibition 65’, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, Ohio



 

Bibliography



2015           Joe Nolan, ""In Place”: The Art of Revitalizing a Mall and a Community," 

                   Burn Away, (August 2015)

 

                   Edit. Mika Agari, Alexine Rioux, and Kayla Saito,“In Place,” Antioch, TN, 2015.

 

                   “Simone Schiffmacher - San Antonio,” 365 Artist 365 Days, (June 2015)

 

2014           Tools of the Trade: Cranbrook Academy of Art Class of 2014. Bloomfield Hills:

                   Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2014 

 

                    Michael H. Hodges “From beaded Coke can to hanging hose, Cranbrook artists shine at                                   exhibit,” The Detroit News, (March 2014).

 

2011            Textile Art Alliance. FOCUS: Fiber 2011-12. Cleveland: The Cleveland
                   Museum of Art, 2011.
           
                    "The Tales We Weave (part 2 of 2): "Focus: Fiber 2011" in Canton," Artwach
                    (December 2011)

                     "Out and About," Be*mused, (December 2011)



                     Steven Litt, “Student Independent Exhibition at Cleveland Institute of Art 
                     surpasses last fall's faculty show,” Cleveland.com, (March 2011).
                  
                     Douglas Max Utter, “CIA's student show departs from conventionality,” 
                     Banana Split,  Cleveland Scene, (March 2011).

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Visiting Artist Lectures



2016              Artist Talk, Say Si, San Antonio Texas

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2014             Gallery Talk, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, Michigan

 

2013             Cranbrook Vision Lecture Series, Delta College, Saginaw, Michigan

 

2011             South African Beadwork, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio



Collections



                     The Mandel Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio



Professional Experience



2019-Present    Art Teacher, IDEA Judson College Prep, San Antonio, Texas

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2014- 2019        Adjunct Faculty, Art Institute of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
 

                          Fiber Teacher, Bevoir Terrace, Lenox, Massachusetts

 

2013                  Photo Research Assistant, Q2A Bill Smith Group, New York, New York

 

                          Retail/ Web Management, Milieu, Ferndale, Michigan

 

2012                  General Arts Instructor, Camp Eagle Hill, Elizaville, New York



2011                  Office Assistant, Bill Smith Group, New York, New York



2010                  Office Assistant, Bill Smith Group, New York, New York
         
                          Designer, Lauren Ostrow Interior Design, New York, New York



2009                  Office Assistant, Bill Smith Group, New York, New York



                          Designer, Lauren Ostrow Interior Design, New York, New York



 

Professional Service

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2023             AP Reader in Art and Design, College Board, Salt Lake, Utah



2017             Painting Teacher for Dia de los Muertos at The Hoppy Monk, San Antonio, Texas

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2016             Painting Teacher for Whisky and Watercolor at The Hoppy Monk, San Antonio,Texas

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                     Instructor at Ai After Dark at The Art Institute of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

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2015             Einstein House Leader at The Art Institute of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

                       

                     Instructor at Summer Studio at The Art Institute of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

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2013             Tile Designer for Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation Holocaust Memorial,

                     Orlando, FL

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2011             President of Fiber Club at Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio



2010             President of Fiber Club at Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio



                     NOLA 2010; Worked on St. Bernard Perish historical sight sign. Camp Hope,
                    New Orleans,  Louisiana 

 

​2009             Creative Consultant for the AIDS Quilt, Metro Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Professional Organization

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College Art Association (CAA), New York, NY

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Textile Society of America (TSA), Baltimore, MD

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Exhibition Juried

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2017 Scholastic Art Awards, Say Si, San Antonio, Texas