Selected Exhibitions
2008 Looking to the Left, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2008 New work, Olsen-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa
2008 Looking to the Left, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2007 Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2006 Group Show, Olson-Larson Gallery, Des Moines , IA.
2005 HR Block Space Flat File Show, Kansas City, MO
2005 New Work, Pearl Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
2005 Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2004 Group Show, Davidson Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2004 Open Studio, Williamsburg Art Tour, Brooklyn, NY
2003 New Work, Pencil Factory, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Celestial Navigation, Convergence 2002, Vancouver, BC
2000 Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2000 Looking to the Left, Grafk Archive, Kansas City, MO
1999 Textile Show, Smith & Burstert, Kansas City, MO
Commissions
American Century, Inc. 16 x 12 foot hand dyed, pieced organza, Kansas City, MO textile for corporate entryway.
Marsh USA Three large-scale textiles for the Kansas City, MO International Corporate Headquarters.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Five, pieced-silk textiles, Kansas City, MO.
Selected Private Collections
Hallmark Corporation (MO)
Junichi Arai, textile designer (Japan)
Reiko Sudo, textile designer (Japan)
Jack Lenor Larson, textile designer (NY)
Meredith & Tom Brokau, author and former anchorman (NY)
Nancy Crow, artist (OH)
Shook Hardy & Bacon (MO)
Ocean Media (CA)
Accenture (KS)
Related Experience
2007: Featured lecturer for the New York Textile Society. New York, NY
1993-present: Sakiori Developed business that produces hand woven scarves and fabrics, using recycled kimono silks. These textiles are sold through Asiatica (Kansas City, KS), The Weisman Museum (Minneapolis), Stewart Weitzman (NYC), and other small textile galleries throughout the US and Europe. They were also formerly available through the American Craft Museum (NYC) and Peruvian Connection, a catalogue distributed worldwide.
1995-1998: Owner/ Director of The Red Chair Gallery, an alternative space dedicated to showing fine arts and crafts, affiliated with the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
1993-1998: Production Assistant business (WBE) for Asiatica, an internationally recognized woman owned specializes in the reconstruction of antique Kimono fabrics into contemporary high-end garments.
1993-1998: Technical Assistant for Jason Pollen. Responsibilities included assisting at various stages with construction of new textile projects and all finish work on final projects, in addition to
organizing and maintaining studio and work environment. Jason Pollen is the acting President of the Surface Design Association and Chair of the Fiber Department at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Publications
2007 Nancy A. Cowin, Surface Design Journal, “Uncovering the Surface: SDA Conference Exhibitions”
2007 Janelle Christopher Meador, Review (cover), “The Good, The Bad, But no More Ugly”
2005 Susi Lulaki, Review, “Debra Smith at the Pearl”
2005 Sarah Mote, Art -Kansas City, “Young at Art”
Education
Associate in Applied Science, Accessories Design, 2002; Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fiber Major, 1993; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Italian Academy of Fashion & Design, 1992; Lorenzo de Medici, Florence, Italy
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