News & Events
2019
Exciting news to share: I've been invited to show my work in the Northeast Kingdom this fall, coming up very soon!
Hope to see you there,
Contemplate
landscape inspired textile/mixed media works
by Karen Henderson
October 9 to November 22, 2019
Join us for an Opening Party!
Friday, October 11, 4-6 p.m.
Back Room Gallery
Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild
430 Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802.748.0158
Gallery Hours: Open Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Hope to see you there,
Contemplate
landscape inspired textile/mixed media works
by Karen Henderson
October 9 to November 22, 2019
Join us for an Opening Party!
Friday, October 11, 4-6 p.m.
Back Room Gallery
Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild
430 Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802.748.0158
Gallery Hours: Open Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This spring, I'll give a presentation about my artwork.
Join us for an exciting evening dedicated to art, music and poetry!
AMP Nights! 2019
Thursday, May 2, 6-8pm
The Farm Store, Jeffersonville VT
Artist – Karen Henderson, Fiber Artist
Musician -Pojazz
Poet-Tony Whedon
River Arts and Sundog Poetry Center are excited to bring back the 3rd annual AMP night series to Lamoille County this spring. During each of these dynamic evenings an Artist, Musician and Poet will share their work through a short series of back to back presentations and performances. Informal discussion with audience and artist afterward. Snacks and drinks available. Suggested donation of $10 per person at the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The Farm Store
168 Main St | Jeffersonville, VT 05464
802.644.9463
Join us for an exciting evening dedicated to art, music and poetry!
AMP Nights! 2019
Thursday, May 2, 6-8pm
The Farm Store, Jeffersonville VT
Artist – Karen Henderson, Fiber Artist
Musician -Pojazz
Poet-Tony Whedon
River Arts and Sundog Poetry Center are excited to bring back the 3rd annual AMP night series to Lamoille County this spring. During each of these dynamic evenings an Artist, Musician and Poet will share their work through a short series of back to back presentations and performances. Informal discussion with audience and artist afterward. Snacks and drinks available. Suggested donation of $10 per person at the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The Farm Store
168 Main St | Jeffersonville, VT 05464
802.644.9463
Sterling College
Several of my works will be on exhibit at the Berhend Admissions Center | Sterling College, in Craftsbury, VT.
Hope you can take a spring-time drive to see them!
Exhibit Dates: April 22 to June 15, 2019
Sterling College
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury, VT 05827
Berhend Admissions Center Hours: Monday—Friday | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Several of my works will be on exhibit at the Berhend Admissions Center | Sterling College, in Craftsbury, VT.
Hope you can take a spring-time drive to see them!
Exhibit Dates: April 22 to June 15, 2019
Sterling College
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury, VT 05827
Berhend Admissions Center Hours: Monday—Friday | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Textiles on Exhibit!
Close to the Cloth
A half dozen Vermont textile artists — Barbara Bendix, Karen Henderson, Stephanie Allen-Krauss, Skye Livingston, Kate Ruddle and Neysa Russo — showcase a variety of styles and techniques in this exhibition at the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Their shared exhibition includes weaving, stitching, rug hooking, fabric sculpture and felted tapestries.
Exhibit Dates: March 7 to 29, 2019
T.W. Wood Gallery
at the Center for Arts and Learning
46 Barre Street | Montpelier, VT
Gallery Hours: Tuesday—Saturday | Noon–4 p.m. and by appointment
Freedom is Ours
My extremely talented partner, Jim Gallagher, created this music video for local VT blues man, Dave Keller. Dave is an award-winning, triple-threat: an outstanding singer, an intense guitarist, and a talented songwriter. Fueled by his love of deep Southern soul and blues music, his performances ring out with passion, integrity, and an ability to break down the barriers between performer and audience.
The song Freedom is Ours is very powerful; imagery used in the video is inspired by the lyrics....a sentiment that our country was founded upon, and important to remember in the current socio/political times we fine ourselves living in...
The song is from his newly released album "Every Soul's a Star" - which received the Blues Music Award nomination for Best Soul Blues Album of the Year - 2019!
PLEASE CHECK IT OUT , ENJOY and SHARE with your friends and anyone who might be interested! Thank you!
My extremely talented partner, Jim Gallagher, created this music video for local VT blues man, Dave Keller. Dave is an award-winning, triple-threat: an outstanding singer, an intense guitarist, and a talented songwriter. Fueled by his love of deep Southern soul and blues music, his performances ring out with passion, integrity, and an ability to break down the barriers between performer and audience.
The song Freedom is Ours is very powerful; imagery used in the video is inspired by the lyrics....a sentiment that our country was founded upon, and important to remember in the current socio/political times we fine ourselves living in...
The song is from his newly released album "Every Soul's a Star" - which received the Blues Music Award nomination for Best Soul Blues Album of the Year - 2019!
PLEASE CHECK IT OUT , ENJOY and SHARE with your friends and anyone who might be interested! Thank you!
2018
Artist Article: Hand/Eye Magazine
This month, I was invited to share my artwork on Hand/Eye Magazine Online.
Check out my article here, and make sure to read the other inspiring artist features and articles on the handmade object on the world's only journal dedicated to global creativity.
With the help of talented writers and photographers from around the world, they focus on the work of artists, artisans, designers, and other creatives, unfettered by traditional definitions of art, craft and design.
By keeping handmade traditions alive, and by embracing handmade innovation, HAND/EYE hopes to strengthen our species' design DNA so that we all live more expressive, satisfying, fruitful lives.
With grateful thanks to Rachel Schiller and the creative team at Hand/Eye for inviting me!
7Women 7Walls
Curated by Kira Bacon, Communications Director for the Vermont Arts Council, this exhibit at the Spotlight Gallery features the diverse works of seven Vermont artists: Mary Admasian, Alisa Dworsky, Karen Henderson, Evie Lovett, Hannah Morris, Janet Van Fleet, and Kristen M. Watson.
Visit the show, and enjoy a stroll through our lovely, eclectic little town of Montpelier!
Spotlight Gallery
Opening Reception
Friday, November 9, 20185 to 7 p.m.
Vermont Arts Council
136 State Street, Montpelier, VT
802.828.3291
view of my studio
at one of SPA's openings earlier this year....
- CELEBRATE!
November 13 through December 27, 2018
Reception on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Member artists of Studio Place Arts in Barre share their work in a 3-floor fine art and craft extravaganza.
I'll have my studio open for visitors during the Reception...
Please stop in to say hi, and see my work in progress!
You'll find me on the second floor, near the stairwell to the first floor, in Studio #24.
I'll be there on the 17th from 12 to 6 p.m....
Join me to Celebrate my almost-one-year at SPA, and visit for my 1st ANNIVERSARY STUDIO SALE!
Enjoy rare offers on my wall pieces and my Inside Out Studio wares.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Click here for more info and gallery hours
Studio Place Arts
201 N. Main Street | Barre, VT | 802.479.7069
Save the Dates!
Upcoming Exhibit
Pssst - Guess What?
One of my favorite Vermont artists, Sam Colt, will be the Featured Artist at next month's Exhibit at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, VT! I first saw her work at the Kent Museum a couple of years ago; it's just amazing, worth seeing in person if you ever have a chance...So to that end:
Mark your Calendars!
November 30, 2018 through January 31, 2019...
Will post more details once I have them...
^ Till then, enjoy a sneak peak ^ at the almost-finished newest piece that I'll have included in the show!
It's a Stitch-Fest Fall 2018 to get it done in time!
Upcoming Exhibit
Pssst - Guess What?
One of my favorite Vermont artists, Sam Colt, will be the Featured Artist at next month's Exhibit at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, VT! I first saw her work at the Kent Museum a couple of years ago; it's just amazing, worth seeing in person if you ever have a chance...So to that end:
Mark your Calendars!
November 30, 2018 through January 31, 2019...
Will post more details once I have them...
^ Till then, enjoy a sneak peak ^ at the almost-finished newest piece that I'll have included in the show!
It's a Stitch-Fest Fall 2018 to get it done in time!
Invited to Exhibit!
Craft Forms 2018
So Excited to share the news that my piece "Storm Lifting" will be included in the upcoming Craft Forms 2018 Exhibit!
Juror Perry A. Price is the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, Texas. He also served as the Director of Education at the American Craft Council (ACC) in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to his position at ACC, Price worked in several museums and cultural institutions, including The Baltimore Museum of Art, Fenimore Art Museum, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, and Fuller Craft Museum, where he was curator of exhibitions and collections.
For this 24th Annual international exhibit, Mr. Price reviewed 1598 pieces by 417 artists, in a highly selective process, ultimately choosing 108 pieces representing a diverse range of craft media from emerging and established artists.
SAVE THE DATES!
Craft Forms 2018
December 7, 2018 - January 26, 2019
with Preview Party & Fundraiser 6 to 10 p.m. December 7th
Wayne Art Center, Davenport Gallery
--
413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne, PA 19087
610-688-3553
Craft Forms 2018
So Excited to share the news that my piece "Storm Lifting" will be included in the upcoming Craft Forms 2018 Exhibit!
Juror Perry A. Price is the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, Texas. He also served as the Director of Education at the American Craft Council (ACC) in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to his position at ACC, Price worked in several museums and cultural institutions, including The Baltimore Museum of Art, Fenimore Art Museum, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, and Fuller Craft Museum, where he was curator of exhibitions and collections.
For this 24th Annual international exhibit, Mr. Price reviewed 1598 pieces by 417 artists, in a highly selective process, ultimately choosing 108 pieces representing a diverse range of craft media from emerging and established artists.
SAVE THE DATES!
Craft Forms 2018
December 7, 2018 - January 26, 2019
with Preview Party & Fundraiser 6 to 10 p.m. December 7th
Wayne Art Center, Davenport Gallery
--
413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne, PA 19087
610-688-3553
"In Weather on Water" by Karen Henderson
Water Works
October 15 - November 30, 2018
My work "In Weather on Water" has been included in a group exhibit at the Maryland Federation of Art's online Curve Gallery. Juror Melissa Staiger, Education Director of Trestle Workshops, writes:
The work chosen for this digital exhibition was based on “water depicted as the primary force, object, or consequences”. You will view various mediums such as drawing, watercolor, acrylic paint, oil paint, sculpture, and printmaking.
I wanted the show to represent the range of mediums entered. I looked for line, composition, color, texture, and feeling in each work. I asked myself and “does this artwork reflect the mysterious qualities of water” or “is water seen as an elemental force” and “how far did the artist push our understanding with their vision”.
Curve Gallery
Maryland Federation of Art
October 15 - November 30, 2018
My work "In Weather on Water" has been included in a group exhibit at the Maryland Federation of Art's online Curve Gallery. Juror Melissa Staiger, Education Director of Trestle Workshops, writes:
The work chosen for this digital exhibition was based on “water depicted as the primary force, object, or consequences”. You will view various mediums such as drawing, watercolor, acrylic paint, oil paint, sculpture, and printmaking.
I wanted the show to represent the range of mediums entered. I looked for line, composition, color, texture, and feeling in each work. I asked myself and “does this artwork reflect the mysterious qualities of water” or “is water seen as an elemental force” and “how far did the artist push our understanding with their vision”.
Curve Gallery
Maryland Federation of Art
Juror's Choice Award
Exciting News!
My piece "Wishing While Fishing" has received a Juror's Choice Award in MFA’s (Maryland Federation of Art) Stormy Weather Exhibit.
Juror Dean Dalfonzo wrote: Looking at all the amazing work submitted to Stormy Weather, I was struck by
the range of emotions represented by artists responding to nature and severe weather. The energy, vulnerability, beauty and hope we all feel is there in many diverse forms and media. From poignant photography, thought-provoking found creations, and skillfully executed drawings and paintings, it was a challenge to choose any standouts. As if considering the aftermath of a storm, I looked at all the works and then put the images away. I thought about what was left, and the pieces that had left an impression on my personal memory. I tried to pick from the range of media and artistic expression equally and therefore I wasn’t able to give awards to many pieces I thought were outstanding. It was a true pleasure to be introduced to so many wonderful artists.
In looking at “Wishing While Fishing” by Karen Henderson, I could almost feel the droplets
of rain and hear “pitter patter” as they hit the water.
View the Stormy Weather Exhibit in MFA Curve Gallery here.
Exciting News!
My piece "Wishing While Fishing" has received a Juror's Choice Award in MFA’s (Maryland Federation of Art) Stormy Weather Exhibit.
Juror Dean Dalfonzo wrote: Looking at all the amazing work submitted to Stormy Weather, I was struck by
the range of emotions represented by artists responding to nature and severe weather. The energy, vulnerability, beauty and hope we all feel is there in many diverse forms and media. From poignant photography, thought-provoking found creations, and skillfully executed drawings and paintings, it was a challenge to choose any standouts. As if considering the aftermath of a storm, I looked at all the works and then put the images away. I thought about what was left, and the pieces that had left an impression on my personal memory. I tried to pick from the range of media and artistic expression equally and therefore I wasn’t able to give awards to many pieces I thought were outstanding. It was a true pleasure to be introduced to so many wonderful artists.
In looking at “Wishing While Fishing” by Karen Henderson, I could almost feel the droplets
of rain and hear “pitter patter” as they hit the water.
View the Stormy Weather Exhibit in MFA Curve Gallery here.
Wishing While Fishing (Islands for Sale Series) ©Karen Henderson
Stormy Weather
August 15 - September 30, 2018
Stormy weather—from onset to aftermath and all in between—is the theme of MFA’s (Maryland Federation of Art) 3rd annual exhibition.
Artwork depicting the sounds, colors, impact, anticipation, and more, of stormy weather have been selected for MFA’s online Curve Gallery. Show Chairs: Richard Niewerth and Wil Scott
Juror: Dean Dalfonzo, Pratt InstituteDean Dalfonzo is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He completed an MFA in figurative painting from The New York Academy of Art in 2002. In 2003, he was a summer resident in the studio of Odd Nerdrum in Stavern, Norway. He currently teaches at Pratt Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, The Fashion Institute of Technology and Franklin University Switzerland.
Visit the MFA GALLERY WEBSITE
**link to Stormy Weather's online exhibit **
August 15 - September 30, 2018
Stormy weather—from onset to aftermath and all in between—is the theme of MFA’s (Maryland Federation of Art) 3rd annual exhibition.
Artwork depicting the sounds, colors, impact, anticipation, and more, of stormy weather have been selected for MFA’s online Curve Gallery. Show Chairs: Richard Niewerth and Wil Scott
Juror: Dean Dalfonzo, Pratt InstituteDean Dalfonzo is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He completed an MFA in figurative painting from The New York Academy of Art in 2002. In 2003, he was a summer resident in the studio of Odd Nerdrum in Stavern, Norway. He currently teaches at Pratt Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, The Fashion Institute of Technology and Franklin University Switzerland.
Visit the MFA GALLERY WEBSITE
**link to Stormy Weather's online exhibit **
Into the Light
June 1 - July 17, 2018
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 1, 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring Dick Weis
with Bonnie Acker, Miriam Adams, Annelein Beukenkamp, Scott Andre Campbell, Sam Colt, Dianne Fitch, Carolyn Enz Hack, Katie Hartley, Karen Henderson , David Maille, David Smith, Joseph Salerno, Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, Barbara Wagner, and Nancy Weis.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
June 1 - July 17, 2018
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 1, 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring Dick Weis
with Bonnie Acker, Miriam Adams, Annelein Beukenkamp, Scott Andre Campbell, Sam Colt, Dianne Fitch, Carolyn Enz Hack, Katie Hartley, Karen Henderson , David Maille, David Smith, Joseph Salerno, Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, Barbara Wagner, and Nancy Weis.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND!
I'm excited to participate in the 26th Annual Vermont Craft Council Spring Open Studio Weekend this year!
Please visit and celebrate spring at my New Studio!
You'll see some of my wall art (finished works as well as new pieces in progress)...
There will also be a really great special offers on my Inside Out Studio hand block-printed clothing, greeting cards, and tea towels, as well as some of my wall art - Take home some original art and help me make room for new creativity!!!
Besides my work, you'll be able to visit the three exhibits at SPA:
Tell Me - artwork that explores language and communication, Beyond Words: Artworks by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, and Jack Rowell: Cultural Documentarian - photographs from 5th generation Vermonter Jack Rowell's 30+ year career as a photographer.
STUDIO HOURS ARE:
SATURDAY, MAY 26 ~ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 27 ~ 12 to 5 p.m.
Studio Place Arts
2nd Floor, room 24
210 North Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
CURRENT EXHIBITS
If you head out to the Burlington area, you can see many of my art pieces in person - They are currently hanging in two locations, with grateful thanks to Kate Ashman and the awesome team at BCA (Burlington City Arts)
On view through early July 2018
CITY OF BURLINGTON MAYOR'S OFFICE
Room 34, City Hall
Burlington, VT 05401
802-865-7272
On view through end of August 2018
MALTEX BUILDING
431 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401
802-343-2107
To view my listing on BCA website, click HERE
BIG, BIG NEWS ~ A NEW STUDIO SPACE!
This winter I moved into a new Studio space at Studio Place Arts (SPA) in
Barre, VT.
They have three floors that include exhibit space and many artist studios.
Lots of creative energy and talent there!!!
My studio is a beautiful space!
with bright but soft light from the three big windows...and a storage closet
and nice messy work sink. YAY! for work sinks!!!
Am hopeful the productive-art-making-mojo from the previous talented
artists who worked in the space will transfer to me there...(most recent folks in the space were Matthew Monk, and prior to that Maggie Neale)
So, I can feel my inspiration and motivation to work is starting to get stronger, and I can see this new space is really helping...
Check out my Blog to read about my creative journey-ing, and see pics of different works in progress...
If you'd like to set up a Studio Visit, please get in touch HERE!
2017
IN THE DETAILS is an exhibition catalog featuring the mesmerizing, complex artwork of seventeen artists: David Ambrose, Emily Barletta, Mel Bernstine, Halsey Chait, Cathy Cone, Jonathan Cowan, Denise Driscoll, Lori Ellison, Patricia Fabricant, Jeanne Heifetz, Karen Henderson, Taney Roniger, Jessica Rosner, Gowri Savoor, Lynda Schlosberg, Oriane Stender, and Carleen Zimbalatti.
The labor-intensive quality of their work invites the viewer into an inner world that is both tranquil and multidimensional. The exhibition, In the Details, gives weight to each artist’s meticulous mark-making vocabulary and process. Inch by inch, through skill and craftsmanship, the significance of detail emerges from the iterations and interlacing of small basic elements, creating evocative compositions that maintain a balance between the tangible and a seemingly infinite space.
Purchase the catalog here.
To learn more about the Curator, Carleen Zimbalatti, visit her website here.
The labor-intensive quality of their work invites the viewer into an inner world that is both tranquil and multidimensional. The exhibition, In the Details, gives weight to each artist’s meticulous mark-making vocabulary and process. Inch by inch, through skill and craftsmanship, the significance of detail emerges from the iterations and interlacing of small basic elements, creating evocative compositions that maintain a balance between the tangible and a seemingly infinite space.
Purchase the catalog here.
To learn more about the Curator, Carleen Zimbalatti, visit her website here.
the Front Gallery
Show #20
September 1 - October 6, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, September 1st
5pm - 8pm
the Front is a cooperative gallery here in Montpelier, VT, and I'm thrilled to be invited as their Show #20 Guest Artist.
So excited to share my work alongside the talented artists of the Front Gallery!
Hope you can check out the Exhibit.
the Front Gallery
6 Barre Street
Montpelier, VT
info@thefrontvt.com
Gallery Hours: Fridays 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. -- Or By Appointment
Last month I had a really enjoyable phone conversation/interview with writer Julie Dugdale...
Artistry: The Fabric of Our Lives
by Julie Dugdale
An artist feature article in
New England Home Magazine
July/August 2017 issue
(see pages 42, 44 & 45 in the link)
I'm so honored to be featured in the current New England Home Magazine!
Even though my home growing up was in Pennsylvania, the New England region has always called to me.....which is why, after almost ten (very quick) years, I have come to realize that Vermont has really become my home!
New England Home magazine is a journal that features fine design, architecture and building in the New England region. They are celebrating a recent 10th anniversary, and I'm excited to be included.
If you've found my site through this article, please get in touch! I'd love to hear your thoughts about my artwork, or even discuss a special commission for you.
***One Correction***
On page 44, the correct info is:
I learned to weave at Moore College of Art & Design, as part of the Textile Design program I studied there.
Artistry: The Fabric of Our Lives
by Julie Dugdale
An artist feature article in
New England Home Magazine
July/August 2017 issue
(see pages 42, 44 & 45 in the link)
I'm so honored to be featured in the current New England Home Magazine!
Even though my home growing up was in Pennsylvania, the New England region has always called to me.....which is why, after almost ten (very quick) years, I have come to realize that Vermont has really become my home!
New England Home magazine is a journal that features fine design, architecture and building in the New England region. They are celebrating a recent 10th anniversary, and I'm excited to be included.
If you've found my site through this article, please get in touch! I'd love to hear your thoughts about my artwork, or even discuss a special commission for you.
***One Correction***
On page 44, the correct info is:
I learned to weave at Moore College of Art & Design, as part of the Textile Design program I studied there.
6th Annual Art + Soul: Visions of Home
curated by Ashley Jimenez
FIRST FRIDAY BURLINGTON, JULY 7th, 2017
5 - 7 PM
hosted by Dunkiel Saunders
Art+Soul: Visions of Home benefits the
USCRI Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program.
Their mission is to welcome refugees and provide them the tools they need to achieve
economic and social self-sufficiency to rebuild their lives in Vermont.
To learn more, visit the Art+Soul Facebook page
Dunkiel Saunders
91 College Street | Burlington, VT 05401
Don't we all need a little calm, serenity & pampering? Time to treat yourself...
Cliff House Resort Hotel
Artwork On View in the Hotel's Spa
through September 2017
The Spa at Cliff House Resort Hotel has several pieces of my artwork on view in their wellness Spa!
I'm so thrilled that my work can enhance the experience that one hopes to have when they treat themselves to a spa day. My hopes for my work has always been that it can help bring a sense of peace to the space, and to the people who contemplate it there.
Many grateful thanks to Cliff House Resort Hotel, the wonderful people who represent me at Burlington City Arts, and to the interior designers at Truex Cullins for helping create this wonderful opportunity to find a new audience for my art!
Cliff House Hotel & Spa
591 Shore Road
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
207-361-1000
Reservations: 855-210-6901
Cliff House Resort Hotel
Artwork On View in the Hotel's Spa
through September 2017
The Spa at Cliff House Resort Hotel has several pieces of my artwork on view in their wellness Spa!
I'm so thrilled that my work can enhance the experience that one hopes to have when they treat themselves to a spa day. My hopes for my work has always been that it can help bring a sense of peace to the space, and to the people who contemplate it there.
Many grateful thanks to Cliff House Resort Hotel, the wonderful people who represent me at Burlington City Arts, and to the interior designers at Truex Cullins for helping create this wonderful opportunity to find a new audience for my art!
Cliff House Hotel & Spa
591 Shore Road
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
207-361-1000
Reservations: 855-210-6901
Perceptions Made Finer
May 26 - July 18, 2017
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 2, 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring Carolyn Enz Hack
with Bonnie Acker, Robert Bent, Jeri Lynn Eisenberg, Kevin Fahey, Betsey Garand, Philip Hagopian, Karen Henderson, Kathleen Kolb, Beth Pearson, HM Saffer, Jessica Scriver, Alexis Serio, Carolyn Shattuck, Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, Phoebe Stone, and Shiao-Ping Wang.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
May 26 - July 18, 2017
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 2, 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring Carolyn Enz Hack
with Bonnie Acker, Robert Bent, Jeri Lynn Eisenberg, Kevin Fahey, Betsey Garand, Philip Hagopian, Karen Henderson, Kathleen Kolb, Beth Pearson, HM Saffer, Jessica Scriver, Alexis Serio, Carolyn Shattuck, Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, Phoebe Stone, and Shiao-Ping Wang.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
BELATED NEWS!
...for your reading pleasure...
Last Fall there was too much on my plate, and this great news somehow got lost in the crazy shuffle...
Luckily for me, the talented Editor of 'On Your Doorstep' Magazine, Karen Thurman, recently got in touch again, and I was reminded what a beautiful publication she's put together.
Her mission with this endeavor: 'Using Art To Inspire The Protection Of Nature', which is something I can support wholeheartedly!
I feel very fortunate to have had a few pages featuring my artwork in an article last fall. Click Here to Read Issue 2. (pages 38-45)
She's also gone on to publish Issue 3 and Issue 4, and is gearing up to publish Issue 5 next month. There is a lot of inspiration in these pages - Please check them out!
And Enjoy!
I'm so very grateful to Joe Pitcher, one of the co-founders of the website TextileArtist.org, who invited me to participate in another article on their inspirational website.
My work was featured alongside five other contemporary textile artists in a feature focused on creating texture and pattern with stitch.
The other talented artists who I'm honored to share the page with are:
Cas Holmes, Emily Jo Gibbs, Richard McVetis, Evelin Kasikov, and Hilary Ellis.
In the article, each artist discusses how they use embroidery to create texture, pattern and line in their art. Each artist has a highly distinctive visual vocabulary and the ability to surprise the viewers of their work.
To compliment the article, Joe narrates a wonderful video and I believe you can also download a .pdf file from there as well. So exciting!!!!
Click Here to read the article and View the Video!
I'm so thankful to Daniel Crowder of TextileArtist.org for inviting me to write for them again. Thank you, Daniel!!
This time the article is for their series called Art That Inspires, where they invite artists share five works of art that have been inspirational to them/ their work.
If you haven't visited TextileArtist.org before, it's totally worth exploring!
There's a wealth of inspiring and informative articles for textile artists there. Please check their whole site here
...and please read about the Art that inspires me here!
Journeys
February 6 - May 2017
With Special Thanks to the great team at Burlington City Arts for organizing this exhibit, I'm excited to have my artwork on view for the season in the Airport Gallery at Burlington International Airport. My work can be seen in the second floor Gates 1-8 area.
Burlington International Airport
1200 Airport Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(802) 863-2874
February 6 - May 2017
With Special Thanks to the great team at Burlington City Arts for organizing this exhibit, I'm excited to have my artwork on view for the season in the Airport Gallery at Burlington International Airport. My work can be seen in the second floor Gates 1-8 area.
Burlington International Airport
1200 Airport Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(802) 863-2874
IN THE DETAILS
January 6 - March 31, 2017
Art Walk Dates:
February 3, 2017, 5-7PM
March 3, 2017, 5-8PM
With Special Event! March 3rd, 6:30PM
Artist & Curator Carleen Zimbalatti talks with Art Collector Mark Waskow!
Featuring works by David Ambrose, Emily Barletta, Mel Bernstein, Halsey Chait, Cathy Cone, Jonathan Cowan, Denise Driscoll, Lori Ellison, Patricia Fabricant, Jeanne Heifetz, Karen Henderson, Taney Roniger, Jessica Rosner, Gowri Savoor, Lynda Scholsberg, Orane Stender, and Carleen Zimbalatti.
SEABA CENTER
404 Pine Street
Burlington, Vt 05401
802.859.9222
GALLERY HOURS: Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm
January 6 - March 31, 2017
Art Walk Dates:
February 3, 2017, 5-7PM
March 3, 2017, 5-8PM
With Special Event! March 3rd, 6:30PM
Artist & Curator Carleen Zimbalatti talks with Art Collector Mark Waskow!
Featuring works by David Ambrose, Emily Barletta, Mel Bernstein, Halsey Chait, Cathy Cone, Jonathan Cowan, Denise Driscoll, Lori Ellison, Patricia Fabricant, Jeanne Heifetz, Karen Henderson, Taney Roniger, Jessica Rosner, Gowri Savoor, Lynda Scholsberg, Orane Stender, and Carleen Zimbalatti.
SEABA CENTER
404 Pine Street
Burlington, Vt 05401
802.859.9222
GALLERY HOURS: Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm
2016
CELEBRATE!
November 17 - December 30, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 19, 4-6pm
Studio Place Arts (SPA) hosts it's Annual Local Arts Celebration that features a wide variety of art and crafts created by SPA member artists. The show is on all 3 floors of the historic SPA building and includes hundreds of one-of-a-kind gifts.
Give the gift of original art this year and spread creativity to all you the folks you know and love!
TAKE NOTE!
Please visit this show to see my Fiber Wall Art hanging out with my Inside Out Studio block-printed creations!
It's the first time ever that my two art worlds collide together in an official show - VERY EXCITING!
This is also the only place this season where you will find my block printed gift items.
Studio Place Arts
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
802-479-7069
Gallery Hours:
Nov. 17 - Dec. 3: Tues-Fri 11AM-5PM, Sat Noon-4PM, Closed Nov. 24 & 29
Dec. 6 – Dec. 25: Tues-Thurs 11AM-5PM, Fri 11AM-7PM, Sat 10AM-4PM
Closed Dec. 24 & 25
Dec. 27 - 30: Tues–Fri 11AM-4PM
SHOP LOCAL AND SUPPORT SPA!
November 17 - December 30, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 19, 4-6pm
Studio Place Arts (SPA) hosts it's Annual Local Arts Celebration that features a wide variety of art and crafts created by SPA member artists. The show is on all 3 floors of the historic SPA building and includes hundreds of one-of-a-kind gifts.
Give the gift of original art this year and spread creativity to all you the folks you know and love!
TAKE NOTE!
Please visit this show to see my Fiber Wall Art hanging out with my Inside Out Studio block-printed creations!
It's the first time ever that my two art worlds collide together in an official show - VERY EXCITING!
This is also the only place this season where you will find my block printed gift items.
Studio Place Arts
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
802-479-7069
Gallery Hours:
Nov. 17 - Dec. 3: Tues-Fri 11AM-5PM, Sat Noon-4PM, Closed Nov. 24 & 29
Dec. 6 – Dec. 25: Tues-Thurs 11AM-5PM, Fri 11AM-7PM, Sat 10AM-4PM
Closed Dec. 24 & 25
Dec. 27 - 30: Tues–Fri 11AM-4PM
SHOP LOCAL AND SUPPORT SPA!
Of Land & Local: Watershed
September 29 - October 23, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 29, 5-8pm
Exhibiting artists at Shelburne Farms:
Cameron Davis, John Douglas, Janet Fredericks, Brenda Garand, Karen Henderson, Rachel Moore, Jen Morris, Erika Senft Miller, Michael Zebrowski
Now entering its fourth year, Of Land and Local: Watershed continues its commitment to the creation of new work through site-specific and place-based art making as well as community programming that encourages critical dialogue.
This coming August marks five years since Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont. Water, as both ecological fact and metaphor, will be the subject of this year’s Of Land & Local. Here in Vermont, while the effects of agriculture and climate change experienced in the Champlain Basin and traumatic flooding continue to reinforce our need for water resiliency, our lakes, rivers, and snow also represent the beauty and leisure that is an important element of the Vermont identity and economy. This increasing awareness highlights the complicated place water has in our world; both its necessity for sustaining life and the destructive power of water are overwhelmingly present in the history and future of Vermont.
Exhibiting artists at the BCA Center in Burlington's 'Of Land & Local: Watershed' are:
Sean Clute, Cameron Davis, Al Larsen, Rachel Moore, Michael Zebrowski
This exhibit runs from October 7, 2016 through January 14, 2017, with an Opening Reception Oct. 7th, from 5-8pm
Future Wave
September 16 - October 29, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 6-8pm
Furchgott Sourdiffe presents their third exhibit of 2016, celebrating the gallery's 25 years in Shelburne Village.
This exhibit features the work of 5 artists from Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts, most of whom are new to the gallery. They represent a fresh approach to landscape, abstraction, and color, and give a glimpse into future possible directions for the gallery. The artists represented are Robert Bent of Greenfield, Massachusetts; Karen Henderson of Montpelier; Madeleine Hopkins of Moody, Maine; Jane Ann Kantor of Charlotte; and Jon Young of St. Albans.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
September 16 - October 29, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 6-8pm
Furchgott Sourdiffe presents their third exhibit of 2016, celebrating the gallery's 25 years in Shelburne Village.
This exhibit features the work of 5 artists from Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts, most of whom are new to the gallery. They represent a fresh approach to landscape, abstraction, and color, and give a glimpse into future possible directions for the gallery. The artists represented are Robert Bent of Greenfield, Massachusetts; Karen Henderson of Montpelier; Madeleine Hopkins of Moody, Maine; Jane Ann Kantor of Charlotte; and Jon Young of St. Albans.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
Juror's Choice Award
Exciting News!
My piece "Pause" (shown left) received a Juror's Choice Award at the recent Fiber Options: Material Explorations Exhibit in Annapolis, MD.
The Juror was Susanna Fields-Kuehl.
Additional Juror's Choice Awards:
Elaine Longstemps and Nadia Mohamed
Honorable Mentions:
Susan Callahan, Wen Redmond, Linda Thompson, and Ellen Weisbord
Visionary Conspiracy
July 26 - August 27, 2016
Opening Reception: July 28, 2016, 6-8pm
On the main floor gallery:
An exhibit of fiber artwork by 14 Vermont members of the nationally renowned Surface Design Association. Their artwork will include traditional and sometimes unconventional pieces made using an arsenal of threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. Exhibiting Artists: Judy B. Dales, Rosalind S. Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Ruby Leslie, Marya Lowe, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Ellen Spring, Sharon Webster, Betsy Wing
In addition to this exhibit, Studio Place Arts has organized a "Soft Bomb Barre" - where there will be an array of fiber art installations and soft, colorful “explosions”, special exhibits, talks, a moving pop-up weaving studio, and more. For a map of the fiber art installations, go to [www.studioplacearts.com]. Soft Bomb Installation Map will be available mid-July. Ask S.P.A. for a special Heritage Festival “passport” for children on July 30.
In the second floor gallery:
Interior Soft Bombing: Photographs depicting the beautiful qualities of fiber, photographs of the “Soft Bomb Barre” installations along with a map, and a group of back strap looms created by Pamela Wilson that may be used at SPA or taken outdoors
In the third floor gallery:
Paintings, Sculptures & Fiber Art by Gloria Lynn & Family
Studio Place Arts
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm, Saturday 12pm - 4pm
July 26 - August 27, 2016
Opening Reception: July 28, 2016, 6-8pm
On the main floor gallery:
An exhibit of fiber artwork by 14 Vermont members of the nationally renowned Surface Design Association. Their artwork will include traditional and sometimes unconventional pieces made using an arsenal of threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. Exhibiting Artists: Judy B. Dales, Rosalind S. Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Ruby Leslie, Marya Lowe, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Ellen Spring, Sharon Webster, Betsy Wing
In addition to this exhibit, Studio Place Arts has organized a "Soft Bomb Barre" - where there will be an array of fiber art installations and soft, colorful “explosions”, special exhibits, talks, a moving pop-up weaving studio, and more. For a map of the fiber art installations, go to [www.studioplacearts.com]. Soft Bomb Installation Map will be available mid-July. Ask S.P.A. for a special Heritage Festival “passport” for children on July 30.
In the second floor gallery:
Interior Soft Bombing: Photographs depicting the beautiful qualities of fiber, photographs of the “Soft Bomb Barre” installations along with a map, and a group of back strap looms created by Pamela Wilson that may be used at SPA or taken outdoors
In the third floor gallery:
Paintings, Sculptures & Fiber Art by Gloria Lynn & Family
Studio Place Arts
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm, Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Fiber Options: Material Exploration
An Exhibit held at the Maryland Federation of Art
July 14 - August 7, 2016
Opening Reception: July 24, 2016, 3-5pm
From hand-knit pieces felted into sculptural monuments to video monitors shrouded in hooded sweatshirts, the options in fiber are limitless. Combining an array of materials, both traditional and unexpected, with historic to digital techniques, the artists of Fiber Options: Material Exploration exhibit artistry, innovation, and emotion.
Circle Gallery
18 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-268-4566
Gallery Hours: Daily 11am - 5 pm
An Exhibit held at the Maryland Federation of Art
July 14 - August 7, 2016
Opening Reception: July 24, 2016, 3-5pm
From hand-knit pieces felted into sculptural monuments to video monitors shrouded in hooded sweatshirts, the options in fiber are limitless. Combining an array of materials, both traditional and unexpected, with historic to digital techniques, the artists of Fiber Options: Material Exploration exhibit artistry, innovation, and emotion.
Circle Gallery
18 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-268-4566
Gallery Hours: Daily 11am - 5 pm
Antiques & Uniques
46th Annual Festival, Craftsbury Common, VT
Saturday July 9, 2016
10am - 4pm
I'm excited to bring my Inside Out Studio artworks once again to the very awesome 46th Annual Antiques and Uniques Festival on Craftsbury Common in Vermont!
At this unique event, more than 100 antiques dealers and Vermont craft artisans and thousands of shoppers gather in the small country village where Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry” was filmed.
Live folk and fiddle music and an all-local foods barbecue attract shoppers of all ages from all corners of Vermont and out-of-state. A silent auction, 10,000 title book sale, farmers’ market, Senior’s seating, kids’ games and specialty foods vendors enhance the day, making it a great event for the entire family. Fun for ages zero to antique! Rain or shine. $5 parking fee goes directly to the town fire department.
46th Annual Festival, Craftsbury Common, VT
Saturday July 9, 2016
10am - 4pm
I'm excited to bring my Inside Out Studio artworks once again to the very awesome 46th Annual Antiques and Uniques Festival on Craftsbury Common in Vermont!
At this unique event, more than 100 antiques dealers and Vermont craft artisans and thousands of shoppers gather in the small country village where Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry” was filmed.
Live folk and fiddle music and an all-local foods barbecue attract shoppers of all ages from all corners of Vermont and out-of-state. A silent auction, 10,000 title book sale, farmers’ market, Senior’s seating, kids’ games and specialty foods vendors enhance the day, making it a great event for the entire family. Fun for ages zero to antique! Rain or shine. $5 parking fee goes directly to the town fire department.
Summer Small Works
Hosted by NAWA (the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.), the group has been empowering, promoting, supporting and encouraging women in the arts since 1889.
July 8 - August 19, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 14, 2016, 5-7pm
NAWA Gallery
315 West 39th Street
Suite 508
New York, 10018
212.675.1616
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Friday 10:00am-5:00pm; CLOSED: Saturday/Sunday
Hosted by NAWA (the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.), the group has been empowering, promoting, supporting and encouraging women in the arts since 1889.
July 8 - August 19, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 14, 2016, 5-7pm
NAWA Gallery
315 West 39th Street
Suite 508
New York, 10018
212.675.1616
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Friday 10:00am-5:00pm; CLOSED: Saturday/Sunday
A Journey Across Boundaries
An exhibition curated by artists Gowri Savoor and Angelo Arnold.
June 18 - September 4, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 18, 6-8pm
including a poetry reading by Kerrin McCadden
and music by Evan Premo and Mary Bonhag.
The show features the work of eleven regional visual artists: Angelo Arnold, Galen Cheney, Jason Galligan-Baldwin, Karen Henderson, Liz Kauffman, Rachel Moore, Gowri Savoor, Jason Swift, Mary Zompetti, in addition to poet and winner of the Vermont Book award 2015, Kerrin McCadden and musician and composer, Evan Premo.
Each of the eleven artists will be addressing the theme of Boundaries through a complement of sculpture, painting, photography, installation, poetry and music.
While several of the artists will be addressing emotional boundaries within their personal histories, others will interpret the physical, ecological and geopolitical divisions within our local and global systems.
Chandler Center for the Arts
71-73 Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802-431-0204
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12-5pm Friday, Saturday: 12-6pm
An exhibition curated by artists Gowri Savoor and Angelo Arnold.
June 18 - September 4, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 18, 6-8pm
including a poetry reading by Kerrin McCadden
and music by Evan Premo and Mary Bonhag.
The show features the work of eleven regional visual artists: Angelo Arnold, Galen Cheney, Jason Galligan-Baldwin, Karen Henderson, Liz Kauffman, Rachel Moore, Gowri Savoor, Jason Swift, Mary Zompetti, in addition to poet and winner of the Vermont Book award 2015, Kerrin McCadden and musician and composer, Evan Premo.
Each of the eleven artists will be addressing the theme of Boundaries through a complement of sculpture, painting, photography, installation, poetry and music.
While several of the artists will be addressing emotional boundaries within their personal histories, others will interpret the physical, ecological and geopolitical divisions within our local and global systems.
Chandler Center for the Arts
71-73 Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802-431-0204
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12-5pm Friday, Saturday: 12-6pm
Material Matters
June 1 - June 28, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday June 3, 5-8pm
During First Friday Art Walk!
This exhibit features diverse works by fifteen Vermont members of the Surface Design Association: Jackie Abrams, Judy Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Ruby Leslie, Marya Lowe, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Dianne Shullenberger, Eileen Spring, Sharon Webster, and Betsy Wing.
Visit the Vermont SDA Members' Blog here.
Visit the Surface Design Association here.
Frog Hollow Craft Gallery
85 Church Street
Burlington, VT
802-863-6458
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Thursday - Saturday 10am. - 8pm, Sunday 11am - 7pm.
June 1 - June 28, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday June 3, 5-8pm
During First Friday Art Walk!
This exhibit features diverse works by fifteen Vermont members of the Surface Design Association: Jackie Abrams, Judy Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Ruby Leslie, Marya Lowe, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Dianne Shullenberger, Eileen Spring, Sharon Webster, and Betsy Wing.
Visit the Vermont SDA Members' Blog here.
Visit the Surface Design Association here.
Frog Hollow Craft Gallery
85 Church Street
Burlington, VT
802-863-6458
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Thursday - Saturday 10am. - 8pm, Sunday 11am - 7pm.
Artist Interview
Daniel Crowder from TextileArtist.org was kind enough to invite me to do an artist interview. The TextileArtist website was founded by Joe and Sam Pitcher, who were inspired to a great appreciation of textile art through their mother, Sue Stone.
The site is an active and lively hub of inspiration, articles, resources, and a wonderful place
for textile and fiber artists to promote their work. What an honor to be included!
You can read my interview here.
Daniel Crowder from TextileArtist.org was kind enough to invite me to do an artist interview. The TextileArtist website was founded by Joe and Sam Pitcher, who were inspired to a great appreciation of textile art through their mother, Sue Stone.
The site is an active and lively hub of inspiration, articles, resources, and a wonderful place
for textile and fiber artists to promote their work. What an honor to be included!
You can read my interview here.
Montpelier Art Walk
Friday, May 6th
4pm - 8pm
Along with a showing of works for Art Walk, I'll be hosting a second Open Studio in my new creative space, so please stop in!
Basement Studio #1
The Center for Arts and Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier
*To find me, Please use the entrance for the Monteverdi Music School on the right side of the building, and head down the stairs, hang a left*
Friday, May 6th
4pm - 8pm
Along with a showing of works for Art Walk, I'll be hosting a second Open Studio in my new creative space, so please stop in!
Basement Studio #1
The Center for Arts and Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier
*To find me, Please use the entrance for the Monteverdi Music School on the right side of the building, and head down the stairs, hang a left*
New Studio Celebration!
While there is still a lot to do in my space, I don't want to wait to celebrate!
Please Visit if You're in Town!
Friday & Saturday April 29 & 30
Open Studio Hours 10am - 5pm
The studio is located at:
The Center For Arts And Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
Basement Studio 1
You can see my little loom is"dressed" for spring in a fine Irish linen, lots of my fiber and mixed media artwork (finished and in progress), and some art/supplies/materials/equipment at a great discount, as well as some sweet deals on my Inside Out Studio art wares...
(any time moving is when you realize how much stuff you have - so it's a great time to purge and make room for new art !)
Before or after your visit, there are a couple art venues you might want to check out:
-The TW Wood Gallery, located in the same building at CAL, 46 Barre Street
-The Front Gallery, 6 Barre Street
-The Spotlight Gallery, at the VT Arts Council, 136 State Street
-The Governor's Gallery, at the Pavillion Building, 5th Floor, 109 State Street (be sure to have your ID with you)
There are also some great restaurants here in town like:
Three Penny Taproom, Down Home, La Puerta Negra, Bagito's, Sarducci's, Kismet, Mad Taco, Pho Thai Noodle, The Skinny Pancake, Coffee Corner, Positive Pie, Asiana House, among others...
Hope to See You There!
While there is still a lot to do in my space, I don't want to wait to celebrate!
Please Visit if You're in Town!
Friday & Saturday April 29 & 30
Open Studio Hours 10am - 5pm
The studio is located at:
The Center For Arts And Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
Basement Studio 1
You can see my little loom is"dressed" for spring in a fine Irish linen, lots of my fiber and mixed media artwork (finished and in progress), and some art/supplies/materials/equipment at a great discount, as well as some sweet deals on my Inside Out Studio art wares...
(any time moving is when you realize how much stuff you have - so it's a great time to purge and make room for new art !)
Before or after your visit, there are a couple art venues you might want to check out:
-The TW Wood Gallery, located in the same building at CAL, 46 Barre Street
-The Front Gallery, 6 Barre Street
-The Spotlight Gallery, at the VT Arts Council, 136 State Street
-The Governor's Gallery, at the Pavillion Building, 5th Floor, 109 State Street (be sure to have your ID with you)
There are also some great restaurants here in town like:
Three Penny Taproom, Down Home, La Puerta Negra, Bagito's, Sarducci's, Kismet, Mad Taco, Pho Thai Noodle, The Skinny Pancake, Coffee Corner, Positive Pie, Asiana House, among others...
Hope to See You There!
New Studio Space
This Is Very Exciting News Indeed!
This month of March I have been moving into a New Studio Space outside my home - where I don't need to be concerned about messy art materials when creating with my dyes and paints and yarns and threads and inks and all that fun stuff...
It's located at The Center For Arts and Learning (CAL) in Montpelier. A few years ago, some business entities in our area joined together to form a creative center in a building that once served as a dormitory for the Catholic nuns of the Church of St. Anthony.
As CAL, it is home to member organizations such as The Monteverdi Music School, The Summit School, The T.W. Wood Gallery, and several businesses and artists/writers/musicians studios. I'm really excited to be there!
Artwork Selected for Publication
The Mud Season Review is an international literary journal run by members of the Burlington Writers Workshop, a free writing workshop based in Vermont. They publish monthly: one story, one substantial poem or portfolio of poems, one essay or piece of narrative nonfiction, and visual art.
The online journal showcases these individual works and their authors for a full month, by featuring interviews with the authors, inviting them to read their work, and offering them a virtual place within our workshop community. Print journals began in April 2015.
With Thanks to the Mud Season Review Staff, two of my pieces: Willing and Peripheral, have been published in conjunction with this month's Issue #18 Fiction feature piece "How I Found God in the Laudromat" by author Sam Gridley.
The Mud Season Review is an international literary journal run by members of the Burlington Writers Workshop, a free writing workshop based in Vermont. They publish monthly: one story, one substantial poem or portfolio of poems, one essay or piece of narrative nonfiction, and visual art.
The online journal showcases these individual works and their authors for a full month, by featuring interviews with the authors, inviting them to read their work, and offering them a virtual place within our workshop community. Print journals began in April 2015.
With Thanks to the Mud Season Review Staff, two of my pieces: Willing and Peripheral, have been published in conjunction with this month's Issue #18 Fiction feature piece "How I Found God in the Laudromat" by author Sam Gridley.
Upcoming Artist Residency
I'm honored to have been awarded a partial Merit Scholarship to attend an Artist Residency this winter at the Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson, VT.
The Vermont Studio Center is the largest international residency program in the US, hosting more than 50 visual artists and writers each month from across the country and around the world.
Back in 2011, I was fortunate to attend their Vermont Artists' Week, which is their program for local artists here in VT to attend in the springtime every year. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had, and I've been hoping to attend a longer residency there ever since. I couldn't find a winter photo of the campus, but I'll be sure to take some while I'm there and add them to my blog!
I'm honored to have been awarded a partial Merit Scholarship to attend an Artist Residency this winter at the Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson, VT.
The Vermont Studio Center is the largest international residency program in the US, hosting more than 50 visual artists and writers each month from across the country and around the world.
Back in 2011, I was fortunate to attend their Vermont Artists' Week, which is their program for local artists here in VT to attend in the springtime every year. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had, and I've been hoping to attend a longer residency there ever since. I couldn't find a winter photo of the campus, but I'll be sure to take some while I'm there and add them to my blog!
Radio Interview
The Listening Shires
Marble House Project Artists Jeannette Ehlers and Karen Henderson were interviewed by
WBTN Radio host Thomas Lawrence Toscano of The Listening Shires program
on radio station 1370AM out of Bennington, VT.
While this interview happened in late August 2015, I'm really pleased to share it now, albeit belatedly!
It was an honor to be a guest alongside Jeannette, and the host, Thomas, is a natural and engaging conversationalist.
With Great Thanks to both Thomas and Sarah for organizing the Interview; I hope you'll enjoy listening!
Click Here to Listen
The Listening Shires
Marble House Project Artists Jeannette Ehlers and Karen Henderson were interviewed by
WBTN Radio host Thomas Lawrence Toscano of The Listening Shires program
on radio station 1370AM out of Bennington, VT.
While this interview happened in late August 2015, I'm really pleased to share it now, albeit belatedly!
It was an honor to be a guest alongside Jeannette, and the host, Thomas, is a natural and engaging conversationalist.
With Great Thanks to both Thomas and Sarah for organizing the Interview; I hope you'll enjoy listening!
Click Here to Listen
After Rain ©Karen Henderson.
Vermont Artists on Exhibit
Opening Reception: January 22, 4PM
Please join me for an Opening at one of the most beautiful office gallery spaces I've ever been to!
Featuring diverse artwork by local Vermont artists: Judy Dales, Karen Henderson, Kari Meyer, Gary Mylik, Frank Peabody, and Daryl V. Stors.
Woodstock Dentistry Gallery
2174 Max Markham Way
Suite 2B
Woodstock, VT
802-457-2922
Opening Reception: January 22, 4PM
Please join me for an Opening at one of the most beautiful office gallery spaces I've ever been to!
Featuring diverse artwork by local Vermont artists: Judy Dales, Karen Henderson, Kari Meyer, Gary Mylik, Frank Peabody, and Daryl V. Stors.
Woodstock Dentistry Gallery
2174 Max Markham Way
Suite 2B
Woodstock, VT
802-457-2922
Vermont Surface Design Association members share their work in an upcoming Exhibit:
On The Surface
January 8 - April 3, 2016
Sponsored by The Valley Arts Association, this exhibit features artwork by Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Rosalind Daniels, Judy Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Marya Lowe, and Almuth Palikas will be on view this winter.
Bridges Resort Gallery
202 Bridges Circle
Warren, VT
Open Daily 7am - 10pm
802-583-2922
On The Surface
January 8 - April 3, 2016
Sponsored by The Valley Arts Association, this exhibit features artwork by Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Rosalind Daniels, Judy Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Marya Lowe, and Almuth Palikas will be on view this winter.
Bridges Resort Gallery
202 Bridges Circle
Warren, VT
Open Daily 7am - 10pm
802-583-2922
2015
Film Screening - Art Rental
The Burlington Film Society is screening the Norwegian film Louder Than Bombs this Thursday, Thursday evening, Nov. 19th, at 7pm at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center.
The film stars Gabriel Byrne, Amy Ryan, Jesse Eisenberg and David Strathairn, among others, and was directed by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.
I'm very hopeful that you will be able to catch glimpses of my fiber work in the background of some of the scenes - I've yet to see it, so don't know if they were used in the final cut. Here's hoping!
In any case, the film has received much critical acclaim (Cannes Film Festival 2015, Nominated for Palme d’Or / Norwegian International Film Festival 2015, Won Norwegian Film Critics Award / and Stockholm Film Festival 2015, Nominated for Bronze Horse, Best Film) and I'm really excited it's been screened nearby here...Hope you can make it out to see it!
*Note After Screening: You Can Catch Glimpses of Both 'Source' and 'Peripheral' in the film. YAY!*
The Burlington Film Society is screening the Norwegian film Louder Than Bombs this Thursday, Thursday evening, Nov. 19th, at 7pm at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center.
The film stars Gabriel Byrne, Amy Ryan, Jesse Eisenberg and David Strathairn, among others, and was directed by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.
I'm very hopeful that you will be able to catch glimpses of my fiber work in the background of some of the scenes - I've yet to see it, so don't know if they were used in the final cut. Here's hoping!
In any case, the film has received much critical acclaim (Cannes Film Festival 2015, Nominated for Palme d’Or / Norwegian International Film Festival 2015, Won Norwegian Film Critics Award / and Stockholm Film Festival 2015, Nominated for Bronze Horse, Best Film) and I'm really excited it's been screened nearby here...Hope you can make it out to see it!
*Note After Screening: You Can Catch Glimpses of Both 'Source' and 'Peripheral' in the film. YAY!*
Artist Residency
I am thrilled to have my proposal accepted for an Artist Residency at The Quarry at Marble House Project in Dorset, VT.
In late August / early September, I will spend almost three weeks there among other artists who all work in different disciplines. We will all share the historic home together, and each have studio spaces that are on the property to pursue our artwork in.
My proposal is to work more with mixed media techniques in conjunction with my textiles, and finding new ways of incorporating them together. I hope to also bring some fiber pieces that are in progress, as well as the materials to play with mono-prints. I am also hoping to just soak in the environment there, and see what it inspires....Whatever comes of it, I feel much gratitude for this gift of time and space!
I am thrilled to have my proposal accepted for an Artist Residency at The Quarry at Marble House Project in Dorset, VT.
In late August / early September, I will spend almost three weeks there among other artists who all work in different disciplines. We will all share the historic home together, and each have studio spaces that are on the property to pursue our artwork in.
My proposal is to work more with mixed media techniques in conjunction with my textiles, and finding new ways of incorporating them together. I hope to also bring some fiber pieces that are in progress, as well as the materials to play with mono-prints. I am also hoping to just soak in the environment there, and see what it inspires....Whatever comes of it, I feel much gratitude for this gift of time and space!
Hospital Acquisition
It's very exciting news that The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT has decided to acquire another piece of my artwork!
"March Fog"(shown left), will join my other fiber/mixed media pieces in their permanent art collection, for the Mothers and Babies Wing.
It's very exciting news that The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT has decided to acquire another piece of my artwork!
"March Fog"(shown left), will join my other fiber/mixed media pieces in their permanent art collection, for the Mothers and Babies Wing.
Interpreting the Surface
April 17, 2015 - May 26, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY APRIL 17, 5:30-7:30PM
Featuring diverse works by eight Vermont members of the Surface Design Association, this curated exhibit explores rich textures, colors, and techniques in fiber and mixed media artworks. Exhibiting members are: Jackie Abrams, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, and Dianne Shullenberger.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
April 17, 2015 - May 26, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY APRIL 17, 5:30-7:30PM
Featuring diverse works by eight Vermont members of the Surface Design Association, this curated exhibit explores rich textures, colors, and techniques in fiber and mixed media artworks. Exhibiting members are: Jackie Abrams, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, and Dianne Shullenberger.
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
Gallery Hours: 9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
I'm so excited to have my work included in this upcoming Exhibit!
BACK TO NATURE
April 10, 2015 - June 20, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY APRIL 10, 5-8PM
Celebrate the beauty of the Vermont landscape through a collection of work that reinterprets our connection with a place over time. By using a particular place as inspiration each artist is unveiling nature's ever changing beauty through the focused and repetitive study. Through this exploration we can witness the changing landscape and the artist’s changing point of view. Featuring work by Karen Henderson, Jill Madden, Joe Salerno, and Gowri Savoor.
Vermont Metro Gallery
BCA Center
135 CHURCH STREET
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
802-865-7166
(images by (top to bottom): Joe Salerno, Jill Madden, Karen Henderson, Gowri Savoor)
Hospital Acquisitions
I'm so pleased to share great news that The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT has acquired two additional pieces of my fiber/mixed media artwork for their permanent art collection, for the Mothers and Babies Wing.
The pieces are "Meadow"(shown left), and "Early Spring" (shown below).
I'm so pleased to share great news that The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT has acquired two additional pieces of my fiber/mixed media artwork for their permanent art collection, for the Mothers and Babies Wing.
The pieces are "Meadow"(shown left), and "Early Spring" (shown below).
They are two examples of how I work either using a more abstract interpretation of landscape, or a more recognizable approach.
I wouldn't call those pieces realistic really, but neither are they abstract...I guess it just means there are so many variations on a theme that can be explored -- really as far as the imagination has room to go.
This certainly starts the year off on a really great note, and I'm grateful to the wonderful people at BCA who made it possible.
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2014
Artwork Used on Feature Film Set!
I am SO EXCITED to share news that this past fall, two of my landscape inspired fiber wall pieces were used on the set of the feature length film "Louder than Bombs".
The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, an award winning Norwegian director and writer. Starring Gabriel Bryne, Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan, and Isabelle Huppert, among others, it is scheduled to release sometime in 2015.
Here's hoping we'll get more than a glimpse of the pieces once all the editing is done!
Finding a Common Thread
A Contemporary Fiber Art Show
Exhibit Dates: September 21 - November 9, 2014
Opening Reception: Sunday September 21, 4 – 6:00 PM
Join us for a free opening night reception on Sept 21 from 4-6pm, with a cash bar, to meet many of the artists and purchase your favorite piece.
Chandler Center for the Arts
71-73 Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802-728-9878
Featuring artwork by Gretchen Alexander, Shari Boraz, Cynthia Bowler, Tarja Cockell, Rosalind Daniels, Pamela Druhen, Alisa Dworsky, Nancy Evans, Elizabeth Fram, Eve Gagnon, Marilyn Gillis, Claire Graham-Smith, Marcia Hammond, Karen Henderson, Rachel Kahn, Cheryl Miller, Dona Nazarenko, Almuth Palinkas, Ann Peck, Wen Redmond, Jenine Shereos, Dianne Shullenberger, Paulette Staats, Anne Standish, and Betsy Wing.
Gallery Hours: Thursday, 4-6 pm, Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 pm.
Or open by appointment, by calling 802-728-9878. The Gallery is also open during most performances.
A Contemporary Fiber Art Show
Exhibit Dates: September 21 - November 9, 2014
Opening Reception: Sunday September 21, 4 – 6:00 PM
Join us for a free opening night reception on Sept 21 from 4-6pm, with a cash bar, to meet many of the artists and purchase your favorite piece.
Chandler Center for the Arts
71-73 Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802-728-9878
Featuring artwork by Gretchen Alexander, Shari Boraz, Cynthia Bowler, Tarja Cockell, Rosalind Daniels, Pamela Druhen, Alisa Dworsky, Nancy Evans, Elizabeth Fram, Eve Gagnon, Marilyn Gillis, Claire Graham-Smith, Marcia Hammond, Karen Henderson, Rachel Kahn, Cheryl Miller, Dona Nazarenko, Almuth Palinkas, Ann Peck, Wen Redmond, Jenine Shereos, Dianne Shullenberger, Paulette Staats, Anne Standish, and Betsy Wing.
Gallery Hours: Thursday, 4-6 pm, Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 pm.
Or open by appointment, by calling 802-728-9878. The Gallery is also open during most performances.
Silk & Stone
Chaffee Art Center
July 25 - September 12, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, July 25th, 5-7pm
View the works of five artists who create their artwork in the mediums of silk or stone, including: B. Amore, Althea Bilodeau, Karen Henderson, Eric David Laxman, and Florin Strejac
Chaffee Downtown
75 Merchants Row
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0356
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: noon to 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Chaffee Art Center
July 25 - September 12, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, July 25th, 5-7pm
View the works of five artists who create their artwork in the mediums of silk or stone, including: B. Amore, Althea Bilodeau, Karen Henderson, Eric David Laxman, and Florin Strejac
Chaffee Downtown
75 Merchants Row
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0356
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: noon to 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Renascence
June 27 - August 5, 2014
Opening Reception with Artists: Saturday, June 28, 5-7pm
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
This annual summer exhibit features the work of Barbara Wagner, along with fifteen other artists working in a wide variety of media including: Miriam Adams, Annelein Beuenkamp, Cynthia Lee Bowler, Kevin Fahey, Kerry O. Furlani, Betsey Garand, Brenda Garand, Dan Gottsegen, Kate Hartley, Karen Henderson, Julia Jensen, Virginia McNeice, Gail Salzman, David Smith, Frank Woods, and Joyce Zavorskas.
Gallery Hours:
9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
June 27 - August 5, 2014
Opening Reception with Artists: Saturday, June 28, 5-7pm
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery
86 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT
802-985-3848
This annual summer exhibit features the work of Barbara Wagner, along with fifteen other artists working in a wide variety of media including: Miriam Adams, Annelein Beuenkamp, Cynthia Lee Bowler, Kevin Fahey, Kerry O. Furlani, Betsey Garand, Brenda Garand, Dan Gottsegen, Kate Hartley, Karen Henderson, Julia Jensen, Virginia McNeice, Gail Salzman, David Smith, Frank Woods, and Joyce Zavorskas.
Gallery Hours:
9:30-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, and 10:00-5:00 on Saturday.
In Our Element - Expressions in Color and Texture
June 5 - July 13, 2014
Artists Reception: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 2-4pm
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
22 Barber Farm Road
Jericho, VT 05465
802-899-3211
Featuring artwork by fifteen VT Surface Design Association Members including:
Gretchen Alexander, Cynthia Bowler, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Marya Lowe, Almuth Palinkas, Deanna Shapiro, Barbara Sherrington, and Diane Shullenberger.
June 5 - July 13, 2014
Artists Reception: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 2-4pm
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
22 Barber Farm Road
Jericho, VT 05465
802-899-3211
Featuring artwork by fifteen VT Surface Design Association Members including:
Gretchen Alexander, Cynthia Bowler, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Marya Lowe, Almuth Palinkas, Deanna Shapiro, Barbara Sherrington, and Diane Shullenberger.
Tangents: fiber diversified
April 15 - May 31, 2014
An Exhibit featuring the work of fourteen Vermont artist members of the Surface Design Association.
Please Join Us for these Events:
Artists' Talk: Saturday, April 26, 2014, 3-4pm
*SPA BASH Event: Friday, May 9, 2014, 7-9pm
*tickets required for BASH
Studio Place Arts
Third Floor Gallery
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT 05461
802-479-7069
This show features artwork by Jackie Abrams, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Mary Jane Russell, and Barbara Sherrington.
April 15 - May 31, 2014
An Exhibit featuring the work of fourteen Vermont artist members of the Surface Design Association.
Please Join Us for these Events:
Artists' Talk: Saturday, April 26, 2014, 3-4pm
*SPA BASH Event: Friday, May 9, 2014, 7-9pm
*tickets required for BASH
Studio Place Arts
Third Floor Gallery
201 N. Main Street
Barre, VT 05461
802-479-7069
This show features artwork by Jackie Abrams, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Catherine Hall, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Mary Jane Russell, and Barbara Sherrington.
What the Fiber!
A curated FiberArt show at the West Windsor Art Center
March 3– May 2, 2014
Please Join Us for an Opening Reception:
Sunday, March 9, 4-6pm; 4:30pm Artists' Talk
West Windsor Art Center
952 Alexander Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-1931
This show features artwork by Natalya Aikens, Tarja Cockell, Peg Grady, Karen Henderson , Dianne Hricko, Judy Langille, Sharon McCartney, Judith Plotner, Wen Redmond, Diane Savona, Adria Sherman, Libbie Soffer, and Elena Stokes will be on Exhibit for two months. The West Windsor Arts Center, the place where the arts and community meet, offers performances, classes, workshops, exhibitions, and literary arts events and various special events. The center is located in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse.
A curated FiberArt show at the West Windsor Art Center
March 3– May 2, 2014
Please Join Us for an Opening Reception:
Sunday, March 9, 4-6pm; 4:30pm Artists' Talk
West Windsor Art Center
952 Alexander Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-1931
This show features artwork by Natalya Aikens, Tarja Cockell, Peg Grady, Karen Henderson , Dianne Hricko, Judy Langille, Sharon McCartney, Judith Plotner, Wen Redmond, Diane Savona, Adria Sherman, Libbie Soffer, and Elena Stokes will be on Exhibit for two months. The West Windsor Arts Center, the place where the arts and community meet, offers performances, classes, workshops, exhibitions, and literary arts events and various special events. The center is located in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse.
I'm so excited to have my work included in this upcoming Exhibit!
TEXTURED
The show runs from January 24 – March 22, 2014
Please Join Us for an Opening Reception:
Friday, January 24th, 5-8pm
Vermont Metro Gallery
BCA Center
135 CHURCH STREET
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
802-865-7166
This show features mixed media work by Gowri Savoor, Mary Zompetti, Jennifer Koch and Karen Henderson will be on Exhibit at BCA's Vermont Metro Gallery, an exciting new gallery space on the Fourth Floor of The BCA Center, dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of contemporary Vermont artists in all mediums.
TEXTURED
The show runs from January 24 – March 22, 2014
Please Join Us for an Opening Reception:
Friday, January 24th, 5-8pm
Vermont Metro Gallery
BCA Center
135 CHURCH STREET
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
802-865-7166
This show features mixed media work by Gowri Savoor, Mary Zompetti, Jennifer Koch and Karen Henderson will be on Exhibit at BCA's Vermont Metro Gallery, an exciting new gallery space on the Fourth Floor of The BCA Center, dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of contemporary Vermont artists in all mediums.
2013
Hospital Acquisition
I'm happy to share exciting news that my piece "Evening's Solace" has been acquired into the permanent art collection at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont.
Woven Landscapes on Exhibit
Twenty of my ephemeral landscape inspired pieces will hang throughout the fall semester at the Cornell Library at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton, VT.
Julien and Virginia Cornell Library - Vermont Law School
164 Chelsea Street
South Royalton, VT 05068
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8AM-Midnight, Saturday & Sunday: 9AM-Midnight
Inside Out Studio Blog
You've asked for it -- and finally, like a good fortune cookie, your patience has been rewarded.
My digital life is now starting to catching up with the real live one!
Visit my new Blog to find out what's new in my Inside Out Studio. Right now, I have some great new Holiday inspired Block Print Designs that are looking fabulous on greeting cards and baby onesies, great for gift giving and enjoying! Visit the link here.
You've asked for it -- and finally, like a good fortune cookie, your patience has been rewarded.
My digital life is now starting to catching up with the real live one!
Visit my new Blog to find out what's new in my Inside Out Studio. Right now, I have some great new Holiday inspired Block Print Designs that are looking fabulous on greeting cards and baby onesies, great for gift giving and enjoying! Visit the link here.
Intertwined
A collection of innovative work from 12 of Vermont's premier fiber artists
January 5 - March 9, 2013
The Festival Gallery in Waitsfield, Vermont presents “Intertwined,” a collection of new work from 12 of Vermont’s premier fiber artists. The creations that make up “Intertwined” are rooted in time tested materials and techniques and are informed by the 21st Century. The cumulative work of 24 hands, years of experience and expertise in the fiber medium, and unlimited imagination, this special exhibit takes Sculptural Knitting, Weaving, Knotting, Fabric Collage, Quilting, Felting and Basketry to new levels.
The artists are: Marsha Chase, Pam Druhen, Elizabeth Fram, Christine Fries, Marilyn Gillis, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Rachel Kahn, Dianne Shullenberer, David Stearns and Tamara Wight.
Here is a link to a really great video of the Exhibit created by Jay Stearns, VT based videographer. This wonderful show was curated by Pam Druhen.
A collection of innovative work from 12 of Vermont's premier fiber artists
January 5 - March 9, 2013
The Festival Gallery in Waitsfield, Vermont presents “Intertwined,” a collection of new work from 12 of Vermont’s premier fiber artists. The creations that make up “Intertwined” are rooted in time tested materials and techniques and are informed by the 21st Century. The cumulative work of 24 hands, years of experience and expertise in the fiber medium, and unlimited imagination, this special exhibit takes Sculptural Knitting, Weaving, Knotting, Fabric Collage, Quilting, Felting and Basketry to new levels.
The artists are: Marsha Chase, Pam Druhen, Elizabeth Fram, Christine Fries, Marilyn Gillis, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Rachel Kahn, Dianne Shullenberer, David Stearns and Tamara Wight.
Here is a link to a really great video of the Exhibit created by Jay Stearns, VT based videographer. This wonderful show was curated by Pam Druhen.
2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
I am thrilled to be exhibiting again at the The 36th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, held this November 8 - 11, 2012. This premier show and sale of contemporary craft, includes 195 of the finest and most dynamic craft artists in the United States, selected from more than 1,300 applicants. British and Irish artists will also be featured. All work is for sale.
Presented annually by the Women's Committee and Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the benefit of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Funds raised are used to purchase works of art and craft for the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to fund conservation and publication projects, and to support exhibitions and education programs.
Please Visit me in Booth #506 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
For ticket info and other details, please visit www.pmacraftshow.org
I am thrilled to be exhibiting again at the The 36th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, held this November 8 - 11, 2012. This premier show and sale of contemporary craft, includes 195 of the finest and most dynamic craft artists in the United States, selected from more than 1,300 applicants. British and Irish artists will also be featured. All work is for sale.
Presented annually by the Women's Committee and Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the benefit of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Funds raised are used to purchase works of art and craft for the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to fund conservation and publication projects, and to support exhibitions and education programs.
Please Visit me in Booth #506 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
For ticket info and other details, please visit www.pmacraftshow.org
Art Rental to "Do No Harm" TV set design
Several of my fiber art pieces were used recently on the set of a new TV show being developed by NBC (!) It's entitled "Do No Harm", and it's being filmed in Philadelphia, PA. It tells the story of Dr. Jason Cole, a brilliant young neurosurgeon, who battles with a dangerous alter personality named Ian Price. A modern day Dr. Jekyl /Mr. Hyde! It stars Steven Pasquale, Alana de la Garza, and Phylicia Rashad, among others. It will premier in January 2013, so stay tuned. I was told they might be in a scene of a coffee shop/gallery type location. I'm so excited they found my work online!
Several of my fiber art pieces were used recently on the set of a new TV show being developed by NBC (!) It's entitled "Do No Harm", and it's being filmed in Philadelphia, PA. It tells the story of Dr. Jason Cole, a brilliant young neurosurgeon, who battles with a dangerous alter personality named Ian Price. A modern day Dr. Jekyl /Mr. Hyde! It stars Steven Pasquale, Alana de la Garza, and Phylicia Rashad, among others. It will premier in January 2013, so stay tuned. I was told they might be in a scene of a coffee shop/gallery type location. I'm so excited they found my work online!
Full Circle at the Kent Museum
September 28 – October 7, 2012
at Historic Kents' Corner
Old West Church Road Calais, VT
This exhibit coincides with American Craft Week, The Vermont Craft Council's Open Studio Weekend, and Calais' Fall Foliage Festival. The show will focus on materials and themes that take either a substance or an image literally full circle. Whether in concept or in product use, these works will promote notions of recycling, reusing and returning to an original point. Combinations of raw materials, objects and traditional art materials will be emphasized, giving new artistic life to otherwise everyday, found, natural or practical items. Cycles on many levels will be explored and referenced.
In addition to the exhibition, they will also be hosting a Silent Auction of art work at the museum as a fundraiser for CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Artist Emergency Resources). CERF+'s mission is to safeguard and sustain the careers of craft artists and provide emergency resources that benefit all artists. Last year's event raised $6,000 for CERF+'s Vermont Fund at the time of Hurricane Irene. If you would like to donate to the auction, contact Nel Emlen at CERF, email: info@craftemergency.org
September 28 – October 7, 2012
at Historic Kents' Corner
Old West Church Road Calais, VT
This exhibit coincides with American Craft Week, The Vermont Craft Council's Open Studio Weekend, and Calais' Fall Foliage Festival. The show will focus on materials and themes that take either a substance or an image literally full circle. Whether in concept or in product use, these works will promote notions of recycling, reusing and returning to an original point. Combinations of raw materials, objects and traditional art materials will be emphasized, giving new artistic life to otherwise everyday, found, natural or practical items. Cycles on many levels will be explored and referenced.
In addition to the exhibition, they will also be hosting a Silent Auction of art work at the museum as a fundraiser for CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Artist Emergency Resources). CERF+'s mission is to safeguard and sustain the careers of craft artists and provide emergency resources that benefit all artists. Last year's event raised $6,000 for CERF+'s Vermont Fund at the time of Hurricane Irene. If you would like to donate to the auction, contact Nel Emlen at CERF, email: info@craftemergency.org
The Uncommon Thread
Contemporary New England Fiber Artists
Exhibit Dates: August 25 - October 21, 2012
featuring eight New England contemporary fiber artists:
Judy B. Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Sandy Gregg, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, Wen Redmond, and Susan Wei.
Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts
15 Depot Street, P.O. Box 972, Chester, VT 05143
802-875-1018 | info@vtica.org | www.vtica.org
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm
VTica is a non-profit Gallery-Museum-School dedicated to supporting the innovative contemporary artist, creating an inviting space to engage the community through diverse thought-provoking art works and events. Chester is a charming Vermont town to visit, and the show will run all through the beautiful fall foliage season.
Contemporary New England Fiber Artists
Exhibit Dates: August 25 - October 21, 2012
featuring eight New England contemporary fiber artists:
Judy B. Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Sandy Gregg, Karen Henderson, Karen Kamenetzky, Wen Redmond, and Susan Wei.
Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts
15 Depot Street, P.O. Box 972, Chester, VT 05143
802-875-1018 | info@vtica.org | www.vtica.org
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm
VTica is a non-profit Gallery-Museum-School dedicated to supporting the innovative contemporary artist, creating an inviting space to engage the community through diverse thought-provoking art works and events. Chester is a charming Vermont town to visit, and the show will run all through the beautiful fall foliage season.
Disintegration and Repair
July 3 - July 31, 2012.
This Exhibit examines the physical, formal and conceptual aspects of cloth's fragility, its tendency to deteriorate, and the human inclination to rebuild and restore. The exhibit speaks of wear and tear, damaged cast-offs and unwanted remnants as metaphors for the evidence of use and the passage of time. The idea of Disintegration and Repair offers artist and viewer the opportunity to reassess the meaning and value of mending and reuse. Featuring the work of Kathryn Clark, Marguerite Gignoux, Lotta Helleberg, Karen Henderson, Natalia Margulis, Barbara Wisnoski
Warm Springs Gallery - Charlottesville
105 Third Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
July 3 - July 31, 2012.
This Exhibit examines the physical, formal and conceptual aspects of cloth's fragility, its tendency to deteriorate, and the human inclination to rebuild and restore. The exhibit speaks of wear and tear, damaged cast-offs and unwanted remnants as metaphors for the evidence of use and the passage of time. The idea of Disintegration and Repair offers artist and viewer the opportunity to reassess the meaning and value of mending and reuse. Featuring the work of Kathryn Clark, Marguerite Gignoux, Lotta Helleberg, Karen Henderson, Natalia Margulis, Barbara Wisnoski
Warm Springs Gallery - Charlottesville
105 Third Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
My Kickstarter Campaign
This campaign was successfully funded June 30, 2012!
Because of the overwhelming & generous support from my Kickstarter backers for my project, I'll be able to show my work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in November.
Grateful Thanks for everyone's encouragement and Vote of Confidence !!!!
Click HERE to see the Updates from my Studio for this Project!
This campaign was successfully funded June 30, 2012!
Because of the overwhelming & generous support from my Kickstarter backers for my project, I'll be able to show my work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in November.
Grateful Thanks for everyone's encouragement and Vote of Confidence !!!!
Click HERE to see the Updates from my Studio for this Project!
Private Commission
I had the great privilege to create a special piece this winter. What a wonderful project! It was based on a specific place that is very personal to the owner. I was able to visit the place with her, and take some photos. It was different to contemplate a place that had meaning for someone else, and try to connect with what resonates for another person...and then be able to bring that out into the work.
The resulting work is entitled "Reflection". Here is the original photo, and the final piece. (you can also find this in my gallery, with a detail image to show the layers of woven cloth, layered silks, and stitching up close.
I had the great privilege to create a special piece this winter. What a wonderful project! It was based on a specific place that is very personal to the owner. I was able to visit the place with her, and take some photos. It was different to contemplate a place that had meaning for someone else, and try to connect with what resonates for another person...and then be able to bring that out into the work.
The resulting work is entitled "Reflection". Here is the original photo, and the final piece. (you can also find this in my gallery, with a detail image to show the layers of woven cloth, layered silks, and stitching up close.
2011
Hospital Commission
I'm honored that The Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Arizona commissioned me to create a special piece for them. After learning what they were looking for, proposing sketches and providing some samples, we decided on what the piece would look and feel like. And then the process was underway!
As I worked on this piece "Hope" the past three months, I gave a lot of thought to the many things people need to visit a medical center or a hospital for. Knowing from personal family experience, it can range from happy reasons to scary reasons...either planned, sudden or chronic...but for many visits/stays for care, they seem to share some aspect of hope…so that's what I decided to call this piece. And I hope it can uplift people, bring a sense of peace and calm to their reception area.
"Hope" is created from hand woven linen, silk and silk/stainless steel, with linen and silk organza; dye painting, acrylic, with machine and hand stitching.
I'm honored that The Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Arizona commissioned me to create a special piece for them. After learning what they were looking for, proposing sketches and providing some samples, we decided on what the piece would look and feel like. And then the process was underway!
As I worked on this piece "Hope" the past three months, I gave a lot of thought to the many things people need to visit a medical center or a hospital for. Knowing from personal family experience, it can range from happy reasons to scary reasons...either planned, sudden or chronic...but for many visits/stays for care, they seem to share some aspect of hope…so that's what I decided to call this piece. And I hope it can uplift people, bring a sense of peace and calm to their reception area.
"Hope" is created from hand woven linen, silk and silk/stainless steel, with linen and silk organza; dye painting, acrylic, with machine and hand stitching.
Vermont Studio Center Residency
In April, I was excited and so fortunate to be able to participate for the first time in Vermont Artists' Week at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT. It was a wonderful one week artists residency where I was able to enjoy a large studio to work in, delicious food, and the inspiration of an active center with 66 other artists and writers on retreat. Here's some photos:
In April, I was excited and so fortunate to be able to participate for the first time in Vermont Artists' Week at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT. It was a wonderful one week artists residency where I was able to enjoy a large studio to work in, delicious food, and the inspiration of an active center with 66 other artists and writers on retreat. Here's some photos:
Hospital Acquisition
I'm so happy to report that my piece "Pink Barn Sunset" has found a permanent home in the art collection of the National Life Cancer Center at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont.
I'm so happy to report that my piece "Pink Barn Sunset" has found a permanent home in the art collection of the National Life Cancer Center at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont.
No Boundaries in Fiber
August 6 - September 17, 2011
The Rae Harrell Gallery in Hinesburg, VT is hosting our first ever SDA Vermont Members' Exhibit, . It's exciting that we are raising awareness of the great variety of textiles / fiber/ mixed media artwork being created here, bringing attention to strong work that is beyond the realm of the more typically shown oil paintings, etc.
The Exhibit Features innovative textile artwork by: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Rae Harrell, Hillary Harrell, Karen Henderson, Alexandra Nickerson, Mary Jane Russell, and Dianne Shullenberger.
We received a generous Small Events Grant from the Surface Design Association, which is helping to advertise the show. To see more photos from our show, please visit our Blog here.
August 6 - September 17, 2011
The Rae Harrell Gallery in Hinesburg, VT is hosting our first ever SDA Vermont Members' Exhibit, . It's exciting that we are raising awareness of the great variety of textiles / fiber/ mixed media artwork being created here, bringing attention to strong work that is beyond the realm of the more typically shown oil paintings, etc.
The Exhibit Features innovative textile artwork by: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Judy B. Dales, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Rae Harrell, Hillary Harrell, Karen Henderson, Alexandra Nickerson, Mary Jane Russell, and Dianne Shullenberger.
We received a generous Small Events Grant from the Surface Design Association, which is helping to advertise the show. To see more photos from our show, please visit our Blog here.
Inside Out Studio
Since I love to make ALL kinds of things, not just my wall art, my Inside Out Studio creations are the answer to those artistic impulse questions like: What to do with all the fabric I have, but it doesn't fit in with my landscape inspired work? Patchwork Hats! What to do with my garden-inspired doodles? Block Print T-shirts! and why not put the prints on other things? It's a blast to express all sides of my personality in this way, and use techniques I don't use with my wall art. And as always, sharing it with people is the best part...
If you're visiting Vermont, get in touch to find out if my Inside Out Studio will be at the Capital City Farmers' Market right here in Montpelier. Voted the Best Farmers' Market in New England, it's a great weekly event that's held outside in our adorable little downtown on Saturdays, May-October.
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2010
Hospital Acquisition
I'm excited to announce that my piece "Duality" has been placed into the permanent art collection at the Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Queen Creek, Arizona.
I'm excited to announce that my piece "Duality" has been placed into the permanent art collection at the Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Queen Creek, Arizona.
CraftForms 2010
December 3, 2010 through January 22, 2011
Exciting news that my work, Hush, will be included in the upcoming CraftForms 2010 exhibit, The Wayne Art Center's 16th Annual International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft. CraftForms, now in its sixteenth year, has grown to be one of the leading contemporary craft exhibitions in the country and a favored showcase for the work of the nation's most talented craft artists.
About the Juror : Jane Milosch
In April 2008, Jane Milosch was promoted to acting Senior Program Officer for Art in the Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture (OUSHAC), Smithsonian Institution, to direct pan-institutional art programs, new interdisciplinary initiatives, and strategic planning for the arts at the Smithsonian's eight art units.
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave Wayne PA 19083
December 3, 2010 through January 22, 2011
Exciting news that my work, Hush, will be included in the upcoming CraftForms 2010 exhibit, The Wayne Art Center's 16th Annual International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft. CraftForms, now in its sixteenth year, has grown to be one of the leading contemporary craft exhibitions in the country and a favored showcase for the work of the nation's most talented craft artists.
About the Juror : Jane Milosch
In April 2008, Jane Milosch was promoted to acting Senior Program Officer for Art in the Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture (OUSHAC), Smithsonian Institution, to direct pan-institutional art programs, new interdisciplinary initiatives, and strategic planning for the arts at the Smithsonian's eight art units.
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave Wayne PA 19083
1000 Artisan Textiles
Fresh off the Press!!!
Eight of Karen’s fiber pieces are included in the upcoming book “1000 Artisan Textiles” by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown. Published by Quayside Publishing Group / Quarry Publishers, the new book is available through Amazon and through their website.
You’ll find Karen’s work on pages 211-213!
Fresh off the Press!!!
Eight of Karen’s fiber pieces are included in the upcoming book “1000 Artisan Textiles” by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown. Published by Quayside Publishing Group / Quarry Publishers, the new book is available through Amazon and through their website.
You’ll find Karen’s work on pages 211-213!
Artwork featured in "Black Swan"
Three of Karen’s evocative textile wall pieces can be seen in an upcoming feature film entitled “Black Swan”. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film stars Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder and Mila Kunis. It is a dark psychological thriller set within a ballet production of Swan Lake.
The pieces Pink Barn Sunset, Notice, and First Frost with Fog were hung in the apartment of the character played by Natalie Portman.
Three of Karen’s evocative textile wall pieces can be seen in an upcoming feature film entitled “Black Swan”. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film stars Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder and Mila Kunis. It is a dark psychological thriller set within a ballet production of Swan Lake.
The pieces Pink Barn Sunset, Notice, and First Frost with Fog were hung in the apartment of the character played by Natalie Portman.
I'm now the SDA rep for Vermont!
We moved to Vermont in the fall of 2008, and this winter of 2010, the position for State Representative for the Vermont members of the Surface Design Assoication became open. I jumped at the chance to volunteer!
I'd joined SDA right after graduating college, since being connected to like-minded artists - even from afar, was important and still is. And I figure it's a great way to give back to an organization who has provided inspiration for me, while getting to meet fiber enthusiasts in my new state.
Plans for a Member's Blog are underway!
We moved to Vermont in the fall of 2008, and this winter of 2010, the position for State Representative for the Vermont members of the Surface Design Assoication became open. I jumped at the chance to volunteer!
I'd joined SDA right after graduating college, since being connected to like-minded artists - even from afar, was important and still is. And I figure it's a great way to give back to an organization who has provided inspiration for me, while getting to meet fiber enthusiasts in my new state.
Plans for a Member's Blog are underway!
2009
Calvin Klein Sample Project
This fall my work was found online by designers at Calvin Klein, and they contacted me to commission some sample fabrics they would consider for their Spring 2010 Women's Line. SO exciting!!!
I received some inspiration references and color swatches from them, and some fabrics to work with which I took the color out and re-dyed to match the color swatches. From all of that, I created several samples with different textures. The idea was that they might create 3 pieces for the line from my fabrics (possibly a jacket, a long coat, and a dress).
The image to the left here show one of my samples. It is dyed, layered, and machine as well as hand-stitched. The fabric was a very open weave structure - leno cloth maybe? anyway, it was fun to work with someone else's (Calvin Klein's!!!) palette and concept.
This fall my work was found online by designers at Calvin Klein, and they contacted me to commission some sample fabrics they would consider for their Spring 2010 Women's Line. SO exciting!!!
I received some inspiration references and color swatches from them, and some fabrics to work with which I took the color out and re-dyed to match the color swatches. From all of that, I created several samples with different textures. The idea was that they might create 3 pieces for the line from my fabrics (possibly a jacket, a long coat, and a dress).
The image to the left here show one of my samples. It is dyed, layered, and machine as well as hand-stitched. The fabric was a very open weave structure - leno cloth maybe? anyway, it was fun to work with someone else's (Calvin Klein's!!!) palette and concept.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
33rd Annual PMA Craft Show
November 12-15, 2009
Road Trip! Here's a pic on my way to the show!
I'll be in Booth #619
at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
For ticket info and other details, please visit www.pmacraftshow.org
33rd Annual PMA Craft Show
November 12-15, 2009
Road Trip! Here's a pic on my way to the show!
I'll be in Booth #619
at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
For ticket info and other details, please visit www.pmacraftshow.org
To see my complete Exhibitions List, please click on my CV link found under the 'About' tab at the top menu