Resume ~ MarDee - Fiber Artist
Artist Director, Infinity Art Gallery
Education
Master Quilter - Bettie Rushin, 1995 - 1997
Apprenticed for 2 years studying various quilting techniques and expressions.
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, 1981-1983
Co-Founder Student Onsite Gallery, studied bronze sculpting, oil painting and other art forms.
Shows/Exhibitions
Jacobs Gallery, Small Pleasures Invitational, Dec-Jan 2011-2012, Eugene, OR
Jacobs Gallery, Impressions: Material ARTistry, Feb-Mar 2010, Eugene, OR
Springfield Museum, Dancing Hands, Winter 2008-2009, Springfield, OR -
“”Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing” - Award of Excellence - Juried
Eugene Public Library, Oregon Fiber Artists, Winter 2008, Eugene, OR
DIVA, Rhapsody in Hue: Material ARTistry, Oct-Nov 2008, Eugene, OR
Maude Kerns, Dias de los Muertos, October 2008, Eugene, OR - Juried
Magical Dreamtime, January 2008, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Mother Kali’s Bookstore, April 2007, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Territorial Vineyards, Feb-Mar 2007, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Faux Salon, Jun-Jul 2002, Campbell, CA - Solo Show
Pacific International Quilt Show, Booth Display, 1999, San Jose, CA
San Jose Women’s Rescue Center, 1998, San Jose, CA
Pajaro Valley Quilt Show, 1996, Santa Cruz, CA - Juried
Commissions
20th Anniversary, 2 pieces, 2009, Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene, OR
Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing, 2008, Pritchard-Swing Family, Eugene, OR
Abundant Garden 1, 2, & 3, (3 pieces) 2008, Elder Health & Living, Eugene, OR
Large Wall Hanging, 2005, Dr O’Brien Chiropractic, Pacifica, CA
La Azteca de Madre, 2002, Nieve Family, Pacifica, CA
49er Bed Quilt, Tim and Roseanne Becher, San Jose, CA
Perpetual Indulgence, 2000, Beaulet Family, No. Hollywood, CA
Publications
“Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing” Register Guard, November 13, 2008
Art Notes, The Register Guard, November 6, 2008
Galleries, Eugene Weekly, January 17, 2008
Ticket pg 8, Register Guard, January 4, 2008
Galleries and Museums, The Wave, June 20, 2002
Private Collections
Sandra Weis, Huntington Beach, CA
Beaulet Family, No. Hollywood, CA
Marsha and Mac MacGregor, Pacifica, CA
Persimmon Accupunture, Pacifica, CA
Quinn Family, Ridgefield, CT
M. Carol, Pacifica, CA
And over 20 individual pieces sold into private collections.
Donated pieces to the San Jose Rescue Center, Multiple Sclerosis, Women Against Female Mutilation, School Based Health Centers, and Basic Rights Oregon.
Artist Director, Infinity Art Gallery
Education
Master Quilter - Bettie Rushin, 1995 - 1997
Apprenticed for 2 years studying various quilting techniques and expressions.
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, 1981-1983
Co-Founder Student Onsite Gallery, studied bronze sculpting, oil painting and other art forms.
Shows/Exhibitions
Jacobs Gallery, Small Pleasures Invitational, Dec-Jan 2011-2012, Eugene, OR
Jacobs Gallery, Impressions: Material ARTistry, Feb-Mar 2010, Eugene, OR
Springfield Museum, Dancing Hands, Winter 2008-2009, Springfield, OR -
“”Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing” - Award of Excellence - Juried
Eugene Public Library, Oregon Fiber Artists, Winter 2008, Eugene, OR
DIVA, Rhapsody in Hue: Material ARTistry, Oct-Nov 2008, Eugene, OR
Maude Kerns, Dias de los Muertos, October 2008, Eugene, OR - Juried
Magical Dreamtime, January 2008, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Mother Kali’s Bookstore, April 2007, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Territorial Vineyards, Feb-Mar 2007, Eugene, OR - Solo Show
Faux Salon, Jun-Jul 2002, Campbell, CA - Solo Show
Pacific International Quilt Show, Booth Display, 1999, San Jose, CA
San Jose Women’s Rescue Center, 1998, San Jose, CA
Pajaro Valley Quilt Show, 1996, Santa Cruz, CA - Juried
Commissions
20th Anniversary, 2 pieces, 2009, Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene, OR
Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing, 2008, Pritchard-Swing Family, Eugene, OR
Abundant Garden 1, 2, & 3, (3 pieces) 2008, Elder Health & Living, Eugene, OR
Large Wall Hanging, 2005, Dr O’Brien Chiropractic, Pacifica, CA
La Azteca de Madre, 2002, Nieve Family, Pacifica, CA
49er Bed Quilt, Tim and Roseanne Becher, San Jose, CA
Perpetual Indulgence, 2000, Beaulet Family, No. Hollywood, CA
Publications
“Ahnt Kai: Shadow Dancing” Register Guard, November 13, 2008
Art Notes, The Register Guard, November 6, 2008
Galleries, Eugene Weekly, January 17, 2008
Ticket pg 8, Register Guard, January 4, 2008
Galleries and Museums, The Wave, June 20, 2002
Private Collections
Sandra Weis, Huntington Beach, CA
Beaulet Family, No. Hollywood, CA
Marsha and Mac MacGregor, Pacifica, CA
Persimmon Accupunture, Pacifica, CA
Quinn Family, Ridgefield, CT
M. Carol, Pacifica, CA
And over 20 individual pieces sold into private collections.
Donated pieces to the San Jose Rescue Center, Multiple Sclerosis, Women Against Female Mutilation, School Based Health Centers, and Basic Rights Oregon.
Solo show at Territorial Vineyards
Solo show at Magical Dreamtime
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