"PEREGRINATIONS/REFLECTIONS" - Each culture reveals a hidden truth, a different story. What are the birds prognosticating? Due to the reflective quality of the woven vinyl strips - from the side, the image is distorted, and disorienting. From the frontal approach, an interaction occurs between the work and the viewers' reflected image.
Process - Clear vinyl strips are woven through a slit painted canvas. In addition, in some instances, painted plastic sheets are applied. This process alters the painting's structure and creates a 3-dimensional experience.
Professional Experience
Curator, Penn State University, Ogontz Campus, Abington, PA
Special Program’s Director, Penn State University, Ogontz Campus, Abington, PA
P.T. Adjunct, Philadelphia College of Textile and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Art Instructor, Artillery Art Center
Head Designer and Managing Director for the Hoopla Company (jewelry)
Owner, Designer and Creator of JBSDesigns (textiles)
Writings and Film
Playwright, B.A.D. Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Playwright, Pig Iron Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Independent Short Film, “Rock Garden”
Awards and Honors
Niche Award for Fiber Decorative
Best of Show, Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishing Show
Best of Show, Museum of Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
Robert P Stevens Award for Print Design, Philadelphia College of Textile and Science, Philadelphia, PA
Collections
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of PA Atlantic Bell, Philadelphia, PA The May Company, Texas Commerce Bank University, NJ Coventry First Insurance, Ft. Washington, PA White House Christmas Collection Glaxo/Smith/Kline Pharmaceuticals, PA Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C. Museum of Art and Design, NY Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Art in Embassy Bangladesh, India Clinton Administration
Montevideo, Uruguay Bush Administration
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
Portal Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Mosko-Miller Gallery, New York, NY/Denver, CO
Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Two-person Shows InLiquid at East Market, Philadelphia, PA
Group
Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Craft Museum, NY
Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Hutchinson County Museum, TX
Matagorda County Museum, TX
West Bay Common School Museum, TX
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Albert Peterson Gallery, Orlando, FL
Art Forms Gallery, Red Bank, NJ
Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Leverington Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery 323, Madison, WI
Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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