Updated Spring 2026
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Juried Exhibitions
- Wisconsin Visual Arts North Member Exhibition. Center for Visual Arts. Wausau, WI. March – May 2026.
- QuiltCon. Phoenix, AZ. February 2025.
- Feeling Blue. Var Small Works Gallery. Milwaukee, WI. October – November 2024.
- “X” as a Potent Symbol for Intersectionality & Social Change. Prove Gallery. Duluth, MN. June – July 2024.
Solo Exhibitions
- Wanderlust. Washburn Cultural Center, Washburn WI. September 2025.
- Blended Fibers. Bent Paddle Brewery. Duluth, MN. January 2025.
- Water Protectors. Chequamegon Food Coop Gallery, Ashland WI. November 2024.
- Adventures Told Through Quilts. Bayfield Art Escape. Honest Dog Books, Bayfield, WI. September 2024.
Group Exhibitions
- For the Love of Water. Art Lit Lab. Madison, WI. March – April, 2025.
- Love Stories for the Lakefront. Washburn Cultural Center. Washburn, WI. July, 2025.
- Variations. Washburn Cultural Center. Washburn, WI. June, 2025.
- Minnesota Quilt Show. Minnesota Quilters Inc. Saint Cloud, MN. June, 2025.
- Greyscale: A Monochromatic Show in Black & White. Ghost Ship Gallery. Washburn Cultural Center, Washburn, WI. November 2024.
- Minnesota Quilt Show. Minnesota Quilters Inc. Duluth, MN. June, 2024.
- Show Faculty Award from Karlee Porter for “Rock Harbor, Isle Royale” quilt.
- Variations. Washburn Cultural Center. Washburn, WI. June 2024.
Workshops
- Mini Map Art Workshop. Duluth Folk School. Duluth, MN. November 2025.
- Mississippi River Watershed Art Quilts Workshop. Minnesota Maritime Art Museum. Winona, MN. 2025.
- Mini Map Art Workshop. Washburn Cultural Center. Washburn, WI. September 2025.
- For the Love of Water Silkscreening Workshop Series. Chequamegon Bay area. August – October, 2025.
- Mini Art Quilt Workshop. Grand Marais Artist Colony. Grand Marais, MN. August 2025.
- Improvisational Textile Art Workshop. Traditional Ways Gathering. Bad River Reservation. August 2025.
- Hand Quilting Workshop. Traditional Ways Gathering. Bad River Reservation. August 2025.
- Mini Art Quilt Workshop. Washburn Cultural Center, Washburn, WI. March 2025.
- Mini Adventure Map Workshop. Lake Superior Modern Quilters Guild, Duluth, MN. February 2025.
- Mini Adventure Map Workshop. Bayfield Art Escape. Honest Dog Books, Bayfield, WI. September 2024.
- Artist Lecture. Bayfield Art Escape. Honest Dog Books, Bayfield, WI. September 2024.
Art Events & Installations
For the Love of Water Silkscreening Events. Chequamegon Bay area. 2025.
- Hosting a series of Water Protector and grassroots resistance themed community art builds in the Chequamegon Bay area in collaboration with two other WI artists.
Community Quilt Project Sewing Circles. Chequamegon Bay area. 2025.
- Hosting a series of free drop-in sewing circles for community members to sew together and discuss how rest & self care are necessary acts of resistance in order to keep fighting for justice in this beautiful, devastating world. During the sewing circle participants will be able to contribute to a Community Quilt, a collaborative quilt project currently in progress.
Clothes Modification events for LGBTQIA+. Washburn, WI. 2025.
- Organized two free sewing days for LGBTQIA+ folks to modify their clothes so that they fit and feel like them.
Washburn Sewing Retreat. Washburn, WI. 2025
- Coordinating a three-night self-directed sewing retreat for eight participants, including all logistics including food planning and preparation.
Adventures Told through Quilts Exhibition. Bayfield, WI. 2024
- Installing a solo show of my work at Honest Dog Books during Bayfield’s Art Escape week including conducting all promotion of the show.
- Giving an Artist Talk and hosting a workshop on “Mini Sewn Adventure Maps” including creating promotional material and conducting advertising for each.
Art of Indigenous Resistance. Ashland, WI. 2017
- Coordinating an installation of art made by Indigenous artists from Central America and weaving together stories from that region and local Indigenous resistance.
Intersection Mural Project. Milwaukee, WI. 2015 – 2016
- Placemaking project I developed and secured funding for to create eight large (24’ to 30’) murals in intersections.
Riverwest 24 Intersection Mural Placemaking Project. Milwaukee, WI. 2014
- Project I coordinated which involved a few hundred people helping to create a 30’ intersection mural in one afternoon.
- Developed method for creating large intersection murals using giant stencils and construction spray paint.
Bike Art Exhibition. Madison, WI. 2013
- Coordinating a pop-up art exhibition as part of the CycloCross National Championship Bike Race.
Cream City Collectives. Milwaukee, WI. 2006 – 2008
- Co-organizing multiple art shows in the community-centered space.
- Establishing a silk screening workshop for community use.
Gallery Representation
- Center for Visual Arts. Wausau, Wisconsin. 2025 – Present.
- Grand Marais Artist Colony. Grand Marais, MN. 2025 – Present.
- Ghost Ship Gallery. Washburn & Bayfield, WI. 2024 – 2026.
- Great Water Inn. Bayfield, WI. 2025 – 2026.
Artistic Development & Residencies
- Ghost Ship Gallery Residency. Washburn, WI. June 2025.
- Emerging Artist Mentorship Program. Studio Art Quilts Associates. 2025.
- Grand Marais Artist Colony Residency. Grand Marais, MN. January 2025.
- Color Interaction Workshop. Tara Faughnan. 2024.
- Mini Textile Art Workshop. Leah Evans. 2024.
- Block Studies Collective Member. Tara Faughnan. 2023 – 2025.
Grants, Awards, & Affiliations
- Artist Project Grant ($10,000). The Open Fund. 2025.
- Community Education Grant ($1,800). Washburn Community Education Fund. 2025.
- Developing Artist Grant ($850). Chequamegon Bay Artists Association. 2025.
- Show Faculty Award (Karlee Porter). Minnesota Quilt Show. Duluth, MN. 2024.
- Developing Artist Grant ($650). Chequamegon Bay Artists Association. 2024.
- Member, Studio Art Quilts Associates.
- Member, Lake Superior Modern Quilters Guild.
- Member, Wisconsin Visual Artists.
- Member, Modern Quilt Guild.