Born January 31, 1957, Marshalltown, Iowa USA.
education
2000 Gutenberg Conference. The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing. Mainz, Germany.
1994 The University of Iowa. Foil Printing.
1992 University of Wisconsin-Madison. MFA in Art-Graphics. Focus on artist’s books and letterpress typography. Walter Hamady, Thesis Chair.
1991 Assigned State Fellowship. School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1990 WARF Fellowship. Graduate College, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1982 The University of Iowa. MA in Printmaking. Mauricio Lasansky, Thesis Chair.
1979 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. BA. Art, English. Honors Exhibition in Printmaking. Undergraduate Writers Workshop in Poetry. Teaching Certificate.
1978 University of Kent, Canterbury, England. Summer symposium. Medieval World: Culture and Society.
1975, 1976 South Bear School for the Arts, Highlandville and Decorah, Iowa. Summers. Poetry writing.
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college teaching
1993-2001 University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. Associate Professor/ Tenure. Head of Printmaking and Book Arts Areas, Studio Foundations Faculty, Art History Survey, Life Drawing.
1992-1993 East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Sabbatical replacement. Assistant Professor: Printmaking, Graphic Design, Intro to Design, Art History Survey.
1983-1985 Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan. Adjunct Instructor: Perspective Drawing, Life Drawing, Freshman English.
1986-1990 Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, Iowa. Drawing, Design, Painting, Art Appreciation, Freshman English. Director, Ray Frederick Gallery.
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projects
Hedgeweave. An organically developing environmental installation. Greeley, Colorado. 2014-present
PICK UP STICKS. A restorative environmental art project. Midcoast Maine. 2015
Selfies in Tapestry: Slo Art in the Age of Quick. An international online site investigating selfie imagery in tapestry. 85 artists participating; 100+ contemporary tapestries shown. Blog administrator/editor/designer. 2014-present https://www.selfiesonslow.wordpress.com
CODA: Tapestry Art Today. A biennial print and on-line publication of the American Tapestry Alliance; digest of articles on contemporary international tapestry selected from Tapestry Topics, ATA’s quarterly newsletter. Dorothy Clews, editor. Designer/editorial assistant. 1st edition, Nov. 2013. CODA 2013 at http://www.americantapestryalliance.org/resources/coda-tapestry-art-today/
Shape Shifting: Transformations in the Art of the Book. A national touring exhibit with 12 venues throughout the USA. Curator, Director, Publisher. Accompanying catalog/slide sets for use as teaching materials; sales supported Art scholarships at University of Northern Colorado. Multiple intramural granting sources. 1996-1999
Eva Prima Pandora. Wellspring Dance Collaborative. Designer and artist for set, costume and props. Funded by Michigan Council on the Arts. 1984
Artists Books Traveling Exhibition. 10 venues in Michigan and Ohio. Curator/ director/ exhibit designer. Funded by Michigan Council on the Arts. 1984-1985
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further information: Biography, Recent Exhibitions, Reviews and Mentions
images: Rock Garden for Sue Ping (detail) 2013; Smoke (detail) 2017, improvisational tapestry, synthetic and natural fibers. photography: John Blake
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margaret sunday tapestry 