Colored Pencil and Fiber Artist
311 Tupper Road, West Danby NY 14883-9650
607/564-7178 fax 607/274-2357
SSilk@aol.com
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Selected Juried Exhibitions
1997 Natural Forces, Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm, Dayton, OH
1997,’95 Northeast Quilts Unlimited, Old Forge, NY
1996 Undercurrents, Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm, Dayton, OH
1994 Garden Party, Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, Int’l Museum of
the Horse, Lexington, KY
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Invitational Exhibitions
1998 - 96
Art Walk, New Alexandrian Bookstore, Ithaca Festival,
Ithaca, NY
1998
14th Annual Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts Invitational,
Trumansburg, NY
Fantastic Fibers, 11th Annual Fiber Exhibit, Yeiser
Art Center,
Paducah and Louisville, KY
1998 Annual Invitational, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY
1997
Fibers: ArtQuilts and Garments, ArtConnX at Java
Joe’s,
Binghamton, NY; traveled to Norwich, NY
QN Select/Reject, World Wide Web Invitational ArtQuilt Exhibit
Ithaca Artists’ Market, Regional Show & Sale,
Steamboat Landing, Ithaca, NY
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Recent Recognition
1998 Masters' Division - 49th Central Adirondacks Art Exhibit, Old Forge, NY
1997 Honorable Mention, Natural
Forces,
Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm, Dayton,
OH
1996 Connecting Threads, Central NY
Studio Art Quilt Associates,
Public Gallery Group Exhibit
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls, NY
1996 Featured Artist, Ithaca
Artists’ Market, Regional Show & Sale,
Steamboat Landing, Ithaca, NY
1995 3rd Place-Wall Hangings,
Northeast Quilts Unlimited,
Old Forge, NY
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Community Service and Residencies
1997,’96 Artists for Hunger Relief, Sea Cliff, NY
1996 Women’s Rights National Historical
Park,
October Residency, Seneca Falls, NY
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Private Collections
California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island
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Represented by
Corner’s Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Blue Heron Gallery, Trumansburg, NY
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Related Experience
1997 Textile Design, Printfolio Associates, NY, NY
1995-97 Workshop Instructor, Color and Design for
Quiltmakers,
Plangi and Hand Painted Scarves
1995 Central NY Studio Art Quilt Associates, Chapter Organizer
1994-96 Art Through the Internet, e- and snail-mail
Circle Organizer,
America Online
1991-97 Community Theater, Set Designer, Chief Artist, Design, Artist
1980-87 Natural Science Illustrator,
Graphic Designer, Technical Illustrator
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Professional Affiliations
Studio Art Quilt Assoc., Tompkins County Arts Partnership,
Femmes d’Atelier, Colored Pencil Society
of America, Artist Resource
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Education
1986 Permanent NYS Teaching Certification
1984 M.F.A. - Syracuse University
1977 B.S. - Empire State College
1964-68 Alfred University, College of Ceramics
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