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| EDUCATION |
2000 University
of Wisconsin-Madison: Master of Fine Arts
1983 University of Idaho-Moscow: Juris Doctor
1977 University of Wisconsin-Madison: Bachelor of Science, Art |
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| TEACHING
& WORK EXPERIENCE |
| 2008
2000-08
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Workshop Leader; Northern California Handweavers Conference, Sacramento, CA
Workshop Leader; Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Lecturer; Weaving I & II, Fibers & Fabric Structures, Off Loom Construction, Structural Enrichment I & II, Color Theory, History of Textiles. Design Studies Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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| 2005-2008
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Percent
for Art Selection Committee, Wisconsin Arts Board,
Madison, WI |
| 2003-2008
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Instructor;
Clay for Kids. Higher Fire Clay Studio, Madison, WI |
| 2007
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Workshop
Leader. 2007 International Conference. Surface Design
Association,
Kansas City, MO |
| 2006-2007
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Vendor
Coordinator. 2007 International Conference. Surface
Design Association,
Kansas City, MO |
| 2005-06 |
Lecturer;
Weaving I & II, Introductory Fibers and Off-Loom Fibers.
Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Arts Grant Advisory Panel Member. Dane County
Cultural Affairs Commission. Madison, WI
Workshop & Studio Leader, Seminar Presenter.
“Convergence 2006.” Bi-annual
conference of the Handweavers Guild of America, Grand Rapids,
MI
Instructor. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,
TN
Speaker and Judge. Wisconsin Regional Art Program
Workshop. Madison, WI
Studio Tour and Demonstrator. Madison Weavers
Guild. Madison, WI
Workshop Leader. Needle Felting and Design
Basics. Stitcher’s Crossing. Madison, WI |
| 2005 |
Percent
for Arts Committee, Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison,
WI |
| 2004 |
Curator;
"Community," CLAYfiber. Overture Center for the Arts,
Madison, WI
Workshop Leader. Michigan League of Handweavers.
Holland MI
Juror; Art Fair on the Square. Madison Museum
of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
Invited Evaluator of "Quilts: Artistry
in Pattern" exhibit at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison,
WI for the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission. |
| 2003-2006 |
Instructor;
Clay for Kids. Higher Fire Clay Studio, Madison, WI |
| 2000-2006 |
Lecturer;
Weaving I & II, Fibers & Fabric Structures, Off Loom
Construction, Structural Enrichment I & II, Color Theory
and Independent Studies. Search Committee for Lecturer
position. Department of Environment, Textiles &
Design, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 2002 |
Instructor;
Floor Loom Weaving. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| 2000-2001 |
Curatorial
Assistant; Gallery of Design, School of Human Ecology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 2000 |
Visiting
Artist Lecturer; Weaving. Edgewood College, Madison,
WI
Project Assistant; Design: Making Things Work. Arts Institute,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Briony Jean Foy
Studio Assistant; Weaving, Asst. to Diane Sheehan
at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| 1997-2000 |
Teaching
Assistant; Fundamentals of Design and Color, (instructor
of record). Department of Environment, Textiles & Design,
School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 1994-1999 |
Executive
Director and Administrator, Dane County Bar Association,
Case Mediation Program, Madison, WI. |
| 1983-1996 |
Attorney;
Jenswold, Studt, & Hanson. Madison WI |
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| EXHIBITIONS
& AWARDS |
| 2006 |
“Sprouts.”
Higher Fire Gallery, Madison, WI. Collaborative show with ceramist
Linda Leighton.
“Text and Texture.” Collaborations between poets
and fiber artists. Overture Center for the Arts Community Gallery,
Madison, WI
“Art of Note.” Invited artist. Wisconsin Youth Symphony
Orchestra. Madison, WI |
| 2005 |
“In
Good Company.” James Watrous Gallery, Wisconsin Academy
of Sciences, Arts and
Letters, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI |
| 2004-2006 |
"Community,"
CLAYfiber. Curator and Exhibitor. Group show of clay and fiber.
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI, River Arts Center,
Prairie du Sac, WI, and Colucci Gallery, West High School, Madison,
WI |
| 2004 |
Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship in recognition of work in visual
arts. Madison, WI
"Autumn." Group show at Higher Fire Gallery, Madison,
WI
"Cross Pollination," Artists of Winnebago Studios.
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
"Queen of the Plains." Colorado Convention Center,
Denver, CO. Handweavers Guild of America. Juror: Rebecca Bluestone.
"Fiber Arts Competition 2004." Mills Pond House Gallery,
Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY. Juror: Patricia
Malarcher.
“SIGNS of Affection.” Collaborative show with Ceramist
Linda Leighton. Higher Fire Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 2003 |
Art in the Barn, Fitchburg, WI
Winnebago Studios Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 2002 |
Instructor Exhibit. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Group Show, Winnebago Studios Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 2000 |
"From
Lausanne to Beijing- Beijing 2000 International Tapestry Art
Exhibition." Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University.
An invitational exhibition in Beijing, China (catalogue).
"Streams of Consciousness." Gallery of Design, UW-Madison.
M.F.A. Exhibit.
David & Edith Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship For A Woman
In The Arts. Arts Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
72nd Annual Juried Student Art Show. Porter Butts and Class
of 1925 Galleries, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Briony Jean Foy |
| 1999 |
"Small
Expressions." Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MI. An
international, juried exhibition of small-scale fiber works
sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America. Juror; Lotus
Stack, Curator of Textiles, Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
"Wrapped in Style, Scarves from the Collection of Natasha
Nicholson." Gallery of Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AMOCO Student Design Competition, Grand Prize; First Place and
Honorable Mention. National competition for original woven fabrics
suitable for use in the contract industry. Exhibited at NEOCON
'99, World's Trade Fair, Chicago, IL
"Design 1999". Gallery of Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Juror: Judy Smith, textile designer. Award: Juror's Choice-
Graduate Work. |
| 1998 |
Second Annual Taegu International Textile Design Competition
& Exhibition, Finalist. Taegu Textile Design Federation,
Taegu, Korea (catalogue).
"The Theory of Fabrictivity." 1998 AMOCO Student Design
Competition, Grand Prize; Second Place, National competition
for original woven fabrics suitable for use in the contract
industry. Exhibited at NEOCON '98, Chicago, IL
"CITDA Scholarship Competition." Computer Integrated
Textile Design Association. Grand Prize: Third Place, Library
Category. A national competition for print design. Exhibited
at CADExpo/Yarn Fair in New York City & at the Sixth Annual
CITDA Conference in High Point, NC
"Design 1998." Gallery of Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Juror: Nancy Mladenoff, Assistant Professor, Art Department,
UW-Madison. Award: Graduate Level Weaving.
"It Seams Funny to Me." American Museum of Quilts
and Textiles, San Jose, CA. An International exhibition juried
by Jean Ray Laury, Lynn Lewis Young and Kathryn Pellman.
1997 "Up Close & on the Wall." Gallery of Design,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Juror: Colleen Carole, textile
designer. Awards: Surface Design and Weaving. |
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| COMMISSIONS |
| 2005 |
“let
the good times roll” Retirement gift for Professor Joy
Dohr, UW-Madison |
| 2004 |
“Walden.”
Commemorative wall piece commissioned by Alan Phillips, Madison,
WI 2002 Design for Woven Wall Installation. Temple Beth El,
Madison, WI |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
Gallery
Issue- Surface Design Journal, September 2006. Juried Inclusion.
Surface Design Association, Sebastopol, CA
“Cloth Tells A Story” by Marion Marzolf. Artist
Profile. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot Magazine. Vol. XXXV No.
2 Issue 138 Spring 2004. Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
Suwanee, GA
"Transformations: Explorations in Fiber and Metal."
Review of artist C. Kallenborn. Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
Newsletter. Madison, WI, Fall 2000.
Contributing Artist, "Pillow Making as Art and Craft"
Elyse Sommer & Renie Breskin Adams, Crown Publishers, Inc.,
New York, NY, 1978.
Briony Jean Foy, Illustrator, "South Florida Benthic Marine
Algae", W.J. Woelkerling, in Sedimenta V., Univ. of Miami
Press, Miami, FL, 1976. |
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| VOLUNTEER
WORK |
Surface
Design Association.
Art and Auction Committee. Wisconsin Public Television Station
WHA, Madison,WI
Gallery of Design, UW- Madison. Exhibition Installations.
Madison Art Center, Art Partners Board |
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