Resume
Native Nevadan
Born in 1968
Married to Bryan Gardner
Desire to educate on the use of textile as a fine art form.
Education:
Studied under:
Nancy Ryan- Impressionistic Art Quilts
Denise Oyama Miller_ Paint and Art Quilts
Sophie Jane Standing-Thread Painting, Free Motion Embroidery
Loraine Turner- Embellishment of Textile art
Andrea Brokenshire- Silk Painting
University of Nevada, Reno B.A. Liberal Studies 1998
Experience:
Active Member of Reno Open Studios: 2015-2021 I worked with other volunteers of the organization to display and coordinate art for both Art Town and the annual art show in September. Fiber and Mixed Media Artist
Member of SAQA: Studio Art Quilt Associates: Fiber and Mixed Media Artist (SAQA)
Member of Sierra Arts Foundation
Guest artist: Reno Artist’s Co-Op
Artist at St. Mary’s Art Center- Virginia City
Exhibits:
Solo:
Winter 2021- Western Textile Show- Spanish Springs Library
Fall 2019- Flora and Fauna- South Valley’s Library
Group:
Studio Art Quilts Assoc.- 2021 Art Quilts 2, a regional show.
Fall of 2021-Sierra Arts Foundation- Flora and Fauna of the West. A Textile Exhibit with Nancy Ryan and Denise Omata Miller.
Spring 2020- “Reflections” National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery and Studios-San Francisco
Spring 2020- “Equis”- Sierra Arts Foundation.
12”x 12” Member Show- Sierra Arts Foundation-
Artist’s Christmas Show- Reno Artist’s Co-Op-
Reno Open Studios- 2015-2020
Fall 2019 SAQA ( Studio Art Quilt Associates) International Quilt Organization’s Annual On-line auction.
Sierra Arts Foundation May 2024
Publications: “Reflections,” National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery and Studios-San Francisco.
“Stitched Journeys with Birds,” by Martha Sielman
Collections:
Works held in Private Collections in Reno, and Las Vegas, Nevada and Merced, California, Virginia and Florida.