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Pamela Feldman
madder@comcast.net
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Master of Fine Art (with honors), School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
- Bachelor of Art (with honors), University of California--Davis, Davis, CA
- Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Level II, Handweavers Guild of America, 2008
- Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Level I, Handweavers Guild of America, 2004
RECENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES
| 2020 |
FIELD/WORK. Educational residency. Chicago Artist Coalition. Chicago, IL |
| 2019 |
"Organic/Inorganic", Space 900, two person show. Evanston, IL |
| 2018 |
"Convergence 2018" Invitational Exhibition, COE Exhibition, Reno, NV |
| 2018 |
Lecture, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers. Philadelphia, PA |
| 2017 |
Lecture, Northtown Garden Society, Chicago, IL |
| 2016 |
“Later Impressions”, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
| 2016 |
“Convergence 2016” Invitational Exhibition, COE Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI |
| 2016 |
“Mixed Bag”, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI |
| 2015 |
"Chrome Green" Invitational Exhibition, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2015 |
“Spring Exhibition”, Noyes Art Center, Evanston, IL |
| 2014 |
“Later Impressions”, Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2014 |
"We Economy: Sustainable Textiles" Invitational Exhibition, Chicago, IL |
| 2014 |
Convergence 2014, Invitational Exhibition, Providence, RI |
| 2013 |
North Park Community Art Exhibition, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL |
| 2012 |
Convergence 2012, Invitational Exhibition, Long Beach, CA |
| 2011 |
North Park Community Art Walk, Invitational Exhibition. Chicago, IL |
| 2011 |
"Wool, Art, Nature", Invitational Exhibition. Brushwood Gallery, Ryerson Woods, IL |
| 2010 |
Keynote Speech, "Dyeing with Madder Root", Earth's Palette Conference, Taos, NM |
| 2010 |
"Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Handweavers Guild of America", Convergence 2010, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2010 |
"Faculty Show", Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 |
Keynote Speech, "Over- and Under-Dyeing with Indigo", Earth's Palette Conference, Taos, NM |
| 2009 |
"Certificate of Excellence: What Is It and Why Do It?", by Sandra L. Swarbrick, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. XL No. 2, pp. 46-50. |
| 2009 |
"Tapestry Exhibition" Invitational. Weavering Southwest, Taos, NM |
| 2008 |
"Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Handweavers Guild of America", Convergence 2008, Orando, FL |
| 2007 |
"Fiber Focus 2007", St. Louis, MO |
| 2007 |
"Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Handweavers Guild of America", Convergence 2007, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2007 |
Lillstreet Faculty Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 |
"Focus: Fiber 2006", Textile Arts Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH |
| 2006 |
Lillstreet Faculty Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
"Nature's Color" A Natural Dye Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 |
"Faculty Show", Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 |
"Off the Floor, An Exhibition of Handmade Rugs", Fine Line, St. Charles, IL |
| 2003 |
"Fiber Focus 2003", St. Louis, MO |
| 2002 |
"Natural Dyes Focus of Colour Congress 2002", by Karen Searle, Fiberarts, Vol. 29 no. 3, pp. 8-9 |
| 2002 |
"Earth Tones", Colour Congress 2002, University of Iowa, Ames, IA, Best in Show Award |
| 2000 |
"Nature's Colorations", Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, OH |
GRANTS
| 2009 |
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago, IL
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| 2006 |
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago, IL
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| 2005 |
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago, IL
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PUBLICATIONS AND CURATION
| 2022 |
"Obtaining a True Back Using Natural Dyes", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. LII No. 3, pp. 17-22
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| 2022 |
"Color Gradation with Natural Dyes", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. LII, No. 4, pp. 17-23
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| 2019 |
Textile Society of the Art Institute of Chicago. Board Member
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| 2018 |
Mentioned in "Behind the Scenes of the Certificate of Excellence (COE) Exam", in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. XLIX, No. 3, pp. 20-25
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| 2018 |
"A Tapestry of Friendship and Art", Chicago Botanic Garden “Keep Growing” Publication
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| 2018 |
Handweavers Guild of America, Certificate in Excellence jury, Philadelphia, PA
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| 2017-2018 |
Tadeai Study Group Project. U.S.A.
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| 2017-2020 |
Albany Park Library Video Project, Chicago, IL
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| 2016 |
Handweavers Guild of America, Certificate in Excellence jury, Boise, ID
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| 2015 |
Co-curated, Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL
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| 2012 |
Co-curated, North Park Community Art Exhibition, NEIU, Chicago, IL
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| 2012 |
Co-curated, SAN Members Show, Chicago, IL
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| 2012 |
Featured in "Colors of the Caldron", by Michael Tortorello, The New York Times, April 4, 2012 (online), April 5, 2012, page D1 (print)
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| 2008 |
"Over-dyeing and Under-dyeing with Indigo", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. XXXIX No. 3, pp. 35-39
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| 2006-2020 |
Turkey Red Journal (www.turkeyredjournal.com), an on-line publication about natural dyes, Publisher and Editor
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| 1995-2006 |
Turkey Red Journal, a print newsletter about natural dyes, Co-Publisher and Co-Editor
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2017-2020 |
Lecturer, Natural Dye, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| 2000-2020 |
Instructor, teach classes in natural dyes and weaving for adults at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Highland Park, IL
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| 2015 |
Instructor, Indigo workshop, Coyle & Herr, Chicago, IL
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| 2013 |
Instructor, workshops in natural dyes, Lurie Garden, Chicago, IL
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| 2013 |
Instructor, Ox-Bow, workshop in natural dyes, Saugatuck, MI
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| 2004-2013 |
Instructor, taught fiber classes at Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
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| 1999-2011 |
Instructor, taught classes in ethnic textiles, weaving and natural dyes for the Continuing Studies Department, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL |
| 1994-1998 |
Instructor, taught classes in weaving and ethnic textiles for children and adults at the Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
| 1995-1997 |
Preparator and Cataloger, Haifa Faisal Collection of Saudi Arabian Material Culture, Chicago, IL
Accessioned, cataloged and prepared textiles and baskets for storage.
Maintained computerized records, slide and reference files, and storage facilities. |
| 1994 |
Freelance exhibit designer and preparator.
Designed and produced soft sculptures and banners for the "DNA to Dinosaurs" exhibit at the Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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| 1985-1986 |
Collections and Research Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
Inventoried textile collections, supervised artifact handling for exhibits, and conducted research for exhibit content development. |
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