Pamela Feldman's Resume

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

2006

Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago, IL

2005

Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago, IL

PUBLICATIONS AND CURATION

2022

"Obtaining a True Back Using Natural Dyes", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. LII No. 3, pp. 17-22

2022

"Color Gradation with Natural Dyes", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. LII, No. 4, pp. 17-23

2019

Textile Society of the Art Institute of Chicago. Board Member

2018

Mentioned in "Behind the Scenes of the Certificate of Excellence (COE) Exam", in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. XLIX, No. 3, pp. 20-25

2018

"A Tapestry of Friendship and Art", Chicago Botanic Garden “Keep Growing” Publication

2018

Handweavers Guild of America, Certificate in Excellence jury, Philadelphia, PA

2017-2018

Tadeai Study Group Project. U.S.A.

2017-2020

Albany Park Library Video Project, Chicago, IL

2016

Handweavers Guild of America, Certificate in Excellence jury, Boise, ID

2015

Co-curated, Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL

2012

Co-curated, North Park Community Art Exhibition, NEIU, Chicago, IL

2012

Co-curated, SAN Members Show, Chicago, IL

2012

Featured in "Colors of the Caldron", by Michael Tortorello, The New York Times, April 4, 2012 (online), April 5, 2012, page D1 (print)

2008

"Over-dyeing and Under-dyeing with Indigo", in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol. XXXIX No. 3, pp. 35-39

2006-2020

Turkey Red Journal (www.turkeyredjournal.com), an on-line publication about natural dyes, Publisher and Editor

1995-2006

Turkey Red Journal, a print newsletter about natural dyes, Co-Publisher and Co-Editor

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017-2020

Lecturer, Natural Dye, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2000-2020

Instructor, teach classes in natural dyes and weaving for adults at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Highland Park, IL

2015

Instructor, Indigo workshop, Coyle & Herr, Chicago, IL

2013

Instructor, workshops in natural dyes, Lurie Garden, Chicago, IL

2013

Instructor, Ox-Bow, workshop in natural dyes, Saugatuck, MI

2004-2013

Instructor, taught fiber classes at Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL

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

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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