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Barbara Schulman
 
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EDUCATION

MFA: Fiberart; BS Art Education; Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1992-Present: Professor of Art; Department of Art Education & Crafts
Kutztown University; Kutztown, Pennsylvania; Head of Fibers Program

Previous Teaching Positions:
North Carolina State University; Raleigh, North Carolina
Weber University; Ogden, Utah
Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, Virginia
Kent State University; Kent, Ohio

 
 

GRANT ACQUISITIONS

2001,1997 Visual Arts Fellowship in Crafts; Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
1999 Kutztown University Research Grant
1996 PA State System of Higher Education Faculty Professional Development Grant

 

SELECTED LIST OF ART COLLECTIONS

Museum of Arts and Design; New York, New York
Lehigh Valley Hospital; Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown Art Museum; Allentown, Pennsylvania
Music Department; Kutztown University; Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven University; Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Carolina Power and Light; Raleigh, North Carolina
Howard & Green, L.L.P.; Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic; Raleigh, North Carolina
Bell Northern Research; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana
First Interstate Bank; Salt Lake City, Utah
American Express Company; Salt Lake City, Utah
LaGrange College; LaGrange, Georgia
Phillips Gallery; Salt Lake City, Utah
Mesa United Bank; Grand Junction, Colorado
Richmond, Virginia Public Schools
numerous private collections

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

A Survey of Baskets Today; Peters Valley Craft Center; Layton, NJ 2007
In Response to Healing; traveling exhibition 2006-2008
Sum of the Parts; traveling exhibition 2007-2010
PA Craft; State Museum of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg, PA 2006-2007
Nothing New: Fiber Art From Recycled Materials; Minneapolis, MN 2005
A Tribute to Fiber Art; APEX Gallery; Washington, DC 2005
Faculty Exhibition; Peters Valley Center; Layton, NJ 2002 and 2005
Solo Exhibit; Home and Planet; Bethlehem, PA 2004
Fiber For The Future; A.I.R. Gallery; New York City 2004
Baskets-Sculptural Constructions; Thirteen Moons Gallery; Santa Fe, NM 2004
Contemporary Baskets 2002 and 2004; del Mano Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
The Fine Art of Craft; Susquehanna Art Museum's Van Go! museum-on-wheels; Harrisburg, PA 2003-2004
SOFA 2000 and 2003 (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art) Chicago, Illinois
The Fifth International of Tapestry and Fiber Art; Beauvais, France 2002
Five Person Invitational Exhibit; Allentown Art Museum; Allentown, PA 2001
Three Person Invitational Exhibit; Baylor University; Waco, Texas 2001
Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. State Department; Baku, Azerbaijan 2001-2003
Livres des poetes (femmes); Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, CA 2000
Niche Awards Finalist; Philadelphia Buyer's Market of American Crafts 2000
Fiberart International 99; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA
Quilt National 99; Dairy Barn Cultural Center; Athens, OH; traveled through 2001
Diversity! Studio Art Quilts; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN 1995-2000
Solo Exhibition; Lock Haven University; Lock Haven, PA 1999
Two Person Invitational; Open Space Gallery; Allentown, PA 1999
Summer Faculty Invitational; Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN 1999
Squared Off; Phoenix Gallery, New York City 1998
Craft Forms 93 and 98, Wayne Art Center; Wayne, PA
Updating Ceremonial Objects: A Cup For Miriam; Rosen Museum; Boca Raton, Florida 1999
Invitation to Create an Ornament for the White House Christmas Tree; Washington, DC 1998
Surface: New Form/New Function; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN 1998
Convergence '98 Weavers Conference; Atlanta, GA
Kent State Alumni Crafts Exhibition; Kent State University; Kent, OH 1997-1998
Hanging By A Thread; Northern Arizona Univ. Art Museum and Galleries; Flagstaff, AZ 1997
Three Rivers Arts Festival; Crafts Exhibition; Pittsburgh, PA 1997
Solo Exhibit; Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC 1996
Chautauqua International for Fiber Art; Adams Art Gallery; Dunkirk, NY 1994, 1996
Crafts Nationals 28 and 30; Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA 1994, 1996
Fiber Now 1996; Downey Museum of Art; Downey, CA
Craft America '95; Silvermine Arts Guild; New Canaan, CT
Kutztown University Crafts Faculty Exhibit; Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ 1995
Visual Play; Textile Arts Centre; Chicago, IL 1994
Art of the State; The State Museum of PA; Harrisburg 1993, 1994
Women's Caucus for Art PA/NJ/DEL; Owen Patrick Gallery; Philadelphia, PA 1994
Two Person Exhibit; Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC 1994
Mid-Atlantic Craft Exhibition; Towson State University; Towson, MD 1994
Materials: Hard and Soft; Center for Visual Arts; Denton, TX 1993
Woven, Plaited, Twined, Coiled; Sawtooth Center for Visual Art; Winston-Salem, NC 1993
29th Annual Craft Exhibition; Main Line Center of the Arts; Haverford, PA 1992
Convergence Weaver's Conference Invitational Exhibit; Washington, DC 1992
Fiber Fireworks 91; London Regional Art & Historical Museums; London, Ontario
Tapestries 89; Light and Fibers Gallery, Portland, OR 1989
Fiber Art in the 90's; Sawtooth Center for Visual Design; Winston-Salem, NC 1989
Light, Line and Plane in Tapestry; Center for Tapestry Arts; New York City 1988
Solo Exhibit; Hager, Smith, & Huffman; Raleigh, NC 1991
Art Deco Inspired Crafts; Renwick Gallery Museum Shop; Washington, DC 1987
Spotlight 87: Southeast Crafts; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Crafts Invitational; Winston-Salem, NC 1987
Fiber Structure National V; Downey Museum of Art; Downey, CA 1987
LaGrange National XIII; Georgia 1983
Fiber as Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Manila, Philippines 1980

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (Photographs in Books, Exhibition Reviews of my work)

500 Baskets; published by Lark Books, 2006
Surface Design Journal; summer 2006 and summer 2002
Art Quilts, A Celebration; published by Lark Books, 2005
Fiberarts Design Book; Volumes Two-Seven; 2004, 1999, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1988
El Mercurio; Cuenca, Ecuador; January 16, 2004
Fiberarts Magazine; January/February 2003, January/February 1999, Summer 1996
Le Courrier Picard; Beauvais, France; August 25, 2002, June 25, 2002
Philadelphia Inquirer; October 14, 2001
Scholars; Published by The State System of Higher Education; cover art; 2001
Easton, PA Express-Times; October 26, 2001, June 10, 1999, October 27, 1998, June 10, 1994
The Fray; collaborative embroidery and poetry chapbook; with Heather Thomas; 2000
The Best in Contemporary Quilts: Quilt National 1999; published by Lark Books
Fiberart International Exhibition 99 used my work on the invitation, web site and banners
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship Recipients Catalog, 2001 & 1997
American Craft Magazine, October/November 1996, February/March 1994
Diversity Exhibition catalogue; cover art, 1995
Baltimore Sun; March 26, 1994
Art Papers Journal; July-August 1991
The Guild; 1986

 

REVIEWS WRITTEN

An Exploration of Labyrinths, New Work by Ted Hallman; Fiberarts Magazine; summer 2006
Silk Drawings by Akiko Kotani; Surface Design Journal; winter 2004
Poetry in a Steel Mill: Tapestries by Mildred T. Johnstone; Fiberarts Magazine; summer 2003

 

SELECTED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

LECTURES:

Art Quilts of the 21st Century; International Quilt Festival; Houston, TX 2006
Lecture on My Work; Peters Valley Craft Center; Layton, NJ 2002, 2005
Lecture on My Work; Allentown Art Museum Textile Club; Allentown PA 2005
Contemporary American Fiberart: Universidad del Azuay and Universidad de Cuenca; Cuenca, Ecuador 2004
The Art of Contemporary Quiltmaking; Reading, PA Public Museum 2004
Contemporary Needlework: Not Your Grandmother's Sampler; Fiberart Guild of Pittsburgh, PA 2003
Invitational Lectures for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council's Speakers Program:
Contradicting Tradition: Contemporary Art Quilts; presented at: Erie Art Museum 2003, Chester Library 2003 and Newport Arts Council 2002
Not Just Pretty Pictures: Today's Needlearts; presented at: Lebanon Library 2003 and Allentown Art Museum 2002
Humor in the Fiber Arts; Convergence 98 Weavers Conference; Atlanta, GA
Guest Lecturer on Contemporary American Crafts; 1997:
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design; Birmingham, England
Glasgow School of Art; Glasgow, Scotland
A Serious But Irreverent View of Contemporary Art; Reading Public Museum; Reading, PA 1995

WORKSHOPS:

Mixed Media Textile Surfaces; Kutztown University, Kutztown PA 2007
Textile Collage; Peters Valley Craft Center; Layton, NJ 2005
Knotless Net Forms; Universidad del Azuay; Cuenca, Ecuador 2004
Non-Traditional Needlework; Erie Art Museum; Erie, PA 2003
Non-Traditional Needlework; Fiberart Guild of Pittsburgh, PA 2003
Needlework: Basics and Beyond; Peters Valley Craft Center; Layton, NJ 2002
Ideas: Creating New Ones by Unblocking the Ordinary, Convergence 98 Weavers Conference; Atlanta, GA
Non-Traditional Needlework; Reading Public Museum; Reading, PA 1994

 
 
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