Selected Exhibitions

2012
Fermilab Gallery, "Stitched Together, Art and Science", Batavia, IL ......... Nov 1, 2011 - Jan 23, 2012

Waukesha Civic Theatre Gallery, "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", Waukesha, WI....... Jan 3 -- Feb 20, 2012

American Craft Council,  "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", Minneapolis, MN .........Mar - Apr 2012

Mosquito Hill Nature Center, "Conversations in Stitch on Nature", New London, WI.....May 5 - Jun 24, 2012

South Shore Art Center, "Conversations in Stitch on Abstraction", Cohasset, MA.......May 25 - July 8, 2012

Bloomingdale Park District Museum, "Conversations in Stitch", Bloomingdale, IL......July 21 - Aug 25, 2012

Trout Museum of Art, "Farm to Plate", Appleton, WI.........................................................Sept 29-Oct 28, 2012





2011
Prairie Arts Center, "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" & "Some Like it Hot", Schaumburg, IL

Sheldon Art Gallery, "Ties That Bind", St. Louis, MO
Fine Line Gallery, “Material Way”, SAQA Regional Exhibit, Elgin, IL

The Art Garage, “Art Meets Heart”, Green Bay, WI

Appleton Art Center, “Secura Insurance Companies Fine Art Exhibition”, Appleton, WI

The Art Garage, “Memories”, Green Bay, WI (3rd Place)

Milwaukee Public Television, “Quilting is Art”, Milwaukee, WI (2nd Place)

Rabbit Gallery, “The Social Self”, Appleton, WI

Windover Gallery, Wisconsin Visual Artists, “What We Do”, Fond du Lac, WI

Trout Museum of Art, Members Biennial Exhibit, Appleton, WI

The Rust-Tex Collection” will be touring with the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo at the following locations:  Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA, March 10-12;  The Lakeland Center, Lakeland, FL, March 17-19;  I-X Center, Cleveland, OH March 24-26;  Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL, March 31, April 1-2;  DCU Center, Worcester, MA, April 7-9.

2010
Appleton Art Center, “Members Exhibit and Sale”, Appleton, WI January.

The Art Garage, “Art Meets Heart”, Green Bay, WI February.

International Quilt Festival, “The Rust-Tex Collection”, Chicago, IL, April

Appleton Art Center "SECURA Fine Art Exhibition", Appleton, WI, April (1st Place)

Festival of Quilts “The Rust-Tex Collection”, Birmingham, England, August

Gallery at American National Bank Fox Cities, “Pat Bishop – Fiber Artist”, Appleton, WI July 22– Sept 10.

Green Bay Botanical Garden, "Art Harvest", 1st Place Recipient - Artistic Excellence, Sept 11.

Sandra Began "Holiday Preview Event", Butte des Morts Country Club, Appleton, WI Oct 22-23.

International Quilt Festival “A World of Beauty ”, Houston, TX,  (finalist) Nov.

2009
Peninsula Art School of Door County, “Gallery Salon Art Show and Sale”, Fish Creek, WI, January.
Oshkosh Public Museum, “This is Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt Exhibit”, Oshkosh, WI, February – May.

IQA Judged Show, “Celebrate Spring”, Chicago, IL, April.

IQA, Road to California,”Celebrate Spring Finalists”, August.

IQA, A World of Beauty, “Celebrate Spring Finalists”, Houston, TX, October.

 2008
American Quilter’s Society “Quilt Expo”, Des Moines, IA, October.
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, “Prime.Primary.Primordial SAQA Exhibit”, Harrisburg, PA September.

World Quilt and Textile, “Prime.Primary.Primordial SAQA Exhibit”, Manchester, NH September.

Wisconsin Public Television and Nancy Zieman Productions, "Quilt Expo", Madison, WI, September.

IQA, Road to California, “2007 Winners in Quilts: A World of Beauty”, August.

Minnesota Quilters, “Quilted Jewels”, Rochester, MN, June (Faculty Choice).

Waupaca Expo Center, “Annual Waupaca Art Show”, Waupaca, WI April.

IQA Annual Judged Show, “Celebrate Spring, “2007 Winners in Quilts: A World of Beauty”, April.

Appleton Art Center, “Secura Insurance Companies Fine Art Exhibition”, Appleton, WI, April.

Prairie Heritage Quilters, “Quilt Show and Competition”, Sun Prairie, WI, April (Best of Show- Wallhanging).

Appleton Art Center, “A Stitch Over Time: Fiber Art”, Appleton, WI, Feb-March.

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum “Seven County Artist Exhibition”, Neenah, WI. January (Honorable Mention).

Piecemakers Quilt Guild, “Treasures for Tomorrow Quilt Show, Marshfield, WI, October (3rd Place – Pictorial and Viewer’s Choice).

Iris Fine Yarns, “Fiber Art Display”, Appleton, WI, December.
  
2007
Piecemakers Quilt Guild, “Treasures of Tomorrow Quilt Show”, Marshfield, WI, November, (Viewer’s Choice).
International Quilt Festival “A World of Beauty”, Houston, TX, October, (2nd Place and Honorable Mention).

Minnesota Quilters, “Quilted Jewels – A 30th Celebration”, Rochester, MN, June, (3rd Place and Honorable Mention).

Waupaca Expo Center, “Annual Waupaca Art Show”, Waupaca, WI April.

Appleton Art Center, “Secura Insurance Companies Fine Art Exhibition”, Appleton, WI, April, (First Place).

2006
Piecemakers Quilt Guild, “Treasures of Tomorrow Quilt Show”, Marshfield, WI, November, (Viewer’s Choice ).
Darting Needles Quilt Guild, “Not Your Grandmother’s Flower Garden”, Appleton, WI, October, (Best Machine Workmanship).