EDUCATION
2012 MFA, Crafts, Fibers and Material Studies, Temple’s Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2010 BFA & BSed summa cum laude, Crafts and Art Education, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
EXHIBITION RECORD of NOTE
2024 SCHEDULED for September-October 2024, Marks & Stitches, two-person invitational with Jayne Struble, Soft Machine Gallery, Allentown, PA
2024 Solo Exhibition, Delicate Resilience, Peter’s Valley School of Craft, NJ, (on view March 9 – April 5)
2023 Sebastopol Fiber Art International XI, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, international juried exhibition (Jurors: Judith Content and Ann Johnston, peer-reviewed); 67 works selected from 470 entries
2023 Roots, El Barrio Artspace PS109, New York, NY, national juried exhibition
2023 Material World: A Contemporary Fiber Art Exhibition, Arts Council of Fayetteville, NC, national juried exhibition; 60 works selected from 350 entries
2023 From Fiber, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL, international juried exhibition (Juror Ann Coddington, peer-reviewed)
2023 Gallery 35, Fall 2023; TSGNY, New York, NY, online curated exhibition
2023 Tenuous Threads, International Juried Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, NYC (Juror: Patricia Miranda)
2022 TSGNY Gallery 33, Fall 2022, Juried Online Exhibition, Textiles Study Group of New York (Juror: Orit Mardkha Tenzer)
2022 3rd Annual Sculpture Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, online national juried exhibition (Juror: Ginger Porcella)
2022 Korean Art Fiber Forum 2022: From Birth to Death, hosted by KFAF, Suwon Museum of Art, Art Space Gwanggyo, South Korea, International Invitational Traveling Exhibition; 2nd installment located in Louisville, KY, USA
2021 Concentric Craft, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (Juror: Ashley York)
2021 Art of the State 2021, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (Jurors: Julia Dolan, Ph.D., Joyce Owens, and Matthew Hincman)
2021 Fall Into Layers: Contemporary Quilts, Juried Exhibition, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY, (Jurors: Randy Frost and Arlé Sklar- Weinstein)
2021 54th Annual Art of the State, Juried Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, (Jurors: Julia Dolan: The Minor White Curator of Photography, Portland Art Museum; Joyce Owens: Artist, Educator, and Curator, Chicago State University; Matthew Hinçman: Professor and Program Area Coordinator, Sculpture, and Furniture Design Certificate Program Coordinator, Massachusetts College of Art and Design; and Al Miner: Director of Georgetown University Galleries and Associate Professor of the Practice)
2021 The Bones of Building, Juried Online Exhibition, Surface Design Association Publications, (Juror: Mo Kelman)
2021 Fibre Arts Australia: Textile Art Biennale 2020, International Juried Traveling Exhibition, Fibre Arts Australia, (Jurors: Charlotte Yde and Hannah Lamb); Three Locations: East Gippsland Regional Gallery in Victoria, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery in Queensland, and Barometer Gallery in Sydney; catalogue; (initial start date pushed back due to Covid-19 restrictions)
2021 Abstraction, Juried Online Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, (Juror: Ron Fondaw)
2020 TSGNY FALL 2020 Members' Gallery Juried Online Exhibition, Textiles Study Group of New York, (Jurors: Deborah Brand, Janet Levine, Gail Miller, and Charlotte Throp)
2020 Threaded II, Juried Online Exhibition, Gallery Affiliated with Envision Arts Magazine, Tx, (Juror: Ginger Cochran), two pieces selected
2020 Across the Distance, International Juried Online Exhibition, Langley Arts Gallery, British Columbia Arts Council, Canada, three pieces selected
2020 The Gold Standard of Textile & Fiber Art, Westbeth Gallery, NYC, (Juror: Lauren Whitley, Senior Curator in the David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA)
2020 Cross Pollination 20/20, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA (Jurors: Wendy Osterweil--Printmaker and Textile
artist and Professor Emeritus at Tyler & Barbara Bassett--Curator of Education at the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
2019 *Three-Person Invitational, Texture, Fiber, and Form, AAH Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
2019 Threaded: A Fine Art Collective, Envision Arts Magazine, Juried Online Gallery, (Juror: Ginger Cochran, Envision Arts Founder); three pieces selected
2018 TSGNY 24th Online Juried Gallery for Fall 2018, Textile Study Group of New York (Curated by Elaine Longtemps)
2018 The Doll Show, Ceres Gallery, NYC, (Juror: Liz Ndoye), (three pieces shown in total), (video)
2018 Fiber II, An International Juried Show Celebrating All Things Fiber, LiberyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA (Juror: Lorie McCown)
2018 Sketched Out: The Humble Beginnings of a Masterpiece, Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Bethlehem, PA (Curated by Lindsay Jancay)
2018 Art Association of Harrisburg’s 90th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (Juror: Sara Softness, Curator of Special Projects at the Brooklyn Museum), two pieces selected (catalogue)
2017 2017 Excellence in Fiber juried online gallery, Fiber Art Now publications
2017 TSGNY 23rd Annual Online Juried Gallery for Fall 2017, Textile Study Group of New York (Curated by Elaine Longtemps)
2017 Berks Art Alliance 38th Juried Exhibition, Schmidt Gallery & Gallery 240, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts (Juror: Lucy Gans, artist/teacher in the Vermont College MFA program), (catalogue)
2017 Art of the State 50th Annual Juried Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (Juror: Richard Torchia, Director of Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA), (catalogue)
2017 Art in the Park, Invitational Professional Demonstrator, Allentown, PA (catalogue)
2016 KUVA Faculty Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2012 *Solo Exhibition, MFA Thesis Exhibition: Delicate Place, Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA (catalogue)
2012 BANG!, Juried Group Show, The Power Plant, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Jambalaya, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Figuratively Speaking, AAH Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
2009 Glass Hearts, Artist, Performer, and Visual Director, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2008 *Two-Person Exhibition, Sexual Juxtaposition, Bear’s Den Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2008 Art of the State, Annual Juried Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
AWARDS
2018 First Prize in Other Media, Art Association of Harrisburg’s 90th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (Juror: Sara Softness, Curator of Special Projects at the Brooklyn Museum)
2017 Honorable Mention, Berks Art Alliance 38th Juried Exhibition, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA (Juror: Lucy Gans, artist/teacher in the Vermont College MFA program)
2011 Teaching Assistant, Tyler School of Art, Temple Univeristy, Philadelphia, PA (tuition remission, stipend and teaching position)
2010 Recipient of the J.K. Pawling Excellence in Craft Award, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2009 Recipient of the Excellence in Clinical Experience Award, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2009 Second Place in Sculpture, Figuratively Speaking, AAH Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2024 Artist lecture for Peters Valley School of Craft, presented virtually (April 3, 2024)
2023 Artist lecture for Surface Design Association, presented virtually
2023 Presented at KU for “Ignite!” Presentation Series with my presentation, “Threading the Needle: How I Discovered Textiles”
2021 Invitational speaker for Fibre Arts Take Two, "Friday Feature Artist Interview", Australia, streamed live via Facebook and Youtube
2019 Invitational speaker at Textiles Study Group of New York monthly meeting, “Conversations with Artists: The Expressive Stitch”, NYC
PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
2021 Featured Artist's Profile via Textiles Study Group of New York
2020 Featured Artist in Envision Arts Magazine Volume 2, featuring the works of 36 artists, pages
2019 One artwork selected for publication in the book, The Language of Making: Visual Voices from the Textile Study Group of New York, edited by Kim Svoboda, page 149
2019 Two Artworks selected for publication in the book, Art Folio 2020, edited by Douglas King, hardback publication
2019 Featured Artist in Envision Arts Magazine in the article, “Soft and Hard Elements, the Art of Liz Hamilton Quay”, online format (https://www.envisionartshow.com/magazine/soft-and-hard-elements); (April 27, 2019)
2018 Featured Artist in the article, “Art: Art Association of Harrisburg holds annual juried show”, by Joseph and Barrie Ann George in the Sentinel Newspaper (June 6, 2018)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2021 Award Juror for Fiber Only! 2021 Exhibition through the Pocono Arts Council
2019 Entry Tack Grant Review Panelist for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016— Full-time Faculty, Assistant Professor of Textiles and Material Studies, Art Present Education & Crafts Department, Kutztown Present University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
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Teaches a richly developed textile program that includes Intro – Advanced Textiles and Material Studies studio courses and Intro – Advanced Weaving studio courses
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In both textiles and weaving, ancient and modern techniques are explored through the creation of major projects, samples, research, and presentations
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Students are encouraged to delve into artists of historical significance, emerging contemporary artists, other art forms that can manifest as fiber art, and their own research interests for conceptual inspiration
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Courses are offered to a range of students including advanced, graduate, and non-majors, which are tailored to each individual’s specific needs for success
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Provides opportunities outside of the classroom for students, including: professional development field trips, commission works, exhibitions, scholarships, and options to work with other members of the community
2018 Assistant Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA (Art Quilts: Beyond the Block, Exploring Expressive Narrative, Summer Session II, 2018)
2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA (co-taught Bookmaking with a Focus on Social Justice, Summer Session II, 2017)
2017 Full-Time Faculty, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA (Experiencing Art, Spring 2017)
2011 Instructor of Record, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Fibers for Non-BFAs, Spring 2011)
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Created and taught curriculum for non-art undergraduates that focused on traditional and non-traditional fiber techniques, including: basic weaving techniques, surface design (MX procion dyeing, shibori, other resist techniques, beading, image transfer, textile paint, embroidery, machine stitching, etc.), and the transformation and manipulation of everyday materials to create sculpture
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Through the creation of projects and out-of-class assignments that fostered creative thinking, students were encouraged to apply learned concept toward their own careers
2011 Teaching Assistant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Surface Design, Silkscreen, and Alternative Materials, Spring 2011)
2010 Teaching Assistant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Surface Design, Fall 2010)
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2012 Commissioned Sculptor, Hong Thang Restaurant, Wyomissing, PA
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Worked with artist, David Quay, in the creation of a commissioned 5’, free-standing Buddha sculpture for a public space
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Required extensive knowledge of traditional plaster sculpting and faux finishing
2010 Studio Assistant to Barbara Schulman, Kutztown, PA
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Assisted in the digital preparation of images for textile design manufacturing
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Organized and maintained studio equipment
2009 Studio Assistant to Lyn Godley, Blandon, PA
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Prepped fiber optics for series of 2D lighting works for upcoming shows
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Venues of show included: GoggleWorks, Reading, PA and Albright College, Reading, PA
2009 Textiles Internship, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
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Assisted Textile Curator by archiving newly acquired costume collection
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Involved with the installation of “Fashion in Films” exhibition
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2012-- Member of Surface Design Association
Present
2017-- Member of the Textile Study Group of New York
Present
2018-- Member of Fiber Art Now
Present