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Marilyn Robert


      

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Owner / Instructor

Eugene Textile Center

1510 Jacobs Drive

Eugene, Oregon 97402
Eugene, OR, 2007-2011



Fiber Art Instructor
Department of Art & Applied Design
Lane Community College
Eugene, OR, 1995-2008


Education



1995
MFA Fibers, University of Oregon, Eugene OR

1990
BFA Fibers, University of Oregon, Eugene OR

1979
ADN, RN, Nursing, Lane Community College, Eugene OR

1974
BA Community Service & Public Affairs, University of Oregon, Eugene OR

1964-69
Assorted coursework - University of Dayton (Ohio), Indiana University, CCNY (New York)


Exhibition History




One & Two Person Exhibitions


2006
Textures of Memory, Hope Abbey, Eugene, OR

2005
Aesthetic/Surgical Arts Center, Eugene, OR

2004
Cannon Beach Art Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

2004
Aizome Fiberwork, Latimer Textile Center, Tillamook OR

2003
Memorial Installation, Hendricks Park, Eugene, OR

2003
Reflective Work, First Presbyterian Church, Pietro Belluschi architect, Cottage Grove OR

2001
Threads East and West – Textiles of Marilyn Robert and Noriko Tsuiki, White Lotus Gallery, Eugene OR

2000
Current Work, Marilyn Robert and Susan Lowdermilk, Lane Community College Gallery

2000
Fiber Recitative, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield OR

1999
Public Commission / Installation, % for Art, OSU Seafood Lab & Consumer Center, Astoria OR

1998
Conflux, Clatsop Community College Gallery, Astoria OR

1998
Outside Art, site-specific installation, Lane Arts Council, Eugene OR

1998
Tattoo, site-specific installation, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

1997
Fixate, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Cannon Beach OR

1996
Where Skin Stops, installation, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland Building, Portland OR

1994
Where Skin Stops, installation, Laverne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon

1994
Your Slip is Showing, installation, Eric Washburne Gallery, University of Oregon

                                      Group Exhibitions / Collaboration


2007
Betsy Priddy and Friends, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

2005-6
Threads, Eugene Airport Gallery, Eugene, OR

2005-6
Less than 12, OPUS 6IX, Eugene, OR

2005
Santa Clara Art Center, Fiber Art Card Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA

2005
Pushing the Margins: an Exhibition of Northwest Book Arts, White Lotus Gallery

2005
Artists Who Teach, DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR

2004
Oregon Fiber Art, Art Gallery, Astoria, OR

2000-6
Art Faculty Show, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR

2002
Fiber Art: Oregon, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

2001
Weaving: A Timeless Journey, Association of Northwest Weaving Guilds conference, Eugene, OR

2001
Fibers x Five, work of 5 national fiber artists, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

2000
Art About Agriculture, travelling exhibition, Oregon

1999
Faust Faustus, collaboration, textile and costume design, University of Oregon Museum of Art

1999
Body, collaboration, textile and set design, Van Ummersen Dance Company, Eugene, OR

1998
Human Form 98, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR

1998
New Work by Gallery Artists, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

1998
Paper/Fiber XXI, The Arts Center, Iowa City, Iowa

1997
Oregon Biennial Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

1997
Heart of the Arts invitational show, Eugene, OR

1997
Lane Community College Faculty Show, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

1997
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Clothes, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

1996
Chautauqua International for Fiber Art 96, Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, New York

1996
Invitational Fiber Arts Pavillion, Art & the Vineyard, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, OR

1996
Contemporary Fibers International Exhibition, Moreland Gallery, Benton County Historical Museum, Philomath, OR

1996
Quadrangle Annual Art Show, The Quadrangle, Haverford, PA

1995
Fresh Dimensions Sculpture Biennial, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

1995
The Luther Dances, collaboration, set design, Rose Hips Dance Company, Margo Van Ummerson, artistic director, Eugene, OR

1995
Oregon Biennial Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

1995
Group Show, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

1995
Paper/Fiber XVIII, The Arts Center, Iowa City, Iowa

1994
Oregon Made for Interiors, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

1994
Northwest Women’s Art Show, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR

1994
Blue – Visual Expression, Exhibit of Indigo Fiber Art, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

1991
Kasuri – The Japanese Ikat – New Directions, Erb Memorial Union Gallery, University of Oregon

1990
The Human Weft, tapestry exhibit, American Renaissance in Crafts, Light & Fibers Gallery,


                               Professional Activities

                                     Instructor


2006
Artist/Instructor, Fiber in the Forest, Ikat Weaving/Indigo Dye, Camp Myrtlewood, OR

2005
Artist/Instructor, Fiber in the Forest, Katazome- Japanese Printing, Camp Myrtlewood, OR

2004
Juror, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

2001-04
Gallery Director, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR

2003
Teacher, Studio Class, Surface Design, Transfer Printing, McMinnville, OR

2003
Teacher, Eugene Weavers’ Guild, Ikat Weaving, Eugene, OR

2003
Teacher, Fiber in the Forest,  2D and 3D Surface Design: Transfer Printing, Camp Myrtlewood, OR

2003
Teacher, Indigo Dye Workshop, Grants Pass, OR

2002-03
University of Oregon, Adjunct Associate Professor-Fibers, Department of Art, Eugene OR

1999-00
University of Oregon, Adjunct Associate Professor-Fibers, Department of Art, Eugene OR

1995-96
University of Oregon, Adjunct Associate Professor-Fibers, Department of Art, Eugene OR

2002
Teacher, Indigo Dye Workshop, Brookings, OR

2001
Juror, City of Eugene Art in the Parks

1998-00
Teacher, shibori and indigo, Summer Arts Connection, Lane Arts Council Arts in Education

1999
Juror, City of Eugene % for Art, Eugene, OR

1995-98
Weaving instructor, University of Oregon Craft Center, Eugene, OR

1994-95
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, weaving instructor, University of Oregon

                                      Lecturer


2003 What is weaving?  Hands-on lecture and demonstration, Village Charter School, Eugene, OR

2001 Turkish Textiles, slide/lecture, Mission Mill, Salem, OR

1998 Gallery lecture and demonstration, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR

1998 Contemporary Japanese Fiber Art slide/lecture, University of Oregon Museum of Art

1997 Contemporary Fiber Art USA, slide/lecture, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan

1992 Shifted Warp Ikat, lecture and demonstration, Eugene Weavers’ Guild, Eugene, OR

                                      Curating / Jurying


2002 Curator, Lane Community College Fibers Exhibit, Willamalane Center, Springfield, OR

2001 Juror, City of Eugene Art in the Parks selection committee

1999-00 Curator, Lane Community College Fibers Exhibit, Eugene Public Library

1999 Juror, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery group show, Cannon Beach, OR

1998 Assistant curator, preparator, Fiber Art Exhibition, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

1997-00 Juror, League for Innovation national Community College art competition, Eugene, OR

1996 Juror, City of Eugene Parking Structure, Percentage for Art Commission

1995 Curatorial assistant, NUNO: Japanese Textiles for the Body, University of Oregon Museum of Art

1993 Assistant juror, Best of Oregon, travelling exhibit – contemporary fibers, Salem, OR

1992 Curator, Kasuri, Erb Memorial Union Gallery, University of Oregon

1991 Curator, Pattern and Structure, Carnegie collection of historical textile fragments, University of Oregon Museum of Art

                                      Miscellaneous


2005 ITO, textile design/clothing small business

2003 Proposal and coordination of Independent Study student project:  site-specific fiber installation, window covering in new campus building

2002-03 Lane Community College Campus Artwork Committee member

2001-02 Curriculum development – Gallery Management / Artist Survival course

2001-02 Board Member, Education and Special Projects, Weaving Guilds of Oregon

2001 Tour leader, Textile Tour of Turkey

1999-03 Volunteer co-Director, Lane Community College Art Gallery

2000 Art Department faculty volunteer, Autism Rocks, student sponsored art show

1992-93 Librarian and Exhibits Coordinator, Eugene Weavers’ Guild

1989-90 University of Oregon Museum of Art Practicum, selected study of permanent collection of Japanese textiles


                               Awards


2001 Professional Development Grant, Lane Community College, textile tour – Turkey

2001 Professional Grant – Pedagogy, Lane Community College

1999 TapRoOt Artist Grant, Eugene, OR

1997 Japan Foundation Fellowship Artist Grant, study of traditional indigo dyeing and contemporary fiber art in Japan

1996 Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant

1995 People’s Choice Award, Oregon Biennial Exhibition, Portland Art Museum

1995 Honorable Mention Award, Oregon Biennial Exhibition, Portland Art Museum

1994 Lake Oswego Crafts & Art League, Local 14, scholarship award

1990 David McCosh scholarship, University of Oregon

1989 Handweavers’ Guild of America scholarship


                               Publications


2001 “The Mark of the Hand – Reiko Sudo and NUNO”, Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, volume XXXII no.3, issue 127, Fall 2001

1998 “Indigo Tokushima”, Turkey Red Journal, December

1996 Cited in Ikat II, Lydia Van Gelder, Unicorn Books, Petaluma, CA, p. 17

1995 “Interview with Reiko Sudo”, Northwest Fiber Network, June/July

1995 Brochure Design, NUNO: Japanese Textiles for the Body, University of Oregon Museum of Art

1995 “Contemporary Japanese Textile Exhibit”, Northwest Fiber Network, March/April

1993 “Indigo Textiles of Japan”, Northwest Fiber Network, August/September

1991 “Pattern and Structure”, University of Oregon Museum of Art exhibition brochure

1989 Featured in Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, Fall