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Resume :: Jennifer Falck Linssen

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EDUCATION
2001-02Katazome stencil carving courses with John Marshall, Boulder, CO
1994BS, Textile Design, 4.0/4.0 GPA, University of Wisconsin - Madison

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2008Solo Exhibition, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO (scheduled September/October 2008)

 S.O.F.A.-Chicago, Chicago, IL (del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA) (scheduled November 2008)

 The Shape of Things: Traditional Paper Arts from Asia, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA (scheduled November 2008 - February 2009)

 Two Person Exhibition, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (scheduled December 2008)

2009Solo Exhibition, Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, Longmont, CO (scheduled Spring 2009)

 Web & Flow, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN invitational (scheduled March/April 2009)

 Solo Exhibition, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL (scheduled Fall 2009)

2010Solo Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO (scheduled Fall 2010)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008Contemporary Katagami: Works by Jennifer Falck Linssen, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2007How to See the Forest through the Trees, Arts Incubator, Kansas City, MO

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008Interweave: Innovations in Contemporary Basketry, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

 Summer Spectacular, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

 S.O.F.A. - NY 2008, New York City, NY (Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA)

2007Baskets as Architecture, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA

 All Things Considered IV, Arrowmont, National Basketry Organization, Gatlinburg, TN

 Mystery Contained: Contemporary Sculptural Basketry, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

 Beyond the Basket, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 Connected: 2007 Invitational Exhibition of Fiber and Basketry, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

 Selected Works, A Curated Exhibition of Work in Wood & Fiber 2007, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2007-05S.O.F.A.-Chicago, Chicago, IL (del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA)

 The Teapot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2006S.O.F.A. - NY 2006 New York City, NY (Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA)

 Creative Spaces 2006, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO

 Contemporary Baskets & Fiber Sculpture 2006, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 Grand Convergence, Grand Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

 Celebrating the Necklace 2006, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA

 ARTscottsdale, (del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA), Scottsdale, AZ juried

 Selected Works, A Curated Exhibition of Work in Wood & Fiber 2006, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 Crafts National 2006, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA (Juror: Gretchen Keyworth, Director and Chief Curator at the Fuller Craft Museum, MA)

2005Beyond Fiber: New Forms, The Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO (Juror: Alice Zrebiec, consulting curator of Textile Art at the Denver Art Museum)

 Fiber Directions 2005, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS (Juror: Jason Pollen)

 Fiber Celebrated 2005, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO (Juror: Linda Ligon)

 National Bead & Fiber Exhibit, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD (Juror: Jane Sauer & Joyce Scott)

 La Petite XIII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR (Jurors: Ellen Tykeson, Hattie Mae Nixon, Dena E. Brown)

 The Art & Nature of Fiber, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO (Juror: Jeanne Schenk Steiner & Barbara Broshous)

 Showcase 2005, HGB, Longmont, CO (Juror: Tom Lundberg)

 Fish Follies 2005, Cordova Museum, Cordova, AK (Juror: Ray Troll)

2004Contemporary Directions in Fiber, Reed Gallery, Denver, CO

 Don't Fence Me In - Containing the West, Colorado Convention Center, HGA Convergence 2004, Denver, CO (Juror: Kevin Wallace)

 Trail Mix, Colorado Convention Center, HGA Convergence 2004, Denver, CO (Juror: John Garrett)

 Interlaced, Interwoven, Interlocked, Shuttles, Spindles, & Skeins, Boulder, CO (Juror: Sara Lamb)

 Lines into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO (Jurors: Kathy Andrews, Debbrah Courtney, Tom Katsimpalis)


AWARDS, LECTURES, & RELATED ACTIVITIES
2008-10Asian Art Association board member, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2008Lecture: Contemporary Katagami, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
 Carol Strickler Scholarship, Handweavers Guild of Boulder, Boulder, CO
2007Lecture: art preparation, Rocky Mountain Weaver’s Guild, Denver, CO
2006Rosmarie Amstein Scholarship, Rocky Mountain Weaver's Guild, Denver, CO
2005IWC Tony Hacker Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship & New Use of Materials, Fiber Celebrated 2005, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO (Juror: Linda Ligon)
 Best in Sculpture, Follies 2005, Cordova Museum, Cordova, AK (Juror: Ray Troll)
 Merit Award, The Art & Nature of Fiber, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO 2005 (Juror: Jeanne Schenk Steiner & Barbara Broshous)
2004Best in Basketry & Three Dimensional Pieces, Interlaced, Interwoven, Interlocked, Shuttles, Spindles, & Skeins, Boulder, CO 2004 (Juror: Sara Lamb)
 Third Place, Don't Fence Me In - Containing the West, Colorado Convention Center, HGA Convergence 2004, Denver, CO (Juror: Kevin Wallace)
 Third Place, Trail Mix, Colorado Convention Center, HGA Convergence 2004, Denver, CO (Juror: John Garrett)

BIBLIOGRAPHY & PAPERS
Sanders, Beverly. Zoom, “Sculpture in Hand-carved Paper”, American Craft, April/May, 2008. photo repro

Linssen, Jennifer. Creative Process, “Contemporary Katagami: Stencils made Sculptural”, Fiberarts, April/May, 2008. photo repro

Linssen, Jennifer. "Kiri-e, Katagami, & Jian Zhi", Complex Weavers, Japanese Textiles Study Group, April, 2008.

Staff. Datebook/Museums, AmericanStyle, April, 2008. photo repro

Lion, Lea. “Cutting-Edge Visions Take Shape On Paper”, Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2008. photo repro

Staff, Arts & Antiques, “Paper Thin”, California Home + Design, February, 2008. photo repro

Staff, “Contemporary Katagami Works of Jennifer Falck Linssen”, Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, Winter 2007/2008. photo repro

Fauntleroy, Gussie. The Innovators, "Jennifer Falck Linssen - Paper Like You've Never Seen It", Southwest Art, December, 2007. photo repro

Staff, “Off the Grid”, 2009 International Surface Design Association Conference brochure & advertisement image, 2007-9. photo repro

Linssen, Jennifer. Featured artist profile, “Full Circle”, NBO News, Winter, 2007. photo repro

Staff. Gallery, American Craft, June/July, 2007. photo repro

Staff. Current & Coming, Fiberarts, Summer 2007. photo repro

Staff. "How to See the Forest through the Trees", Review magazine, Kansas City, June, 2007. photo repro

Pollen, Jason, “SDA – 30 Years! An Introspective Retrospective” lecture, SDA Mind & Body Conference, 2007, slides

Woods, Karen. “Review of 500 Baskets, A Celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art”, Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, Spring 2007.

Linssen, Jennifer. "Ap-ply-ed Shifu", Complex Weavers, Japanese Textiles Study Group, April, 2007.

Peters, Jan. 500 Baskets, Lark Books, 2006. photo repro

Staff. "Breaking New Ground", Surface Design Journal, Gallery Issue, Fall 2006. photo repro

Staff. “Mind + Body”, 2007 International Surface Design Association Conference brochure, Fall 2006, photo repro

Staff. Gallery, American Craft, June/July 2006. photo repro

Linssen, Jennifer. "Adventures in Shifu", Complex Weavers, Japanese Textiles Study Group, April, 2006.

Bess, Nancy Moore. “International Contemporary Basketry/Sculpture: Looking East, Looking West for Influences” lecture, SOFA-Chicago, October, 2005. slides

Linssen, Jennifer. "Paper Threads: for the Shifu lover in you", Complex Weavers, Japanese Textiles Study Group, April, 2005.

Staff. Colorado Basketmakers Guild, Profile, January, 2005. photo repro

Wallace, Kevin. "Don't Fence Me In - Containing the West", Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, Fall 2004. photo repro

Staff. Denver Gallery Guide, HGA Convergence, Summer, 2004. photo repro


EXPERIENCE
1994-98Mastercraft Fabrics, Textile Designer, Spindale, NC
  • Jacquard designer for residential upholstery fabric including color & trend forecasting
  • Designs featured in numerous showrooms including Bernhardt, Century, and Crate&Barrel, print advertising, and television spots

RELATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Laughinghouse, Amy. "Time Capsule", Better Homes & Gardens, March, 2004. photo repro
Hewitt, Bill & Arias, Ron. "Gritty Woman", People, May 15, 2000. photo repro
Staff. "Kick-Back Casual", Home Depot's Style Ideas, Fall/Winter, 1999. photo repro
Staff. Crate & Barrel catalogue, Fall 1999. photo repro
Staff. Furniture/Today, Market Guide, October 19, 1998. Cover photo repro
Rush, Amy Joyce. "Broyhill Goes All Out For Hues Thrust", HFN, May 11, 1998. photo repro
Staff. Home Textiles Today, Newport advertisement, April 27, 1998. photo repro
Staff. HFN, Fiber/Fabric report, Bernhardt, April 7, 1997. photo repro
Staff. HFN, High Point Market Special Report, Bernhardt, April, 1997. photo repro
Staff. "Rivalry Hot for Top-of-the-Bed", HFN, December 11, 1995. photo repro
 
  

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