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Pamela Feldman
5649 N. Drake Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60659
pfeldman@saic.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Master of Fine Art (with honors), School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL.
- Bachelor of Art (with honors), University of California--Davis, Davis, CA.
- Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Level II, Handweavers Guild of America, 2008.
- Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing, Level I, Handweavers Guild of America, 2004.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
| 2007 |
"Fiber Focus 2007," St. Louis, MO |
| 2007 |
Convergence 2007, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2007 |
Lillstreet Faculty Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 |
"Focus: Fiber 2006," Textile Arts Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH |
| 2006 |
Lillstreet Faculty Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
"Nature's Color" A Natural Dye Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
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| 2005 |
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant. |
| 2003 |
"Off the Floor, An Exhibition of Handmade Rugs", Fine Line, St. Charles, IL.
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| 2003 |
"Fiber Focus 2003," St. Louis, MO.
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| 2002 |
"Natural Dyes Focus of Colour Congress 2002," by Karen Searle, Fiberarts, Vol. 29 no. 3, pp. 8-9. |
| 2002 |
"Earth Tones," Colour Congress 2002, University of Iowa, Ames, IA. Best in Show Award. |
| 2000 |
"Nature's Colorations," Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, OH. |
| 1995-Present |
Turkey Red Journal, a newsletter about natural dyes, Co-Publisher. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2004-Present |
Instructor, teach fiber classes at Lillstreet Art Center.
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| 2000-Present |
Instructor, teach classes in natural dyes and weaving for adults at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Highland Park, IL.
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| 1999-Present |
Instructor, teach classes in ethnic textiles, weaving and natural dyes for the Continuing Studies Department, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL. |
| 1994-1998 |
Instructor, taught classes in weaving and ethnic textiles for children and adults at the Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. |
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
| 1995-1997 |
Preparator and Cataloger, Haifa Faisal Collection of Saudi Arabian Material Culture, Chicago, IL.
Accessioned, cataloged and prepared textiles and baskets for storage.
Maintained computerized records, slide and reference files, and storage facilities. |
| 1994 |
Freelance exhibit designer and preparator.
Designed and produced soft sculptures and banners for the "DNA to Dinosaurs" exhibit at the Field Museum, Chicago, IL.
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| 1985-1986 |
Collections and Research Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL.
Inventoried textile collections, supervised artifact handling for exhibits, and conducted research for exhibit content development. |
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