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Darrel Morris
b. 1960, Barbourville, KY | artists | Darrel Morris images | Darrel Morris bio |
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| education |
| 1987 |
Master of Fine Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1985 |
Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
| 1981 |
Associate of Science, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY |
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| solo exhibitions |
| 2009 |
Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR (upcoming) |
| 2007 |
Decline and Other New Works, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
Thread through the Crowd: Stitched Drawings and Collages by Darrel Morris, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA |
| 2004 |
lyonswier gallery, New York, NY |
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Selected Drawings From 1983-2004, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 |
Selected Cat Stories (1986-1999), Lyonswier Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1997 |
Busted Flat, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 1996 |
Housework, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Telling Objects, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME |
| 1995 |
Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1990 |
Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1989 |
Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL |
| 1988 |
Missouri Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| group exhibitions |
| 2008 |
Child's Play, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 2007 |
Darrel Morris/Pilar Tena/Dan Gunn, The Brown Triangle, Chicago, IL |
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art club, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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Stitches: An Invitational Exhibition of Fiber Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK |
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| 2006 |
Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
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New Embroidery: Not Your Grandma's Doily, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland, OR |
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Embroidered Stories/Knitted Tales, BEDFORD gallery, dean lesher regional center for the arts, Walnut Creek, CA |
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Body in Fiber, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL |
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| 2005 |
Drawn2, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Little Rascals: Images of Children in Contemporary Art, Linda Ross Contemporary, Huntington Woods, MI |
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Maternal Presence, McLean Art Center, Bloomington, IN |
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Embroidery in the 21st Century, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE |
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| 2004 |
birds and b(ees), gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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think small, a traveling exhibition, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL (curated by Robert Sill) |
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Drawings VII, Koplin del Rio Gallery, W. Hollywood, CA |
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Constructions & Compositions,Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| 2003 |
Guest List, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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| 2002 |
Here and Now, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
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Hands On, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL |
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Witness, Neutral Ground Gallery, Regina, SK, Canada |
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Pictorial Seams, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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The Art Council Awards Show, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL |
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Fiber Art: A Contemporary Sampler, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Threads of Memory, The Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO |
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| 2001 |
Drawing the Thread, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX |
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Tell Me a Story, Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA |
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small pleasures, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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SnowGlobe Invitational, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Group show, Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME |
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Group show, Loyola Art Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL |
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| 2000 |
Julie Laffin, Darrel Morris, and Karen Reimer, Reicher Gallery, Barat Collage, Lake Forest, IL |
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Remnants of Memory, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC |
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Heritage, Salvaged, Embroidered. Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR |
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Embroidery 2000, Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, AZ |
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Object, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI |
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| 1999 |
Count Down..., Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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Needle and Thread, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI |
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The Storyteller's Art, Brook field Craft Center, Brookfield, CT |
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Men of the Cloth, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO - Traveled |
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Bookmarks 7, Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| 1998 |
Small World, The Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Image & Object, The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI |
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Fiber Art: Present and Past, University of Kentucky Downtown Gallery, Lexington, KY |
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| 1997 |
Stitchers and Beaders: America's Best, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH |
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Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN |
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Nomadic N.A.M.E. 16th Annual Benefit Auction & Exhibition, The Wooden Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| 1995 |
Conceptual Textiles, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
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Sampler Art, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA |
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Salon II, Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Self-Portraits, Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL - Traveled |
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Obsession, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| 1994 |
Story Tellers, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Fifty-fifth Anniversary, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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Notions, Textile Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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Textiles: Darrel Morris, Mynra Goldstein Bruner, Kohler Clark Gallery, Milwaukee, WI |
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| 1993 |
Material Departures, Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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When Push Comes to Shove, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Art Against AIDS, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL |
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| 1992 |
Telling Stories, Loyola Art Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL |
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Really Cool Artists, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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Material Inquiry, Macalester College Galleries, St. Paul, MN |
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Celebrating the Stitch, Newton Arts Center, St. Paul, MN - Traveled |
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Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN |
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| 1991 |
Revelations: Artists look at Religion, The School of the Art Institute Gallery 2, Chicago, IL |
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Louder, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL |
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It Figures, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, WI |
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Collage - Assemblage, North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
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Celebrating the Stitch, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL |
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The Chicago Connection, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL |
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Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN |
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| 1990 |
Beneath the Skin, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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Sinister: Sinister Art and the Art of the Sinister, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Fiber: United States/ Colombia, Tallahassee, FL and Bogota, Columbia - Traveled |
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| 1989 |
Chicago works: Art from the Windy City, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA / Univ. of PA, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA |
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Exploring the Surface - Three Views, Gallery 181, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
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The Personal Icon, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN |
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Contemporary Fibers, Moreau Gallery, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN |
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| 1988 |
Young Americans, American Craft Museum, New York, NY |
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Crafts 22, Zoller Gallery, PA State University, University Park, PA |
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By a thread, A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |
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Dolls by Artists, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL |
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The School of the Art Institute/ Centro Colombia Americano: Traveling Exhibition, Medelin, Columbia |
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Paper/Fiber XI, The Arts Center, Iowa City, IA |
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Cartoon-Like, MoMing Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Group Show, Indiana University NW, Gary, IN |
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| 1987 |
Figurative Fiber, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL |
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Darrel Morris/ David Kwan, The School of the Art Institute Superior St. Gallery, Chicago |
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Fiber: The Next Generation, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
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Regional Expressions, Center for Contemporary Art, Lexington, KY |
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| 1986 |
News Art Forms Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
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| 1985 |
Water Tower Annual, Water Tower, Louisville, KY |
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Sight Unseen: An Art Show for Blind Children, Living Art and Science Center, Lexington, KY |
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University of Kentucky Art Department Traveling Show, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
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| 1984 |
Eight State Annual Crafts, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY |
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HeArt, Brancaccio Studio, Lexington, KY |
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| 1983 |
Artsplace: The Opening Exhibition, Artsplace, Lexington, KY |
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| publications |
| 2007 |
Eler, Alicia. Darrel Morris: The artist's carefully sewn fiber work challenges stereotypical male archetypes, centerstagechicago.com, December 14 |
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Livingstone, Joan and Ploof, John. The Object of Labor: Art, Cloth, and Cultural Production, Chicago: SAIC Press and Cambridge: MIT Press, pages 151-158 |
| 2005 |
McClister, Nell. Darrel Morris, ArtForum, February, pages 175-176 |
| 2004 |
The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation: 2003 Awards, catalogue |
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Workman, Michael. Tip of the Week, New City, May |
| 2003 |
Wiens, Ann. We are living in a Material World, Chicago Social, May, pages 142-143 |
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Darrel Morris, an interview with Julie Farstad, mouthtomouth, Spring, pages 34-42 |
| 2002 |
Stein, Lisa. Artist Weaves Life into Fabric, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1, Sec. 7, pages 14-15 |
| 2001 |
Ewing, John. Darning Tradition, Sanantoniocurrent, Nov. 1-7 |
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Goddard, Dan R. Stitchers Turn Threads into Artwork, San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 26 |
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Robertson, Jean. Men of the Cloth, New Art Examiner, May |
| 2000 |
Aviks, Ilze. In Review, Surface Design Journal, fall |
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McGee, Melanie. A Stitch in Time, Mountain Xpress, March 1 |
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Roland, Marya. Reviews Southwest, Art Papers, Feb. |
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Ullrich, Polly. The Evolution of Fiber Art, New Art Examiner, Feb. |
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Men of the Cloth, American Craft, June/July. |
| 1999 |
McKinsey, Lauren. Men of the Cloth, Art Revue, fall/winter |
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Merkling, Frank. Stories told in Paint and Thread, The News-Times, June |
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Walbye, Phyllis. Men of the Cloth, Reporter-Herald, Dec. 17 |
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Wiens, Ann. 5 Shows to See, Newcity, Oct. 7 |
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Zimmer, William. Using Needle and Thread to Tell a Story, The New York Times, June 27 |
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Zimmer, William. Museums That Let Senses Expand, The New York Times, Nov. 21 |
| 1998 |
Dault, Gary Michael. Works of the Cloth and works of the Body, The Globe and Mail Visual Arts, July 11 |
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Newport, Mark. The Masculine in Fiber, Surface Design, spring |
| 1997 |
Buchholz, Barbara B. Gallerywatch, Chicago Tribune, July 20 |
| 1996 |
Ferris, Alison. The Presence of Touch, Interrobang |
| 1995 |
Crowley, Matthew. Selecting the Very Best, The Post-Star, Jan. |
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Daniels, Mary. Works of Art, Chicago Tribune, Oct. |
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Palmer, Laurie. Die, Die, Die, Didacticism, FiberArts, March/April |
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Paine, Janice T. Fiber Art Show is Almost Seamless, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 26 |
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Ullrich, Polly. Reviews, New Art Examiner, Nov. |
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Wiens, Ann. Needles and Pains, Chicago Magazine, Nov. |
| 1994 |
Wilson, Anne. A Plea for Broader Dialogue, FiberArts, summer |
| 1993 |
Bode, Ed. A Stitch in Time?, Northside People, March 25 |
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Camper, Fred. Things We Hate, Chicago Reader, Oct. 29 |
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Hohenboken, Steve. Gallery View Chicago, New Art Examiner, Oct. |
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Isaacs, Deanna. Darrel Morris Embroiders his Past, Chicago Reader, Sept. 30 |
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Mensing, Margo. Fiber Close to Home, FiberArts, Nov/ Dec. |
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Newport, Mark. Manuel Skill, New Observations, Nov/ Dec. |
| 1992 |
Matre, Lynn Van. Stitches in Time. Chicago Tribune, July 23 |
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Parker, Janis. Stitch, Southtown Economist, July 23 |
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Sherlock, Maureen P. Home Economics, Arts Magazine, Feb. |
| 1991 |
Batchelder, Ann. The Threads of Modern Life, Metropolis July/August |
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Smith, Barbara Lee. Celebrating the Stitch, The Taunton Press, Newton, CT |
| 1991 |
Alvic, Philis. The Personal Icon: Giving Form to the Spirit, Art Papers, Jan./Feb. |
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Artner, Alan G. David Mann, Darrel Morris, Chicago Tribune, July 20 |
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Hixson, Kathryn. Chicago in Review, Arts Magazine, Oct. |
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McCracken, David. Sinister Premise Informs Exhibition, Chicago Tribune, July 20 |
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The Personal Icon: Giving Form to the Spirit, Surface Design, winter |
| 1989 |
Glenn, Jeff. Fiberworks well represented in 14th Annual Young Americans Exhibition, FiberArts, Jan. |
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Netsky, Ron. Craft Artist Cross Over, Democrat and Chronicle, Aug. 20 |
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Exhibits Explore Surface Textures, The Daily Tribune, Oct. 7 |
| 1988 |
Hammel, Lisa. Young Americans 1988, American Craft, Dec./ Jan. |
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Landis, Dylan. High Fiber, Chicago Tribune, Oct. |
| 1984 |
Tower, Ann. Louisville Crafts Show Lively, Colorful and Fun, Lexington Herald-Leader, Dec. |
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| honors & awards |
| 2005 |
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Individual Artist Award |
| 2004 |
Illinois Arts Council, Artists Fellowship Award ('04, '00) |
| 2003 |
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship |
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Arts Council Award |
| 1990 |
Illinois Arts Council, Finalist Award. |
| 1988 |
Award of Merit, Crafts 22 Exhibition, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts |
| 1985 |
Third Place Student Sculpture Competition , Alumni Reunion, SAIC |
| 1985 |
First Place, Fine Arts, Oswald Research and Creativity Program, University of Kentucky |
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| selected collections |
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Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, Little Rock, AK |
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Phillip Denny, Chicago, IL |
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Molly Gochman, Houston, TX |
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Robert & Francis Kohler, Philadelphia, PA |
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Greg Kucera, Seattle, WA |
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Loyola University, Art Dept., Chicago, IL |
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Salt Communications, Chicago, IL |
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The Speyer Family Collection, New York, NY |
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Howard A. Tullman, Chicago, IL |
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Chris Vroom & Illya Szilak, New York, NY |
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| teaching |
| Present |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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| published projects |
| 1998 |
Illegitimate Music & Illegitimate Images, drawing, A Means to a
Scene |
| 1992 |
Another Chicago Magazine Press, cover and drawings, Another Chicago Magazine, spring |
| 1991 |
___. drawings, Primer #5 |
| 1990 |
___. drawings, Primer #4, June 1 |
| 1989 |
___. drawings, Primer #3, Oct |
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___. written story, Primer #2, Jan |
| 1988 |
___. drawings, Primer #1, Sept |
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