Bio/Resume

EDUCATION

• Art Cloth Mastery Certificate, Art Cloth Studios, San Antonio, TX
• The Master of Divinity Degree, Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH
• The Master of Arts Degree (Journalism-Communications) the Gaylord College of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK
• The Bachelor of Arts Degree (Journalism-Public Relations), the Gaylord College of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK

AWARDS

• 2015 International Religious Art and Architecture Design Award
• 2014 Collaboration of Design + Art Award
• 2013 Collaboration of Design + Art, Top 100 Projects
• 2011 Christian Art Festival Award
• 2010 Honorable Mention, 29th Annual Polly Bond Award
• 2002 Poster Award, Contemporary Works of Faith, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH

SELECT PUBLICATIONS  (Print and Electronic)

• Author, Marking Time: Christian Rituals for All Our Days (Morehouse Publishing)
• Worship arts contributor, 2016 Sundays and Seasons (Augsburg Fortress)
• Featured artist, Faith and Form magazine
• Featured artist, Visual Meditations on the Psalms, CD (Eyekons)
• Featured artist, Behold: Arts for the Church Year (Logos Productions)
• Featured artist on cover of Unidos en Cristo / United in Christ (Oregon Catholic Press)
• Featured artist, Faith House, Manhattan, NY
• Featured artist and cover, Salt of the Earth Christian Seasons Calendars, United Church of Canada
• Cherishing Earth’s Bounty calendar, Multi-Faith Action Society of British Columbia
• Feature article and cover, The Lutheran magazine
• Featured artist, Indie Arts DVD magazine
• Various juried on-line exhibitions by Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts, including Imagining the Sacred Art of Chant; Intersections 2012; Open Studio 2011; Seeking and Serving; Light of the World; Justice and Peace; Imaging Ubuntu; and Gifts
• Cover, 2015 Pentecost bulletin (Augsburg Fortress)
• Featured artist, website for the Cathedral Parish of Saint Peter and Saint Thomas More, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
• Featured artist, SAQA Journal
• Contemplation and Shades of Gray,  juried on-line exhibitions of the Studio Art Quilt Associates
• Work featured in “Religious Symbolism in Quilts,” Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine
• Cover, Buying Indy Art: A Guide for Businesses, Arts Council of Indianapolis
• Cover, Episcopal Times, Massachusetts Diocese
• Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth by Rayna Gillman (C and T Publishing)
• Studio Art Quilt Associates’ Portfolios 15 through 19
• Contributing author, Studio Art Quilt Associates’ Journal and on-line blog

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids, MI
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, IN
• Cairn University, Langhorne, PA
• Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI (multiple exhibitions)
• Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, IN
• Christ Church, Zionsville, IN (multiple exhibitions)
• Cross View Lutheran Church, Edina, MN
• Easter Lutheran Church, Eagan, MN (multiple exhibitions)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly, Orlando, FL
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Indiana-Kentucky Synod, Fort Wayne, IN; Zionsville, IN; Covington, KY; Indianapolis, IN
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nebraska Synod, Kearney, NE
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rocky Mountain Synod, Colorado Springs, CO
• First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, CO
• Holy Love Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
• La Grave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI
• Lord of the Hills Lutheran Church, Centennial, CO
• Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church, Dillon, CO
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
• Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Boulder, CO
• Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN
• Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN
• Saint Meinrad School of Theology, Saint Meinrad, IN
• Saint Michael the Archangel Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, CO
• Servants of Christ Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, IN
• Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, Centennial, CO
• Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, OH
• Via Creativa Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA
• Westminster Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Who Is My Neighbor? Conference, Grand Rapids, MI
• Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, national gathering, Denver, CO

SELECT JURIED AND INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016 and beyond

• Dialogs, Brett Waller Community Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
• For All the Saints, Good Shepherd Institute, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
• Salvage and Selvage, Schaeur  Arts Center, Hartford, WI
• Scribes of Hope II, the Church at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; Long Island Lutheran School, Brookville, NY

2015

• Blue World/Green World, Arts for the Spirit Gallery, Wayne County, MI
• Got Jazz, Janet Carson Gallery, Eau Claire Art Center, Eau Claire, WI; Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, IL
• RE-MEMBERED, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY; Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, IN
• Great O Antiphons and Tabula Rasa, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI
• Touch, Anoint, Heal, University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA; Grace Point Church of Northwest Arkansas, Bentonville, AR; Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, IA; Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Hopkins, MN; Church at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; Westminster Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, IA; John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR; Church at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
• Scribes of Hope, Christ Church, South Hamilton, MA; First Baptist Church, Greensboro, NC; First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI; Christ Church, South Hamilton, MA; Westminster Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, IA; Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Abilene, TX
• Selvage/Salvage, Quilt! Knit! Stitch!, Portland, OR; Schauer Arts Center, Hartfort, WI; Portage Center for the Arts, Portage, WI
• Sacred Threads, Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon, VA; Sunderland Gallery, Omaha, NE
• Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists, Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY

2014

• Sacred Rhythms, Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, KY
• 16th Annual Judeo-Christian Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery
• Blue World/Green World, University of Michigan Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Main Library, Peoria, IL
• Fiber Innovations, PACE Center Art Gallery, Parker, CO
• Milagros, Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix, MI
• Passion Pilgrimage (solo exhibition), Westminster Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• Pretty Planet, World Quilt Show Florida V, West Palm Beach, FL; Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXV, Hampton, VA; Quilt Fest of New Jersey, Somerset, NJ; Denver National Quilt Festival IX, Denver, CO
• Scribes of Hope, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, First Baptist Church, Chester, VT; Grove City College, Grove City, PA; Asbury Methodist-Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hood River, OR; Chase Oaks Church, Plano, TX; Park Street Church, Boston, MA; First Presbyterian Church, Ipswich, MA; First Congregational Church, Hamilton, MA; California Baptist University, Riverside, CA
• Selvage/Salvage, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI; Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI; Madden Arts Center, Decatur, IL
• Touch, Anoint, Heal, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts: Inner City Christian Federation, Grand Rapids, MI; First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI; Christ Church, Plano, TX; Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
• Ways of Worship, Indiana Interchurch Center, Indianapolis, IN

2013

• America Celebrates, Stauth Memorial Museum, Montezuma, KS
• Blue World/Green World, Pump House Regional Art Center, LaCrosse, WI; Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Conversations in Stitch: on Nature, Concordia University, Chicago, IL; New Visions Art Center, Marshfield, WI
• Emmanuel, God with Us, Saint Paul Episcopal Church, New Albany, IN
• Form, Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN 
• The Great O Antiphons (solo exhibition), Cross View Lutheran Church, Edina, MN
• Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artist, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN
• Nativity 2013, Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN
• Milagros, Addison Center for the Arts, Addison, IL; Adler Center for Music and Arts, Libertyville, IL
• Pretty Planet, World Quilt Show New England XI, Manchester, NH; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XX, Philadelphia, PA
• Sacred Threads, Herndon, VA; Omaha, NE; Savannah, GA; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA
• Scribes of Hope, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA; Colonial Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO; First Presbyterian Church, Topeka, KS; Harding University, Searcy, AR; John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR; James Gallery, Dallas, TX
• Touch, Anoint, Heal, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, Evangel College, Springfield, MO; John Knox Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA; College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO
• The View from Here, International Quilt Festival, Cincinnati, OH

2012

• America Celebrates, Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO; Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum, Waukesha, WI
• Blue World/Green World, Schaumburg Prairie Arts Center, Shaumburg, IL
• Common Threads, Riverfront Art Center, Stevens Point, WI
• Conversations in Stitch, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, IL; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA; Schauer Arts and Activity Center, Hartford, WI
• Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition, 77th National General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN
• Psalms, Second Christian Reformed Church, Grand Haven, MI
• Scribes of Hope, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
• Touch, Anoint, Heal, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, Apostles Anglican Church, Lexington, KY

2011

• Conversations in Stitch, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI
• Cross View Christian Art Festival, Edina, MN (Best in Festival Award)
• Exploring the Surface, Indiana Humanities Council, Indianapolis, IN
• Midwest Meditations, Simply Chicago Art, Evanston, IL
• Muses: Life’s Inspirations, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO 
• PSALMS: Songs, Poems, and Hymns, Olive Tree Arts in Evansville, IN (Merit Award)
• Sacred Threads 2011, Herndon, VA
• Some Like It Hot, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
• Text on Textiles, the International Quilt Festivals in Houston, TX, Long Beach, CA, and Cincinnati, OH
• Ties That Bind, Sheldon Art Gallery, Saint Louis, MO

2010

• Christmastide, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN
• Exploring the Surface, Indiana Humanities Council, Indianapolis, IN
• Liturgical and Sacred Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL
• Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists, Louisville, KY
• Midwest Meditations, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, IL
• Some Like It Hot,  Simply Chicago Art Loft, Evanston, IL, and the Pump House Regional Art Center, LaCrosse, WI
• Tree of Life, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA

2008 – 2009

• Don’t Fence Me In, Longmont Museum and Culture Center, Longmont, CO;  Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD; Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT; and Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
• Highly Favored:  Contemporary Images of the Virgin Mary, juried exhibition by Christians in the Visual Arts, Wendham, MA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Chicago, IL; Dayton, OH; Rochester, NY; Grand Rapids, MI; New York, NY; New Haven, CT; Helena, MT; Jackson, TN; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA, and other sites through 2010
• Mary, Mary, Mary: Visions of Grace, Via Creativa Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA
• Succour: Gifts of Support and Solace, Orange International Street Fair, Orange, CA; the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA
• With Joy and Thanksgiving, Imago Dei Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2005 – 2007

• Alegré, Sweeny Conference Center, Santa Fe, NM
• ARTQUILTS Images, Cary, NC ; Cincinnati, OH; Harrisburg, PA; Santa Clara, CA; Schaumburg, IL; Golden, CO
• Celebration!, HGA Convergence, Grand Rapids, MI
• Considering Quilts 2006, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
• Contemporary Works of Faith 2005 [Poster Award], Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH
• Expressions: The Art Quilt, La Veta, CO; Manchester, NH; Nashville, TN; Paducah, KY
• Fabric of Legacies, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
• 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
• Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, New Albany, IN
• Liturgical and Sacred Art Exhibition, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
• Sacred Prostitute, Springer-Croke Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Sacred Threads (featured artist), Reynoldsburg, OH
• Secret Place, Sacred Space, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
• Spiritual Expressions in Fiber, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO
• Windows to the Divine, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Christians in the Visual Arts                   
• Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts
• Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists
• Lutheran Arts