EDUCATION

  • Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio - BA Degree
       Major: Psychology  •  Minor: Performing Arts & Music
  • Palomar Community College, San Marcos, CA
       Real Estate & Business Courses

ART QUILT RELATED EDUCATION

  • Early Years:   Parents, Myron and Marthe Winder (professional artists) taught color, design, perspective, watercolor and oil painting, clothing construction and design, and how to handle fabric.
  • College:   Theater set and costume design.
  • Fiber Arts:   Many of the best instructors in the United States, including Pam Studstill, Nancy Crow, Katie Pasquini-Masopust, Paula Nadelstern, Joan Colvin, Melody Johnson, Ruth McDowell, David Walker, Susan Carlson, Judy Mathieson, Harriette Hargrave, Arlene Stamper, Peggy martin, Donna Hussain, Sue Benner, and Els Van Baarle.

SHOWS - JURIED & JUDGED

  • 2003, 2004, 2005 Artists Invitational, Alegre Exhibit, Santa Fee, NM
  • 2002  Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Seattle, WA
  • Celebrate Arts," Florence Events Center Gallery, Florence, Oregon
  • Fibers of Faith" - Corvallis, Oregon Award: Best of Show
  • 2001  Oregon Art Annual, Fine Arts Division, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR, Award: Third Place.
  • 1997-2002  Pennsylvania Intnl Quilt Extravaganza, Philadelphia area, Award 1997: Viewer's Choice, Wearable Art
  • Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
  • 2000, 01, 02 International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
  • 1996-1998 Crossroads - Exploring Quilt Frontiers, Ontario, CA Award: 1998 Best of Show, Pictorial Quilts

SHOWS - JUDGED

  • 2004  Pearl Gallery, Dallas, OR
  • 2002  Alegre Retreat, Santa Fe, NM Award: Viewer's Choice
  • 1997  San Diego Quilt Show, San Diego, CA Award: Viewer's Choice, Wearable Art
  • 1996  San Diego County Fair, Award: 3 1st Place, 1 Best in Division
  • 1995  thru current year, Local Guild Shows, Many awards, 2 Best in Show

GROUP INVITATIONAL SHOWS

  • As a member of "Tactile Expressions," a fiber arts group centered in Eugene, Oregon:
  • 2005  Blithe Spirits, Mathers Museum of Contemporary Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  • Double Take, a joint exhibit with members of Pacific Quilt Artists of San Diego, CA. Florence Events Center, Florence, OR
  • Under the Surface, Jacobs Gallery of the Hult Center for the Arts, Eugene, OR
  • Arch-Texture, Gordon House, Silverton, OR
  • 2004  Beyond Boundaries, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, OR
  • The Pearl Gallery, Dallas, OR
  • The Alphabet Project, shown in various venues in Japan, France, and the USA (including the huge AQS Show in Paducah, KY April 2004)
  • Blithe Spirits, Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR
  • Guest artists at the LaConner Quilt Museum, LaConner, WA
  • 2003  Nature- An Unusual Perspective, Florence Events Center, Florence, OR
  • Beyond Boundaries, Springfield Museum, OR
  • Corvallis Public Library, Corvallis, OR
  •  Archi-Texture, Pearl Gallery, Dallas, OR
  • Various venues throughout Benton County during "Quilt County," Fall 2003
  • 2002  Archi-Texture, Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR
  • Corvallis Public Library, Corvallis, OR
  • Eugene Public Library, Eugene, OR
  • 2003  As a member of the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters:
  • Wish You Were Here" Quilt Project.
  • As a member of Pacific Quilt Artists, a fiber arts group centered in San Diego County, CA:
  • 1999  Rancho Vista Adobe Gallery, Vista, CA
  • 1998  Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
  • 1996-98  San Diego County Library, Del Mar Ranch