Burns-Studio.com
Harpswell, Maine 04079
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Born in New York, NY USA, 1957
Represented by:
Solo and Featured Exhibits |
2024 | Featured artist, Points of View Artists, Brunswick, ME |
2018-2020 | HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance event: The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, invited |
Face Value: Portraits in Tapestry, Barbara Burns, Markings Gallery, Bath, Maine, Featured artist | |
2016 | Gray Fox Gallery- Rockland, ME, Featured artist |
Gun Point Gallery- Orrs Island, ME, Featured artist | |
Stable On Front Gallery- Bath, ME, Featured artist | |
2015 | Maine Crafts Association – Solo exhibition, West Garfield, Maine, invited |
2009 | Maine Fiberarts – Solo exhibit, Topsham ME, invited |
2005 | West Dean College Gallery, Featured artist |
Exhibits
2024 |
Over, Under and Through the Warp : The Art of Tapestry Weaving, Five Sparks Gallery, MA, invited |
2024 | Signs and Symbols – 2024, Online exhibition organized by Gallerium and powered by @Biafarin platform, juriedHeallreaf 5, Shropshire and London, UK, juried |
2023 | ATB14 American Tapestry Alliance Biennial, Appalachian Craft Center, TN, USA juried Tapestry Touring International: The Natural World, Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, UK,
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW, invited Nuditas 2023, online exhibition, juried Colorful Symphony, Online exhibition organized by Gallerium and powered by @Biafarin platform, juried |
2022 | Craft Biennial Exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum juried Tapestry Touring International: The Natural World, The Guildhall, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK, invited |
2021 | 11th “From Lausanne to Beijing” Fiber Art Biennale, China juried Earth Matters: Surface Design Association Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN juriedHeros and Legends, international online and book form exhibition by Gallerium Art, juried
Extinction: Save The Planet international online and book form exhibition by Gallerium Art, juried |
2019 | Heallreaf 3, London & Nottingham UK as juror |
Tapestry…The New Wave, Down East Gallery, Edgecomb, ME, as curator | |
Impact: Climate Change, Belmont MA, San Francisco, CA, juried | |
Hanging By A Thread, H. Allen and Sally Fernald Gallery, Belfast, ME invited | |
Maine Crafts Portland, Portland, ME, invited | |
2018 | Common Threads, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, Maine, invited |
Lost Art Of Handiwork, Museum LA, Lewiston, ME invited | |
Fiber Collective, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham ME, invited | |
12th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art “Scythia”. Ukraine juried | |
Highfield Hall Tapestry Exhibition: Falmouth, MA, invited | |
Fuller Craft Museum Members Show, Brockton, MA, juried | |
Nude Nite, Tampa, FL, juried | |
2017 | SPARK! Maine Art Stories, maine Historical Society, Portland Maine. invited |
Artists In Their Studios, Photography Project, Mac Page, South Portland, ME invited | |
Small Tapestry International: Crossroads, University of North Texas, Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, juried | |
Threads of History, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham, ME invited | |
Heallreaf 2, West Dean College, Sussex England and Brick Lane Gallery, London, England juried | |
Loominations, Tapestry Weavers in New England exhibit, Emporium Gallery, ME, invited | |
2016 | Maine Fiberarts Members Show, invited |
2015 | Postcards From Home Northlight Gallery, Stromness, Orkney Island, Scotland, Torshavn School, Faroe Island, Scotland, invited |
Crafts Boston Holiday Show, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY, invited | |
Tapestry Weavers in New England, Weaving Up & Down, Deerfield Arts Bank, S. Deerfield MA, juried | |
2014 | 5th Triennial of Tapestry, Novi Sad, Serbia, juried. Award for traditional tapestry |
Woven art ’14 ,Alexandra Palace, London and Harrogate International center GB with the British Tapestry Group, juried | |
University of Southern Maine, Portland Unum Great Reading Room, invited | |
Maine Fiberarts Gallery, Masters Contemporary Fiber Art, invited | |
Tapestry weavers in New England group exhibit, URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery, juried | |
American Tapestry Alliance, Untitled/Unjuried small format show, University of Rhode Island, juried | |
2013 | Tapestry Weavers in New England group exhibit, Image Gallery, Northampton MA, juried |
Faces of Israel at the Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC, juried | |
ATB9 American tapestry Alliance Biennial 9 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN, juried | |
2012-2013 | Triennial of Textile Without Borders, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, juried |
2012 | North Bank Gallery Artists Community Project: Strands 2012 Vancouver, WA, juried |
HGA, Small Expressions Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, juried | |
ATB9 American tapestry Alliance Biennial 9, juried | |
2011 | Anne Street Gallery, Newburgh, New York, invited |
Boothbay Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine, invited | |
Handweaver’s Guild of America: Small Expressions Tennessee State Museum, juried | |
British Tapestry Group Stables Gallery Exhibition, Twickenham, England, juried | |
Fantastic Fibers at Yeiser Art Center, Padukah, KY, juried | |
2009 | The Wednesday Group at the Art Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY, invited |
The Wednesday Group at Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, NJ, invited | |
American Tapestry Alliance: Connections: Small Tapestry International, juried | |
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, juried | |
Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond Indiana, juried | |
Niche Awards booth at the Philadelphia Buyers market of American Craft, PA, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at the Greene County Arts Council, Catskill, NY, invited | |
The Wednesday Group at Medford Leas Gallery NJ, invited | |
2008 | Blue Ridge Hand Weaving Show, John M. Crawford Gallery, NC, juried |
TWiNE 2008 A Contemporary Look at Tapestry, River Tree Center for the Arts, ME, juried | |
Living With Beauty a the Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at the Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County, invited | |
LAND Australian National University School of Art hosted by The Tapestry Foundation of Victoria, juried | |
ATB7 (American Tapestry Alliance Biennial 7) Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, KY, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at the Jewish Community Center Gallery, NJ, invited | |
ATB7 at the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Tampa Florida, juried | |
2007 | The Wednesday Group at Gallery 207, NY, NY, invited |
ATB6 biennial exhibit at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, juried | |
Intimate Eye an exhibition of small format art at Phoenix Gallery New York City, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at Atrium Art Gallery Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington DC, invited | |
2006 | The Wednesday Group at the Phoenix Gallery in Washington, DC, invited |
ATB6 exhibit at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington, juried | |
ATB6 exhibit at Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan, juried | |
Petworth House Gallery, Sussex England, invited | |
2005 | Individual exhibit, Edward James Foundation Gallery, West Dean Park, Chichester, England, invited |
The Wednesday Group at Woven Fiber Art House, West Chester, PA, invited | |
2004 | Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY, juried |
The Wednesday Group at the Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon Township, NJ, invited | |
Small Format Frontiers Int. Tapestry Exhibit, Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO, juried | |
The Wednesday Group at the Suffern Public Library Gallery, Suffern, NY, invited | |
2003-2004 | Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY, juried |
2003 | Creative Strands Fiber Conference, Bucknell University, juried |
1996 | Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ, invited |
Awards
2021 | Pinacothèque Museum, Luxembourg Art Prize, Certificate of Artistic Achievement for “Never More”, Fréo Ellenlic” and “Temptation”. |
2020 | Circle Foundation for the Arts – Certificate of Excellence. Lyon, France for “Never More” |
2017 | Pinacothèque Museum, Luxembourg Art Prize, Certificate of Artistic Achievement for “Pas de Deux” |
2017 | Heallreaf Award from Heallreaf 2 exhibit in England, for “Pas de Deux” |
2016 | Selected by Maine Crafts Association for their Artists in Their Studios photography project. |
2014 | Award for Traditional Tapestry at 5th Triennial of Tapestry, Novi Sad, Serbia for “Revolution” |
2009 | Certificate of Commendation: Preserving Past Fabrics for the Future from the Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board |
2008 | Blue Ridge Hand Weaving Show 1st place decorative, non-functional category |
2008 | NICHE Awards finalist juried for “Woman In Red Turban” |
2003 | Handweaver’s Guild of America Award for Excellence in Weaving, juried |
2003 | Best in show at Creative Strands, juried |
Publications/Collections/Registries/
Lectures/Curated/Juror/Teaching
2024 | Spring Issue of The Cafe Review Pas de Deux |
2022 | Interview with Tapestry: In Conversation |
2021 | Inclusion in Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond, Tommy McClure Scanlin, Schiffer Books Featured in ArtLoveStyle Magazine |
2020 – present | Curator for American Tapestry Alliance TEx@ATA online exhibitions |
2020 | Article published in British Tapestry Group periodical Tapestry |
2019 and previous | Teaching in US, England and Ireland |
2019 | Juror for Heallreaf III, UK |
2019 | Co-curating of Tapestry…The New Wave, Edgecomb, Maine |
2018-19 | Article in Northern Jouneys Art Magazine |
2018 | Article in Canadian Tapestry Network Periodical |
2018 | The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, Augusta, ME, invited speaker, Homage to Anne Frank on extended loan. |
2017-20 | Blog on Marketing and Promotion hosted by American Tapestry Alliance |
2017 | Article in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot magazine |
2016 | Article in Canadian Tapestry Network Periodical |
Featured in CODAWORX magazine October issue | |
Artcle in American Tapestry Alliance Periodical | |
Featured in Book: Fiber Art Masters | |
2015 | Article in Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot magazine |
ongoing | Artists page on American Tapestry Alliance website www.americantapestryalliance.org |
2012 | Inclusion in “Shaped Tapestry” second edition by Kathe Todd-Hooker, Fine Fiber Press |
2011 | Lecture for Embroidery Guild of America, Bergen County NJ |
2010 | Article in the American Tapestry Alliance Periodical |
2009 | AmericanTapestryAlliance.org Online exhibit curated by Barbara Burns: Tapestries by Inyul Heo |
2009 | Lecture at Maine Fiberarts Gallery, Topsham ME |
2009 | Lecture at Museum LA, Lewiston, ME |
ongoing | Inclusion into the Artist’s Registry of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum |
2007 | Tapestry Handbook: The Next Generation by Carol K. Russell, The Wednesday Group |
2006 | ETN Textile Forum Magazine, image of tapestry |
2005-06 | The Canadian Tapestry Network Newsletter: article and image of tapestry |
Education
2003-2014 | Continuing tapestry study with Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei |
2005 | West Dean College, England, six week intensive study of tapestry weaving on graduate level |
2003 | Workshops with Ruth Manning, John Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie |
2002 | Fashion Institute of Technology (Textile & costume conservation, graduate program) |
1994 to present | Study of loom controlled weaving techniques, spinning and dyeing. Numerous workshops at HGA Convergences, MAFA Conferences, ATA workshops and other venues. |
1992-93 | SUNY Purchase |
1982 | New York School of Interior Design |
1977-78 | Pasadena City College |
1975 | Hampshire College |
Tapestry /Weaving /Fiber/Art Associations
- Maine Crafts Association
- American Tapestry Alliance
- TWiNE Tapestry Weavers in New England
- Canadian Tapestry Network
- The British Tapestry Group
- The Wednesday Group
- Handweavers Guild of America
- Maine Fiberarts
- Surface Design Association
- Union of Maine Visual Artists
Related Interests
- Former Trustee and Director of the Costume and Textile Dept., Pascack Historical Society and Museum, Park Ridge, NJ 1999-2011
- Textile and costume conservation and collecting