RESUME

 

Education

1999-2000

Middlesex University, School of Textile Design, Major: Embroidered Textiles

 

 

1998

Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln, England    The Language of Touch   Missenden International Summer School at Bradenham, England    Stitch Strategies

 

 

1996-1999

City and Guilds of London Institute, London, England  Certificate of Competence: Part 2    reative Studies and Extended Embroidery Skills, School of Textile Design

 

 

1994

Missenden International Summer School, Great Missenden, England   Threads of Inspirations

 

 

1993-1996

City and Guilds of London Institute, London, England  Certificate of Competence: Part 1   Creative Studies and Embroidery Skills, Stitch Design Textile Arts

 

 

1985-1986

Pacific Basin School for Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA   Major: Textile Design

 

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

2008

Red Oak Realty Gallery, Oakland, CA   FiberArt by Marty Jonas  

2007

Starbucks, Berkeley, CA   Art by Marty Jonas  

2004

Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA    Fiberart of Marty Jonas  

 
Group Exhibitions
2009 SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA   Visual Aid's Big Blue Project
Dorothy Herger Gallery, Fairfield, CA    A Condition of the Spirit
Fairfield Center Gallery, Fairfield, CA   Artists and the Landscape

 

Dane Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS   Sum Of The Parts   

 

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA   Green Dimensions Art Exhibition  

 

Belgers Art Center, Kansas City, MO   Off The Grid   

 

Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA   fiberDimensions

 

ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA    Fiber 2009  

 

Wichita Center for The Arts, Wichita, KS   National Fiber Directions 2009 

 

Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN   Sum Of The Parts   

 

Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA    Art Of The Community  

2008

Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA   Soupcon: A small Works Show  

 

T Wayne Stark Gallery, Texas A & M University College Station, TX    Sum of the Parts   

 

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA    Innovations in Fiberart IV  

 

Herbst Exhibition Hall, Presidio, Francisco, CA    fiber/Dimensions – Intersections 4  

 

HGA, Convergence 2008, Tampa Bay, FL   The Eye of the Hurricane  

 

NCWG, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO   Fiber Celebrations 2008  

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   EDGE

 

Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA    Petal Pushers  

 

Dorothy Herger Gallery, Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA   Warped

 

Fairfield Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CA   45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show  

 

Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX   Sum of the Parts  

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia CA     Art of the Community  

 

ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA    Edge Art Group  

2007

Fairfield City Gallery, Fairfield, CA    Boxes and Portals  

 

Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO    SDA Member Exhibition   Sum of the Parts  

 

Orinda Community Center, Orinda, CA   Woman as Prophets  

 

ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA   Recovery

 

Fairfield Center For The Arts, Fairfield, CA   44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show  

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   Art of the Community  

2006

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA   Innovations in Fiberart III  

 

ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA    Thread Count Fiber Exhibition  

 

Herbst International Hall, Presidio, San Francisco, CA    Intersections III by fiber/Dimensions  

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   Art of the Community  

 

Pence Gallery, Sacramento, CA    fiberDimensions

 

Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA   43rd Annual Regional Juried Art Show  

 

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA   Innovations in Fiberart II  

2005

Fairfield Center For The Arts, Fairfield, CA    42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show  

 

Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA   Piece – Fiber Works, Traditional & Contemporary Quilts   

 

Fairfield Center for the Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA   Take A Closer Look  

 

Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Ltd., Decatur, Il    Fiber Arts 2005  

 

Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA   2005 Fiber Art Exhibition   

2004

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA    Innovations in Fiberart II  

 

Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA    The Art of a Community  

 

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA   36th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition  

 

Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA   3-D Open Craft and Sculpture Show  

 

Indian Valley Artists Open Juried Exhibition, Novato, CA    Portals and Passages  

 

Townsend Center, San Francisco, CA   2004 Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Winter Exhibition

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   Art of the Community                                                                                                                              

2003

Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA   41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ   Wrapped in Cloth - The Human Figure in Textiles

 

Townsend Center, San Francisco, CA   2003 Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Summer Exhibition

 

T.L.D. Design Center & Gallery, Westmont, Il   Crossed Connections

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   Art of a Community

 

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA    Innovations in Fiberart

2002

Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA    The Fine Art of Craft

 

Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA   2002 Open Craft and Sculpture Show               

 

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA   34th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition        

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   The Art of A Community

 

Fairfield Center Gallery, Fairfield, CA   Textile Works of Art

 

Tiburon Town Hall, Tiburon, CA   Thirteen Fiber Artists Share Their Vision

 

Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA   Fibermania – Celebrating 20 Years of Fiber Art

2001

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA   33rd Annual Juried Textile Exhibition

 

Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA   2001 Open Craft & Sculpture Show

 

Gallery One, Petaluma, CA   Fibermania,  A Group Exhibition of Paper & Textiles

 

Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS   Fiber Directions 2001                

 

Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA   Fibermania

2000

San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA   30th Annual 3-D Art Regional Competition

 

Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA    Form and Space

 

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA   32nd Annual Juried Textile Exhibition

 

Marin Civic Center, Ballet Center, San Rafael, CA    Fibermania Exhibition            

 

Marble Hall Gallery, Congress Hall, London, England    Prism 2000 Exhibition

 

Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA   2000 Open Craft and Sculpture Show

1999

Marble Hall Gallery, Congress Hall, London, England   Pathways 2 Exhibition

 

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA    31st Annual Juried Textile Exhibition

1998

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA    30th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition

1997

Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA    35th Annual Juried Art Show and Gala

 

California Assembly Woman, Helen Thomson, Vacaville, CA   Benicia Artist’s Exhibition

 

Embellishment: The Third International Bead and Button Show, Austin, TX   Gleaming Treasures

 

Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA   29th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition

1996

1996 Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA    The Art of a Community: A Small Works Exhibition

 

Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA   34th Annual Juried Art Show and Gala

 

Knapp Gallery, Regents Park, London, England   Summer Exhibition

 

Embroiderer’s Guild of America, 1996 Exhibition, San Francisco CA   Sea to Shining Sea   

1995

Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA    33rd Annual Juried Art Show and Gala

 

Prudential Realty Art Gallery, Benicia CA   10 Benicia Artists

 

The 142nd California State Fair, Sacramento, CA    California Works 1995

 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada    Exhibit 1995

1994

Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA   32nd Annual Juried Art Show and Gala

1993

Artisans, Mill Valley, CA   T’s Show

 

Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA   2nd Biennial Competitive Exhibition - The Art of Craft

 

Benicia Community Arts, Benicia, CA    Needleworks

 

Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA   31st Annual Juried Art Show and Gala

Awards

2008

First Place   HGA, Convergence 2008, Tampa Bay, FL  The Eye of the Hurricane

 

First Place   Textile   45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show

2007    

First Place   Most Creative, Where The Wild Things Are, The Main ARTery Gallery

 

Second Place    Most Creative, Where The Wild Things Are, The Main ARTery Gallery

 

2007-2010 Traveling Show, Sum of All Parts, Surface Design Association, Kansas City, MO

 

Honorable Mention   Sum of all Parts, Surface Design Association, Kansas City, MO

 

First Place    Textile 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Second Place    Textile 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show

2006

Best of Show    Innovations in Fiberart III, Sebastopol Center for the Arts,  Sebastopol, CA

2005

People’s Choice Award    43rd Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Dharma Trading Co. Special Award    Fiber Celebration, Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO

2004

Third  Place    Textile   42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Merit Award   Sculpture   42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Best of Show   The Fine Art of Craft, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA

 

Honorable Mention   The Fine Art of Craft, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA

2003

First  Place    Mixed Media/Collage    41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Third Place    Sculpture  41st Annual Regional Juried Art Show

 

Award of Excellence    Wrapped In Cloth: The Human Figure in Textiles, Tubac, AZ

 

Best of Show    Innovations in Fiberart, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

2000

Second  Place    32nd Annual Textile Exhibition, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA

1996

Peoples Choice Award    Embroiderer’s Guild of America, National Seminar, San Francisco, CA

1995

Award of Merit    The 142nd California State Fair,  California Works 1995

1993

Best Historical/Traditional   Needleworks, Benicia Community Arts,  Benicia, CA

 

Honorable Mention    Needleworks, Benicia Community Arts, Benicia, CA 

1987

Best of Show    Second Annual City Sports Exposition,  San Francisco, CA

1986

Best of Show    First Annual City Sports Exposition, San Francisco, CA

 

 

Lectures
MKGSFBA ,  El Sobrante, CA    Yarn - Beyond The Sweater

Collections

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,   Vallejo, CA

 

Books

Beaney, Jan and Littlejohn, Jean.  Grids To Stitch   Double Trouble Enterprises  ISBN 978-0-9546014-6-1

Keifer, Susan Mowery.  Fiberarts Design Book 7   Lark Books   ISBN 1-57990-521-8

Orban, Nancy.  Fiberarts Design Book 6   Lark Books   ISBN 1-57990-126-3

 

Periodicals

Cain, Marcus.   Sum of The Parts   Review Magazine  June 2007

Cochran, Kimberly.   FiberDirections 2005   The Gallery  May-June 2005

De Vries, Rachael.   Juried Art Show   Art Beat  December 2004  (Illustration pg. 4)

Stabb, JoAnn C.   Juried Gallery Edition  Surface Design Magazine  September 2006 

Ferguson, Bonnie.  Handwork   Diablo Art Magazine   Summer 1993 

Friedlander, Lisa.  Through The Eye of the Needle   Arts Benicia Communique  April-May 1993

Owen, T.S.   Arts Benicia Annual Auction  Inside Benicia   October 2007 (Illustration pg. 5)

Ritch, Cathy.  44th Annual Art Show Wows Us   Art Beat   February 2007

Thromby, Gloria.  The Art of Craft   Artline   Summer 1993

Von Zoog, Erica.  Arts Benicia Open Studios  Inside Benicia  May 2007

Weller-Renfrow, Kathryn.  Big Talent – Small Works   Inside Benicia   December 2008

Weller-Renfrow, Kathryn.  Edge Art Show  Inside Benicia   April 2008  (Illustration pg. 6, 10)

Wilton, Nicholas.  Art With a Heart   Ritter House Catalog  2003

 

Articles

Azar, Olga.  Fiber Works   San Rafael News Pointer   November 17, 2001  (Illustration pg. 3)

Esch, Caitlin.  Journey To The Edge At Arts Benicia   Benicia Herald   April 8, 2008  (Illustration pg. 1)

Elfinger, Dana.  Library Show   Benicia Herald   July 22, 2004  (Illustration)

Freedman, Richard.  Odd Stuff at Arts Benicia  The Arts Times Herald  March 21, 2008 (illustrations  pg. 1,2)

Harrison, Helen.  Women, Words and Images  New York Times   April 3, 2005 

Haggerty, David.  Needleworks Show   Benicia Herald   February 25, 1993 

Honda, Dan.  Prudential Art Gallery   Solano Times   November 2, 1995  (Illustration)

Johnson, Jeremy.  Arts and Letters  G.T. Weekly.com    Vol 31, #15,  July 14, 2005

Maginnis-Honey, Amy.   A Misunderstood Medium   Daily Republic Newspaper  April 27, 2007  (Illustration)

Miller, Shawn.  Textile Works of Art   Daily Republic Newspaper  June 14, 2002  

Modenessi, Jennifer.  Art Saturates Every Fiber of her Being   Contra Costa Sunday Times   May 28, 2006  (Illustration pg. C4)

Monk, Bethany.  Spiritual Conditions   Benicia Herald   November 1, 2009

Norman, Bud.  FiberDirections 2005   Wichita Eagle   May 11, 2005 

Paisley, Michelle.  State Fair Recognizes Benicia Artists’ Work   Benicia Herald   August 31, 1995

Shull, Chris.  Fiber Sews It Up   Kansas.com  2005

Taylor, Robert.  Wide Ranging Styles Adorn Arts Benicia   Contra Costa Times   February 16, 2005  (Illustration pg.14)

Toronto, Richard.  Assembly Office Art  Benicia Herald   October 30, 1997 

 

Television and Videos

MTV Special - What the Champions Wear  1991

ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships  1988

ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships  1989

ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships  1990

ESPN Special Crystal Light & Rebok National Aerobic Championships  1991

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1986

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1987

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1988

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1989

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1990

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan  1991

Rebok & Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships from San Francisco, New York City,          Los Angeles, Miami, San Juan 1992

The All Out Total Body Workout - Video with Teri Wexted  1990