MARTY JONAS FIBER ARTIST
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Education

1999-2000   Middlesex University, School of Textile Design, Major: Embroidered Textiles
1998  Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln, England   
          Course of Study: The Language of Touch        
          Missenden International Summer School at Bradenham, England    
          Course of Study: Stitch Strategies 
1996-1999  City and Guilds of London Institute, London, England  Certificate of Competence: Part 2
          Creative Studies and Extended Embroidery Skills, School of Textile Design 
1994  Missenden International Summer School, Great Missenden, England  
          Course of Study: 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
 
Collections   Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,   Vallejo, CA  2009

Solo Exhibitions
2017   Olson Realty Gallery, Benicia, CA  Retrospective of Marty Jonas
2015   Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA   Circling Fiber
2014  Oakland City Center, Oakland, CA    Fiber Art by Marty Jonas
           Camel Barn Historical Museum, Benicia, CA     Circles by Marty Jonas
2013  The Gymboree Corporation, San Francisco, CA, The Sustainable Art Work of Marty Jonas
           Union Bank Lobby, San Francisco, CA, The Sustainable Ark Work of Marty Jonas
2012  Camel Barn Museum,  Benicia, CA   Felt by Marty Jonas
2010  Smith Ranch Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA    Art Thru Thread and Cloth
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 
2018   San Jose Museum of Quilts, San Jose, Ca  SDA- The Art of Labor
           Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA,  Thread-Count: New Directions in Fiber Art
           
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   The Art of the Community
2017  Museum of Contemporary Art, Sebastopol, CA  International Fiber Arts VIII 
           Blackhawk Gallery, Danville, CA  Luminosity Exhibit
           B8 Theatre Company, Concord, CA  Surface And Symbol
           Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA  Art of the Community            
2016   Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA  The Art of the Toy: Wild, Whimsical and Magical
            Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY   Trangressing Traditions
 2015  Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA   Why Make Art
        
   Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA    Small Expressions
 2014  Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA   The HEart of a Community
           Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA  Small Expressions 2014
2013  Herbst International Hall, Presidio, San Francisco, CA , Fiber/Dimensions-Intersections 6
          1001 Broadway Street Lobby, Oakland CA,   Selected Fiber/Dimensions Art
          SAY Si Gallery, San Antonio, TX,  In.ter.face:Connections
          Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO   Fiber Celebration 2013
2012  Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA   AB – Collective Memories –Retrospective Celebrating 25 Years
          Casa Giafferi,  Corsica, France   Connexions:  California - Corsica
          Mendenhall Art Gallery,  Greenville, NC    Screenplay
2011  SDA, Art Center, Katherine Nash Gallery,  Minneapolis, MI  Merge and Flow
          The Union Bank,  San Francisco, CA  FiberDimensions
          Therese Maloney Art Gallery, College of St Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., Visual Phrasing
          Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA  High Fiber
          The Gymboree Corporation Lobby,  San Francisco, CA    Fiber Art
2010  Presidio Officers Club, San Francisco, CA    Colors, Concepts, Contours: Intersections 5 
          Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA   Innovations in Fiberart
          Marin MOCA, Novato, CA  Private Eyes: Artists’ Vision
          ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA    Fiber 2010
          pariSoma, San Francisco, CA  Waste Knot
          Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA  The Art of a Community
          ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA    Swagger, A Celebration of the Body
2009  SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA   Visual Aid’s Big Blue Deal
          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 
          Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO, Fiber Celebration 2005
          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  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
2013  Juror’s Choice   NCWG, Fiber Celebration 2013, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
          First Place   NCWC, Fiber Celebration 2013 Non-Functional 3-D, Loveland, CO
2008  First Place   HGA, Convergence 2008, Tampa Bay, FL  The Eye of the Hurricane
          First Place   Textile   45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield, CA
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, Fairfield, CA
          Second Place    Textile 44th Annual Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield, CA
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, Fairfield, CA
          Dharma Trading Co. Special Award    Fiber Celebration, Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO
2004  Third  Place    Textile   42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield, CA
          Merit Award   Sculpture   42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield, CA
          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, Fairfield, CA
          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
Mt. Tam Weavers Guild, Art Thru Thread and Cloth  2011
Smith Ranch Art Gallery,  Art Thru Thread and Cloth   2010
MKGSFBA,    Yarn – Beyond The Sweater   2009

Books
Bakker, Ellen.  Worldwide Colours of Felt   June 2016
Desuyo, Hedi B.   Why Make Art - 25 Benicia Artists Respond    Sept 2015

Chunghi Choo,  Showcase 500 Art Necklaces, Lark Publications July 2013  ISBN 978-1-4547-0352-5
Schoesser, Mary. The Textiles of Mankind,   Thames and Hudson  2012  ISBN 978-0-500-51645-4
Brown, Susan.  500 Felt Objects  Lark Books  2011   ISBN 978-1-60059-705-3
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)
Pasquqrella, Suanne. Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot   Small Expressions 2014  Fall 2014  (Illustration pg. 28)
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)
FiberArt Now Magazine,  Flora and Fauna,  Summer 2013  (Illustration Page 55)
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)
Norman, Bud.  FiberDirections 2005   Wichita Eagle   May 11, 2005 
Paisley, Michelle.  State Fair Recognizes Benicia Artists’ Work   Benicia Herald   August 31, 1995
Raskin-Zrihen, Rachel  Kaiser Permanente Vallejo  400 Pieces Of Original Artwork  Times Herald  2-26-2010
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

 


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      • ONE OF A KIND
    • SLIDE MOUNTS
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