Biography
Susan Kristoferson specializes in surface design processes on paper such as itajime (Japanese fold, clamp, and dye) and hand painted “paste papers. Her work has been in nearly 200 exhibitions across North and South America, Japan, and South Korea. She lives and works in Turner Valley, Alberta.
Susan earned a BFA from the University of Texas and an MFA in Fiber Arts from Indiana University. A professional artist since 1975, she has been a school art teacher, an art professor at Miami University in Ohio, a sessional instructor at universities in Oregon, and the Head of Fiber and Paper Arts at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts in Portland. She now occasionally teaches adult workshops and as an artist in residence in schools. Susan is inspired by the long distance view from her home and creates unique landscape “paintings” and abstract images using the papers she has made, painted, dyed and collected during the past 40 years.
SUSAN KRISTOFERSON, STUDIO ARTIST
Studio artist specializing in textile and paper and artworks; self-employed 1991-2003, 2005-present
EDUCATION
MFA/TEXTILES Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; USA 1980
BFA University of Texas, Austin, TX; USA
K-12 Teaching Certification, 1975
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS (works included in)
GEORGIA: Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, Inc., La Grange. KENTUCKY: Paragon Inc.Louisville. MISSOURI: Jewish Children’s Hospital, St. Louis. OHIO: Linclay Corp., Proctor and Gamble Company, Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, Unit Inc., The Drackett Company, AT&T, IBM, USFG Insurance, Charter Oaks Savings and Loan, Cincinnati; First National Bank, Dayton; Charter Oaks Savings and Loan, Thriftway, Columbus. OREGON: da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis. TEXAS: Smith & Schnake, NCR Corp., Dallas; Hyatt Regency, Austin; Gill Corp., San Antonio. WASHINGTON: Washington State Arts Commission
PUBLIC OR CORPORATE COMMISSIONS
Linus Pauling school, 2 suspended fabric sculptures, Corvallis, OR, 2004
“Sky Beams and Horizons #1 & #2,” Gregory Forum Building, Clakamas Community College, Oregon City, OR, Architects Barrentine, Bates & Lee; 2 large sewn dyed paper collages 1992
“Transition and Illusion,” da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis,OR, tree suspended fabric sculpture Jul, 1990
“Tree Planes,” da Vinci Days Festival Corvallis, OR, tree suspended fabric sculpture Jul. 1989
“CPA Cornersails,” School of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, OH -for use with special events 1987
“Vanity Crosspieces 2,” Mariott Mariner Hotel, Huntsville, TX -shibori dyed and embellished fabric wall piece, 1986
“Skylights Suite,” Paragon Development Company-four large transparent suspended fabric sculptures for the atrium spaces at the Paragon Building in Louisville, KY Fall 1985
Gill Company, San Antonio, TX-sewn dyed paper collage.
Also private commissions for individual clients.
MEMBERSHIPS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Board member, 2012-15, Collections Committee Chair, 2015 Canadian Book Binders and Book Artist Guild, 2006-15, CBBAG Calgary Chapter President, 2011-12 Alberta Crafts Council, 2010-present Artist Selection Advisory Committee, Creative Kids Museum, Telus Science Center, Calgary, AB 2008-10 Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB, Board of Directors, Secretary (2007-2010) The Friends of Dard Hunter (FDH) (North American Paper Arts Association) 1991-present The International Association of Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) 2012-present RCW American Museum of Paper, Atlanta, GA Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR,1988-2005; Exhibition Committee ‘93-‘97, Board of Directors ’97-2005 da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis, OR, Board of Directors, 1997-2000 National Surface Design Association (1985-89 Board of Directors) Special Events Director-Board of Directors(1987-89), Membership/Circulation Officer, Executive Board 1985-87 Globe, Firefighters Suits, Board, 1992-2018
JUROR
cSpace Calgary, 2017; Heritage Weavers Guild Annual Exhibit, 2015/2013; Alberta Society of Artists open exhibit, 2014; Alberta Foundation for the Arts Acquisitions 2012-15; Calgary Arts Development Authority, 2012; ‘Kaliedescope’ exhibit, Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta and the Association of
Northwest Weavers Guild Conference, June 2007; Oregon % for the Arts for outdoor sculpture, Midwestern State University, 2005; da Vinci Days Professional Art Exhibition, 1998; Columbia Stitchery Guild Annual Exhibition, 1997; Oregon % for the Arts-Valley Football Center Building, 1997; “Fiber at the End of the Century,” Corvallis Or, 1994; Oregon % for the Arts New State Archives Building, 1990; Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Oh May 1989; Ageless Art Exhibit, Portland/Salem, OR, 1989 & 1990; Cincinnati Weavers Guild Exhibition,1988; annual high school Scholastic Art competitions, Cincinnati, OH, 1980-1988.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
BOARD MEMBER 2013-15 ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR 2015, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
COMMITTEE MEMBER Oregon Percent for the Arts Project Review Panels, 2003-05; Grant proposal reviewer, Arts and Science Committee, Miami University, Ohio 1981-83
DIRECTOR of Campbell Hall Art Gallery, Western Oregon State University, Monmouth, Oregon, 2003-04
DEPARTMENT HEAD, Fibers Department, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon, 1988-91
Co-DIRECTOR, Art Department Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, 1985-87
TEACHING
Teaching – ‘Learning Thru the Arts’ and EPCOR Performing Arts Center (now Arts Commons,) artist in schools programs, K-12 schools and professional development workshops for school teachers, Calgary, AB, 2007-present
Workshops at the Textile and Surface Design Guild, Lethbridge, the Galt Museum and SPARK, Telus Science Centre 2012; Sheep Creek Weavers Guild, 2011 and 2015, and numerous prior master class workshops.
Four workshops in Australia and New Zealand on “Shibori for Paper”: Primrose Arts, Sydney; Tasmanian Bookbinders Guild, Hobart; Geelong Forum, Geelong, AU; Aotorea Fiber Forum, Paraparaumu, NZ 2007
Western Oregon University, Monmouth,OR, USA, adjunct ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR of Art, teaching 2-D design, professional skills for artists and DIRECTOR of Campbell Hall Art Gallery, 2003-04
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA Basic Design courses, adjunct PROFESSOR of Art, spring 2003, fall 2004, winter 2005
Mt. View Elementary School, Corvallis, OR, USA, ART TEACHER, K-5, 2002-03
Western View Jr. High School, 2002; Mt. View Elementary School and Center For Altenative Learning (CAL) High School, Corvallis, OR, USA 2001, Workshop at Oakville Youth Correctional Facility, Albany, Or, 1999, ARTIST IN EDUCATION
Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland OR, USA, DEPARTMENT HEAD and INSTRUCTOR of Fibers, 1988-91
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART, Fiber Arts,Tenured 1980-88 also Co-DIRECTOR, Art Department Hiestand Gallery, 1984-87
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR-Printed and Dyed Textiles
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT-Paper making; Printed and Dyed Textiles 1977-1980
Hirschi High School, Wichita Falls, TX, USA – ART TEACHER 1975-76
Public lectures (27), Workshops Taught (39); Exhibitions Curated (9); Exhibit Catalog Published (1), Artist-In-Schools Residencies (47) Helped organize, lead and teach a professional development symposium on paper, inspired by Reggio early education teaching philosophies at SPARK Science Centre, Calgary, AB 2012
CURATOR for 11 exhibitions
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Creative Kids Museum, Calgary, AB, Canada, February, 2007; and May, 2008; Good Samaritan Hospital Regional Psychiatric Unit; an art, science and technology collaboration in conjunction with the da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis, OR, culminating in a solo exhibition at LaSelles Stuart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. USA Spring / Summer 1999 Artist in Science and Technology Residency, da Vinci Days Festival, Corvallis, OR Feb.-Jul. 1999.
Selected Exhibitions (since 1984)
Works have been shown in 180 exhibitions including 14 solo exhibitions since 1975 I=Invitational, II = International Invitational, J=Juried
2019 The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta, June, September, November
Feasts On Paper – Shanghai Biennale,
Bluerock Gallery, ongoing exhibition
Pattern Meditations, SOLO EXHIBIT, Framed on Fifth Gallery, Calgary AB July
Papers, The Collectors’ Gallery of Art, Calgary, AB Group 9 exhibition, September
Handmade Here, Calgary, November
2018 “Sense of Place”, SOLO EXHIBIT Framed on Fifth Gallery, Calgary, AB Jan 2-27
Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB, ongoing exhibition (J)
The Most Beautiful Art Tour, September, November
Handmade Here, Calgary, November
2017 The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta, September
Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB, ongoing exhibition (J)
Hand Made Here, Calgary, November
2016 “Voices for the Vote”, Borealis Gallery, New Legislative Building, Edmonton, AB Jun-Aug (J)
Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB ongoing exhibition (J)
Handmade Here, Calgary, November
2015 “Cultivation of Art”, Black Diamond, AB Jun (J)
2014 CONTINUUM: Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Jul 12 – September 27 (I)
“Made For This Place: Art, Architecture and Artifacts of the Leighton Legacy”, Nickle Gallery, Univerisity of Calgary, June 5-July 19 (I)
2013 Whyte Museum, window solo exhibit, Banff, AB , Canada Jun-Jul (J)
“Art and Soul of Paper” Mandel’s Gallery, Anteros Art Foundation, Norwich, Norfolk, England, Mar-Apr (J)
“Golden Edge” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB Jan-Mar and Red Deer College Art Gallery, Jul-AugJ
“Pulp Paper Pages,” Leighton Centre, Foothills District, Calgary, AB, Jun-Jul, and Wonju, S.Korea Sep(J)
2012 “Collosal Papers”, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, USA, Oct-Nov
“Worked Up”, Art Central, Calgary, AB, Oct 2-7
“Pulp Paper Pages”, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB Apr-Jul (J)
“Rocky Mountain Photography Show”, Whyte Museum, Banff, AB Mar (J)
2011 “Small Treasures” Whyte Museum, Banff, AB Nov-Dec (J)
“Palimpsest”, Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB Dec
“Colours of Fall” Whyte Museum, Banff, AB Oct-Nov. (J)
“Who Art Thou”, Evanesence Gallery, High River, AB Aug.
SOLO EXHIBIT, Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB, Mar (I)
“Art-O-Rama”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB Mar (I)
2010 TREX –travelling Book Arts Exhibition, to several locations in Alberta,
Feature artist, Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB Sep/Oct
“Art-O-Rama”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB, Mar (I)
SOLO EXHIBIT, Arts on Atlantic, Calgary, AB, Apr (I)
SOLO EXHIBIT, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR, USA, Feb-Mar
TREX –traveling Book Arts Exhibition, to several locations in Alberta
2009 TREX –travelling Book Arts Exhibition, to several locations in Alberta, I have a few books in the show
“Studio Sale & Bohemian Extravaganza”, Traingle Gallery, Calgary, AB Nov 5-7 (I)
“The World of Paper” Philadelphia, PA and Indianapolis, IN, USA
“Destiny”, Arts on Atlantic, Calgary, AB, Oct-Nov (J)
“imaGined texts/conTextualized imagery”, Arts on Atlantic, March; Creative Kids Museum, Sep, Calgary, AB (I)
“Cultural Intersection”, EPCOR Performing Arts Center and City Building, Calgary, AB, Jun-Jul (J)
“10 Days on the Island”, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Mar-Apr (II)
“Art-O-Rama”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB, Mar (I)
2008 “Studio Sale & Bohemian Extravaganza”, Traingle Gallery, Calgary, AB Nov 6-8 (I)
“Art-O-Rama”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB, March (I)
“The World of Paper” 4 locations: Imadate Museum, Imadate; the Technological University Museum, Kyoto, Inocho Paper Museum, Inocho; Oji Paper Museum, Tokyo, Japan (I)
2007 “Art-O-Rama”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB, Canada, Mar (I)
2006 Retrospective and New Works- SOLO EXHIBIT, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR, Aug (I)
2004 “The World of Paper”, Paper Folding Museum, Seoul, Korea, sponsored by the RCW American Museum of Papermaking, summer (II)
2003 “90 South”, group exhibition, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Or, Oct-Nov (I)
SOLO EXHIBIT, Presidents Hall, Administrative Building, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Or, Oct-Feb 2004
“Papel“, Museo de la Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile, sponsored by the RCW American Museum of Papermaking, fall(II)
2002 “Assemblage: Four Visions”, 4 artist group show, Guardino Gallery, Portland, Or, Sept.-Oct
“The Magic of Art”, group exhibition, La Selles Stuart Center, Corvallis, Or, Jul
2001 “The World of Paper” Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, GA from Mar 01-Jan 2002; also exhibited at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago, Chile
“Quilts du Papier”, Paperworks, Corvallis, Or, Sep.-Oct. (I)
1998 “Paper!,”Guardino Gallery, Portland, Or, Nov.-Dec. (I)
“Decorative Papers,” Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, Vt, Jul.-Aug. (J)
1997 “Paper Shapers,” TWO PERSON EXHIBIT, Valley Arts Center, Forest Grove, Or, 30 Aug.-15 Oct. (I)
“Bauhaus Calling” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Or, 2-25 Apr. (I)
“The River” Corvallis Public Library, Corvallis, Or, Mar-Apr. (I)
1996 “The Kimono Inspiration,” Textile Museum, Washington, DC, 29 Mar-1 Sep (II)
1995 “Regional Artists,” Eugene Airport Gallery, Eugene, Or, Nov.-Jan. (I)
“Itajime; New Paper Works” SOLO EXHIBIT, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, Or, 2-30 Nov. (I)
“Magnificent Papers,” Portland State University, Portland, Or, Aug. (I)
“Fools’ Paper,” Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, Or, Apr. (I)
1993 “Celebrate: A Heavenly Earth,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Or, Dec. (I)
Recent Work, TWO PERSON EXHIBIT with ceramist Maria Simon; Sunbird Gallery, Bend, Or, 7-30 Oct.
Artist Focus Exhibit, SOLO EXHIBIT, Salem Art Association, Salem, Or, 29 Apr.-23 May
Majestic Theater, SOLO EXHIBIT, Corvallis, Or, 7 Jan.-29 Feb.
1992 “Paste-Paper,” exhibit, Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Tx, Feb.-Mar.
“Kindred Sensibilities,” Pioneer Place, Saks Fifth Avenue, Portland, Or, 11-29 May (I)
“Screens,” artist focus TWO PERSON EXHIBIT, collaboration with wood worker Al Miller, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Or, 4-28 Jun. (I)
“Under the Sea,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Or, Nov.-Dec. (I)
“Illuminations,” Salem Art Association, Salem, Or, Nov.-Dec. (I)
“Exotic Kimono-Works by Foreign Artists,” International Shibori Symposium, Nagoya International Center Building, Nagoya, Japan 13-22 Nov. (I, J)
1991 SOLO EXHIBIT, Red House, Or. School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Or, Sep.-Nov. (I)
“Third Annual Invitational Show,” Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, Or, 15 Aug.-14 Sep. (I)
“Oregon Perspectives,” Centrum Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Or, 4-28 Jul. (I)
“Surface Design: Fibers Northwest,” Real Mother Goose Gallery, Portland, Or, 4-31 Jul. (I)
“Art About Agriculture,” AWARD, Guistina Art Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or, 18 Feb.-3 Apr.; traveled in Oregon to 5 additional sites
1990 “Fiber Directions: West Coast,” Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, Or, 23 Aug.-19 Oct.; also Redding Art Museum, Redding, Ca Dec. (I)
“Susan Kristoferson: Featured Artist,” SOLO EXHIBIT, Hoffman Sales Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Or, 6-30 Sep. (I)
Susan Kristoferson; Sewn Paper Constructions, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, Or, 5 Sep.-5 Oct. (I)
“American Crafts Award Winners,” Art Connections Inc., Bethesda, Md, Apr.-Mar. (I)
AWARD-Honorable Mention, American Crafts Competition, For the Wall category, Krause Sikes Inc. and Metropolitan Home Magazine, Jan.
“Art About Agriculture,” AWARD, Guistina Gallery, LaSelles Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or, 19 Feb.-28 Mar, (J); traveled in Oregon to: The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles 2 Apr.- 5 May; Art Adventure Gallery, Madras 7 May-1 Jun.; Washington County Historical Society, Portland, 2 Jun.-1 Jul.; The Capital Rotunda, Salem, 2 Jul.-24; and Oregon State Fair, Salem, 25 Aug.-3 Sep.
1989 “Shibori City Nagoya,” World Design Expo ’89, Nagoya, Japan, Nov. (I, J)
“Oregon Jewelers Today,” American Cultural Center, Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano, San Jose, Costa Rica, 9 Aug.-1 Sep. (I)
“Fabrications,” SOLO EXHIBIT, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, Or, 2-27 Aug. (J)
da Vinci Days sculpture garden, Corvallis, Or, Jul. (J)
“Close to Home,” Guistina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or, Jun.-Aug. and First Interstate Bank, Corvallis, OR Jul. (I)
1988 “Paperworks,” Humanities Gallery, LBCC, Albany, Or, 28 Nov.-16 Dec. (I)
“Arrowmont Faculty: Spring ’88,” Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, Tn, 27 Feb.-30 Apr., (I)
“Tactile Expressions,” Carriage Lane Gallery, Culpepper, Va, 3 Feb.-5 Mar (I), also Eeii’s Gallery, Belhaven, NC
1987 “Tactile Expressions,” Gertrude Herbert Memorial Institute of Art, Augusta, Ga, 6-27 Nov. (J, I)
Miami Art Faculty Exhibit, Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Oxford, Oh
“Central Exchange Surface Designers,” Kansas City, Mo, 5 Mar-15 Apr. (I)
“Indiana Fiber Artists,” Earlham College, Leeds Gallery, Richmond, In, 17 Feb.-7 Mar.(I)
“Arrowmont Faculty: Spring ’87,” Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, Tn, Feb.-May
1986 Ohio Designer Craftsmen Fall Exhibition, Springfield Art Center, Springfield, Oh, 4-29 Oct. (I)
“Shadowscapes,” Studio San Giuseppe, College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Oh, 12 Jan.-2 Feb. (J)
“Handmade Paper,” Ohio Designer Craftsmen Association, Baldwin Wallace College, Oh, 6 Feb.-14 IJ
1985 “Ohio Selection,” Dayton Art Institute Museum, Dayton, Oh, 17 Aug.-29 Sep. (J, I)
“Contemporary Women Artists,” Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Oh, Jun.-Aug. (I)
“Twenty Years of Diversity: 1965-1985,” Fiber Images by School of Fine Arts Alumni, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, In, 21 May-16 Jun. (I)
“Best of 1985,”Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus OH, 31 Mar.-29 Apr. J
1984 “Patterns/Multiples/Narratives,” Centennial Hall Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, Il, 27 Nov.-11 Jan. (J) AWARD in Textiles
“Takeda Kahei Shoten Shibori Exhibition,” 5 locations: Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Arimatsu, Nagoya, Japan
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