Ann-Marie in the Northern Colorado Foothills
Ann-Marie Phalen-Hartman
Residing in Fort Collins, Colorado
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Summer Textile Institute 2019.
Colorado State University. Fiber Arts - Professional Development Immersion semester Fall 2018.
Certificate Colorado State University. Project Management. 2010.
B.F.A. University Massachusetts Dartmouth. Textile Design. Summa Cum Laude. 1992.
JURIED ART FAIRS d.b.a. TURNED SILKS
2017 Boulder County. Holiday Market. Longmont, CO.
2015, 16, 17 Commonwheel Gallery. Annual Festival. Manitou Springs, CO. (Honorable Mention in 2015 and 2017)
2015, 16 Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Artsarben. Omaha, NE.
2015 Longs Peak Scots/Irish Festival. 2015 Annual Show. Estes Park, CO.
2014 Arvada Center for the Arts. Holiday Fair. Arvada, CO.
2014 PalletFest. 1st Annual Upcycle Festival. City, ST.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Artworks Loveland. 4th Annual Square Foot. Loveland, CO.
2016 Commonwheel Art Gallery. Recycled Art. Manitou Springs, CO.
2016 Madison & Main Gallery. Wearable Art. Greely, CO.
2015 Fort Collins Lincoln Center. 17th ArtWear Exhibit & Fashion Show. Fort Collins, CO.
2014, 15 PalletFest. Fashion Show of Recycled Garments. Denver, CO.
2014 ArtLab. Celebrate ReUse. Fort Collins, CO.
1994 S.E. New England Artist/Artisan Collective. Annual Gallery Show. New Bedford, MA.
1993 Wichita Center for the Arts. Kansas Fiber Directions 93. Wichita, KS.
1993 New Bedford Women’s Center. Women in the Arts. New Bedford, MA.
ARTISTIC COLLABORATION
2017 Kate Koprowski. HandiCraftKate. Lexington, KY.
2017 Stetson Weddle. Master Fiber Spinner Program. Fort Collins, CO.
2016 Icebox Knitting. XOB Upcycled – Hat Designed for wholesale catalog for distribution in Japan. Longmont, CO.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AS ARTIST
The Omaha Reader. Artsarben Guide 2016 Juried Artists Listing. September 2016
Badore, Margaret/treehugger.com. “Denver Fashion Show Features Upcycled Clothes.” Living/Style Section, October 17, 2014. [Photo and caption of my sweater coats d.b.a. Turned Silks as part of a trend in upcycled clothing.]
Bartels, Malini/Scene Magazine. City Buzz. April 2014. [Photo and Featured Spotlight.]
Hickok, Maeve/Torch Student Newspaper. “Natural Dyeing: an enduring craft” Eisteddfod Traditional Folk Arts Festival Insert. September 1990. [Featured interview of my experience using natural fiber dyes.]
COSTUME DESIGNER and CONSTRUCTION
Head Costume Designer, Bas Bleu Theatre, Fort Collins, CO.
LUV 2015
Mariella in the Desert 2013
Hostage Song 2011
Wings 2008
The Dresser 2006
Shadowlands 2005
The Scarlet Letter (Assistant) 2005
Angles in America (Assistant) 2004
Head Costume Designer, Open Stage Theater, Fort Collins, CO.
Splitting Infinity 2006
Boston Marriage 2006
Head Costume Designer, Blue Barn Theater, Omaha, NE.
Arcadia 2003
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom 2001
Tartuff 2001
The Swan 2000
Le Belle Souers 2000
Costume Designer Assistant, Rose Children’s Theater, Omaha, NE.
The King & I 2001
Frog & Toad 1996
EMPLOYMENT
Artist & Owner, Turned Silks, Fort Collins, CO. January, 2014 – Present
Substitute Art Teacher, Friends Academy. Dartmouth, MA. 1992 – 1995
Art Instructor, Friends Academy Summer Arts Camp. Dartmouth, MA. 1992 – 1993
Art Instructor, DeMello After-School Program. Dartmouth, MA. 1992
University Gallery Intern. UMassDartmouth, Dartmouth, MA. 1991
SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS
Margot Neugebauer Award – 1991
Gustave Lastaiti Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Public Service - 1991
Ciba-Geigy Dyestuffs & Chemicals Division Design Scholarship – 1990