Weaver Beaver
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, 2017
Threads Spring Concentration with Jessica Green, Penland School of Craft, 2019
Handweaving: Foundations and Exploration with Amanda Thatch, Penland School of Craft, 2022
Traditional Craft Mentorship Program with Joyce Tromba & Pat Armstrong, John C Campbell Folk School, 2024
Foundations - August, Newbury School of Weaving with Justin Squizzero, 2024
Awards & Residencies
2018 Invisible Cloth Residency, The Cabbage School, Sandy Mush, NC
2018 VCUArts Undergraduate Research Grant: Intertwined
2018 Anderson Space Grant – Summer Studio Program: Weaving as an Object
2019 Penland Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, NC
2019 Textiles nominated “Best in Show” at High Point Furniture Market Spring 2019
2019 Lazuli Artist Residency Program, Corinth, VT
2020 Remote Shelter Residency, Overland Artworks, Greensboro, NC
2021 The Sable Project Summer Residency, Stockbridge, VT
2022 Penland Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, NC
2022 Artist in Action Residency, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center, Solomons, MD
2022 HGA Mearl K Gable II Memorial Grant, Weavers Guild of the North Shore in Evanston, IL
2023 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2023 Artist in Action Residency, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2024 Artist Development Grant, Vermont Arts Council, Chelsea, VT
2024 Traditional Craft Mentorship: Natural Dyeing, John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
2024 Visiting Teacher Naturalist Residency, North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, VT
2024` The Sable Project Guest Artist Residency, Stockbridge, VT
2024 In Situ Polyculture Commons Residency, Saxtons River, VT
2025 Folk School Work Study Scholarship, John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Exhibitions
2018 BFA Senior Thesis group Exhibition, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
2018 Weaving as an Object Solo Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2019 PENELOPE Solo Exhibition, Rump Gallery, Richmond, VA
2020 Art-in-place Initiative, Terrain Exhibitions and CNL Projects, Chicago, IL and beyond
2020 Virtual Solo Exhibition, A Gallery From Home (part of the Good Girls Don’t Collective,) Remote Work
2020 FRC7, Flat Rate Contemporary a quarterly artist-juried flat file exhibition, Remote Work
2020 We ART Greensboro Virtual Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists (CVA), Greensboro, NC
2021 A Year Apart Virtual All Media Show, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2021 The Cake Stand a short-term art/project/exhibition/space, Farmingdale, ME
2021 WIDE OPEN, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
2021 Keeping it Together: Local Fiber Arts in the Time of Covid, Juried Fiber Arts Exhibition, Julio Fine Arts Gallery at Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2022 Personas inaugural group exhibition, Feral Galleries, Athens, GA
2022 The Cake Stand Biennale, Sleet City Art and Supplies, Fayetteville, AR
2022 Process as an Object Site-specific weaving installation for Juried Hand Crafted Exhibition, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
2022 Weaving in the Time of COVID: Fiber Arts by the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore Annual group Exhibition, Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD
2022 Juried June Invitational group Exhibition, NOMA Gallery, Frederick, MD
2022 Abstract Acres, Fluffybutt Farm, Fennville, MI
2022 Le Salon Exhibition, TAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD
2022 Foot Fault Exhibition, an abandoned tennis court, Richmond, VA
2022 Art-in-Place, 2022, Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL and beyond
2022 Homegrown group Exhibition, Unpacked Mobile Gallery for MdWfair, Chicago, IL
2022 IMPACT Public Art Project, Maryland Art Place, Zeke’s Coffee in Baltimore, MD
2022 Heart of it All Exhibition, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2022 Under 500 Juried Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2023 Texere Solo Exhibition, Arbutus Branch Library, Baltimore, MD
2023 Woven Into Our Fibers group Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
2023 Fibers of Nature Exhibition, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
2023 Breaking Ground Exhibition, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2023 “the moment felt right,” Solo Exhibition, Cowork Frederick, Frederick, MD
2023 INSIDE OUT VMFA Staff Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2023 [Work] VisArts Staff Exhibition, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2023 Rock Paper Scissors group Exhibition, TAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD
2023 Together Art Grows group Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
2023 World Wide Web solo Exhibition, TAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD
2023 Jolly, group Exhibition, TAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD
2024 The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Solo Exhibition, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, VT
2024 December featured local artist, South Royalton Coop Market, South Royalton, VT
2025 Time is a Place Solo Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
Collaborative Projects
2018 AlterNatives Boutique, Richmond, VA (collaborative design with the Pixan House Weavers in Guatemala.)
2018 Mountaintop Montessori School, Charlottesville, VA (collaborative weaving with campers.)
2019 Lazuli Residency, Corinth, VT (collaborative community warp with other artists-in-residence.)
2021 One Acre Exchange, Durham NC (collaborative fiber art projection with One Acre Exchange, The Piedmont Fibershed, and WGGB President Joanna Crosby.)
2021 The Sable Project, Stockbridge, VT (collaborative performance and final showcase: Water in the Wood.)
2022 Blue Light Junction, Baltimore, MD (community weaving project.)
2022 Lovelyarns, Baltimore, MD (autumn window display and installation.)
2023 Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD (participatory tree-weaving installation.)
Lectures & Critiques
2018 Tapestry Weaving Critique, VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 Introduction to Textiles Critique, VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 Tapestry Weaving Critique, VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 Introduction to Textiles: Weaving Critique, VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 VCU Photography Exit Portfolio Review, Depot VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 Program for Richmond Handweavers Guild Meeting, Henrico VA
2019 Illoomination: Natural Dye Forum, Triangle Fiber Arts Center, Durham, NC
2019 Traditional weaving histories lecture, From Sheep to Spindle Festival, Durham, NC – canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Virtual Artist Lecture, VCUArts AFO Program, Richmond, VA
2020 Virtual Natural Dye Lecture, Hanover County Public School, Hanover, VA
2020 Remote We ART Greensboro Artist Interview, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
2021 Remote WIDE OPEN Artist Talk, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
2022 Artist Talk for the Juried June Invitational Exhibition, NOMA Gallery, Fredrick, MD
2022 Fiber Art + Practice Seminar, Alonzo Pantoja, Remote
2023 Maryland State Fair Weaving and Spinning judge, Timonium Fairgrounds, MD
2023 Artist Lecture, Maggie L. Walker Govenor’s School, Richmond, VA
2023 Artist Talk, TAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD
2024 Guild Retreat Panelist, Handweavers Guild of America, Nationwide
2025 Artist Talk and Weaving Demonstration, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
Teaching Experience & Workshops
2018 Teaching Assistant for Erika Diamond, VCUArts Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts
2018 Weaving fiber Workshop, Diversity Richmond, Richmond, VA
2018 Natural Dye Workshop, Fine Arts Building VCUArts, Richmond, VA
2018 Crochet fiber Workshop, Diversity Richmond, Richmond, VA
2018 Sewing fiber Workshop, Diversity Richmond, Richmond VA
2018 Wet felting Demonstration, Powhatan Festival of Fiber, Powhatan, VA
2018 Wet felting fiber Workshop, Diversity Richmond, Richmond, VA
2018 SMASH Summer Camp Fiber Instructor, Mountaintop Montessori School, Charlottesville, VA
2018 SEED Summer Camp Fiber Instructor, Mountaintop Montessori School, Charlottesville, VA
2019 Illoomination: Natural Dye Forum, Triangle Fiber Arts Center, Durham, NC
2019 Learn to Weave workshop, Forge Community Makerspace, Greensboro, NC
2019 Traditional weaving demonstration, From Sheep to Spindle Festival, Durham, NC- canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Virtual Natural Dye demonstration, Hanover County Public School, Hanover, VA
2021-23 Weaving Teacher, Lovelyarns, Baltimore, MD
2021-23 Natural dye Teacher, Lovelyarns, Baltimore, MD
2021 Ensemble Assemble: Natural Dyeing, The Sable Project, Stockbridge, VT
2021 Dyeing to Weave weaving and natural dyeing workshop, Lovelyarns, Baltimore, MD
2022 Anything Can Be A Thread tapestry weaving workshop, Lovelyarns, Baltimore, MD
2022 Pop up Paper Weaving Workshop, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2022 W.E.F.T Natural dye garden workshop, The Weaving Mill, Chicago, IL
2023 Anything Can Be A Thread class, The Weaving School, WGGB, Catonsville, MD
2023 Virtual Paper Weaving workshop, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
2023 Stop, Drop, Spin Yarn class, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2023 Weaving with Unconventional Materials class, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2024 Paper weaving workshop, SafeArt, Chelsea, VT
2024 Eco-Printing workshop, SafeArt, Chelsea, VT
2024 Eco-Printing Workshops, North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier VT
2024 SafeArt Summer Camp, SafeArt, Chelsea, VT
Memberships
2018 – 2021 Triangle Weavers Guild, Durham NC
2021 – 2023 Handweavers Guild of America, National
2021 – 2024 Weaver’s Guild of Greater Baltimore, Baltimore, MD