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Education

University of California, Berkeley- B.A.
University of Lausanne, Switzerland- M.A.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee- M.A.
Ecole Migro, Lausanne, Switzerland- Couture Sewing
University of California, Berkeley Extension- Interior Design, CCIDC
California State University, San Francisco, Post Masters Studies in Textiles

Selected Exhibitions

WEAVING AND RESIST, Ybor Art Gallery, Tampa Bay, Fl. 2008
BEYOND BASKETRY 2008, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, Oh. 2008
BAULINES MASTER EXHIBIT, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, Ca. 2007
OFF THE WALL,Translations Gallery, Denver, Co. 2007
MOOD INDIGO, Hilmer Art Gallery, Omaha, Ne. 2007
BY THE HAND, Bedford Gallery,Walnut Creek, Ca. 2006
BAULINES GUILD MASTER AND APPRENTICE EXHIBIT, City of Oakland Craft and Arts Gallery, Oakland, Ca. 2006
CONVERGENCE 2006: Grand Crossings, Fiber Art: Cutting Edge Grandeur, and Twist Exhibit, Grand Rapids, Mi. 2006
WOVEN SCROLLS AND BASKETS, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Contemporary Craft Gallery, 2006
CNCH 2006 Teacher’s Gallery, Modesto, Ca. 2006
INSPIRED BY MARIN, Baulines Craft Guild Exhibit, Marin Community Foundation, Novato Ca. 2006
BAULINES CRAFT GUILD EXHIBIT, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, Ca. 2006
COMING HOME. Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, Ca. 2005
ACGA/BAULINES CRAFT GUILD 2005, 600 Townsend, San Francisco. 2005
WOVEN TREASURES By Barbara Shapiro, solo exhibit at Treasure Gallery, Los Altos, Ca 2005
FIBER 2004, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, Ca. 2004
INNOVATIONS IN FIBERART, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, Ca. 2004 Coordinator’s Award
MEDITATIVE VISIONS / CONTEMPORARY FIBER, Two artists, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, Co. 2004
QUEEN OF THE PLAINS, Convergence 2004, Denver, Co. 2004
MOUNTAIN MAJESTY, Convergence 2004, Denver, Co. 2004
SPIRIT OF THE WEST, Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, Co. 2004
CRAFT SHOWCASE 4, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, Ca. 2003
TEA POT REDEFINED, Mobilia Gallery at SOFA-Chicago, 2003
BRAIDS AND BEYOND, The Braid Society, Knit/Stitch, London, Harrogate, UK, 2003
INNOVATIONS IN FIBERART, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, Ca. 2002
CRAFT SHOWCASE 3, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, Ca. 2002
TACTILE DIMENSIONS: NEW SHIBORI, Knit/Stitch, London, Dublin, Harrogate, UK, 2002
SHIBORI NOW, Gallery Renga-kan, Yokohama, Japan. 2002
DEPARTURE, Three artist show, Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. 2002
TREASURE TROVE, An Invitational Fiber Exhibit, Convergence, Vancouver, Canada 2002
KIMONO KINSHIP, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, Ca. 2001
REMEMBERING: FIBER ART SALUTES THE PAST, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. 2001
FIBER 2000: INDIGO BRIDGING CULTURES, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, Il. 2000
TABLET WEAVING - A RENEWED TRADITION, French Cultural Center, Haifa, Israel, 2000
JUBILATION, William Mallory, Sr. Gallery, Art Consortium's African American Museum, Cincinnati, Oh. 2000
JUBILATION, Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, Oh. 2000
FIBER ARTISTS OF CHCH 2000, Aegis Gallery, Saratoga, Ca. 2000
FIBER CELEBRATED '99, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, N. M. 1999
FIBER 98, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL. 1998
SMALL EXPRESSIONS, HGA, Atlanta International Museum, Atlanta, Ga., 1998
30TH ANNUAL TEXTILE EXHIBIT, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, Ca. 1997
CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS TEXTILES, Friends of Fiber International, SOFA 1998 NYC, N. Y.
29TH ANNUAL TEXTILE EXHIBIT, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, Ca. 1997
THE CONTINUOUS THREAD, THREE GENERATIONS, College of Marin, Marin, Ca. 1997
STILLWELL SHOW, Awarded Best Textile, California State University, San Francisco, Ca. 1997
KIMONO: A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD FORM, Cabrillo College Gallery, Soquel, Ca. 1996
TIMELESS EXPRESSIONS, Convergence, Portland, Or. 1996
THE LAYERED SURFACE, Cesar Chavez Center Art Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. 1995
TINY TEXTILES, Acme Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. 1995
CUSTOM HANDWEAVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, Allied Arts, Menlo Park, Ca. 1992
NEW THREADS & IN THE PARK, Convergence, San Jose, Ca. 1990
TEXTILES-BASIC SHAPES, Bay View Bank, San Francisco, Ca.1985
ANNUAL JURIED SHOWS, Conference of Northern California Handweavers, 1981- 2004

Publications

"Japan Study Tour Report" written by Barbara Shapiro, TSA Newsletter, Winter 2007.
"Not for all the Tea in China II" illustrated in Shuttle Spindle& Dyepot, Spring 2007, p. 56.
Glorious Baskets written by Barbara Shapiro, Studio News, Baulines Craft Guild Publications, Spring 2007, p. 4.
Barbara Shapiro: Power Garments and Healer's Cloths written by Melissa Leventon, Fiberarts April/May 2007
Several works illustrated in The Surface Designer's Handbook by Holly Brackmann, 2006
"Not for all the Tea in China" illustrated in 500 Baskets, Lark Books, 2006
"Shawl We Dance" and "Copines" in Twist, Spring 2006, Volume XIII, Issue 1
“Above All II” Illustrated in Woven Shibori by Catherine Ellis, Interweave Press, 2005
"Composure" illustrated in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Spring 2005, p. 32
"Fusion" illustrated in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Winter 2004/2005, p. 48
Cardweaving at the Vitlycke Museum at Tanum, Sweden, Twist, Fall 2005, Volume XII Issue 3
"Above all", in Fiberarts Book Seven, from FiberArts publications.
Essence of Fiber, Exhibit Catalog, Lakewood Cultural Center, 2004
Le Tissage aux Cartons dans l'Egypte Ancienne, translation serialized in Twist, 2001-2002
"Healing Cloth" Indigo Bridging Cultures, Textile Arts Center and Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2000
Juror's statement, Clay and Fiber 2000 Santa Cruz Arts League, 2000
"Celebration Band" Twist, Fall 2000, Volume VII Issue 3, Color insert.
"Memory Dance" Fiber Celebrated "99, IWC and Albuquerque Museum, 1999
"Fragments II" Illustrated in Surface Design, Vol. 23 No. 2 Winter 1999. P. 40
"Shawl We Dance" Small Expressions 1998, Postcard Catalogue, HGA, 1998
"African Ikat Strip Weaving", Illustrated in Ikat II, L.Van Gelder

Public Collections

California State University, San Francisco, Art Department Chairman's Office, Wall Sculpture
" Harmonious Dissonance", Collaboration with E.Sakimura, 1997
California State University, San Francisco, Art Gallery Foyer: Ruth Asawa Collaborative Installation, 1997

Teaching Experience

Instructor San Francisco State University, Explorations in Textiles, Summer 2007
CNCH 2005 and 2006
Three Indigo dyeing Workshops for Baulines Craft Guild and for College of Marin 2006
Lectures for the Ethnic Textiles Study Group on Indigo and on Ainu Textiles. 2005, 2006
Panel speaker on Sculptural Textile Art, Alameda Art Center: Art Matters, 2004
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Textile Arts Council lecture series, 2003
San Francisco State University, Art Department, Textile Classes, Teaching Assistant and Guest Artist, 1997- present
Convergence 2002
CNCH 2000 and 2002
Numerous California Guilds
Docent, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco 2001- present
Docent lectures for Shibori: Tradition and Innovation, Museum of Craft and Folk Art San Francisco, Ca. 2001
Docent lectures for THE FABRIC OF LIFE, 150 YEARS OF NO. CALIFORNIA FIBER ART, 1997

Juror Experience

CLAY/FIBER 2000, Santa Cruz Art League, 2000
CHAIR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, CNCH 2000, Santa Clara, Ca. 2000
TEXTILE ART 2000, CNCH 2000. Santa Clara, Ca. 2000

Affiliations

Baulines Craft Guild, Textile Society of America, www.Fiberscene.com, Textile Arts Council Board of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Black Sheep Guild, Handweavers Guild of America, Docent Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Surface Design Association, and Friends of Fiber Art International