Laurie dill-Kocher
70 Lafayette Parkway
14625 Rochester
USA (United States)
http://www.dill-kocher.com
Kunstart: Medien
Technik: MultiMedia
Stil: Abstrakt
Vita / Lebenslauf:
My approach to any work is a celebration of the visual tension that I can create through dyeing, coloring or manipulation of the material. I endeavor to visually excite the viewer, and provoke them to expand their concepts of a traditional medium.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
EXPERIENCE:
Laurie dill-Kocher is a full-time studio artist that has taught at Rochester Institute of Technology-School for American Crafts, University of Akron, Roberts Wesleyan College and Nazareth College of Rochester. Her degrees include a BS, BFA, and MFA in Textiles. Her work has been featured in The New York Art Review, Fiberarts, American Craft, The Designer's Sourcebook 11, 12 and 13: Art for the Wall, Furniture and Accessories, The Guild: Architectural Arts and Sculpture, The Architect's Source Book 12 & 13, Fiberarts Design Book Five, Weaving for Worship: Handweaving for Churches and Synagogues and Natural Fiber Basketry by Dona Meilach and Featured Artist/Ezine at studio 211.com. Her work can be found in leading private and corporate collections.
RECENT SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
* Dansko Inc., West Grove, Pennsylvania
* Immaculate Heart of Mary, Grand Junction, CO.
* Temple Adath Israel, Lexington, KY.
* S.B. Ashley Management Corporation, The Powers Building, Rochester, NY.
* The Rochester Catholic Diocese, Rochester, NY.
* Robert Morris University, Ann and Alvin Rogal Family Chapel, Pittsburgh, PA.
* Penn State University, University Park, PA, An original artwork owned and commissioned by Penn State University, Lobby of the Pattee and Paterno Libraries, installed August 2002. (large scale commission)
* The Summit, (large scale commission), Rochester, NY.
* Jewish Association on Aging, Weinberg Village, Pittsburgh, PA.
* Kaiser Permante Medical Center, Baldwin Park, CA.
* Canandaigua Wine Company, Rochester, NY
* North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co., Rochester, NY
* American Red Cross, Permanent Collection, Rochester, NY.
* Congregation B'nai Israel, (large scale commission), Bridgeport, CT.
* Burchfield Art Center, Permanent collection, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
* RECENT WORK: LAURIE DILL-KOCHER, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN.
* CONTEMPORARY FIBER: recent work by Laurie dill-Kocher, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY.
* STITCHED, PIECED, PAINTED AND FUSED: recent work by Laurie dill-Kocher, Carnegie Art Institute, Leavenworth, Kansas.
* ONE-WOMAN SHOW, Hubert Art Center, G. Kaufman Art Gallery, Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, PA.
* ONE-WOMAN SHOW, Doshi Center for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA., (sponsored by The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the National Endowment).
RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
* WOVEN TOGETHER: VOICES IN BASKETRY, The Yager Museum of Art and Culture, Oneonta, NY
* PERMUTATIONS OF FIBER, Invitational, Birchfield-Penney Art Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.
* WESTERN THREADS, Phippen Art Museum, Prescott, AZ.
* MODERN MEDIUM: Contemporary Art in New York State, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY.
* FIBER DIRECTIONS 2003: Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
* 35th ANNUAL CLAY, FIBER, GLASS, METAL, WOOD EXHIBITION, The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa.
* JUDIAC ARTISANS TODAY, Kane Marie Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
* TCHOTCHKES: SMALL THINGS WITH BIG MEANINGS, featured artist, Chaney Gallery, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, curated and interpreted by The Jewish Museum of Maryland.
* MADE IN NEW YORK 2001, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York.
* FIBER DIRECTIONS 2001: Wichita Center For The Arts, Wichita, Kansas.
* CRAFT ART: FIVE PERSPECTIVES, Lincoln Center, Intimate Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
* CONTEMPORARY NEW YORK STATE CRAFTS, New York State Museum, Albany, NY.
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