College of Visual and Performing Arts
ANN CLARKE
Dean
Office of the Dean
Education:
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
B.F.A. University of Michigan
Office: Crouse College Rm.200
Telephone: 315-443-5889
Biography:
www.twosticksknitting.com
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Julie Artisans' Gallery, New York, NY
Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, NY
Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
Eureka Craft Gallery, Syracuse, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2008
Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear, Curator: Joanie San Chirico, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
2007
Woolen Magic, Curator: Yoshiko Wada, Gallery Gen, New York, NY
Under One Roof Reprise, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Fiberart International Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA; catalogue; second place award
Traveling exhibition to The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC 2008, The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia, Charleston, WV
6th Annual Wearable Art Exhibition, Hoogland Art Center, Springfield, IL; internationally curated
Materials: Hard and Soft Exhibition, The Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX; catalogue, Juror’s Award
2006
Art to Wear, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
Wearable Expressions International 2005/2006, Palo Verdes Art Center Beckstrand Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Colored Threads/Art to Wear XVI, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
DaDa Domestique, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
2005
Colored Threads/Art to Wear XV, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Missing Pieces, Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
2004
The 5th Gwangju Bienniale International Art to Wear Exhibition: A Grain of Dust, A Drop of Water – From Creation to Disappearance, Dongshin University, Naju, Chonnam, Republic of Korea; catalogue
Under One Roof, SOHO20, New York, NY
Convergence/Divergence, Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Narrative Structures, Rosefsky Memorial Art Gallery, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
Wearables Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
Material Evidence: Clay, Fiber and Glass work by Erika Carter, Ann Clarke, Elizabeth Lyons and Rich Hirsch, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Leahy, Ellen, “Everson’s ‘Under One Roof Reprise’ is worth a special visit this week,” Syracuse City Eagle, January 10 to 16, 2008, Vol. 5, Issue 2
Rushworth, Katherine, “Under One Roof Reprise,” The Post Standard-STARS, Sunday, October 7, 2007, page 15
Cox, Jay, “Celebrating the Creative Spirit,” Syracuse University Magazine, Winter 2005-06, Volume 22, Number 4, pg 64.
Kan, Moon-ja ed., Gwangju Biennale 2004 International Art to Wear Exhibition Catalogue, September, 2004, Gwangju, Korea, pgs 16 &17
Blust, Erica, "Girl Power,” Chimes, the Magazine of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Spring 2004, pp. 22 –25
Fletcher, Tanya, “The Art of the Field Trip,” Syracuse University Magazine, Fall 2004, Volume 21, Number 3, pgs. 8 & 9
Rushworth, Katherine, “When Fine Art Meets Craft Work,” The Post-Standard, Sunday, October 10, 2004
Fiber Arts Design Book 7
Fiberarts Book of Wearable Art, ed. Katherine Aimone, Sterling Publishing, Lark Books, 2001/2002.
Keith, Holly, “The Sound of Two Sticks Knitting,” Surface Design, Spring 2002.
RECENT GRANTS:
2006
Partners for Art Education, art$TART grant, Intimate Apparel Project with Nottingham High School and Drama Department, Syracuse University
2005
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Crafts
2004
Vision Fund Award Recipient for Poster Project: Service Learning, Learning Disability Studies and the Arts.
2002
Special Opportunity Stipend, Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts, NYFA
2001
Cultural Resource Council Community Arts Program, Individual Artist GrantCultural Resource Council Community Arts Program, Individual Artist Grant
Senator A. DeFrancisco Arts and Cultural Grant Program
RECENT COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS:
2004/2005/2006
See What Is Possible
Poster Project with the Learning Disability Association of Central New York and The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse
The children produced artwork inspired by the museum collections, and utilizing Photoshop projected onto a screen, we designed individual postcards for the children. From this work, I designed a collaborative poster, which was printed by the Everson Museum of Art for use by the Museum and the Learning Disability Association of CNY.
2004
Dreamworks
Produced a poster for Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute's Museum of Art in Utica, N.Y., in collaboration with the Learning Disability Association of Mohawk Valley utilizing digital technology.
2001/2002
Mapping a Community
Artist-in-residence at Fowler High School, Syracuse City School District. Sponsored by the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Produced a site-specific piece of artwork, working with a group of 20 high school students, that addresses issues specific to the community.
RECENT LECTURES, PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS:
2005
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Crafts
2004
Vision Fund Award Recipient for Poster Project: Service Learning, Learning Disability Studies and the Arts.
2002
Special Opportunity Stipend, Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts, NYFA
2001
Cultural Resource Council Community Arts Program, Individual Artist GrantCultural Resource Council Community Arts Program, Individual Artist Grant
Senator A. DeFrancisco Arts and Cultural Grant Program
RECENT COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS:
2004/2005/2006
See What Is Possible
Poster Project with the Learning Disability Association of Central New York and The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse
The children produced artwork inspired by the museum collections, and utilizing Photoshop projected onto a screen, we designed individual postcards for the children. From this work, I designed a collaborative poster, which was printed by the Everson Museum of Art for use by the Museum and the Learning Disability Association of CNY.
2004
Dreamworks
Produced a poster for Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute's Museum of Art in Utica, N.Y., in collaboration with the Learning Disability Association of Mohawk Valley utilizing digital technology.
2001/2002
Mapping a Community
Artist-in-residence at Fowler High School, Syracuse City School District. Sponsored by the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Produced a site-specific piece of artwork, working with a group of 20 high school students, that addresses issues specific to the community.
2000/2001
Connected Voices
Sculptural piece produced in collaboration with the families of Down syndrome children. Project sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of Central New York and the New York State Senator John A. DeFrancisco arts and cultural grant program.
RECENT LECTURES, PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS:
2008
Textile Study Group of New York, New York, NY
2007
Panelist, Low Residency MFA Programs, NASAD 63rd annual meeting, Kansas City, MO
2006
Visiting artist, Oswego’s Summer Art Institute, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Experimental Knitting, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2005
Lecture, Hazard Public Library, Onondaga County, NYFA Artist and Audience Exchange Program
“Knit Night,” talk in conjunction with Fashion in Film Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
“Most People Don’t Go to College to Learn to Knit,” Weavers Guild of Rochester, NY
2006
Visiting artist, Oswego’s Summer Art Institute, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Experimental Knitting, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2005
Lecture, Hazard Public Library, Onondaga County, NYFA Artist and Audience Exchange Program
“Knit Night,” talk in conjunction with Fashion in Film Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
“Most People Don’t Go to College to Learn to Knit,” Weavers Guild of Rochester, NY