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Ferne Jacobs Biography
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1960 - 1963 |
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Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA
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1964 - 1965 |
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Pratt Institute, New York, NY
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1965 |
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California State University at San Diego, Weaving, Arlene Fisch
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1966 - 1967 |
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California State University and Long Beach, Weaving, Mary Jane Leland
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1967 - 1968 |
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Dominic DiMare, private lessons in weaving, San Francisco, CA
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1970 |
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U.C.L.A. "Off-loom Techniques in Fiber" Neda Ali-Hilali (Summer)
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1967 - 1971 |
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Scholarship Student, Assistant in Weaving
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1976 |
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M.F.A. Claremont Graduate Univeristy, Claremont, CD
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1990 - 1991 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
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1991 |
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Artist in Residency at La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule, France
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1995 |
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Named a Fellow of the College of Fellows, American Craft Council
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2005 - 2006 |
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Awards for Visual Artists, Flintridge Foundation, Pasadena, CA
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2006 |
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Flintridge Foundation Award for Visual Artists
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2011
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“All Things Considered IV,” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
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2011
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“Golden State of Craft: California: 1960-1985,” Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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2008
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Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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“Intertwined,” Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection, ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (Travelled to James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, 2008, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, 2009, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM, 2009, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY, 2010)
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2005
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“High Fiber,” Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
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2005
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“Transitions/Translations: Innovations in Basketry,” Gallery One, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
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2004
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“Contemporary Fibers,” Wignall Museum/Gallery, Chaffey College, Alta Loma, CA
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2004
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“Celebrations,” Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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“Fiber Biennial 2004,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
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2003
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“California Looms: Woven & Constructed,” Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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2003
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“Transcending Process: Contemporary Fiber,” Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
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2003
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“Generations/Transformations: American Fiber Art,” American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA
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2003
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Grand Opening Exhibition, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
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2002
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“Los Angeles Artists/Los Angeles Collectors: Contemporary Baskets,” Los Angeles International Airport, CA
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2002
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“Coming of Age,” Mint Museum of Art/Craft and Design, Charlottle, NC
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2002
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“Escape from the vault: The Contemporary Museum’s Collection Breaks Out,” The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
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2002
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“Exhibition of the Permanent Collection,” Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
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2002
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“Fiber Arts Today,” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
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2002
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“Threads on the Edge,” a selection of works from the Daphne Farago Collection, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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2002
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“Survey Fiber 2002,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
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2000
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“Surface-Strength-Structure: Pertaining to Line,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
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2000
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“Miniatures: 2000,” Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, PA
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2000
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“The Nature of Fiber,” Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
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1999
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The Art of Fiber, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
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1999
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One Person Exhibition, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Detroit, MI (solo)
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1998
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Selections 1995-1998, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Vessels, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
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1997
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Contemporary Art Basket, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH
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1996
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Life Work -Individual Expression in Fiber, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
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1996
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Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
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1995
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Uncommon Threads, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Detroit, MI (solo)
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1995
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Exploring Along the Outer Edges, Sculptural Basketry, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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1995
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Fiber: Five Decades, from the permanent Collection, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
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1995
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Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College
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1995
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Arduous Happiness, Santa Monica College Art Gallery, S.M., CA
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1995
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Sculptural Baskets, Joanne Rapp Gallery, AZ
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1994
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Ferne Jacobs, Recent Work, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1993
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Linen, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
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1993
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Baskets, Mobilia, Cambridge, MA
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1992
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Pro-Art Fiber Group Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
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1992
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Fiber Art - New Directions for the Nineties, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, NH Sensibilities: Substance and Surface, Biada Art Gallery, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA
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1992
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Four Artists Reflect 1971-1991, The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
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1992
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Craft Today USA, organized by the American Craft Museum, NY (touring Western and Eastern Europe and Russia through 1991)
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1992
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One Person Exhibition, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Detroit, MI (solo)
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1991
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Recent Fiber Sculpture, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1989
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Viewpoints, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Detroit, MI (solo)
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1983
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Miller/Brown Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1983
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One Artist, Exhibition, Mandell Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1980
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Ferne Jacobs, Fiber work and Drawings, A Retrospective, Rex W. Wigmall Museum Gallery, Chaffey Community College, Alta Loma, CA (solo)
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1977
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Hadler/Rodriguez Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
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1972
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Galleria del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
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Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY
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The Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC
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Museum of Arts And Design, New York, NY
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Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hi
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Detroit Institute of the Arts, MI
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Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
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Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland
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