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SUMMARY:Intersection: where art and community meet with Debra Disman
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/intersection-where-art-and-community-meet-with-debra-disman/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus\, 1653 18th Street\, Studio 1\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Flower Fold Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-flower-fold-workshop-at-the-northridge-library-in-honor-of-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Sidebound Bookmaking Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-sidebound-bookmaking-northridge-library-in-honor-of-national-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Single Signature Bookmaking at the Northridge Library in Honor of National Poetry Month!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-single-signature-northridge-library-in-honor-of-national-poetry-month/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Tunnel Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-tunnel-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "FIBER" at Silvermine Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-fiber-at-silvermine-arts-center/
LOCATION:SILVERMINE Arts Center\, 1037 Silvermine Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "CARE" at Hera Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-care-at-hera-gallery/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation":MAILTO:info@heragallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T170000
DTSTAMP:20250423T190550Z
CREATED:20250423T184924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T190550Z
UID:14152-1747236600-1747242000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Two-in-One Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-two-in-one-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T123000
DTSTAMP:20250424T175414Z
CREATED:20250423T190353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T175414Z
UID:14160-1747479600-1747485000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” BOX OF FIREWORKS Bookmaking Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-fireworks-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WebA.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T160000
DTSTAMP:20250604T040140Z
CREATED:20250505T192127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T040140Z
UID:14195-1748080800-1753632000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Stories Untold: The Book Reimagined"
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-stories-untold-the-book-reimagined/
LOCATION:View Arts Center\, 3273 State Route 28 | PO Box 1144\, Old Forge\, NY\, 13420
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T130000
DTSTAMP:20250422T173431Z
CREATED:20250422T173431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T173431Z
UID:14144-1748689200-1748696400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"We Write the Book" CULMINATION EVENT!!!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-culmination-event/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T123000
DTSTAMP:20250530T190929Z
CREATED:20250530T185502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T190929Z
UID:14282-1749898800-1749904200@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"Let's Make a Flag Book!" at the Manhattan Beach Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/lets-make-a-flag-book-at-the-manhattan-beach-library/
LOCATION:Manhattan Beach Library\, 1320 Highland Ave\, Manhattan Beach\, CA\, 90266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250714
DTSTAMP:20250615T033303Z
CREATED:20250615T033130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T033303Z
UID:14428-1752192000-1752451199@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:NOMAD IV Presented By The Torrance Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/nomad-iv-presented-by-the-torrance-art-museum/
LOCATION:Torrance Art Museum (TAM)\, 3320 Civic Center Drive\, Torrance\, CA\, 90503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Torrance Art Museum":MAILTO:MPresneill@TorranceCA.Gov
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T170000
DTSTAMP:20251201T185136Z
CREATED:20251201T185113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T185136Z
UID:14208-1752228000-1752426000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "NOMAD IV" at the Torrance Art Museum!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-nomad-iv-at-the-torrance-art-museum/
LOCATION:Torrance Art Museum (TAM)\, 3320 Civic Center Drive\, Torrance\, CA\, 90503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Torrance Art Museum":MAILTO:MPresneill@TorranceCA.Gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T180000
DTSTAMP:20250630T200154Z
CREATED:20250630T195956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T200154Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: TRYST Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-tryst-art-fair/
LOCATION:Torrance Art Museum (TAM)\, 3320 Civic Center Drive\, Torrance\, CA\, 90503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Torrance Art Museum":MAILTO:MPresneill@TorranceCA.Gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T170000
DTSTAMP:20250822T182743Z
CREATED:20250529T183814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T182743Z
UID:14276-1752944400-1757696400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: BRAND 53: National Juried Show of Works on Paper
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-brand-53-national-juried-show-of-works-on-paper/
LOCATION:Brand Library and Art Center\, 1601 West Mountain Street\, Glendale\, CA\, 91201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brand Library and Art Center":MAILTO:info@brandlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T123000
DTSTAMP:20250530T193315Z
CREATED:20250530T193315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T193315Z
UID:14290-1754132400-1754137800@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"Let's Make Books!' at the Hawthorne Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/lets-make-books-at-the-hawthorne-library-2/
LOCATION:Hawthorne Library\, 12700 Grevillea Ave\, Hawthorne\, CA\, 90250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hawthorne Library":MAILTO:https://lacountylibrary.org/contactus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250822T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250822T170000
DTSTAMP:20250822T194416Z
CREATED:20250822T194245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T194416Z
UID:14676-1755849600-1755882000@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"We Write the Book" "Kick-off" Workshop at the Northridge Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-kick-off-workshop-at-the-northridge-library/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T123000
DTSTAMP:20250811T202345Z
CREATED:20250807T220448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T202345Z
UID:14629-1756292400-1756297800@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:Online Book Making Workshop: Learn the "Folded Fan" Structure with Debra Disman
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/online-book-making-workshop-learn-the-folded-fan-structure-with-debra-disman/
LOCATION:Shoebox Arts
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250901T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251231T170000
DTSTAMP:20250811T210658Z
CREATED:20250718T210549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T210658Z
UID:14537-1756713600-1767200400@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:"We Write The Book" returns to the Northridge Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-returns-to-the-northridge-branch-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northridge Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/84/contact
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T170000
DTSTAMP:20250904T192722Z
CREATED:20250904T192722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T192722Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: EMBRACING THE CRAFT at CORE Art Space
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-embracing-the-craft-at-core-art-space/
LOCATION:New Core Art Space\, 6851 West Colfax Avenue\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:"We Write The Book Returns to the Northridge Branch Library" this FALL!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-returns-to-the-northridge-branch-library-this-fall/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T120000
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SUMMARY:"We Write the Book" Bookmaking series kicks off at the Northridge Library September 13th!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-bookmaking-series-kicks-off-at-the-northridge-library-september-13th/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T173000
DTSTAMP:20250917T193049Z
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book" Bookmaking Workshop II at the Northridge Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-bookmaking-workshop-at-the-northridge-branch-library/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T170000
DTSTAMP:20250917T184135Z
CREATED:20250917T184135Z
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SUMMARY:Artist-In-Residence: The Silverlake Independent JCC!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/artist-in-residence-the-silverlake-independent-jcc/
LOCATION:Silverlake Independent JCC\, 1110 Bates Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T120000
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CREATED:20250922T204050Z
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SUMMARY:“We Write The Book” Bookmaking Workshop III at the Northridge Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-bookmaking-workshop-iii-at-the-northridge-branch-library/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260308T170000
DTSTAMP:20251010T185845Z
CREATED:20250728T193027Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "The California Effect: New Books  from the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers"
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-the-california-effect-new-books-from-the-california-chapter-of-the-guild-of-book-workers/
LOCATION:Long Beach Museum of Art\, 2300 E Ocean Blvd\,\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T170000
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SUMMARY:"We Write the Book" Folded\, Glued and Sewn RECIPE BOOKMAKING!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-folded-glued-and-sewn-recipe-bookmaking/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T173000
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SUMMARY:“We Write the Book” "Double Signature" Bookmaking!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-double-signature-bookmaking/
LOCATION:Northridge Branch Library\, 9051 Darby Avenue\, Northridge\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103
DTSTAMP:20260108T221007Z
CREATED:20251106T215011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T221007Z
UID:15034-1763078400-1767398399@debradisman.com
SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: “Sanctuary” / Know Safe Space at 18th Street Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in FIBER:\nThis international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art\, architecture and craft. \n Opening Reception on Saturday\, May 17\, 5-7pm\n \nCurators:\nTom Grotta and Rhonda Brown\n\n\nTom and Rhonda have showcased modern fiber art since the 1980s\, championing fiber art’s evolution and future. Representing over 100 artists from 25 countries\, the gallery’s exhibitions\, art fairs\, and partnerships with museums have placed works in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Tom\, a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate\, is renowned for his photography of fiber art and knowledge of contemporary textiles. Rhonda’s background as a lawyer and writer informs her editorial leadership at browngrotta arts. Rhonda oversees the gallery’s catalogs\, blog\, and social media\, ensuring its continued influence in fiber art. \n\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nSee My Work HERE! \n\nI am honored to be showing with: (several of whom I know and have shown with before)\n \nBecca Barolli – Bethlehem\, CT     /     Eszter Bornemisza – Budapest\, Hungary     /     Carolyn Carson – Pittsburgh\, PA \nMonica Carvalho – Rio de Janeiro \, Brazil     /     Wan Lin Chang – Taichung City\, Taiwan \nCheyenne Concepcion – San Francisco\, CA     /     Jennifer Davies – Branford  \, CT     /     Sherry Davis – Riverhead\, NY \nEllen Dickinson – Roslyn Heights\, NY     /     Debra Disman – Los Angeles\, CA      /     Rosana Escobar – Bogota\, CO \nSarah Haskell – York\, ME     /     Elizabeth Joo – Chicago\, IL     /     Anna Kocherovsky – West Bloomfield\, MI \nAlexandra Kohl – Mamaroneck\, NY     /     Haeley Kyong – Franklin Lakes\, NJ      /     Mati Laforge – Montréal\, Canada \nFannie  Lee – Brooklyn\, NY     /     Laura Foster Nicholson – New Harmony\, IN      /     Amy Putansu – Waynesville \, NC \nJoh Ricci – Gettysburg\, PA     /     Michael Rohde – Thousand Oaks\, CA     /     Theda Sandiford – Union City\, NJ \nTushita Singh Singh – Uttar Pradesh\, India     /     Adrienne Sloane – Watertown\, MA     /     Justyna Solomianko – Bialystok\, Poland \nGerri Spilka – Philadelphia\, PA     /     Susan Tonkin Riegel – Granite Bay \,CA     /     Stefania Urist – Londonderry\, VT \nMila Vovk – Irvine\, CA     /     Alice Wiese – Mill Valley\, CA \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-sanctuary-know-safe-space-at-18th-street-arts-center/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Olympic Campus\, 1653 18th Street\, Studio 1\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
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