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Felt Art/Quilt Art Exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS
2022
2017 Fiber of Our Being (traveling exhibit), Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA (link to newspaper article)
2017 Quilt & Sewing Fest of NJ, North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild
2016 Fiber of Our Being, JCC MetroWest (Gaelen Gallery East), West Orange, NJ
2014 Warwick Valley Quilters Guild, Exhibition, Warwick, NY
2013, 2014 Northern Star Quilters Guild Exhibition, New York
2009 The City Quilter, Made in New York Exhibit/Williams Club-New York
Galleries
2018-present Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ (consignment)
2017 Wesleyan Potters Gallery Shop, West Hartford, CT
CRAFT FAIRS
2021-2022 Warren Court Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
2021 Handmade Holiday at the Woodland, Maplewood, NJ
2021-2022 Windows for Women collaboration with local retailer, Maplewood, NJ
2019 Handmade Holiday at the Woodland, Maplewood, NJ
2019 The Marketplace at Westfield, Westfield, NJ
2019
2018 Annual Holiday Boutique, West Orange Art Center, West Orange, NJ
2017 Westfield, New Jersey
2014 -2017 Lincoln Center Autumn (juried) Crafts Festival, New York, NY
2014- 2017 Holiday Bizarre Bazaar, The Woodland, Maplewood NJ
2016,2017, 2019 Holiday Artisan Gift Market, Glen Ridge NJ
2014 Holiday Artisan Open Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2014 Open Studio, West Hartford, CT
2014 Art Walk 2014, Jersey City, NJ
TEACHING
2022 Kids, Beyond The Bell, Needle Felting, Maplewood, NJ
2021,2022 Kids-Beyond The Bell, Fun with Fiber- Maplewood, South Orange, NJ
2019 After School Enrichment, Sculpting with Fiber, Washington Elementary School, Chatham, NJ
2018, 2020 After School Enrichment, Fashion Creations by Hand (kids), Washington Elementary School, Chatham, NJ
2017 South Orange-Maplewood Adult School, Nuno Felt Scarf Workshop, Maplewood, NJ
2017 Baird Art In The Park (Kids/parents of all ages), Flood’s Hill, South Orange, NJ
2017 Baird Center, Basic Needle Felting for Adults, South Orange, NJ
2017 Adult Nuno Felt Scarf, North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild, NJ
2017 Bernina, Fabric Manipulation Quilt Class, Matawan, NJ
2016 Bernina, Fiber Fun with Felt-Bracelet/Soap, Matawan, NJ
2016 Adult Nuno Felt Scarf, Sew Jersey, East Hanover, NJ
2015 Adult Nuno Felt Scarf, Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2015-2020 Kids-Beyond The Bell, Fun with Fiber- Maplewood, South Orange, NJ
2016, 2017 Kids (3rd-5th) Beyond The Bell, Needle Felt, Maplewood, NJ
2015, 2016, Kids (1st-3rd)After School Enrichment, Fun With Fiber – Washington Elementary School, Chatham, NJ
2014 Adult/Teens: Bernina, Quilting-Trip Around The World, New Jersey
GALLERIES Museum of Early Trades and Craft
PRESS
https://issuu.com/vicinity/docs/01-40_vicinity_0622vi_lr (page9)
http://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/news/2021/3/19/artist-spotlight-josephine-dakers-brathwaite
https://www.jerseysbest.com/community/how-maplewood-kept-its-arts-and-culture-vi
http://worcestercenterforcraftsenews.blogspot.com/2017/09/press-release-fantastic-felted-works.html
MEMBERSHIPS
Northeast Feltmakers Guild
International Felt Association (U.K./U.S.)
North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild, NJ
Sisters to Sisters Joined By The Cloth Quilt Guild, MA
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Surface Design Association
Education Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, Degree in Fashion Design
A.I. Prince Technical School, 2 year certificate in Fashion Design