Employment in the arts
Teaching
2010 Festival du Galouet, Appalachian Clogging, la Motte en Provence, France
2010 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Appalachian Clogging, Brasstown, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Northwest Morris Dance, Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Clawhammer Banjo, Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2009 Asheville Bookworks, Book Arts Sampler:Primer, Instructor, Asheville, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Captivating Coptic, Brasstown, NC
2009 Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Book Arts Instructor, Floyd VA
2009 Kanuga Conference Center, Book Arts Instructor, Hendersonville, NC
2009 Asheville Bookworks, Mixed Media Story Books, Instructor, Asheville, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folk School, Assistant Instructor for Watercolor Painting with Margaret Scanlan, Brasstown, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Interactive Book Structures, Brasstown, NC 2009
2009 Brevard Middle School, Visual Journaling, WNC Arts Council’s Mountain Arts Program, Artist in Residence, Brevard, NC
2009 John C. Campbell Folkschool, Clogging Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2008 Brevard Middle School, Book Arts Sampler, WNC Arts Council’s Mountain Arts Program, Artist in Residence, Brevard, NC
2008 Pinewoods, American Music and Dance Week, Book Arts Instructor, Plymoth, MA
2008 Kanuga Conference Center, Book Arts Instructor, Hendersonville, NC
2008 Asheville Bookworks, Small Book Exchange, Instructor, Asheville, NC
2008 Transylvania Arts Council, Book Arts Instructor, Brevard, NC
2007-Present, A. Fain Books Home Studio, Workshops and Monthly Book Sewing Circle, Asheville, NC
2007 John C. Campbell Folk School, Clawhammer Banjo Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2007 John C. Campbell Folk School, Book Arts Instructor, Brasstown, NC 2007 Penland School of Crafts, Japanese and Scottish Weaving, Studio Assistant for Beth Johnson, Spring Concentration, Penland, NC
2006 Asheville Bookworks, Journals Designed for Creative Use, Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006 Transylvania Arts Guild, Book Arts Demonstration, Brevard, NC
2006-Present, A. Fain Books Home Studio, Book Arts Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006 Mpress Cards and Ecclectica, Asheville, NC
2006 Organic Growers School, Book Arts Instructor, Children’s Program, Asheville, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Clawhammer Banjo, Assistant Instructor,
Brasstown, NC
Employment:
2008 Light of Day Bindery, Book Restoration with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2004-Present, A. Fain Books: Sole Proprietorship, Book Artist & Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006-2007, Malaprops Bookstore, Bookseller, Asheville, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Administrative Assistant, Brasstown, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Little/Middle Folk School, Sole Coordinator,
Brasstown, NC
1992-2001 Nanette Davidson, Production Weaver/Apprentice, Brasstown, NC
Exhibitions/Collections
2009 Book Opolis, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville NC.
2009 Narrative: Art Quilts and Handmade Books, Annie Fain Liden and Elizabeth Garlington, Art on Depot, Waynesville NC
2009-2010 Southern Highland Craft Guild, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington DC.
2009 The Legacy Continues: Southern Highland Craft Guild New Members Exhibition, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
2009 Wedding Festivals, Civic Center, Asheville, NC
2008 Asheville Bookworks, Book Opolis, Annual Book Arts Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2007 Hope Cancer Center, Two Person Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2007 Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, Permanent Collection,
Cullowhee, NC
2007 Asheville Bookworks, Book Opolis, Annual Book Arts Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2007 Design Gallery, Roots & Wings: Annual Slow Book Salon Exhibition, Burnsville, NC
2006 Brickbottom Gallery, Dictionary Project, Boston, MA
Gallery and retail representation
2007-2008 Bluewood Gallery, Brevard, NC
2007-Present, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC
2007-Present, Nest Organics, Asheville, NC
2006-Present, Yarn Circle, Murphy, NC
2006-2008, Grovewood Gallery, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
2006 Mpress Cards and Ecclectica, Asheville, NC
2006 Readers Corner, Asheville, NC
2004-2007, Diggin Art, Asheville, NC
publications
2009 Eco Books: Inventive Projects from the Recycling Bin, Terry Taylor, Lark Books, Asheville NC
2008 Art Seen Asheville, Local Cable Channel Episode Themed Needles, Produced by Ursula Gullow, Asheville NC
2008 Artful Storybooks, Includes Collaboration Piece with Susan McBride called Old Hickory, published by Lark Books, Asheville NC
2006 Laurel of Asheville, Featured Artist, March Issue, Asheville NC
2005 When It Rains in Carolina, Kevin McGuire, East End Press, Illustrations, Asheville, NC
education
2008-2009 Book Restoration Apprenticeship with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2003 Penland School of Craft, Book and Paper Arts Concentration with Julie Leonard and
Anne Marie Kennedy, Penland, NC
2003 Nordjyllands Idraetshojskole (North Jutland Folk School), Bronderslev, Denmark
2001 Edinburgh University, Study Abroad, Edinburgh, Scotland
1999 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Art Courses: 2D Design, Drawing I, Costuming Art, Costume Design, African Art History, Arts and Ideas
1998-2003 University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.A. in History: Appalachian Studies and Folklore, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Asheville NC
Personal/Professional Development
2010 French Language Course, Cavalim, Vichy, France
2009 Women’s Business Conference, Mountain Biz Works, Asheville, NC
2008 Member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
2008 Silk Papermaking, Kathy Hays, John C. Campbell Folkschool, Brasstown, NC
2008 Women’s Business Conference, Mountain Biz Works, Asheville, NC
2008 AB Tech, Book Restoration with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2007-Present, Interlude Editions, Board of Directors, Asheville, NC
2006 Mountain Biz Works, Quickbooks, Asheville, NC
2006 Women’s Business Conference, Mountain Biz Works, Asheville, NC
2005 Mountain Biz Works, Marketing Mentorship, Asheville, NC
2004-Present Mountain Biz Works, Foundations Program Alumni and Member, Asheville, NC
2002 John C. Campbell Folk School, Photography with Mary Jo Brezny, Brasstown, NC
2002 Penland School of Craft, Nature’s Patterns and Packages with Annie Silverman, Penland, NC
2000 John C. Campbell Folk School, Weaving with Beth Johnson, Brasstown, NC
2000 John C. Campbell Folk School, Book Arts, Brasstown, NC
1999 Penland School of Craft, Textile Surface Design, Penland, NC
1997 John C. Campbell Folk School, Thread Art with Melissa Dunning, Brasstown, NC
Scholarships/residencies/Other
2003 Upcoming Craftsperson Scholarship, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
2001 John C. Campbell Folk School, New World Cuisine, Instructor’s Assistant, Brasstown NC
1998-2001 Western North Carolina Leadership Scholarship, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC