EXHIBITIONS
"Between Friends 2007”; TerryBerry Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Remembering Elouise” 2007; Pilgram Manor; Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Festival 2007”; Grand Rapids Art Museum; Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Narratives and Notions” 2007; Capsule: Living Studio; Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Irish Artists” 2007; Covenant Art Space; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fiber Below” 2006; Packer Schopf Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Art Show No. 1; Terryberry Gallery; Grand Rapids, MI 2004
Motherhood: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; Aron Packer Gallery , Chicago, IL 2004
Rivertown Artists Guild Spotlight 2000; East Congregational Gallery; Grand Rapids,
Michigan
The Last Show of the Century 1999; LyonsWier Packer Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Generations: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1999; Plymouth Center for the Arts;
Plymouth, Michigan
Women: From the Perspective of a Mother & Daughter 1999; Fountain Street
Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O'Rourke 1998: South Congregational Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O'Rourke 1996; First Methodist Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Civic Theatre Spotlight 1996; Civic Theatre; Grand Rapids, Michigan
A Mosaic of Texture and Design 1995; D2 D2 D2 Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Press Club Arts Exhibit 1992; Press Club Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Bead International 2004; Athens, Ohio
Festival 2004; Grand Rapids, MI
Celebration 2003; Grand Rapids, MI
Mythrepresentation 2003; Grand Rapids , MI
The Audacious Bead 2002; The Bead Museum; Washington D.C.
Bead International 2002; Athens, Ohio
SOFA Chicago - 2001; Aron Packer Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Tell Me A Story - Chapter One 2001; (Cahoon Museum of American Art); Cotuit,
Massachusetts
Celebration 2001; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fiber Arts 2000; Decatur, Illinois
Nature's Images II: Lowell Arts Council Exhibit 2000; Lowell, Michigan
Nature's Images: Meijer Botanic Gardens Exhibition 2000; Grand Rapids, Michigan
SOFA New York 2000; LyonsWeir Packer Gallery; New York, New York
Bead International 2000; Athens, Ohio (and tour)
Object Beadwork 2000; Highland Park, Illinois
Fiberart International 1999; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
New School of Fine Arts Juried Exhibition 1999; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Spectrum Gallery Exhibit 1999; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fiber Focus 1999; St. Louis, Missouri
Strength of Community - Women Make A Difference 1999; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Celebration 1999; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Rivertown Artists' Guild Active Members Show 1998; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Evanston and Vicinity 1998; Evanston, Illinois
Women's Works 1998; Woodstock, Illinois
Bead Dreams, Future Visions 1998; St. PauI, Minnesota
Beadworks 1998; Athens, Ohio
Rivertown Artists' Guild Active Members Show 1997; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fiberart International 1997; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Charles Art and Music Festival 1997; St. Charles, Illinois
The Beaded Object 1996 (and tour); St. Petersburg, Florida 1998; Abingdon,
Virginia 1997; Asheville; North Carolina 1996
Visual Arts Resources World Tour (1995-2000); Marshfield, Wisconsin 1999; Roscburg,
Oregon 1998; Midland, Texas 1997
Three Rivers Arts Festival 1996; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ubiquitous Bead II 1996; Bellevue, Washington
Seed Dreams, Beaded Visions 1996; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Image Grow? 1996; Chicago, Illinois
The Rebellious Bead 1995; Bethesda, Maryland
Fiberart International 1995; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Celebration 1995; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Festival 1993; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fountain Street Spring Show 1993; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Women in the Arts 1993; Grand Rapids, Michigan
University of Michigan Showcase 1992; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Festival 1992; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Celebration 1992; Grand Rapids, Michigan
University of Michigan Showcase 1991; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Celebration 1991; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Berkshire Hilton Aqueous Media Show 1990; Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan Showcase 1990; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Grand Rapids Community College Student Show 1989; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids Community College Student Show 1988; Grand Rapids, Michigan
PUBLICATIONS
"500 Beaded Objects"; published fall 2004
"Fiberarts Design Book Seven"; published 2004
" The Best of Contemporary Beadwork: Bead
International 2002 "; published 2002
" Her Mark 2001 "; published 2001
" The
Best of Contemporary Beadwork: Bead International 2000 "; published 2000
" Fiberart
Design Book Six "; published 1999
" Bead
Art "; published 1998
HONORS
Honorable Mention, Woman's Works 1998
Honorable Mention, Rivertown Artist Guild Active Members Show 1998
Best of Show, Rivertown Artists Guild Active Members Show 1997
Curator's Choice Award, Seed Dreams, Beaded Visions 1996
People's Choice Award, Celebration 1995
Best of Show 4th Place, Celebration 1995
Barbara and Dorothy Heers Memorial Award 1992
University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers 1992
University of Michigan Merit Award in Metals 1992
University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers 1991
University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers 1990
Grand Rapids Community College Purchase Award 1989
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
University of Chicago Medical Center
Grand Rapids Community College
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree received from University of Michigan, 1992 (Cum
Laude)
Associate of Arts degree received from Grand Rapids Community College 1989
Represented by the Aron
Packer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
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