Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree received from University of Michigan in 1992 (Cum Laude)
Associate of Arts degree received from Grand Rapids Community College in 1989
SOLO/TWO/THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Colleen O'Rourke 2018 - Nature in Collage - First United Gallery - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke 2018 - Inspired By Nature; Kalamazoo Nature Center; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke and E. Lynne O’Rourke 2017; Keeler Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke Showcase 2014; East Grand Rapids Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke Art Show No. 2 2014 - Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012; Edward Jones Cherry Street; Grand Rapids, MI
E. Lynne and Colleen O’Rourke 2009; Clark Home Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke - Conversations 2008; Keeler Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke - Narratives and Notions 2007; Capsule: Living Studio; Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke Art Show No. 1 2004; TerryBerry Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke - Motherhood:The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 2004; Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
O’Rourke - Rivertown Artists Guild Spotlight 2000; East Congregational Gallery; Grand Rapids, MI
Colleen O’Rourke - The Last Show of the Century 1999; Lyons Wier Packer Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
O’Rourke Generations: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow 1999; Plymouth Center for the Arts; Ply., MI
O’Rourke Women: From the Perspective of a Mother & Daughter 1999; Keeler Gallery; G.R., MI
Colleen O'Rourke 1998: South Congregational Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O'Rourke 1996; First Methodist Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colleen O’Rourke - Civic Theatre Spotlight 1996; Civic Theatre; Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke’s - A Mosaic of Texture and Design 1995; D2 D2 D2 Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
O’Rourke Siblings - Press Club Arts Exhibit 1992; Press Club Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 46th Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition; Richmond, Indiana
2024 WomanMade 6th Midwest Open, Chicago, Illinois
2024 43rd Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition; Birmingham, Michigan
2024 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition Award Show at LowellArts, Lowell, Michigan
2024 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2024 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2024 West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2024 West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Lowell, Michigan
2024 OH+5: Contemporary Art off Our Region; Athens, Ohio
2024 WomanMade 25th International Open, Chicago, Illinois
2024 29th Arts North International, Hopkins, Minnesota
2023 94th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon, Michigan
2023 West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2023 45th Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition; Richmond, Indiana
2023 Experimentation, Exploration, and Exuberance: Give it a Try!; South Haven, Michigan
2023 WomanMade 6th Midwest Open, Chicago, Illinois
2023 42nd Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition; Birmingham, Michigan
2023 West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Lowell, Michigan
2023 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition Award Show at LowellArts, Lowell, Michigan
2023 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2023 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2022 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition Award Show at LowellArts, Lowell, Michigan
2021 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2019 West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Lowell, Michigan
2019 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2019 West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2018 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2018 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2018 Experience Art Rapids; Elk Rapids, Michigan
2018 Chasing the Running Stitch; Charlevoix, Michigan
2018 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2018 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 Pieced Together, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 ArtXchange Artist’s Exhibition; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2017 Muskegon Museum of Art 89th Annual Regional Art Exhibition; Muskegon, Michigan
2017 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 36th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition; Birmingham, Michigan
2016 West Michigan Area Show; Kalamazoo, Michigan
2016 Collector’s Show/SPRING; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 Collector’s Show/FALL; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 Second Glance; Lowell, Michigan
2016 MI Arts; Holland, Michigan
2016 Frames Unlimited Honors ArtPrize Artists; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2015 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2015 Frames Unlimited Honors ArtPrize Artists; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2015 West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Lowell, Michigan
2015 Things That Go Bump In the Night; Lowell, Michigan
2015 Real People; Woodstock Illinois
2015 MI Arts; Holland, Michigan
2015 87th Regional Art Exhibition Muskegon Museum of Art; Muskegon, Michigan
2015 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2015 Collector’s Show/SPRING; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2015 Collector’s Show/FALL; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2014 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2014 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2014 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013 Frames Unlimited Honors ArtPrize Artists; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013 West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Lowell, Michigan
2013 PostPrize, Frames Unlimited; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2012 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2012 Frames Unlimited Honors ArtPrize Artists; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2012 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2011 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2011 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2011 Frames Unlimited Honors ArtPrize Artists; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2010 The Kali Factor; Destination 1111; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2010 Poetry; Keeler Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2010 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2010 82nd Regional Art Exhibition Muskegon Museum of Art; Muskegon, Michigan
2009 ArtPrize; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2009 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2008 Bead International; Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, Ohio
2007 Between Friends; TerryBerry Gallery; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2007 Remembering Elouise; Pilgrim Manor; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2007 Irish Artists; Covenant Art Space; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2007 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2006 Fiber Below; Packer Schopf Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
2004 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2004 Bead International; Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, Ohio
2004 Myth-representation; Grand Rapids , Michigan
2003 A Twist On Thread; Suburban Fine Arts Center; Highland Park ,Illinois
2003 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002 Bead International; Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, Ohio
2002 The Audacious Bead; The Bead Museum; Washington D.C.
2001 SOFA Chicago; Aron Packer Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
2001 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2001 Tell Me A Story - Chapter One; (Cahoon Museum of American Art); Cotuit, MA
2000 Fiber Arts; Decatur, Illinois
2000 Nature's Images II: Lowell Arts Council Exhibi; Lowell, Michigan
2000 Nature's Images: Meijer Botanic Gardens Exhibition; Grand Rapids, Michigan
2000 SOFA New York; Lyons Weir Packer Gallery; New York, New York
2000 Object Beadwork; Highland Park, Illinois
2000 Bead International; Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, Ohio
2000 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1999 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1998 Bead International; Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, Ohio
1999 Fiberart International; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Fiberart International; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1995 Fiberart International; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1999 New School of Fine Arts Juried Exhibition; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1999 Spectrum Gallery Exhibit; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1999 Fiber Focus; St. Louis, Missouri
1999 Strength of Community - Women Make A Difference; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1999 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1996 Three Rivers Arts Festival 1996; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998 Rivertown Artists' Guild Active Members Show; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1998 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1997 Rivertown Artists' Guild Active Members Show; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1997 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1998 Evanston and Vicinity 1998; Evanston, Illinois
1998 The Beaded Object Tour; St. Petersburg, Florida 1998
1998 Women's Works 1998; Woodstock, Illinois
1998 Bead Dreams, Future Visions 1998; St. Paul, Minnesota
1997 The Beaded Object Tour; Abingdon, Virginia 1997;
1997 St. Charles Art and Music Festival 1997; St. Charles, Illinois
1996 The Beaded Object; Asheville; North Carolina
1996 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1996 Ubiquitous Bead II 1996; Bellevue, Washington
1996 Seed Dreams, Beaded Visions 1996; Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Image Grow? 1996; Chicago, Illinois
1995 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1995 Visual Arts Resources World Tour (Various Venues worldwide)
1995 The Rebellious Bead 1995; Bethesda, Maryland
1993 Keeler Gallery Spring Show 1993; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1993 Women in the Arts 1993; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1993 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1992 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1992 Celebration of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1992 University of Michigan Showcase; Ann Arbor, Michigan
1991 University of Michigan Showcase; Ann Arbor, Michigan
1990 University of Michigan Showcase; Ann Arbor, Michigan
1990 Berkshire Hilton Aqueous Media Show; Ann Arbor, Michigan
1989 Grand Rapids Community College Student Show; Grand Rapids, Michigan
1988 Grand Rapids Community College Student Show; Grand Rapids, Michigan
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JURIED ART MARKETS
Lowell Artists Market 2024,2023,2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Frames Unlimited Tiny Show 2023-2024; Grand Rapids, Michigan and Birmingham , Michigan
Womanmade Gallery Small Works Show 2024, 2023: Chicago, Illinois
BBAC Holiday Shop 2024, 2023, Birmingham, Michigan
Recycled Art Market 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Kalamazoo Nature Center Holiday Artists Market 2019, 2018, 2017; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Indie Flea 2018; Grand Rapids, Michigan
UICA Holiday Artists Market 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Very Merry Market 2018, 2017; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Last Chance Artist Market 2017; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Beacon Hill Artists Market 2017; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fallasburgh Art Festival 2016; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Winter Wonderland 2016; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Vinecroft Artists Market 2016; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Traverse City Higher Art 2016; Traverse City, Michigan
Rumsey St. Bazaar 2016; Grand Rapids, Michigan
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PUBLICATIONS
Suzanne Golden Presents: Interviews with 36 Artists Who Innovate With Beads; published 2013
The Best of Contemporary Beadwork: Bead International 2008; published 2008
The Best of Contemporary Beadwork: Bead International 2004; published 2004
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
2024 Grand River Art Warner Norcross and Judd Award, Festival of the Arts
2023 Third Place, 45th Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition
2023 Fourth Place,West Michigan Area Show
2023 Blick Gift Card Award, 42nd Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition
2023 John S. Hyatt Memorial Award, Festival of the Arts
2023 Warner Award for Miniature, Festival of the Arts
2022 Commission for Festival of the Arts Poster Art
2018 Experience Art Rapids! Peoples' Choice Honorable Mention
2018 Experience Art Rapids! Jurors' Finalist
2018 Festival of the Arts County of Kent Purchase Award, Festival of the Art
2017 Grand Rapids Art Museum Festival of the Arts Select Award Winner Exhibit
2017 Michael B. Handlin/Party Down Music Award, Festival of the Arts
2017 Christina Marie Bivins Memorial Award
2016 The S.H.E. Foundation Award for Excellence in Depiction of the Feminine; Festival of the Arts
2016 Honorable Mention, MI Arts
2014 Ray and Nancy Loeschner Art Competition Purchase Award
2013 Juror’s Recognition Award, West Michigan Regional Art Competition
1998 Honorable Mention, Women's Works
1998 Honorable Mention, Rivertown Artist Guild Active Members Show
1997 Best of Show, Rivertown Artists Guild Active Members Show
1996 Curator's Choice Award, Seed Dreams, Beaded Visions
1995 People's Choice Award, Celebration
1995 Best of Show 4th Place, Celebration
1992 Barbara and Dorothy Heers Memorial Award
1992 University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers
1992 University of Michigan Merit Award in Metals
1991 University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers
1990 University of Michigan Merit Award in Fibers
1989 Grand Rapids Community College Purchase Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Kent County Building; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Frederik Meijer Botanic Gardens; Grand Rapids, Michigan
University of Chicago Medical Center; Chicago, Illinois
Grand Rapids Community College; Grand Rapids, Michigan
GUEST SPEAKER
Women’s City Club ArtPrize Speaker Series; September 2013
ArtPrize Volunteer Kick Off Party; August 2013
ArtPrize Preview at Edward Jones; August 2012
Clark Home Gallery; July 2009
Covenant Art Space; August 2007
Select work available at:
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Tinker Studio
13795 Seven Hills Road, Suite D
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 223-4019
facebook.com/tinkerstudiotc
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