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Curriculum Vitae

International Fiber Artist, Tapestry & Rug Weaver, Printmaker
Teacher, Lecturer, Workshop Director & Leader, Seminar Leader
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Education

Post-Graduate:

• University of New Mexico, 2000
• University of Nebraska, 1978-79
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Undergraduate:

• St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1969-1973, BFA Studio Art & Education 

Selected Recent Conferences, Speaking Engagements & Workshops

• Interweaving Cultures: The Symposium, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2013
• Pacific Textile Arts, Workshop Instructor, Fort Bragg, CA, 2013
• Tapestry Weavers South, Conference Speaker & Workshops, Atlanta, GA, 2013
• Cincinnati Weavers Guild, Speaker & Workshops, Cincinnati, OH, 2013
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, George Wilson Arts Lecture Series, Omaha, NE  2013
• Omaha Network, Speaker, Omaha, NE, 2013
• Pacific Textile Arts, Workshop Instructor, Fort Bragg, CA, 2012
• Black Sheep Weavers Guild, Speaker, San Francisco, CA, 2012
• Santa Cruz Weavers Guild, Speaker & Workshop Instructor, Santa Cruz, CA,  2012
• Mendocino Arts Center, Workshop Instructor, Mendocino, CA, 2012
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, Art Department Guest Lecturer, Omaha, NE, 2012
• Textile Study Group of New York City, “Under the Influence of Ikat,” Lecture, New York, NY, 2011
• Kansas Association of Weavers & Spinners Annual Conference, Keynote & Tapestry Workshop, Manhattan, KS, 2011
• The Minneapolis Weavers Guild, Five Year Strategic Planning Workshops, Minneapolis, MN  2010
• The Textile Center of Minnesota, “The Weaving Cultures of Indonesia,” Lecture & Workshop, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, Masters & Music Lecture series,  “Rhythm & Hues,” Omaha, NE, 2008
• American Tapestry Alliance Retreat, “Channeling Your Muse,” Keynote, & Workshop, St. Petersburg, FL, 2008
• Midwest Weavers Conference, Closing Keynote Speaker, Blair NE, 2007
• Alaska Weavers Guilds Anchorage & Fairbanks, AL, Workshop Instructor, 2007
• Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA, Workshop Instructor, 2007
• Montana Association of Weavers & Spinners, Conference, Keynote Speaker and Workshop Instructor, 2006
• Missouri Fiber Artists Conference, Keynote Speaker & Workshop Instructor, 2006
• Vermont Weavers Guild, Weft-Face Ikat Workshop Instructor & Speaker, 2006
• Seattle Weavers Guild, Lecturer & Workshop Instructor, 2006
• San Juan Islands Fiber Conference, Keynote Speaker & Workshop Instructor, 2006
• Central Ohio Weavers Guild, Workshop Instructor, 2006
• Association of Northwest Weavers & Spinners Conference, Keynote Speaker & Workshop Instructor, 2005
• New England Weavers & Spinners Conference, Keynote Speaker & Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA, Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Fibers in Paradise, Southern California Weavers Conference, Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Escondido Weavers Guild, Lecturer, 2005
• San Luis Obispo Weavers Guild Workshop, Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Northern Colorado Weavers Guild, Juror & Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Textile Center of Minnesota, Workshop Instructor, 2005
• Midwest Weavers Conference, Lakeland, WI, Workshop Instructor, 2005

Selected Recent Solo Exhibitions

• Sunderland Gallery, St. Cecilias Cathedral Arts Project,  Mountains and Ghosts: New Tapestries, Carpets & Prints, Omaha, 2013
• Gallery 72, Mary Zicafoose: Tapestries, Carpets & Prints, Omaha, NE, 2013
• Gallery 92 West, Grasslands: Tapestries, Carpets & Prints, Fremont, NE, 2012
• Lauritzen Gardens, Mary Zicafoose: Tapestries in the Gardens, Omaha, NE, 2011
• Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Grassland: New Tapestries & Prints, Omaha, NE, 2010
• Weaving Southwest: Mary Zicafoose: Tapestries, Taos, NM, 2009
• Museum of Nebraska Art, Mary Zicafoose: New Identities, Kearney, NE, 2009
• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, wrapped/unwrapped ikat tapestries: Mary Zicafoose,San Jose, CA, 2008
• Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Omaha, NE, Mary Zicafoose: Selected Works in Cloth & Print, 2007
• Shack Up Design, Bozeman, MT, New Work/New Dreams, 2006
• The Light Box Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Tapestry: Wrapped/Unwrapped, 2006
• Weaving Southwest, Taos, NM, Signs, Symbols and Codes, 2006
• The Governors Mansion, Lincoln, NE, Fifteen Prints, 2005
• The Native American Trading Co, Denver, CO, Out of Memory: New Tapestries, 2004
• Emil Nelson Gallery, Denver, CO, Mary Zicafoose: Works on Paper, 2004
• Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Mary Zicafoose: Wildfire, New Tapestries, 2004

Selected Recent Group Exhibitions

• Interweaving Cultures: The Exhibition, Museo Textile de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2013
• Fort Wayne Museum of Art, American Tapestry Biennial 9, Fort Wayne, IN, 2013
• The Dairy Barn, American Tapestry Biennial 9, Athens, OH  2012
• Nelson-Straecker Gallery, Personal Icons, Manhattan, KS, 2011
• American Textile History Museum, American Tapestry Biennial Eight, Lowell, MA, 2011
• Sioux City Arts Center, The Briar Cliff Review Exhibition, Sioux City, IA,  2011
• Modern Arts Midwest, Transformed Traditions in Ikat, Lincoln, NE, 2010
• 13th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland, 2010
• Art St. Louis, Fiber Focus 2009, St. Louis, MO, 2009
• Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, The American Tapestry Alliance Biennial 7 Exhibition, Louisville, KY, 2009
• Sioux City Arts Center, 60th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City, IA,  2006
• Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Fiber Focus 2005, 2005
• Zoller Gallery, State College, PA, Crafts National 39, 2005
• Salem College Art Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, The Fiber Arts Collective 2005, 2005
• Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, Fiber Celebrated 2005, 2005
• Lincoln Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO, Christmas at Lincoln Center, 2004
• The Dairy Barn, Boulder, CO, Inward Journeys: Living Traditions in Contemporary Rugs, 2004
• The Phippen Art Museum, Prescott, AZ, Western Threads: Fiber Arts in the American West, 2003
• Yavapai College Gallery, Prescott, AZ, Fiber Celebrated ’03, 2003
• Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, Fiber Fantasia, 2003

Selected Recent Publications & Interviews

• “Mary Zicafoose: Designer Profile”, Omaha Home Magazine, March/April 2012
• “Under the Influence of Ikat”, Textile Study Group of New York City, blog interview, Sept 2011
  http://www.tsgnyblog.org/index.php/2011/09/mary-zicafoose
• “Zicafoose Tapestries Expanding into More US Embassies”, Midlands Business Journal, March 18, 2011
• "Speaking with the Text of Textile," American Craft, Dec 2008/Jan 2009
• "Fiber Exhibitions by Barton, Jordan, McCain and Mary Zicafoose, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Fall 2008
• “Mary Zicafoose: Weavings & Prints,” Fiber Arts, April/May 2008
• “This Season Will Mesmerize You,” Omaha World Herald, September 13, 2008, One of Top Picks of the Season
• “Weaving Community with Mary Zicafoose,” Weavecast: A Podcast for Handweavers

Recent Awards, Honors, Public Art Commissions & Residencies

• United States Artist Fellowship Finalist, 2012
• Alegent Hospitals 125th Anniversary Commission, Omaha, NE, 2012
• The Briar Cliff Review, Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City, IA, 2011 
• Nebraska Arts Council, Merit Award, Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, 2011, 2007
• The 13th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland, invited American artist, 2010
• Art St. Louis, "Fiber Focus 2009", Distinguished Weaver, 2009
• Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 5 month Artist-in-Residence, Omaha, NE, 2008
• O! Outdoor Sculpture Project, Invited Artist, Omaha, NE, 2007
• “Elements”, Environmental Sculpture Invitational, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• American Tapestry Alliance, Co-Director, Board of Directors 
• GoodWeave USA, Board of Directors
• The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE, Board of Directors

Select Permanent Collections

• Placement in 12 US Embassy Collections Abroad
• Talinn, Estonia; Baku, Azerbaijan ; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Bangui, Central African Republic; Quito, Ecuador; Accra, Ghana; Jakarta, Indonesia; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Vilnius, Lithuania; Bangkok, Thailand; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sanaa, Yemen
• United States Department of Fish & Wildlife, Washington, DC 
• Mobil Corporation 
• The Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE 
• The Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE
• Tenaska Inc. Corporate Offices, Omaha, NE, Arlington, TX
• Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• Alegent Hospitals, Omaha, NE
• Frazier, Stryker, Omaha, NE
• City of Omaha Parks Department, Omaha, NE