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Luanne Rimel
810 Tuxedo Blvd.
St. Louis, MO, 63119
 
Bio & Resume 
 
    Bio:
Luanne received her MFA in Fibers from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and has exhibited
her work nationally and internationally, including Japan and Korea at the Cheongju International Craft
Biennale in 2007. She has taught numerous workshops and classes around the country and is currently
the Senior Director, Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri.

  

   

   Select Exhibitions:

       

         2012

                 42nd Mid Sates Craft Exhibition - Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science

                 Evansville, Indiana

                 December 11, 2011-February 5, 2012

                 Recipient of two purchase awards

              

                 Group Invitational

                 Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, Missouri January 14-March 31 2012

                 www.perlow-stevensgallery.com


                 Smithsonian Craft Show

                 National Museum Building, Washington DC. April 19-22, 2012

                 An exhibition and sale of contemporary American crafts.

                 Juried by Lloyd Herman, David McFadden and Jo Lauria


         2011

                 Fantastic Fibers

                 International juried fiber exhibit, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, MO, April - May,  2011

                

                 Quilt National 2011

                 International juried quilt traveling exhibit. Opens in Athens OH, May 28-September 5, 2011

                 Foundry Art Centre, October 2-30, 2011

                 (catalog)


          2010

                 Garden of Memories

                 Solo exhibition, Missouri Botanical Gardens, Ridgeway Visitors Center, St. Louis, MO

                 March 19-May 23


                 Fiber 2010

                 National juried fiber exhibit. Kay Khan, juror, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO

                 April 16-May14


                  ArtQuilt Elements

                  International Juried Exhibition, Jason Pollen, Robin Schwalb and Deborah Warner, jurors.

                  Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (catalog)

                  April 17-May 19

 

          2009

                  Elements: Textile Collage

                  Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, Barbara Simon, curator

             

                  Vestige - New Works on Cloth

                  Boone County National Bank, Columbia, MO

                  May 25 - June 27  

       

          2008

                  Groundwork

                  Bonsack Gallery, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO

2007

         Cohesion: Textiles + Photography

         Ellen Curlee Gallery, St. Louis, MO

        

         5th Annual Cheongju International Craft Biennale

         Cheongju, Korea


         Roots, Branches and Twigs

         Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE


2006

         Material Difference: Soft Sculpture & Wall Works - A Collectors Exhibition

         Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (catalog)


          Visual Meditations II: A Collaboration  Luanne Rimel & Betsy Sterling Benjamin

          Honen-In Temple, Kyoto, Japan

          2005
                    In the Narrative: Textiles Object/Word
                    The Millstone Gallery at COCA, St. Louis, MO

                    The Ever Changing Landscape
                    The Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY
   
                    Visual Meditations: A Collaboration   Luanne Rimel & Betsy Sterling Benjamin
                    World Batik Conference, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

                     New Work
                     Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
            2004
                     Ocean View
                     Gallery Of Fine Arts, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO
            2002
                     Trace Marks
                     Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
            2001
                     Fiber Arts International
                     Pittsburgh, PA

Curatorial/Juror:


         

            2012    Fantastic Fibers 2012. Juror, Paducah, KY

            2011    Laumeier Art Fair, Juror, St. Louis, MO

                        Art of the Masters, Awards Judge, Fairview Heights, IL

            2010    Celebrating Creativity, Juror, Best of Missouri Hands exhibition, Fulton, MO

                        Art of the Masters, Awards Judge, Fairview Heights, IL2009   

            2009    Juror for Kentuck Museum Festival of the Arts, Northport, AL

            2008    Awards Judge for Kentuck Museum Festival of the Arts, Northport, AL

            2007    Mapping the Territory, exhibition curator, Craft Alliance National Gallery, St. Louis, MO

            2005    Art & Air, Juror, Webster Groves, MO

                        Art Peoria, Awards Judge, Peoria, IL

            2003    Raking Stones: 4 Artists Reflecting the Japanese Aesthetic, curator
                       
Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 
            1999    Beneath the Surface: Artist’s Drop Cloths, curator, COCA, St. Louis, MO
            1997    Surface Tension: New Works in Textiles, curator, COCA, St. Louis, MO

 

         

   Selected Bibliography:
 
            2007 
                    Surface Design Journal, review of Visual Meditations, Kyoto, Japan by Jorie Johnson
                    Material Difference: Soft Sculpture & Wall Works, full color catalog published by
                    Friends of Fiber Art International
            2006
                    Kensai Times, Press release for Visual Meditations, Kyoto Japan
            2005
                    American Craft Magazine, June/July issue, p.54, Portfolio Section
                    Riverfront Times,  review of solo exhibit at Duane Reed Gallery, by Ivy Cooper
             2003
                    FiberArts Magazine,  Jan/Feb issue, pp.45-48, by Betsy Schein Goldman