Susan Hersey FiberArtist
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SUSAN HERSEY                                                                                                         
Born: New York City



Education:
1960         B.A.,University of California at Berkeley, CA
1957-58    L'Academie de La Grande Chaumiere,  Paris 
1955-57    Scripps College,  Claremont, CA

 Travel & Residencies
2000    Papermaking conference in Sarteano, Italy
1994     Travel in Germany, papermaking conference in
             Amsterdam      
1985     Artist in Residence, Djerassi Resident Artists 
             Program, Woodside CA.
1985     Crafts Study tour of Japan
1958-1961         Extensive travel in France and elsewhere  
                         In Europe.

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Professional Organizations & Programs:
2001- ongoing    Baulines Craft Guild,  master member
1982 - 1995         participant, Artspan/Open Studios of San Francisco
1990 - 1995         member, Board of Directors, Artspan/Open Studios of
                            San Francisco
1991-ongoing      member, IAPMA (International Association of Handmade Paper Makers & Paper Artists)
1988-ongoing     member, Friends of Dard Hunter (early American papermaker)
1987                     participant, "Art in Embassies" Program, United States 
                            Department of State. Work exhibited in U.S. Embassy, Lima, Peru 

Selected Collections & Commissions
Kaiser Permanente Health Care System
Sliding room dividers : Dental office of   Noe Valley Dentistry , San Francisco, CA
Lobby wall hanging in "Creatrice Polite", a senior citizen's apartment building, San Francisco, Ca
Sculptural installations in various Bon Marche stores,  (1997-1999)
Outdoor sculptural canopy for The Art Garden, San Francisco, CA.
Wall hanging triptych for law office in Boston MA
Sconces and hanging pendants for the Healdsburg Inn, Healdsburg 
Sconces and hanging pendants for the The Inn at West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
Numerous private commissions

Selected Publications
“Paper Road”,  Santa Maria della Scala in collaboration with IAPMA, Sienna, Italy
“The New Paper Style”, Mimi Christensen,   Sterling Publishing Co., New York
“Craft of Northern California”,  Alcove Books, Berkeley,

Selected Juried & Invitational Exhibitions:
2017      Petaluma Art Center, NeuwPolitic: Artists Explore

2016      Petaluma Art Center,  "Zeitgeist Show"  Petaluma, CA
2014      Healdsburg Center for the Arts,  “Metal Arts”, Healdsburg ,CA
2013       Installations at Foundry Square 1V and Nations Bank in San Francisco, CA
2012       Corte Madera Town Center, “Baulines Craft Guild 40th Anniversary Exhibit”,
               Corte Madera CA
               The Gail Van Dyke Atrium Gallery,  “Transitions” solo show at the Marin Cancer Institute.
               Greenbrae, CA.
2011        Marin  Community Foundation, “Paths in Studio Craft: Masters and Apprentices of Baulines Craft Guild”, 
               Novato, CA.
2010       Dimensions Galleria, “Beyond the Garden Wall”, Petaluma, CA
               The Atrium @ 600 Townsend, “On the Make”, Baulines Craft Guild Spring Showcase,
               San Francisco, CA
               SAA Gallery, “Pulp: Fact, Fiction & Fantasy”, Springfield  IL.
               Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Innovations in Fiberarts  V”, Sebastopol, CA.
               Marin Community Foundation, “Baulines Craft Guild Master Annual”  Novato,
2009       Artworks Downtown, “Friends Along the Journey”, Baulines Craft Guild 
               Masters and Apprentices, San Rafael, CA
               Gallery of Wood Art, “CODAchrome a snapshot of craft in America”, St. Paul, MN
               O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “Works with Paper”, Mill Valley, CA
               Front Porch Gallery, “Fiber – It’s Good for your Art”, Carlsbad, CA
2008       Gualala Arts Center, “New Directions in handmade Paper”,  Gualala, CA
                Falkirk Cultural Center, “The Parlors of Earthly Delight”,  San Rafael, CA
2007        AAAS Gallery, “Fiber Artists Collective”, Washington DC
                Adams Bank Friends of Dard Hunter Juried Exhibition, Silver Spring, MD
                Morris Graves Museum of Art, “Expressions in Handmade Paper II” Eureka, CA
2006        Marin Community Foundation,”The Spirit of the Baulines Craft Guild”, Novato, CA
                Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, “Masters and Apprentices of the Baulines Craft Guild” Oakland, CA
                Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Innovations in Fiberart III”, Sebastopol, CA
2005        Salem Fine Arts  Center  Gallery, “Fiber Artists Collective” Winston-Salem, NC
                 Fiber Art Center, “Fiber Feast” Amhearst, MA
                Claudia Chapline Gallery, “Coming Home” Baulines Craft Guild, Sausalito, CA
2004        Cultural Arts council gallery, “The Deckle Edge”, explorations in handmade paper, 
                 Santa Rosa, CA.
                 Gualala Arts Center Gallery, “Expressions in Handmade Paper”, Gualala,CA
                 American Craft Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2003         Sebastopol Center for the Arts,”Innovations in Fiberart”, Sebastopol, CA
                 L’Attitude Galleries, “Off the Wall”, Boston, MA
                 American Craft Council, Fort Mason, San Francisoc, CA
                 Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, “Art on Handmade Paper”,Portland, OR
2002         California Design 2002, 600 Townsend,San Francisoc, CA.
                 Tasmaniana Library, “Island Postcards”, Hobart, Australia
                 American Craft Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
                 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “A Fine Hand”, Sebastopol, CA
                 Artisans, “Form: Paper & Fiber”, Mill Valley, CA.
                 Santa Maria della Scala, “Paper Road”, Siena, Italy
1999         In Sight Gallery,  "Gathered Strands" textile & fiber work, San Francisco, CA.
                 American Craft Council,  Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA and St. Paul, MN
1998         Marin Technology Center, "Eight Paper Artists", San Rafael, CA.
                 American Craft Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
1997         Lynn House Gallery, "Pulp and Water: Contemporary Paper Art",
                Antioch Civic Arts Commission, Antioch, Ca.
                Soundscape Gallery,  "The Deckle Edge: Eight Paper Artists"
                Santa Rosa, Ca.
                American Craft Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, Ca.
1996        Sterling Vineyard, "The Deckle Edge", Calistoga, CA.
               333 Bush Street, "Sculptural Lights, Paper Tapestries & Vessels",
               San Francisco, CA.
               Metra Gallery, "Re-flected site and illuminated objects", San Francisco, CA
1995        Fisher Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, "Everything Under the Sun: 
               Contemporary Crafts from the San Francisco Bay Area", Avon, CT
               Sausalito Arts Festival, Sausalito,  CA
               Mill Valley Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA
               Snowgrass Institute, "Paper Trail West 1995", Cashmere, Washington, 
               Danville Fine Arts Gallery, "The Art of Handmade Paper", Danville , CA
               UCSF Faculty/Alumni House, "The Deckle Edge: Eight Paper Artists", 
               San Francisco, CA.
               Lindsay Dirkx Brown Art Gallery, "Handmade Paper", San Ramon, CA. 
1994       Contemporary Craft Museum, "Made in California", San Francisco, CA 
               Snowgrass Institute, "Paper Trail West 1994", Cashmere, WA
               The Arts Center, "Paper/Fiber XVII", Iowa City, IA
1993        Westbrook Gallery at the  Georgia Institute of  Technology, 
               "Paperworks", Atlanta, GA
                California Contemporary Crafts Gallery,"Media:Fiber",CorteMadera,CA . 
1992         Sun Gallery, "On the Edge: Art Forms in Paper",  Hayward CA
1991          Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival,  Mill Valley, CA
1988         Studio 7 Gallery, "Innovations in Paper", Holualoa, HI
                 Sun Gallery, "Dimensional Paper", Hayward, CA
1987          Carrara's Cafe Gallery,  Installation of Wall Hangings, Emeryville, CA
1986          South of Market Cultural Center,  Installation of Wall Hangings, 
                 San Francisco, CA
1982          Textiles by Design,  "Paintings in Paper", Berkeley, CA










 
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