Seattle, Washington, USA
ramsey.ellen@gmail.com
Selected Recent Exhibitions
(For a complete CV, contact me)
2024
NWCraft24, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry: 2024 Finalists, The Australian Tapestry Workshop, South Melbourne, AU
Heallreaf 5, Westin Park, Shropshire UK, Morley Gallery, London, UK, Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK
VIII International Triennial of Textile Arts, Szombathely, Hungary
2023
Heroes and Villains, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
International Fiber Arts XI, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Small Expressions 2023, Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, LaConnor, WA; Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC; Yadkin Valley Fiber Center, Elkin, NC
Wall Hanging, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA
Connections, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
American Tapestry Biennial 14, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2022
Small Expressions 2022, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN; Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC; Arts & Heritage Center, North Augusta, SC; Edison Gallery, Foothills Art Center, Elkin, NC; Studio 203, Los Angeles, CA
Clay & Textile, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
72nd A-One, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Heallreaf 4, Farfields Mill, Sedbergh, UK; Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester, UK; RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK.
2021
More Impact: Climate Change, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA.
International Fiber Arts X, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
Weaving Re-Imagined, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA.
Small Tapestry International 7: Elements, Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN; Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR.
2020
Politically Charged, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA.
Fiber 2020, Silvermine Arts Center Gallery, New Canaan, CT.
Currents 2020: National Craft Exhibition, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Heallreaf 3, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK; Espacio Gallery, London, UK.
International Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
Transformation: Fiber as Medium, The Common Thread Gallery, online at http://thecommonthreadgallery.com
2018
World of Threads, Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
World Tapestry Now: American Tapestry Biennial 12, online https://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/atbiennials/
Recent Prizes and Awards
Finalist, Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry (AU), 2024
Honorable Mention, Small Expressions 2023
Heallreaf Prize (UK), Heallreaf 3, 2019
Finalist, Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry (AU), 2019
People's Choice Award, Northwest Fine Arts Competition, 2018
Education
Individualized study in Gobelin tapestry technique with Mary Lane, former Director of Education at the Schuer Tapestry Studio (NY, 1982-1989), 1998-2001
MA, Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1990
BBA, Finance, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1983
Professional Affiliations
Juried member, Northwest Designer Craftsmen, 2019 - present
Member, Textile Study Group of New York, 2019 - present
Member, Tapestry Weavers West, 2018 - present
Juried member, Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound, 2012 – present
American Tapestry Alliance, 1997 – present; Board of Directors, 2003-2009