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3 cups

Blueberries

cable ties

oxygen tubing

Invisoline dental molds

plastic strainer

monofilament

"You could always see right though me"

3 cups

Blueberries

cable ties

oxygen tubing

Invisoline dental molds

plastic strainer

monofilament

"You could always see right though me"

“Emily continually chooses new materials, leading her to go through the exploratory process over and over.

 She delights in it.”

-Dixie Brown, 3D fiber artist

EXHIBITIONS

Emily's career as a basket artist spans 35 years. She has been fortunate enough to exhibit her work in both juried, and invitational shows throughout the United States. 

Scroll down to view a partial list of exhibits and awards.

Emily Dvorin is a sculptural basketry artist based in Sausalito, California. Emily uses unconventional and recycled materials to create her innovative vessels.

               

ONGOING EXHIBITS, FAIRS, OPEN STUDIOS

 

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA - September

 

ICB Open Studios #205, Sausalito, CA - May and December

 

"Basketry Now"- National Basketry Organization Basketry Exhibit  - Biennially

Textile Study Group of New York Online Members Gallery- Spring and Fall

JURIED SHOWS (Partial List) ✷ awards

2024

- "Fiber Art 2024: the Expressive and Innovative”, O'Hanlon Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

- “Whirlwind of fibers, HGA Basketry Exhibit”, HGA Convergence, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas

- “Every 1”, National Basketry Organization online exhibit

2023

- "Fantastic Fibers - International Exhibit”, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY

- “Mixing It Up With Mixed Media”, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

- “Fiber Arts: The Expressive and Innovative”, O'Hanlon Gallery,  Mill Valley, CA

2022

- “Adorned: Art Inspired by Fabric and Fashion”, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD

- “Fiber Arts: The Expressive and Innovative”, O'Hanlon Gallery,  Mill Valley, CA

 

2021

- “Fantastic Fibers - International Exhibit”, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY

- “The Pleasure of Color”, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA

- “Artist’s Vision”, online, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA

- “Togetherness & Oneness”, WAH Center Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2020

- “Material II: Exhibition of Fiber Art”, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA

- “Spinning Yarns”, online, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA

- “Celebration of Art 2020”, online, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA

2019

-“Twelve x Three”, Art Works Downtown, Founders Gallery, San Rafael, CA

-“Everyday Objects”, Marinwood Spring Art Show, Marinwood Community Center, San Rafael, CA

-“Basketry Now”, The Kentucky Museum, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

"Monochromatic", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

"Recycle, Reuse, Restore", Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY

"Expressions", Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA

- Marin County Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA

- “International Fiber Arts IX”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

- “The Gold Standard- TSGNY 50th Anniversary Show”, The Westbeth Art Gallery, NYC, NY

2018

-"Feast of Color" O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA    

-“Second Act"”, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA

-“Fiber Options:Material Explorations”, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

-"Intertwined- Fiber From One Extreme to Another" Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

-"American Craft Council Show", Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA

-“Ingenuity”, International Sculpture and Fine Craft Show, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA

-"Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival", Mill Valley, CA

2017 

-“Small Expressions”, Handweavers Guild of America Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX

Wide Open”, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY

A Sculpture Exhibition”, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA

Renegade Fiber”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

Tell Me A Story”, Foundry Art Centre, St, Charles, MO

2016 

-“Impact”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-“Outside The Line”, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA

-“Transgressing Traditions: Contemporary Textiles”, Surface Design Association Show, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY

-“Showcasing Local Artists”, Toad Fish Gallery, Sausalito, CA

-“Recycle”, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

-Vision: An Artist's Perspective”, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA

-Fiber Art- Expect The Unexpected”, Art League of Lincoln, Lincoln, CA

-“Nasty”, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2015  

-“The Art Of Our Consumption”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-“Fiber- Juried Exhibition”, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

-“National Fiber Direction Exhibition 2015”, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

-“Shapes and Edges”, Marin Society of Artists Open Craft and Sculpture Show, Marin Society of Artists Art Gallery, Ross, CA

-"Fiber Currents/Current Fiber”, Perrella Gallery, Fulton Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY

-"Composing Chaos”, O’Hanlon Center Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

-“Eye Of The Beholder, The Fine Art Of The Found Object”, Circle Gallery Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

-"International Fiber Arts VII Exhibition”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

2014 

-“Rag Dolls, Robots, And Rocketships”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-“New Waves: Sculptural Basketry”, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY

-“How We See Her”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-“Secrets”, Goggle Works Center for the Arts, Reading, PA

-“Wide Open 5”, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY

-“Best Of The Best”, California Fiber Artists 10 Year Anniversary Exhibit, The Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA

-“Wild”, California Fiber Artists Exhibition, The Saaski Gallery, Monroe, WA

-“Art We Use”, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH

-“World Of Threads Festival”, Ontario, Canada

-“Multiplicities, New Directions In Fiber”, Imago Foundation for the Arts, Warren, RI

-“Vessels- An Exhibition Of Fiber Art”, Nave Gallery Annex, Somerville, MA

2013      

-“Material Witness” - Women’s Caucus for Art National Call for Women Artists, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA

-“Vessels, All The Eyes Can Hold”, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

-“Remnants”, California Fiber Artists Show, Harrington Gallery, Fire House Art Center, Pleasanton, CA

-“Craftforms” National Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

-“Bound” - Women's Caucus for Art National Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY

2012

-"Outside/Inside The Box” Fiber Philadelphia Exhibit, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA

-“Refuse/Re-seen” National Exhibit, Some Things Looming Gallery, Reading, PA

-"Waste Not” Show, Fibre Arts Design, Palo Alto, CA

-“The Third Dimension” Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre,   St. Charles, MO

-“Fiber Options: Material Explorations” Exhibit, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD                 -“Fiber Art – Crossroads” Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA

-“Contemporary Fiber Works by California Fiber Artists” Show, Grande Theatre Gallery, Tracy, CA

-✹  “The Now WOW Project” - A National Juried Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH

-“All Things Orange” Show, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

-“Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber”, The Textile Study Group of NY Exhibition, World Financial Center, NYC

2011

-“Focus On Color”, National Juried Show, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA

-“Fiberart International” Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

-“Green: The Color and The Cause” Show, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC

-“Inside/Outside” Exhibition, Goggle Works Center For The Arts, Reading, PA

-“National Fiber Directions” Exhibit, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

-“Fiber Optics” California Fiber Artists Show, Bakersfield Museum, Bakersfield, CA

-“Retread Threads” Show, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN

-✹  “The Edge of Excess II” Exhibit, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-✹  “Artfully Reclaimed V” Exhibit, Marin Moca, Novato, CA

-“Fiber Enriched” California Fiber Artists Show, William Thonson Gallery, Eureka, CA

-“All Things Considered VI” National Basketry Organization Show, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2010

-“On The Cutting Edge – West Coast Artists Using Collage & Assemblage” Show, Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay, OR       

-“Fiberart International 2010” Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, PA           

-“More Than Fiber – A Creative Approach To Material” Exhibition, Goggle Works Center For The Arts, Reading, PA

-“Fantastic Fibers: An International Juried Art Exhibition”, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY

- “Pushing the Limits” Fiber Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA

-“National Art Encounter” Show, The Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL

-“Fiber Options: Material Explorations” Exhibit, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

2009

-“Twentieth Annual Teapot Show” A. Houberbocken, Inc., Chicago, IL

-“Nothing New – Fiber Art From Recycled Materials” Show, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN

-“Resurrect: The Art of the Reclaimed Object” Exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

-“S.O.F.A. Chicago” Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Chicago. IL (2004–2009)

2008

-“Strength & Vulnerability” Show, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, LA

-“Beyond Basketry 2008” National Exhibit, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH

-✹ “New Fibers 2008” Exhibit, University Art Gallery & William Bonifas Arts Center, MI

-“Materials Hard & Soft” Exhibit, The Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX (2005, 2006, 2008) 

-“Intersections” Show, Fiber/Dimensions, Presidio SF, CA (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010)

2007

-“Funky Junk” – The Art of Recycling Show, Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
-“Arte de Descartes VII” – Art From Discards Show, Stables Gallery, Taos, NM

-“Third Annual Fiber Arts Show”, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
-“Off The Wall” Surface Design Association Show, Translations Gallery, Denver, CO

-“Fiber National” Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

-✹  “Yosemite Renaissance XXII” Show, Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite, CA (traveling)                                         -“28th Annual Contemporary Crafts” Show, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

-✹  “A Twist on Tradition” Show, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA

-“The Art of Craft” Show, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY

-✹  “Fiber Fever” Exhibit, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

-✹  “Crafts National, Contemporary” Exhibit, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

- “Beyond Fibers: New Forms” Show, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO                                   -“Innovations in Fiber Art” Exhibit, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA ('02, '04)

 

2005

-✹ “Hide and Reveal,” 4th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju City, Republic of Korea
-“Craft USA”, National Craft Triennial Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT  

                  

2004

-“California Design 2004” Show, 600 Townsend Gallery, San Francisco, CA
-“Traditional Craft / Contemporary Art” National Exhibit, New Hampshire Institute of Art,  Manchester, NH    

-“Found Objects” National Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA (2003)

2003

-“Traditions: The Blessing and the Curse” National Exhibit, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
-“Fun & Games: A Playful Look at Fine Craft” National Exhibit, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA

2002

-“Moving Through Light”, National Juried Exhibition, Portland, OR
-“Light and Laughter: An Exhibition of Crafts and Small Art Works”, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, Ca

                         

2001

-“Contemporary Baskets” Exhibit, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

-“Transforming Trash” Exhibition, Redding Museum, Redding, CA

1999 

-✹   “Fine Art Exhibit”, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA (1999-2012)

                           INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2024

- “Bay Area Arts and Craft Exhibition”, Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

- “Interwoven”,  Belconnen Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia

2023

-"Falkirk Invitational”, Falkirk Cultural Center Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2020

-"The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art",  Westbeth Gallery, NYC, NY

- "Spinning Yarns",  ACCI Gallery, Berkely CA

2017  

-“Craft Rebels”, Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA

2016  

- “Contemporary Fiber”, Peters Valley Gallery, Layton, NJ

- “Teapots”, 11th Invitational Exhibit, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2015 

- “Interconnections: The Language Of Basketry”, Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ

- “Curious Mediums: Peculiar And Surprising Works Of Art”, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2014 

- “3 Painters And A sculptor”, Associate Artists Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY

2013

- “Spoken Threads- The Art Of Craftivism”, ArtRage Gallery, Syracuse, NY

- “Connecting Threads” Fiber Art Exhibition, LAX Terminal One, LA International Airport, LA,  CA

- “Art at Peju Winery” Show, Peju Winery Gallery, Napa, CA
- “Associate Artists Exhibit”, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY

2012

- “Mild to Wild” Show, Gallery 111, Sausalito, CA
- “Fiber Fourward” Exhibit, Gallery 111, Sausalito, CA
- “Recycle - Reuse – Reinvent” Exhibition, Strohl Art Center, Chatauqua, NY
- “Entanglement: Current Considerations in Fiber” Exhibit, Cambria Center for the Arts,  Cambria, CA

- “Phoenix Gallery - Member Fall Bash” Show, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY

2009

- “Fiber 2009” Show, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA


2008

- “Shredding Precepts – Explorations in Fiber” Exhibition, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO 2006-2009

- “Nature/Culture – Artists Respond to Their Environment” (3 years traveling)

    ‘09 Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL; ‘08 Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield OH;
    ‘08 Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH; ’07 The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ

    ’06 Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

2006

- “Extreme Materials” Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY


2003

- “Seams Likely: An Exhibit of Contemporary Fiber”, Art Works Gallery, Newark, OH

Emily Dvorin is a scupltural basketry artist in Sausalito, California.
Contemporary basketry artist Emily Dvorin uses recycled and unusual materials to make her innovative vessels.

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