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“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

Invisoline dental molds, plastic strainer, monofilament, oxygen tubing, cable ties

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.

ONGOING EXHIBITS, FAIRS, OPEN STUDIOS

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

 

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

 

"Basketry Now"- National Basketry Organization Juried  Exhibit  - Biennially- July 2019

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

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JURIED SHOWS 

(Partial List) ✷ awards

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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

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2023

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

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

- “Redefining The Basket”, Gallery 76,  Sydney, Australia

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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1999 

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

 

 

 

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

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2024

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

- “Interwoven, Balconnen Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia

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2023

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

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2020

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

- Spinning Yarns,  ACCI Gallery, Berkely CA

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2017  

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

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2016  

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

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

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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

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2014 

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

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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

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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

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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

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2006

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


2003

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

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Emily Dvorin is a scupltural basketry artist in Sausalito, California.

"YOU COULD ALWAYS SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME"

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