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Susan Lenz
2123 Park Street
Columbia, SC
(803) 254-0842 Wk; (803) 606-9804 Cell mouse_house@prodigy.net
www.susanlenz.com
Education: BA Medieval and Renaissance Studies with honors. 1980. The Ohio State University.
Professional Experience:
2002 – present Studio artist
1987 – present Mouse House, Inc. Co-owner
2020 (Not all venues for traveling shows happened due to COVID-19)
2012
*Decision Portraits, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
*Fiber Architecture: Buildings in Stitches, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.
2011
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Denise Butler. Outstanding Merit Award.
***Tapps Center for the Arts Window Installations, Columbia, SC. Jan. - Feb. rotation, The Last Bouquet; June - July rotation, Ophelia; Nov. - Dec. rotation, Two Hours at the Beach.
Re-Tread Threads: Exhibition of Fiber Art from Re-cycled Materials, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Lynda Andrus.
2010
2009
2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Selected Awards:
Representation
Juror and Curator Record
'33rd Annual Contemporary Crafts' (2012), (exhibition catalog), Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Arts Center, p. 17.
Adams, Deidre. (2012) Portfolio 19: The Art Quilt Sourcebook, p. 142
‘Challenge 2001: Memories’ (2003) Education Catalog, The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. Cover.
2123 Park Street
Columbia, SC
(803) 254-0842 Wk; (803) 606-9804 Cell mouse_house@prodigy.net
www.susanlenz.com
Education: BA Medieval and Renaissance Studies with honors. 1980. The Ohio State University.
Professional Experience:
2002 – present Studio artist
1987 – present Mouse House, Inc. Co-owner
Exhibition Record:
*indicates solo show ** invitational show ***site-specific installation
2024
*Found Object Mandalas, Spalding Nix Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
**Rising UP!, Featherstone Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Rescue: Waste and Redemption, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
*Once & Again: Alterations, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
2023
*The Quilted Cocoon, Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA
*Once & Again: Alterations, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA
*Anonymous Ancestors, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, Ridgeland, SC
*Once & Again: Alterations, Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
*Once & Again: Alterations, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA
*Anonymous Ancestors, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, Ridgeland, SC
*Once & Again: Alterations, Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
**The Gap Between Life and Art College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL
**Entwined: A Group Exhibition of Textile and Fiber Art, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Confluence-Connections in Fiber, ArtWorks, Wilmington, NC
**Entwined: A Group Exhibition of Textile and Fiber Art, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Confluence-Connections in Fiber, ArtWorks, Wilmington, NC
Ensemble, Spalding Nix Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Presenter at the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) International Conference, Toronto, Canada
2022
*Anonymous Ancestors, City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
*Anonymous Ancestors, Black Creek Arts Council, Hartsville, SC
Protest Signs, UNCW CAB Art Gallery in Wilmington, NC
Feminist Insight: Telling Her Story, Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery, Fayetteville, NC
Liturgical and Sacred Art, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
*Once and Again: Alterations, Artisans on the Square, Greenville, GA
The Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
*Last Words, Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC
Palmetto Hands, North Charleston Convention Center, North Charleston, SC (Best of Show)
*Behold the Wonder: Susan Lenz, Good Shepherd Episocpal Church, Sumter, SC
Generations: 30 Years of Woman Made Gallery, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
*Found Object Mandalas, Park Circle Gallery, North Charleston, SC
**Art For All: I Am, Waterworks Visual Arts, Salisbury, NC
***Lola's World, Mill District Public Art Trail, Columbia, SC
Artist's Talk for SAQA's 3D Expressions, Lauren Rogers Art Museum, Laurel, MS
**Life is a Party: Dress for It, Public Works Art Center, Summerville, SC
2021
*Blues Chapel, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden, SC
*Once and Again: Alterations, Overcash Gallery Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
*The Big Day, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC
*Last Words, The Appalachian Center for Craft at Tennessee Tech, Smithville, TN
***ArtFields 2021, The Cocoon at the House on Church Street
Palmetto Hands, North Charleston, Outstanding Merit Award
**Find Joy in Art, a virtual show and sale for the South Carolina Arts Foundation
**It's Been a While, Tapps Outpost, Columbia, SC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
*Nike's Advice, Columbia Music Festival Association, Columbia, SC
**Birds of a Fiber, The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, WA
Making It Through, the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA
The Art of the Book 2021, the Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
2020 (Not all venues for traveling shows happened due to COVID-19)
The Philadelphia Musem of Art Virtual Craft Show
*The Feminist To-Do List, Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa
*The Feminist To-Do List, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
**Castaways 2020: Art from the Material World, 20 Women 20 Textiles, A Climate Action Project, invitational exhibition, Bateman Foundation, Victoria, British Columbia
**JAM Session, Carrollton Art Center, Carrollton, GA
*The Feminist To-Do List, Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa
*The Feminist To-Do List, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
**Castaways 2020: Art from the Material World, 20 Women 20 Textiles, A Climate Action Project, invitational exhibition, Bateman Foundation, Victoria, British Columbia
**JAM Session, Carrollton Art Center, Carrollton, GA
**Find Joy in Art, a virtual show and sale for the South Carolina Arts Foundation
*Anonymous Ancestors, Lander University Fine Art Gallery, Greenwood, SC
3D Expressions, a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) national traveling exhibition through 2022, Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, MI; Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, NY; Ross Museum of Art, Delaware, OH
**Deeds Not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage, an invitational traveling exhibition curated by Dr. Sandra Sider through 2022; National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY; New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; The Houston International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX; The Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX; Vision Art Museum, San Diego, CA; The Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA; The Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion, IN; The Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset, IA; The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, WA
**A Better World: Heroes Working for the Greater Good, a juried, invitational traveling show. International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TX; the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA; the New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC; the Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA; and Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA.
A Thread Runs Through It, Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA
*Anonymous Ancestors, Lander University Fine Art Gallery, Greenwood, SC
3D Expressions, a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) national traveling exhibition through 2022, Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, MI; Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, NY; Ross Museum of Art, Delaware, OH
**Deeds Not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage, an invitational traveling exhibition curated by Dr. Sandra Sider through 2022; National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY; New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; The Houston International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX; The Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX; Vision Art Museum, San Diego, CA; The Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA; The Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion, IN; The Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset, IA; The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, WA
**A Better World: Heroes Working for the Greater Good, a juried, invitational traveling show. International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TX; the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA; the New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC; the Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA; and Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA.
A Thread Runs Through It, Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA
2019
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
*Anonymous Ancestors, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
Child's Play, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO.
**Freed Format: The Book Reconsidered, traveling book arts show. Mark Twain Library in Redding, CT; the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, CT; Ridgefield Library, CT; Putnam Arts Council in Mahopac, NY; Mahopac Pubic Library, NY; Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT; and the University of Hartford Art School, CT
701 CCA South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center of Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
*Last Words, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC.
Color: Classic to Contemporary, Hudgens Center for the Art and Learning, Duluth, GA (Merit Award)
**30 Years of QSDS, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH
**ecoFAB Trash Couture Runway Show, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
**The Deep Stitch, The 567 Center for Renewal, Macon, GA
*Anonymous Ancestors, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
Child's Play, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO.
**Freed Format: The Book Reconsidered, traveling book arts show. Mark Twain Library in Redding, CT; the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, CT; Ridgefield Library, CT; Putnam Arts Council in Mahopac, NY; Mahopac Pubic Library, NY; Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT; and the University of Hartford Art School, CT
701 CCA South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center of Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
Fusion
Mid-Atlantic, Virginia
Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA
Celebrating America Craft,
Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
**Alternative Storytellers. Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Columbia, SC.*Last Words, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC.
Color: Classic to Contemporary, Hudgens Center for the Art and Learning, Duluth, GA (Merit Award)
**30 Years of QSDS, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH
**ecoFAB Trash Couture Runway Show, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
**The Deep Stitch, The 567 Center for Renewal, Macon, GA
2018
*Anonymous Ancestors, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
**Photographs & Memories Invitational, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Museum, La Conner, WA
** Things that Matter, traveling art quilt show. Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ and St. George Art Museum, St. George, UT in 2019
**The Nature of Stitch, Whitman College's Sheehan Gallery, Walla Walla, WA
Books Undone, Penn College, Williamsport, PA
**Transformers: Artistic Alchemy, Agnes Scott College's Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA
Raw, University of Indiana, Kokomo, IN
The Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Form Not Function at the Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC
Guns: Loaded Conversations, a traveling SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) exhibition, traveling through 2019
A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
American Craft Council Show, Atlanta
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
Spring Exhibition, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
*Anonymous Ancestors, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC
*Last Words, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC
*Buttons, The University of South Carolina-Aiken's Etherredge Art Center, Aiken, SC
*The Wall of Ancestors, The University of South Carolina-Aiken's Etherredge Art Center, Aiken, SC
2017
***Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, South Carolina State Library, Columbia, SC
Stitch! at Morehead State University, KY
**Winter Show, GreenHill Center for the Arts, Greensboro, NC
Ironic Designs at the Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
H20!, a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) national traveling exhibition through 2019
35th Annual New Legacies Art Quilts Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
**In Death at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, Cedarburg, WI
All Things Considered 9: Basketry in the 21st Century, National Basketry Assoc. traveling exhibition
Form Not Function at the Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
**Portraits, a Through Our Hands invitation exhibition at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
***Saint Anastasia, Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Columbia, SC
Sacred Threads, Herndon, VA
Things That Matter, Vision Gallery, Chandler, SC
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
Fiber National 2018, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore and Atlanta.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC.
*Anonymous Ancestors, University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
*In Stitches, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2016
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
**Espanola Fibre Festival, TEDx lecture and trunk show, Espanola, Ontario, Canada
QATV, Quilting Arts Television for PBS programming, 1900 Series, filmed in Solon, OH
*Anonymous Ancestors, The University of South Carolina-Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
** ***Nike's Advice, performance art installation at Artista Vista, Columbia, SC
**Marked by the Water, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
Spun, NEST Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
*Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ.
*Anonymous Ancestors, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
**Photographs & Memories Invitational, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Museum, La Conner, WA
** Things that Matter, traveling art quilt show. Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ and St. George Art Museum, St. George, UT in 2019
**The Nature of Stitch, Whitman College's Sheehan Gallery, Walla Walla, WA
Books Undone, Penn College, Williamsport, PA
**Transformers: Artistic Alchemy, Agnes Scott College's Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA
Raw, University of Indiana, Kokomo, IN
The Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Form Not Function at the Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC
Guns: Loaded Conversations, a traveling SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) exhibition, traveling through 2019
A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
American Craft Council Show, Atlanta
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
Spring Exhibition, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
*Anonymous Ancestors, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC
*Last Words, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC
*Buttons, The University of South Carolina-Aiken's Etherredge Art Center, Aiken, SC
*The Wall of Ancestors, The University of South Carolina-Aiken's Etherredge Art Center, Aiken, SC
2017
***Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, South Carolina State Library, Columbia, SC
Stitch! at Morehead State University, KY
**Winter Show, GreenHill Center for the Arts, Greensboro, NC
Ironic Designs at the Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
H20!, a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) national traveling exhibition through 2019
35th Annual New Legacies Art Quilts Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
**In Death at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, Cedarburg, WI
All Things Considered 9: Basketry in the 21st Century, National Basketry Assoc. traveling exhibition
Form Not Function at the Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
**Portraits, a Through Our Hands invitation exhibition at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
***Saint Anastasia, Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Columbia, SC
Sacred Threads, Herndon, VA
Things That Matter, Vision Gallery, Chandler, SC
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
Fiber National 2018, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore and Atlanta.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC.
*Anonymous Ancestors, University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
*In Stitches, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2016
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
**Espanola Fibre Festival, TEDx lecture and trunk show, Espanola, Ontario, Canada
QATV, Quilting Arts Television for PBS programming, 1900 Series, filmed in Solon, OH
*Anonymous Ancestors, The University of South Carolina-Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
** ***Nike's Advice, performance art installation at Artista Vista, Columbia, SC
**Marked by the Water, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
Spun, NEST Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
*Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ.
*Last Words, Georgia Agriculture
Museum, Tifton, GA
*Last Words, University of South
Carolina-Aiken, Aiken, SC
*PLAYA: A Month in Paradise, Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Columbia, SC
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC.
2016 Juried Art Show, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
American Craft Council Shows in Baltimore, MD and Atlanta, GA
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
**Between
the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
Stories of Migration:
Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
28th Annual Decatur Arts Festival's Fine Art Exhibition, Decatur, GA
Fiber National 2016, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
2015
**Season of Soil, Woolen Mill Gallery, Reedsburg, WI
**The Quilt Show, Episode 1711, Subscription Internet program
**Natural Wonder: The Rensing Story, Clemson City Hall, Clemson, SC
Form as Content, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
What's for Dinner?, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
*All About Texture, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
**Starry Night Gala, Five Points Association, Columbia, SC
**National Tree Lighting, South Carolina's selected ornament artist, Washington, DC
*Last Words, Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA.
Natural Dye Showcase, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA.
Velocity of Textiles, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
**Maker, Making, Made, Through Our Hands exhibition at The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK.
**Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC.
Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA.
**Art from the Ashes, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC.
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore and Atlanta.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
Crafting Civil (War) Conversations, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC.
**At the Edge of the Quilt: New Work, Bilston Craft Gallery, Bilston, West Midlands, UK.
**Southern Highlights, Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne, FL.
2014
*It’s About Time, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, SC.
Fiber Fever, Foundry Art Center, St. Charlest, MO.
Art Quilts XIX: Permission to Play, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ. Juror: Denise Currier.
**2014 Instructors' Exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
How We See Her, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO. Juror: Janice Nesser-Chu. Juror's Award.
26th Annual Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA. Juror: Cynthia Farnell.
**Mending: New Uses for Old Traditions, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC.
**Meet the Designers, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC.
*Stained Glass Fibers, Allenton Gallery at the Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC.
**2014 Instructor Exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY. Juror: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry;
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, MD
***ArtFields 2014. Lake City, SC.
***Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, Studio Cellar, Columbia, SC.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Alfred D. Ward.
Radical Elements, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition opening at the Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Montgomery College, Silver Springs, MD. Juror: Jill Runoshosky Werner.
**Volumes 2: Women Bound by Art, Curtis R. Harley Gallery, Spartanburg, SC.
35th Annual Juried South Carolina Art Competition, Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC. Juror: Clark Whittington.
2013
Quilt National 2013, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.
ARTrageous: Art Quilts Year XVIII, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ. Juror: Laurie Fagen. *Decision Portraits, University Gallery, The University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, SC.
*I Am Not Invisible, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
**INTERweave: Extreme Fibers, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
**Connecting Concepts & Medium: Fiber Arts in South Carolina, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC.
**701 South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC.
**Shifting Threads, Artlink Center of the Arts, Fort Wayne, IN.
**Interior Spaces, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC.
**Season of Soil, Woolen Mill Gallery, Reedsburg, WI
**The Quilt Show, Episode 1711, Subscription Internet program
**Natural Wonder: The Rensing Story, Clemson City Hall, Clemson, SC
Form as Content, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
What's for Dinner?, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
*All About Texture, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
**Starry Night Gala, Five Points Association, Columbia, SC
**National Tree Lighting, South Carolina's selected ornament artist, Washington, DC
*Last Words, Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA.
Natural Dye Showcase, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA.
Velocity of Textiles, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
**Maker, Making, Made, Through Our Hands exhibition at The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK.
**Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC.
Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA.
**Art from the Ashes, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC.
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore and Atlanta.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
Crafting Civil (War) Conversations, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC.
**At the Edge of the Quilt: New Work, Bilston Craft Gallery, Bilston, West Midlands, UK.
**Southern Highlights, Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne, FL.
2014
*It’s About Time, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, SC.
Fiber Fever, Foundry Art Center, St. Charlest, MO.
Art Quilts XIX: Permission to Play, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ. Juror: Denise Currier.
**2014 Instructors' Exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
How We See Her, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO. Juror: Janice Nesser-Chu. Juror's Award.
26th Annual Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA. Juror: Cynthia Farnell.
**Mending: New Uses for Old Traditions, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC.
**Meet the Designers, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC.
*Stained Glass Fibers, Allenton Gallery at the Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC.
**2014 Instructor Exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY. Juror: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry;
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, MD
***ArtFields 2014. Lake City, SC.
***Threads: Gathering My Thoughts, Studio Cellar, Columbia, SC.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Alfred D. Ward.
Radical Elements, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition opening at the Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Montgomery College, Silver Springs, MD. Juror: Jill Runoshosky Werner.
**Volumes 2: Women Bound by Art, Curtis R. Harley Gallery, Spartanburg, SC.
35th Annual Juried South Carolina Art Competition, Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC. Juror: Clark Whittington.
2013
Quilt National 2013, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.
ARTrageous: Art Quilts Year XVIII, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ. Juror: Laurie Fagen. *Decision Portraits, University Gallery, The University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, SC.
*I Am Not Invisible, Tapps Art Center, Columbia, SC
**INTERweave: Extreme Fibers, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
**Connecting Concepts & Medium: Fiber Arts in South Carolina, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC.
**701 South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC.
**Shifting Threads, Artlink Center of the Arts, Fort Wayne, IN.
**Interior Spaces, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC.
**Artfields Extended, Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC.
***ArtFields, Lake City, SC.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
The Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC
National Fiber Directions, Wichita Center of the Arts, Wichita, KS. Juror: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart.
Page Turner, Some Things Looming Gallery, Reading, PA. Juried
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
Down to Sleep, Chester F. Sidell Gallery at the Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. Curated by Joetta Maue.
2013 Quilt Festival, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, La Conner, WA.
Metaphors on Aging, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition. Juror: Pamela Allen
Text Messages, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition. Juror: Leslie Riley.
*The Decision Portraits, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ.
***ArtFields, Lake City, SC.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
The Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC
National Fiber Directions, Wichita Center of the Arts, Wichita, KS. Juror: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart.
Page Turner, Some Things Looming Gallery, Reading, PA. Juried
**South Carolina Arts Foundation Gala Auction and Sale, Columbia, SC.
Down to Sleep, Chester F. Sidell Gallery at the Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. Curated by Joetta Maue.
2013 Quilt Festival, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, La Conner, WA.
Metaphors on Aging, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition. Juror: Pamela Allen
Text Messages, international traveling Studio Art Quilt Association exhibition. Juror: Leslie Riley.
*The Decision Portraits, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ.
34th Contemporary Crafts
National Juried Exhibition, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ.Juror: Jennifer Scanlan.
ARTQUILTSwater,
Page Walker Museum of Art and History, Cary, NC.
**Down To Sleep, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. Curated by Joetta Maue.
**Volumes: Women Bound by Art, Lexington County Library, Lexington, SC.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Karen Derksen.**Down To Sleep, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. Curated by Joetta Maue.
**Volumes: Women Bound by Art, Lexington County Library, Lexington, SC.
2012
*Decision Portraits, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
**Bull Street: Life Behind the Walls, The State Museum,
Columbia, SC. Invitational.
2012 Quilt Festival, La Conner Quilt and Textile
Museum, La Conner, WA. Juried.
**Volumes: Women Bound by Art, Portfolio Gallery, Columbia,
SC. Invitational show.
**Things That Go Bump In the Night, Vision Gallery,
Chandler, AZ. Invitational show.
SAQA I’m Not Crazy, Studio Art Quilt Associates
traveling exhibition. Juried.
*The Canopy, Studios Midwest, Galesburg, IL. Solo show.
*Sun and Sand, Frame of Mind, Columbia, SC. Solo show.
Unearth, A Celebration of Naturally Inspired Art, Saluda
Shoals Park, Columbia, SC. Juried.
Art Quilt Lowell 2012: Music,
The Brush Gallery and Studios, Lowell, MA.
Juror: Karey Bresenhan.
*Material Voices, An Exhibition of Small Quilts. Ayers Loft Gallery, Lowell, MA. Juror: Sylvia Einstein. *Fiber Architecture: Buildings in Stitches, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.
**Scrapel Hill 2012 Exhibition, Chapel Hill, NC. Invitational exhibition (upcoming).
La Grange National XXVII, LaGrange, GA. Juror: Dr. Robert E. Steele.
*Last Words, Imperial Center, Rocky Mount, NC. Solo show.
33rd Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ. Juror: Katie A. Lee.
**Meet the Designers, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC.
**Small Stories, Urban Alchemist Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Joetta Maue.
**What's Love: Input/Output. Columbia, SC.
Narrative Threads, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC.
Crafts National, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS. Juror: Gail M. Brown.Narrative Threads, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC.
Art and the Human Form: Concept, Costume & Beyond, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY. Jurors: Linda Mendelson and Arlé Sklar-Weinstein.
Textiles in a Tube 2. Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles, Riverworks Gallery, Greenville, SC. Juror:
Textiles in a Tube 2. Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles, Riverworks Gallery, Greenville, SC. Juror:
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Clay Burnette. Best of Show
**2012 Exhibition, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
2011
*Last Words, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ. Solo show.
**The Winter Show, Green Hill Center, Greensboro, NC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
Art of Fiber, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA. Jurors: Candace Edgerley, Trudi C. Van Dyke.
Fine Crafts, Fredericksburg Creative Center for the Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Juror: Eileen Killough.
SAQA Layers of Memories, Studio Art Quilt Associates traveling exhibition. Juried.
2011 Wearable Art Awards, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC, Canada. First place, “Second Life Award”.
14th International Open Group Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Laura Anderson Barata
**SAQA Volusia: Wrapped in Fiber, Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary, FL. Curated by Mary McBride.
Textiles in a Tube, Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles, Riverworks Gallery, Greenville, SC. Juror: Terry Jarrard-Diamond. Third Place.
*Personal Grounds, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury. NC. Solo show.
Postcard Show: Wish You Were Here, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC. Juried exhibition and sale.
National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2011, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. Juror: Jill Rumoshosky Werner.
Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Metal, Wood, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Don Davis.
**Install-It at Artista Vista 2011, Columbia, South Carolina. Curator: Jeffrey Day.
***Tapps Center for the Arts Window Installations, Columbia, SC. Jan. - Feb. rotation, The Last Bouquet; June - July rotation, Ophelia; Nov. - Dec. rotation, Two Hours at the Beach.
**Green: The Color and the Cause, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC. Invitational exhibition.
The Art Quilt Experience,Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY. Juried.
**9th Annual National Quilt Artists, Earlville Opera House Multi-Arts Center, Earlville, NY. Invitational exhibition.
Art Quilt Lowell 2011: The Sea, The Brush Gallery and Studios, Lowell, MA. Juror: Gerald Roy.
National Juried Quilt Exhibit, Delaplane Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD.
Unearth, A Celebration of Naturally Inspired Art, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC. Juried.
**2011 Exhibition, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
National Heritage Quilt Show, McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens, TN. Juried. Best of Show.
The American Dream: A Juxaposition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Catherine Blackwell Peña.
The American Dream: A Juxaposition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Catherine Blackwell Peña.
**Fashion and the Female, The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC. Invitational exhibition.
2010
CarolinaFest 2010 Juried Art Competition, Florence, SC. Juror: Kevin Grogan. Distinguished Merit Award.
LaGrange National XXVI Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, GA. Juror: J Richard Gruber. Merit Award.
Fantastic Fibers: An International Juried Art Exhibition, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Brian Lang. Outstanding Merit Award.
Art Quilts Elements 2010, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Jurors: Jason Pollen, Robin Schwalk, Deborah C. Warner.
Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Metal, Wood, The Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Keiji Shinohara.
Art Recycled from Trash, Picture This Gallery, Hilton Head, SC. Juried. Second Place.
*Last Words, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC. Solo show.
**2010 Exhibition, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
2010 National Small Art Quilt Works Exhibition, Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY.
Art Quilts Lowell 2010, Brush Gallery and Studios, Lowell, MA. Jurors: Jeanne Williamson Ostroff, Linda Levin.
***Tapps Center for the Arts Window Installations, Columbia, SC. Nov - Dec. Rotation, Keys to the City.
*Decision Portraits, City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC. Solo Show.
The Will’s Creek Survey 2010, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD. Juror: Eric C. Shiner. First Place Sculpture Award.
AP & Q AQC Challenge, Australian Patchwork & Quilting and Expertise Events Pfy Ltd, French Forest NSW, Australia. Juried and traveling exhibition.
Art Quilts XV: NeedlePlay, Chandler Center for the Arts & Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ.
2009
ArtsFest 2009 Exhibition, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC. Juror: Chuck McLachlan. Premiere Merit Award.
22nd Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX. Juror: Marilyn da Silva. Juror’sAward.
**Spring for Art, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational Exhibition and sale.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Cynthia Bringle. Best of Show.
Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Metal, Wood, The Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Jerry Jackson.
Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2009 Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC.
Intimate Curiosities, 2009 Southeast Association for Book Arts National Juried Exhibition, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Art Quilts Lowell 2009, Brush Art Gallery and Studios, Lowell, MA. Jurors: Sylvia Einstein, Judy Becker.
2009 National Small Art Quilt Works Juried Exhibition, The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY. Jurors: Eugenia Barnes, Roger Smith.
Unearth, A Celebration of Naturally Inspired Art, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC. Juried.
2009 South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Columbia, SC. Juror: Lynne Kroll. First Place, Open Media.
Cultural Memory: Transdiasporic Art Practices, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Pritika Chowdhry.
The Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. Juror: Kathleen Royster Lamb.
Fiber Artistry – Journey of the Imagination, Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA. Juror: Glen Kaufman.
52nd Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, The Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Anne Lemanski.
*Blues Chapel, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX. Solo Show.
2008
ArtsFest 2008 Juried Art Competition, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC. Juror: Carrie Burns Brown. Premiere Merit Award.
21st Materials Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX. Juror: Georgia Gough.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation 10th Annual Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Governors Awards for the Arts, Columbia, SC. Invitational art exhibition and sale.
Roots, Memories and the Southern Bottle Tree, Sumter County Cultural Center, Sumter, SC.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Kallie Scott. Honorable Mention.
**Spring for Art, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
North Charleston Judged Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Leo Twiggs. Third Place.
*Blue Chapel, Discovery Center, Edgefield, SC. Solo Show.
29th Annual Juried South Carolina Artists Competition, Pickens County Museum of Art and History. Juror: Josh Z. Yu.
Vanishing Landscapes, Piccolo Spoloto Festival Juried Art Exhibition. Charleston, SC. Juror: Dr. Mokhless Al-Hariri.
South Carolina State Museum 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition, Columbia, SC. Jurors: Brian Rutenburg, Lia Newman.
*Blues Chapel, Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens, SC. Solo Show.
South Carolina Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC. Jurors: Linda Neely, Teresa Prater.
Interweavings, Abecedarian Artists’ Books and Prints, Denver, CO. Juried.
MOJA Arts Festival 2008 Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Leroy Campbell.
The Connection, South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, Juried Art Show, Aiken, SC.
2007
Stones, Bones, and Fibers: Excavating Civilizations of the Mind, I. Pinckney Simons Gallery, Columbia, SC. Two-person show with Janet Kozachek.
*Elements of Architecture, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA. Solo Show.
Artfest 2007 Juried Art Competition, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC. Juror: JoAnne Anderson.
Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC. Juror: Barry Bailey.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Tom Stanley. Honorable Mention.
**A Fool for Art, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation 8th Annnual Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Governors Awards for the Arts, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
10th Annual Spring Obsession Juried Art Show, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA.
4th Biennial Hub City Juried Art Competition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC. Juror: Lisa Wainwright.
**Frolics, Romps and Rolics: Dances for the Lighthearted, Fish or Cut Bait Gallery, Edisto, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
28th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC. Juror: Amy Funderbunk.
50th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Huan Logan.
*Stitched! Artwork by Susan Lenz, Hyman Fine Arts Center, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC. Solo Show.
Through the Eyes of Art, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC. Juried.
MOJA Arts Festival 2007 Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Arianne King. Honorable Mention.
Heritage Days Celebration Art Competition, Penn Center, St. Helena Island, SC. Juried. First Place, Mixed Media.
Craftforms 2007: 13th National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Juror: Mark Richard Leach.
19th Miniature Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC.
2006
2nd Annual Southeastern Regional Sculpture Competition, Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken, SC. Juror: Al Beyer.
**A Fool for Art, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation 7th Annual Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Governors Awards for the Arts, Invitational exhibition and sale.
Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2006 Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Elizabeth Bromson. Third Place.
9th Annual Spring Obsession Juried Art Show, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA.
Spirituality; a Personal Journey, The Arts Center, Greenwood, SC. Jurors: Jan Damaris, Bridwell Walker.
Fiber Fever, National Juried Art Show, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO.
**Open Eyes; Shelter, Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
South Carolina State Fair Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbia, SC. Juror: Mary Ann Pope. First Place, Open Media.
*Masks and Markings, University of South Carolina-Aiken, Aiken, SC. Solo show.
2005
*The Shape of Things: Fibers by Susan Lenz, Gallery 164, Slippery Rock, Pa. Solo show.
**Myrtle Beach Collects, Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC. Invitational show.
Hand Crafted: Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Jean McLaughlin.
South Carolina Regional Sculpture Competition, Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken, SC. Juror: Richard Hunt.
**A Fool for Art, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational and sale.
Color the Arts, Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, SC. Juried art sale.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Martha Ahrens.
8th Annual Spring Obsession Juried Art Show, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA.
Dimension 2005: A National Juried Fine Art Competition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC. Juror: Philip Koch.
Florence Museum 27th Statewide Art Competition, Florence, SC. Juror: Eric Lawing. Second Place.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation 7th Annual Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Governor’s Awards for the Arts, Invitational exhibition and sale.
**Columbia Visual Artists’ Show, Columbia College, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition.
Gateway National Juried Art Show, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM. Juror: William A. Fagaly. Purchase award.
South Cobb Arts Alliance 18th National Juried Art Exhibition, Marbleton, GA. Juror: Robert Detamore.
The Art of Music Exhibition, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY.
**Art.a.Must 2005: A Celebration of Art Benefiting Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Invitational Art Show.
**Open Eyes: Art for Awareness, Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
*Threads of Life, Shandon United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC. Solo show.
Lines Into Shapes, The Arts Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO. Jurors: Jennifer Cook, Jennie Kiessling Michler.
2005 Columbia County Art & Renaissance Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Augusta, GA.
The Juried National Bead and Fiber Exhibit, Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD. Jurors: Joyce Scott, Jane Sauer.
Artists for Literacy Juried Art Show, House of Frames and Paintings, Columbia, SC. Third Place
MOJA Arts Festival 2005 Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Winston Wingo. Third Place.
**Bark After Dark, Meow ‘Til Midnight, SPCA Art Show, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
17th Annual Miniature Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror: Treelee MacAnn
In the Game, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. Juror: William Stover.
2004
LaGrange National XXIII Biennial Art Show, Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Juror: Eleanor Heartney. Juror’s Merit and Purchase Awards.
Union County Arts Council Art Exhibition, Union, SC. Juried.
Through the Needle’s Eye 18th National Exhibit, The Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Jurors: Pam Godderis, Peggy Love, Nell D. Smith.
**South Carolina Arts Foundation 6th Annual Elizabeth O’Neill Verner and Governor’s Awards for the Arts, Invitational exhibition and sale.
7th Annual Spring Obsession Juried Art Show, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA.
26th Annual Statewide Art Competition, Florence Museum of Art, Florence, SC. Juror: Anne Brennan.
**Landscapes: A Mixed Media Perspective, Belton Center for the Arts, Belton, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
Pattern & Decoration, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Joyce Kozloff.
**Art.a.Must: A Celebration of Art Benefiting Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Invitational Art Show.
**InspirArte, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
South Carolina State Fair 2004 Fine Arts Juried Exhibition. Juror: Noah Saterstrom. First Place, Open Media.
**Bark After Dark, Meow ‘Til Midnight, SPCA Art Show, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
Interpretations: Making Art Under the Influence, Gallery 5, Rock Hill, SC. Juror: Harriett Goode.
**The Art of Giving, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
16th Annual Miniature Art Competition and Exhibition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror: Jean Grosser. Second Place.
2003
Cedar Keys Art Center National Juried Art Exhibition, Cedar Keys, FL. Juror: Joe Sabatella.
All Media V International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE.
6th Annual Spring Obsession Art Show, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA.
25thAnnual State-wide Art Competition, Florence Museum of Art, Florence, SC. Juror: Jook Z. Yu.
19th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC. Juror: Angela Mack. Honorable Mention.
Union County Arts Council Art Exhibition, Union, SC. Juror: Rose Metz.
JAWS: Just Art With Sharks, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC. Jurors: Ellen Dressler Moryl, Rhett Thurman, Margaret Petterson.
The RE Store’s Second Recycled Art Show, Seattle, WA.
**InspirArte, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC. Invitational exhibition and sale.
5th Annual Belton Standpipe Festival Juried Art Show, Belton, SC. Juror: Harriett Green.
New Horizons Juried Art Festival Show, Columbia County, GA. First Place.
Autobiography: The Artist’s Own Image, Gallery 5, Rock Hill, SC. Juror: Harriett Goode.
26th Annual Juried South Carolina Artists Competition, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC. Juror: Carl A. Linstrum. Juror’s Choice Award.
**3rd Annual Art for the Soul, Moonstone Studio & Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI. Invitational exhibition and sale.
15th Annual Miniature Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror: Liz Smith-Cox. Best of Show.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Exhibition, North Charleston, SC. Juror: Peter Rippe. Best of Show.
2002
Through the Needle’s Eye: 17th National Exhibit,The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. Jurors: Judy Jeroy, Barbara l. Smith, Celeste Sundermann.
Celebrating the Legacy of Romare Bearden, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC. Juror: David Driskell.
Septemberfest V Annual International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juror: Larry Bradshaw.
From the Rooftops, a Bird’s Eye View, Gallery 5, Rock Hill, SC. Juror: Harriet Goode.
Small Works Juried Art Show, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC.
The Best Contemporary Art II, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juror: Caroline Simpson.
An American Experience 2002, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC. Juror: Charlotte Brown.
New Horizons Arts Festival Competition, Columbia County, GA, Juried.
Miniature V International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juror: Larry Bradshaw.
2nd Annual Art for the Soul Exhibition, Moonstone Studios & Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI. Juror: Donna McCavitt.
25th Annual Juried Art Show, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens, SC. Juried.
11th Annual Miniature Art Show, Mondak Heritage Center, Sidney, MT. Juried.
The Spiritual Art V International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juror: Larry Bradshaw.
14th Annual Miniature Art Competition, Florence Museum of Art, Florence, SC. Juried.
Selected Awards:
The Art of the Book 2021, the Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY. Honorable Mention.
Stitch!, Morehead State University, KY. Honorable Mention.
How We See Her, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. Juror Award.
Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, Duluth, GA. Merit Award
South Carolina Arts Commission 2014 Fellowship Alternate for Crafts.
Stitch!, Morehead State University, KY. Honorable Mention.
How We See Her, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. Juror Award.
Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, Duluth, GA. Merit Award
South Carolina Arts Commission 2014 Fellowship Alternate for Crafts.
South
Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Crafts Exhibition in North
Charleston, SC. Best of Show 2012 (Juror: Clay Burnette) and Best of
Show 2009 (Juror Cynthia Bringle) and Best of Show 2007 (Juror Peter
Rippe). 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 various awards of
merit.
Niche Awards 2013, Decorative Fibers Finalist, Niche Magazine, Baltimore, MD
2012 Quilt Festival, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, La Conner, WA. Jurors: Kathie Kerler and Lloyd Herman. "Best Use of Recycled Materials Award" and "First Place" in Wearable Arts.
Niche Awards 2011, Fibers: Decorative Category Winner, Niche Magazine, Baltimore,MD.Niche Awards 2013, Decorative Fibers Finalist, Niche Magazine, Baltimore, MD
2012 Quilt Festival, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, La Conner, WA. Jurors: Kathie Kerler and Lloyd Herman. "Best Use of Recycled Materials Award" and "First Place" in Wearable Arts.
Wearable Art Awards 2011, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC, Canada. First Place,“Second Life” Recycling Award.
National Heritage Quilt Show 2011, McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens,TN. Best of Show.
LaGrange National XXVI Biennial, 2010, LaGrange, Ga. Juror: J Richard Gruber. Merit Award.
The Will’s Creek Survey 2010, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD. Juror: Eric C. Shiner. First Place Sculpture Award.
22nd Materials: Hard & Soft, 2009, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX. Juror: Marilyn de Silva. Juror’s Award.
LaGrange National XXIII Biennial Art Show, 2004, Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Juror: Eleanor Heartney. Juror’s and Purchase Awards.
15th Annual Miniature Art Competition, 2003, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror: Liz Smith-Cox. Best of Show.
Artist Residencies:
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, West Texas. September 2021
Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV. Fully funded. September 2020
Enos Park Residency with the Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL. Funded, Jan-Feb. 2020
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO. Fully funded two-month art residency, March-April, 2019
Homestead National Monument, Beatrice, NE. Fully funded National Park art residency, July 2017.
Playa, Summer Lake, OR. Fully funded artist residency, October, 2015 and December 2016.
Springboard for the Arts' Hinge Art Residency, Fully funded artist residency, May 2016.
Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN. Fully funded artist residency, May, 2015
Rensing Center, Pickens, SC. Funded artist residency, June, 2015 and summer 2018.
Studios Midwest, Galesburg, IL. Fully funded artist residency, August, 2012.
Enos Park Residency with the Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL. Funded, Jan-Feb. 2020
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO. Fully funded two-month art residency, March-April, 2019
Homestead National Monument, Beatrice, NE. Fully funded National Park art residency, July 2017.
Playa, Summer Lake, OR. Fully funded artist residency, October, 2015 and December 2016.
Springboard for the Arts' Hinge Art Residency, Fully funded artist residency, May 2016.
Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN. Fully funded artist residency, May, 2015
Rensing Center, Pickens, SC. Funded artist residency, June, 2015 and summer 2018.
Studios Midwest, Galesburg, IL. Fully funded artist residency, August, 2012.
The Studios at Key West, Key West, FL. Fully funded artist residency. March, 2012
Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, AR. Fully funded artist residency. August, 2011
MacNamara Foundation, Westport Island, ME. Fully funded artist residency. September – October, 2008.
Pritchard’s Island, Beaufort County, SC. Fully funded artist residency.March, 2003.
Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Mouse House, Columbia, SC
Fiber Forum membership level for the Embroiderers' Guild of America, 2017
22nd Annual Miniature Art Competition, 2010, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror.
22nd Annual Miniature Art Competition, 2010, Florence Museum, Florence, SC. Juror.
Unearth, A Celebration of Naturally Inspired Art, 2010. Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia,
SC. Juror.
Cyber Fyber, 2010, Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC. Curator.
Corporate and Museum Collections
The Textile Museum, Washington, DC; McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC; Catoctin Mountain National Park, Thurmont, MD; Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, AR; Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV; Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX; Carolina Steinway, Charlotte, NC; DP Professionals, Columbia, SC; City of North Charleston, SC; County Bank, Greenwood, SC; First Citizens Center, Columbia, SC; South Carolina Bank and Trust, Columbia, SC; Power Engineering, Charlotte, NC; Beaufort Arts Council, Beaufort, SC; Garvin Designs, Columbia, SC; Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, La Grange, GA; Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM; Saluda Shoals Park, Irmo, SC; Florence Regional Arts Alliance Permanent Art Collection, Florence, SC; Palmetto GBA, Columbia, SC.
Selected Reviews and Publications:
Hamilton-Brown, Lorna (2023) 'Lasting Impressions'. Surface Design: SDA International Exhibition in Print. Volume Fall 2023. pp. 6 - 7, 12.
Lenz, Susan (2023) 'Apply Yourself to Book Solo Exhibitions'. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 33. No. 3, pp. 28-29, 32.
Lenz, Susan (2022) 'Presentation Pointers from a Professional Picture Framer'. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 32. No. 4, pp 8 - 11.
Howell, Diane. (2022) 'SAQA Members Recall Favorite Exhibition Memories'. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 32, No. 1, pp 26 - 29, 36.
Green, Harriett. (2022) 'Church of the Good Shepherd Sumter launches Art in the Sanctuary Program'. The Sumter Item, January 22, 2022. pp A1 and A8.
Lenz, Susan (2021) 'Up in the Air: Research, Persistence Yield Well-matched Art Residencies', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 31, No. 4, pp 18 - 20.
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Art Quilt Quarterly. (2021) Volume 25.
Lenz, Susan (2020) 'Perseverance Conquers Rejection, Yields Success', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 30, No. 4, pp. 28 - 29.
Lenz, Susan (2020) 'Lockdown', Textile Fibre Forum (Australia). Issue #139, September, pp. 46-50.
Fagen, Laurie (2020) 'Unconventional Materials Equal Fantastic Work', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 30, No. 3, p. 29
Johnson, Pat (2020) 'Wildflowers Two Hangs New Clothesline Installation', The Sandpaper. August 27, 2020. Vol. 46. No. 34 and [online] https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/wildflowers-too-hangs-new-clothesline-installation/
'Meet Our Cover Artist: Susan Lenz'. Crazy Quilt Quarterly. Autumn (2020). Cover, pp. 4 - 9.
Exploring Art Quilts with Studio Art Quilt Associates: New Directions. Vol. 1. (2020) Schiffer Publishing Ltd., p. 41.
Lenz, Susan [Ghost writer for husband Steve Dingman] (2020) 'The Life of an Artist Manager during COVID-19', SAQA's Journal. Volume 30, No. 2, pp. 29-30.
Howell, Diane. (2020) 'Narrative Art: Tell a Never-Ending Story', Quilting Arts Magazine. Volume 104, April/May 2020. pp. 2, 25-29
Raymond, Dorothy. (2020) 'Want to be JAM?', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 30, No. 1, pp. 38-39.
Shively, Candace Hackett. (2020) A Thread Runs Through It, (exhibition catalog) pp. 36-37, 78-79.
Madden, Ed (2019) 'Jasper Brings the City 24-Hour Art Via the Meridian Building Street-Side Gallery', Jasper Magazine. Volume 8, Issue No. 3, pp. 52 - 53.
Lenz, Susan (2019) 'Let Critical Comments Spur Creativity', SAQA's Journal. Volume 28, No. 4, pp. 16-17, 30-31.
Lenz, Susan [Ghost writer for husband Steve Dingman] (2020) 'The Life of an Artist Manager during COVID-19', SAQA's Journal. Volume 30, No. 2, pp. 29-30.
Howell, Diane. (2020) 'Narrative Art: Tell a Never-Ending Story', Quilting Arts Magazine. Volume 104, April/May 2020. pp. 2, 25-29
Raymond, Dorothy. (2020) 'Want to be JAM?', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 30, No. 1, pp. 38-39.
Shively, Candace Hackett. (2020) A Thread Runs Through It, (exhibition catalog) pp. 36-37, 78-79.
Madden, Ed (2019) 'Jasper Brings the City 24-Hour Art Via the Meridian Building Street-Side Gallery', Jasper Magazine. Volume 8, Issue No. 3, pp. 52 - 53.
Lenz, Susan (2019) 'Let Critical Comments Spur Creativity', SAQA's Journal. Volume 28, No. 4, pp. 16-17, 30-31.
Brennan, Becca (2018) 'Fiber Artist Lenz Celebrates Individuality Through Her Pieces'. Columbia Voice. April 26, 2018.
Lenz, Susan (2018) 'Navigating High End Craft Shows', SAQA's Journal. Volume 28, No. 3, pp. 24-26, 29.
Cooke, Eleisha. (2018) Art Quilt Elements, (exhibition catalog) p. 52.
Stanton, Andrea. (2018) Dimensional Cloth: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists, pp. 248-251.
Reker, William. (2018) SAQA Global Exhibitions, (catalog of organizations exhibitions) p.4.
Quan, Nick K. (2018) 'Inspired by History: Design Book Lays Groundwork for Innovative Piece', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 28, No. 2, p. 27.
Poteet, Sandra and Schiffner, Lin. (2018) Things That Matter, (exhibition catalog) pp. 19 - 20.
Gauerke, Jennifer. (2018). Guns: Loaded Conversations, (exhibition catalog) pp. 40 - 41.
Lenz, Susan (2017) 'Tips for Submitting Artwork for Jurying', EGA (Embroiderers' Guild of America) Needle Arts. Volume 48, No. 3, September 2017. p.48.
Lutz, Penny (2017) Books Undone, (exhibition catalog), p.18
Jones, Susanne (2017) 'A Selection of Quilts from HERstory: A Celebration of Strong Women', Quilting Arts Magazine. Issue 89. Oct/Nov. 2017 p. 18
(2017) 'Architecture and History'. Salisbury Post. September 14, 2017. pp 8D - 9D. [On-line] http://www.salisburypost.com/2017/09/14/wvac-artist-talks-opening-reception-for-architecture-and-history/
National Basketry Association, exhibition catalog. (2017) p. 41.
Boiter, Cindi. (2016) 'Susan Lenz, Masters of Art', Jasper Magazine. Volume 6, Issue No. 2, pp. 20 - 23.
Adams, Deidre. (2017) H2O!, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46 - 47.
Parker, Adam. (2017) 'Art Invasion'. The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. April 16, 2016. p G-1 and G-5. [On-line] http://www.postandcourier.com/features/artfields-sprawling-show-and-competition-defines-rural-lake-city/article_2b5e19b8-1fb0-11e7-9669-770d804104a9.html
Howell, Diane (2017) 'Artists to Watch: Susan Lenz'. Art Quilt Collectors, Issue No. 6. pp. 24-27.
Mack, Tom (2016). 'Susan Lenz's Stitched Architecture Gives New Life to Old Memories'. Free-Times. Nov. 30, 2016 [On-line] http://www.free-times.com/arts/art-review/susan-lenz-s-stitched-architecture-gives-new-life-to-old/article_980d9036-b6d6-11e6-831d-9bfa0f5b2cde.html and in print.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2016) Spun, (exhibition catalog) p. 17.
Prato, Cate Coulacos. (2016). 'Artist Profile: Susan Lenz. Quilting Arts Magazine. Issue 84. Jan/Feb. pp. 10 - 14.
Quilting Arts TV Series 1900. Episodes 1901, 1911, and 1913.
Dorhan, Patricia. (2016). 'International Studio Artist Susan Lenz Brings Her Artistry to Espanola'. The Mid-North Monitor. Oct. 27, 2016. [On-line] http://eedition.midnorthmonitor.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true
McKim, Cooper. (2016) 'A Year Later, 50 Artists Respond to the Historic Flood'. South Carolina Public Radio. Oct. 21, 2016. [On-line/Public Streaming] http://southcarolinapublicradio.org/post/year-later-50-artists-respond-historic-flood#stream/1
Ritchie, Carol, NPR, National Public Radio (2016) 'NPR visits Stories of Migration Exhibition at the Textile Museum'. Aug. 26, 2016. [On-line/Public Streaming] https://www.facebook.com/NPR/videos/10154705614186756
Jenkins, Mark. (2016) 'These Stories of Displaced Families are Told in Fabric, Needle and Thread'. The Washington Post. Aug. 4, 2016. [On-line] https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/these-stories-of-displaced-families-are-told-in-fabric-needle-and-thread/2016/08/04/287d14e0-54e7-11e6-b7de-dfe509430c39_story.html
Weinger, Mackenzie. (2016) 'Universally Resonant Stories of Migration Told Through Textiles'. The Washington Diplomat. May 27, 2016. [On-line] http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13658%3Auniversally-resonant-stories-of-migration-told-through-textiles&catid=1545&Itemid=428#.V4ovmWZ5M9E.blogger
Balli, Emily. (2016) 'RAW Program: Threads: Gathering My Thoughts at the Mesa Contemporary'. The Arts Beacon, Phoenix, AZ. July 6, 2016. [On-line] http://www.theartsbeacon.com/raw-program-threads-at-mesa-art-center/raw-program-threads-gathering-my-thoughts-at-the-mesa-arts-center-museum#comments
Cooke,Victoria. (2015) Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina, (exhibition catalog, Columbia Museum of Art) pp. 3, 27.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2015) Spun, (exhibition catalog) p. 18.
Shaw, Erin (2015) 'Columbia Artist Creates Ornaments for National Christmas Display'. The State Newspaper. Nov. 22, 2015. p. 1A and p. 10C.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2015) Through Our Hands: Portfolio, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46 - 47.
Pitcher, Joe and Pitcher, Sam (2015) 3D Mixed Media Textile Art Book, eBook. pp. 114 - 124.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2015) 'Maker, Making, Made' and 'Desert Island Designs: Susan Lenz'. Through Our Hands, Issue 6. August 2015 [Online] https://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/tohmagaugust2015/61?e=0 pp. 40, 57-58.
Shaw, Erin (2015) 'Making a 'Bouquet' from Discarded Cemetery Flowers'. The State Newspaper. Aug. 16, 2015. p. 8C.
Williams, Anne (2015) 'The Liberated Quilt by Through Our Hands'. Popular Patchwork. July 2015.
Baugh, Bobbie. (2015) Southern Accents, (exhibition catalog) p. 56.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2014) Spun, (exhibition catalog) pp. 15 - 16.
Adams, Deidre. (2014) Portfolio 20: The Art Quilt Sourcebook.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2014) 'Susan Lenz: Gathering My Thoughts'. Through Our Hands, Issue 3. November 2014 [Online] http://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/tohmag3final/1?e=3297033/10018782 cover, pp. 37 - 42.
Lenz, Susan (2014) 'Never Enough ... Art and Hours'. In Fusion Magazine. March 2014
Ladymon, Amanda (2014) 'Last Words leaves lasting impression'. Free-Times. July 16, 2014 [Online]
http://www.free-times.com/arts/last-words-leaves-lasting-impression-071614.Adams, Deidre. (2013) Text Messages, (exhibition catalog.) pp. 40 - 41.
Adams, Deidre. (2013) Metaphors on Aging, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46-47.
Roefs, Wim. (2013) 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2013, (exhibition catalog) p. 13.
Adams, Deidre. (2012) Portfolio 20: The Art Quilt Sourcebook, p. 142
Quilt National 2013: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, (2013) Dragon Threads Ltd., p. 61.
Kingsland, Lauren (2013) Sacred Threads Exhibition, p. 119, p. 163.
Boiter, Cynthia. (2012) '2012 Jasper Artist of the Year in Visual Arts - Susan Lenz', Jasper Magazine, Vol. 002, No. 002, Nov/Dec., p. 20. [Online] http://jaspercolumbia.net/no-002-2/
Susan Levi Wallach. (2012) 'Susan Lenz Aims to Leave the Art World in Stitches. Really!', Jasper Magazine, Vol. 001, No. 004, Mar/Apr., cover and pp. 16 - 20. [Online] http://jaspercolumbia.net/no-001-04/
Lenz, Susan (2018) 'Navigating High End Craft Shows', SAQA's Journal. Volume 28, No. 3, pp. 24-26, 29.
Cooke, Eleisha. (2018) Art Quilt Elements, (exhibition catalog) p. 52.
Stanton, Andrea. (2018) Dimensional Cloth: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists, pp. 248-251.
Reker, William. (2018) SAQA Global Exhibitions, (catalog of organizations exhibitions) p.4.
Quan, Nick K. (2018) 'Inspired by History: Design Book Lays Groundwork for Innovative Piece', SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Journal. Volume 28, No. 2, p. 27.
Poteet, Sandra and Schiffner, Lin. (2018) Things That Matter, (exhibition catalog) pp. 19 - 20.
Gauerke, Jennifer. (2018). Guns: Loaded Conversations, (exhibition catalog) pp. 40 - 41.
Lenz, Susan (2017) 'Tips for Submitting Artwork for Jurying', EGA (Embroiderers' Guild of America) Needle Arts. Volume 48, No. 3, September 2017. p.48.
Lutz, Penny (2017) Books Undone, (exhibition catalog), p.18
Jones, Susanne (2017) 'A Selection of Quilts from HERstory: A Celebration of Strong Women', Quilting Arts Magazine. Issue 89. Oct/Nov. 2017 p. 18
(2017) 'Architecture and History'. Salisbury Post. September 14, 2017. pp 8D - 9D. [On-line] http://www.salisburypost.com/2017/09/14/wvac-artist-talks-opening-reception-for-architecture-and-history/
National Basketry Association, exhibition catalog. (2017) p. 41.
Boiter, Cindi. (2016) 'Susan Lenz, Masters of Art', Jasper Magazine. Volume 6, Issue No. 2, pp. 20 - 23.
Adams, Deidre. (2017) H2O!, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46 - 47.
Parker, Adam. (2017) 'Art Invasion'. The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. April 16, 2016. p G-1 and G-5. [On-line] http://www.postandcourier.com/features/artfields-sprawling-show-and-competition-defines-rural-lake-city/article_2b5e19b8-1fb0-11e7-9669-770d804104a9.html
Howell, Diane (2017) 'Artists to Watch: Susan Lenz'. Art Quilt Collectors, Issue No. 6. pp. 24-27.
Mack, Tom (2016). 'Susan Lenz's Stitched Architecture Gives New Life to Old Memories'. Free-Times. Nov. 30, 2016 [On-line] http://www.free-times.com/arts/art-review/susan-lenz-s-stitched-architecture-gives-new-life-to-old/article_980d9036-b6d6-11e6-831d-9bfa0f5b2cde.html and in print.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2016) Spun, (exhibition catalog) p. 17.
Prato, Cate Coulacos. (2016). 'Artist Profile: Susan Lenz. Quilting Arts Magazine. Issue 84. Jan/Feb. pp. 10 - 14.
Quilting Arts TV Series 1900. Episodes 1901, 1911, and 1913.
Dorhan, Patricia. (2016). 'International Studio Artist Susan Lenz Brings Her Artistry to Espanola'. The Mid-North Monitor. Oct. 27, 2016. [On-line] http://eedition.midnorthmonitor.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true
McKim, Cooper. (2016) 'A Year Later, 50 Artists Respond to the Historic Flood'. South Carolina Public Radio. Oct. 21, 2016. [On-line/Public Streaming] http://southcarolinapublicradio.org/post/year-later-50-artists-respond-historic-flood#stream/1
Ritchie, Carol, NPR, National Public Radio (2016) 'NPR visits Stories of Migration Exhibition at the Textile Museum'. Aug. 26, 2016. [On-line/Public Streaming] https://www.facebook.com/NPR/videos/10154705614186756
Jenkins, Mark. (2016) 'These Stories of Displaced Families are Told in Fabric, Needle and Thread'. The Washington Post. Aug. 4, 2016. [On-line] https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/these-stories-of-displaced-families-are-told-in-fabric-needle-and-thread/2016/08/04/287d14e0-54e7-11e6-b7de-dfe509430c39_story.html
Weinger, Mackenzie. (2016) 'Universally Resonant Stories of Migration Told Through Textiles'. The Washington Diplomat. May 27, 2016. [On-line] http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13658%3Auniversally-resonant-stories-of-migration-told-through-textiles&catid=1545&Itemid=428#.V4ovmWZ5M9E.blogger
Balli, Emily. (2016) 'RAW Program: Threads: Gathering My Thoughts at the Mesa Contemporary'. The Arts Beacon, Phoenix, AZ. July 6, 2016. [On-line] http://www.theartsbeacon.com/raw-program-threads-at-mesa-art-center/raw-program-threads-gathering-my-thoughts-at-the-mesa-arts-center-museum#comments
Cooke,Victoria. (2015) Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina, (exhibition catalog, Columbia Museum of Art) pp. 3, 27.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2015) Spun, (exhibition catalog) p. 18.
Shaw, Erin (2015) 'Columbia Artist Creates Ornaments for National Christmas Display'. The State Newspaper. Nov. 22, 2015. p. 1A and p. 10C.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2015) Through Our Hands: Portfolio, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46 - 47.
Pitcher, Joe and Pitcher, Sam (2015) 3D Mixed Media Textile Art Book, eBook. pp. 114 - 124.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2015) 'Maker, Making, Made' and 'Desert Island Designs: Susan Lenz'. Through Our Hands, Issue 6. August 2015 [Online] https://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/tohmagaugust2015/61?e=0 pp. 40, 57-58.
Shaw, Erin (2015) 'Making a 'Bouquet' from Discarded Cemetery Flowers'. The State Newspaper. Aug. 16, 2015. p. 8C.
Williams, Anne (2015) 'The Liberated Quilt by Through Our Hands'. Popular Patchwork. July 2015.
Baugh, Bobbie. (2015) Southern Accents, (exhibition catalog) p. 56.
Davila, Jane and Vivien Zepf. (2014) Spun, (exhibition catalog) pp. 15 - 16.
Adams, Deidre. (2014) Portfolio 20: The Art Quilt Sourcebook.
Kemshall, Laura and Rainbow, Annabel (2014) 'Susan Lenz: Gathering My Thoughts'. Through Our Hands, Issue 3. November 2014 [Online] http://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/tohmag3final/1?e=3297033/10018782 cover, pp. 37 - 42.
Lenz, Susan (2014) 'Never Enough ... Art and Hours'. In Fusion Magazine. March 2014
Ladymon, Amanda (2014) 'Last Words leaves lasting impression'. Free-Times. July 16, 2014 [Online]
http://www.free-times.com/arts/last-words-leaves-lasting-impression-071614.Adams, Deidre. (2013) Text Messages, (exhibition catalog.) pp. 40 - 41.
Adams, Deidre. (2013) Metaphors on Aging, (exhibition catalog) pp. 46-47.
Roefs, Wim. (2013) 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2013, (exhibition catalog) p. 13.
500 Handmade Books, Volume 2, Lark Publication (2013), p. 257.
Adams, Deidre. (2013) Radical Elements, (exhibition catalog) pp. 56-57. Adams, Deidre. (2012) Portfolio 20: The Art Quilt Sourcebook, p. 142
Quilt National 2013: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, (2013) Dragon Threads Ltd., p. 61.
Kingsland, Lauren (2013) Sacred Threads Exhibition, p. 119, p. 163.
Zajac, Mandy (2013) ‘Come face-to-face with choices in
Chandler’s ‘Decision Portraits’’. East Valley Tribune. June 4, 2013. [Online]
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/events/article_777d07de-cd46-11e2-81ac-001a4bcf887a.html?fb_action_ids=10201388480899195&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.Ua6MzT_pvZ4.send&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
Taylor, Otis (2013) 'Threading through Artista Vista'. The State Newspaper. April 25, 2013. p. D1 and D4. [Online] http://www.thestate.com/2013/04/25/2740414/threading-through-artista-vista.html#storylink=misearch
‘National Fiber Directions 2013 Exhibition’ (2013),
exhibition catalog, The Wichita Center for the Arts, p.9.
'34th Annual Contemporary Crafts' (2013), exhibition
catalog, Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Arts Center, p. 13.
Haynie, Rachel. (2013) 'Over the Top', Columbia Living Magazine, Mar/Apr., pp. 16-17. Boiter, Cynthia. (2012) '2012 Jasper Artist of the Year in Visual Arts - Susan Lenz', Jasper Magazine, Vol. 002, No. 002, Nov/Dec., p. 20. [Online] http://jaspercolumbia.net/no-002-2/
Susan Levi Wallach. (2012) 'Susan Lenz Aims to Leave the Art World in Stitches. Really!', Jasper Magazine, Vol. 001, No. 004, Mar/Apr., cover and pp. 16 - 20. [Online] http://jaspercolumbia.net/no-001-04/
Adams, Deidre. (2012) Portfolio 19: The Art Quilt Sourcebook, p. 142
Adams, Deidre. (2011) Portfolio 18: The Art
Quilt Sourcebook, p. 131.
Seeburger, E. (2011) ‘Artist Profile: Susan Lenz’, Quilting Arts Magazine, Oct./Nov., pp. 22-33.
Goldsmith, D. (2011) ‘Susan Lenz Follows Her Bliss’, The Quilter Magazine, Aug./Sept., pp. 94-96.
McGowan, E. (2011) ‘Castaways Turned Artwork’, Waste & Recycling News: At Your Disposal. July 25. Available: http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/atourdisp2.html?id=1311603727
Nalepa, R.C. (2011) ‘Creative Spaces’, Lake Murray Columbia, vol. 16, no. 7, p. 22,
Goldsmith, D. (2011) ‘Grave Rubbings: Resurrecting Memories in Cloth’ [Online, June 30, 2011] Hand Eye Magazine. Available: http://handeyemagazine.com/content/grave-rubbings
Gilkerson, M.B. (2011) ‘Twentieth Artista Vista Moves to Recapture Past Energy’. Free-Times. 4 May, p. 30. [Online] Free-Times. Available: http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=121304064644348&z_Issue_ID=11010305110736844&ShowArchiveArticle_ID=11010405114190723&Year=2011
‘20th Annual Artista Vista Ushers in Spring’ (2011) Columbia Metropolitan, vol. 21, no. 8, p. 12.
Vehslage, C. L., editor. (2010) Art Quilt Elements 2010, exhibition catalog, Apr. 17 - May 19, 2010, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, p. 47.
The Big Picture: Artists 2010 (2010) Viewed: September 2010, ETV. [Online] South Carolina etv. Available: http://www.scetv.org/index.php/the_big_picture/show/artists_2010/, 5:38 – 13:54 minute marks.
Mercer, A. S. (2010) ‘Susan Lenz Depicts People on the Cusp of Decision’, Charleston City Paper. 13 September. [Online] Charleston City Paper. Available: http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/susan-lenz-depicts-people-on-the-cusp-of-decision/Content?oid=2306389
Starland, T. (2010) ‘I Went to See Personal Grounds by Susan Lenz’ [Online]. Carolina Arts. Available: http://carolinaarts.com/wordpress/2010/10/03/i-went-to-see-personal-grounds-by-susan-lenz-at-the-city-gallery-at-waterfront-park-in-charleston-sc/
‘The Fifty-Nine’ (2010) undefined, vol. 8, pp. 11 – 16.
Rantin, B. (2010) ‘Lenz’ ‘Blues Chapel’ calls for reflection’. The State Newspaper. 7 February, p. E1. [Online] The State. Available: http://www.thestate.com/2010/02/07/1143438/lenz-blues-chapel-calls-for-reflection.html
Breeding, L. (2009) ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. Denton Record Chronicle. 13 December, p. D4, 6.
500 Handmade Books, Lark Publication (2008), p.
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