Education:
2022 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. MFA in Design Studies: School of Human Ecology. (Projected.)
2007 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD. BFA in Fibers.
2006 Wimbledon School of Art, Wimbledon, London, UK.
Further Education:
2011 Screen Printed Wallpaper. Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME. (Work study
student.)
2008 Wool Does Not Equal Bronze, Time Does Not Equal Money. Haystack Mountain School of Craft,
Deer Isle, ME. (Technical assistant.)
2008 Pocketology. Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC. (Work study student.)
Professional Experience:
2022- Assistant Professor: Textiles. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2020-22 Project Curator. Center for Design and Material Culture, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WI.
2019-22 Textiles Preparator, Helen Louise Allen Textiles Collection, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WI.
2019-20 Project Assistant to Marianne Fairbanks, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WI.
2016-19 Textiles Department Director, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2016-19 Teaching Artist, Marwen, Chicago, IL.
2016-18 Teaching Artist, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2016 Teaching Artist, Chicago Arts Partnership in Education (CAPE), Co-lab program with Chicago
Public Schools, Chicago, IL.
2013 Embroidery Instructor, Dabble, Chicago, IL.
2010-19 Textile Instructor, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2009 Sewing Instructor, Spool Sewing, Philadelphia, PA
2007-10 Head of Textiles, Snow Farm Summer Arts Program, Williamsburg, MA.
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 Camp Camp: Be Gay Do Crime, Fried Fruit Gallery, Wilmington, NC, USA.
2023 small matters, The Bus Stop Theater Gallery, Kjipktuk/Halifax, NS, Canada. Curated by Colleen MacIsaac.
2022 Gaiety, The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS, Canada. Organized by the NSCAD Queer Collective.
2022 Hello NSCAD, The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS, Canada.
2022 Camp Camp (Solo MFA Exhibition), UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture: Ruth Harris Design Gallery. Madison, WI.
2021 Flannel Futures (Solo Exhibition), UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture: Ruth Harris Design Gallery. Madison, WI.
2018 The Modern Quilt Guild Annual Convention Exhibition and Competition, Pasadena, CA. First Place Ribbon awarded in Piecing.
2017 The Postmodern Quilt, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2015 Object Permanence, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2015 Extraordinary Effort, Spectacular Failure, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL.
2015 New Floral, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2014 Radical Natural, The Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL.
2013 Interaction of Sky, Lillstreet Textiles Flag Installation Series, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2013 Fun-A-Day. Threadless Showroom, Chicago, IL.
2010 Employed! A 24 Hour Project. Nichole Villeneuve Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2010 Text/Textile. DaVinci Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2010 Fun-A-Day 2010. Studio 34 Yoga, Philadelphia, PA.
2009 Faculty Exhibition (Session 6). Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME.
2009 Threads. SOMArts Gallery for the National Queer Arts Festival, San Fransisco, CA.
2008 Paper Jam. My House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 The Green Show. Cafe Estelle’s, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 Baltimore Erotic Arts Festival. Load of Fun Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2008 The Big Draw. My House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 Art Glut. My House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2007 Summer Art-Ventures Series. The Revolving Museum, Lowell, MA.
2007 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition. MICA, Baltimore, MD.
2006 Erasmus Student Exhibition. Wimbledon School of Art, London.
2005 The Contemporary Museum’s 2nd Annual Paper Ball Fundraising Gala and Exhibition. Clipper Mill
Studios, Baltimore, MD.
Curatorial Projects:
2022 Sofia Hagström Møller: Lineage. Curator. Center for Design and Material Culture’s Lynn Mecklenburg Textiles Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. (Projected.)
2020 Sofia Hagström Møller: Weaving Threads Through Time and Space. Curator. Virtual Exhibition, Center for Design and Material Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
2020 Woven Together: Hello Loom at Copenhagen Contemporary.Curator. Virtual Exhibition, Center for Design and Material Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
2018 #LillstreetHoopDreams. Curator. Annex Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center.
2017 Echoes: Color, Pattern and Design. Curator. Main Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2017 The Postmodern Quilt. Curator. Annex Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2017 Nasty Women Art Chicago: Exhibition and Fundraiser. Lead curator, submissions coordinator.
Moonlight Studios, Chicago, IL.
2016-19 Lillstreet Rooftop Gallery. Curator. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2015 New Floral. Co-curator with Camille Canales and Keeley Marie Stitt. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2014-16 Rotating Rooftop Project Space. Assistant Manager. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2014 Craft/Work, Co-creator and co-curator with Rachel Wallis. Beauty and Brawn Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2008 Closer to Fine. Co-curator. Padlock Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist Residencies:
2015 Practice//Practice, AS220, Providence, RI.
2014-15 Textiles Department Artist-in-Residence, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2013-14 Hatch Resident Artist, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL.
Bibliography/Interviews/Publications:
2017 The Nasty Women Art Show: an important first step for female artists in the Voldemort era. Anne
Bouleanu, the Chicago Reader. 5/17/17.
2017 Chicago Art Exhibit Showcases Nasty Women. Northwestern News Network. 5/11/17.
2016 “Hirst, Don’t It: Revealing the Invisible Labor of Female Fiber Artists in Twentieth Century Art.” (Co-authored with Rachel Wallis.)
2015 “Nora Renick Rinehart – Chicago, IL.” 365days/365artists.com.
2014 “What was a turning point in your career?” American Craft Magazine, pg 26, September/October
2014 Craft/Work: January – April 2014. Nora Renick Rinehart and Rachel Wallis. issuu.com.
2014 “Nora Renick Rinehart: Standing on the Horizon of a Revival.” Michelle Argento, ArtCrashers.com.
2014 “Free Workshop Series ‘Craft/Work’ Launches in Logan Square.” Erica Demarest. DNAinfo
Chicago.
2013 “Logan Square Artists Blur the Line Between Art and Craft in ‘Craft/Work.’” Erica Demarest,
2010 Fiberarts Magazine, pg 39, April/May
2008 “Ceci n’est pas un review.” Libby, theartblog.org.
Artist Talks/Demonstrations:
2021 Politics at Home: Block Printed Handkerchief Workshop. Presented by UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture and Fresh Hot Press. Nancy Nicholas Hall, Madison, Wi.
2021 CDMC Conversation Series: Nora Renick Rinehart and Emilie Mulcahey (aka Star Trek Says Quilts Are Queer Art). Free, virtual presentation via zoom hosted by UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture. Madison, WI.
2019 Every Stitch Counts: Quilts, Activism and Making Your Mark. Public Presentation and workshop. Indian Trails Public Library, Indian Trails Library, Wheeling, IL
2018 Every Stitch Counts: Quilts, Activism and Making Your Mark. Public presentation and workshop. Schaumburg Public Library, Schaumburg, IL.
2018 Every Stitch Counts: Quilts, Activism and Making Your Mark. Public presentation and workshop. Forest Park Public Library, Forest Park, IL.
2016 “Hirst, Don’t It.” Public presentation and discussion of the paper of the same titled co-authored by
Rachel Wallis. Lillstreet Loft, Chicago, IL.
2016 Panelist, “The Diversified Life.” Roundtable Discussion Leader, “Give Me All You Money: the pros
and cons of crowdfunding.” Self Employment in the Arts (SEA), Annual Conference, Lisle, IL.
2015 Presenter, “Hirst, Don’t It: Revealing the hidden influence of female fiber artists in twentieth
century art,” the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Pittsburgh, PA.
2014 CAC x CS: Hatch Projects Salon Series, Comfort Station, Chicago, IL.
2013 Panelist: “Building a Crafts-Based Business in Chicago”, the Mini-Maker’s Conference, Lillstreet
Loft, Chicago, IL.
2013 Slide Lecture and Public Critique, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2012 Shibori Dye Demonstration for Lillstreet Art Center, Renegade Craft Fair, Chicago, IL.
2012 Screen Print Demonstration for Lillstreet Art Center, Square Roots Fest, Chicago, IL.
2008 Tapestry Weaving Demonstration, The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Textile Extravaganza Family
Event, Philadelphia, PA.