Curriculum Vita
Education
Masters Interdisciplinary Studies: Natural Dyes of the Central Plains Department of Integrated Graduate Studies
Iowa State University (In Progress)
BA Art and Design: Surface Design Emphasis
College of Design, Iowa State University, August 1999
Exhibitions and Solo Shows
2019
Prairiescapes. First Unitarian Church of Des Moines, IA.
2018
On Sacred Ground. Mary Greeley Medical Center. Ames, IA.
At the Marsh. Northcrest Community Center. Ames, IA.
Queen Anne's Lace. Stomping Grounds Cafe. Ames, IA.
Wildflowers: A Field Study. Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Cherokee, IA.
2017
Quilted Expressions. (Three Person Show) Blanden Memorial Art Museum. Fort Dodge, IA.
2015
Vignettes. (Solo Exhibition) Mary Greeley Medical Center. Ames, IA.
2014
Area 44 Show. (Regional) Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
Iowa Crafts Show 41. (Regional) Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
Queen Anne's Crows. (Solo Show) Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Cherokee, IA
2013
Artist Recap. (Group Show) Cafe Diem. Ames, IA.
Prairie. (Solo Show) Cafe Diem, Ames, IA.
Relics and Such. (Solo Show) Permanent Collection Gallery Assoc. Fort Dodge, I.
2012
45th National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Juried Exhibition. (National) Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
Area Show 43. (Regional) Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA. (Best in Fiber Award)
Teacher's Show. (Group Show) Central Iowa Art Association. Marshalltown, IA.
Relics. (Solo Show) Cafe Diem. Ames, IA.
2011
Women's Show. (Group Show) Central Iowa Artist Association. Marshalltown, IA.
Girls of Summer (Solo Show) Ding Darling Gallery. Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. Prairie City, IA.
Blood River Canyon (Solo Show) Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Cherokee, IA.
2010
The Girls of Summer (Solo Show). Central Iowa Art Association. Marshalltown, IA.
Prairie: Past and Present. (Solo Show) Cafe Diem. Ames, Iowa.
Area Show 42. (Regional Show) Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
Prairie Potholes. (Solo Show) Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Cherokee, IA
Prairie Potholes (Solo Show) The Living Room. Des Moines, IA
2009
E Pluribus Unum II: Cultures in Cloth (International) Frontera Quilt Guild of Harlingen, Texas
Octagon’s 42nd Annual National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition. (National) Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
Women's Show. (Group Show) Central Iowa Artist Association. Marshalltown, IA.
Iowa Crafts 39. (Regional) Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
2008
Focus Grant Reunion Exhibit. (Iowa State Memorial Union and Focus Committee), Ames, IA
Community of Artists 2008 Exhibit. (Statewide) Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
It's Not Your Granny's Quilt. (Group Show) Greenville College. Greenville, IL.
2007
Quilts: Fiber for Thought. (Invitational) Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND.
2005
Octagon's 40th Clay, Paper, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass Exhibition. (National). Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA (Honorable Mention)
2004
I Remember Mama. (International). International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.
Quilts for Change. (International). Cintas Center Xavier University. Cincinnati, OH.
2003
The Next Wave. Hands On. The 12th International Surface Design Conference. Opie Gallery. Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO.
A Portrait of My Mother... Things Left Unsaid. (National). Center for Contemporary Art-Sacramento. Sacramento CA.
Fiber Celebrated 2003. (International). Yavapai Art Gallery. Yavapai College. Prescott, AZ.
Northern Lights. (Regional). White Bear Center for the Arts. White Bear, MN.
New Design/New Dynamics: Quilt Concepts for the 21st Century. (National) Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, NE.
Prairie Remnant, a Dyers Paradise. (Solo Show) Gallery 181, Design Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Focus 2003. (Group Show) Memorial Union. Iowa State University. Ames, IA
Up Close and Far Away. (Group Show) Surface Design Association. Kansas City Art Institute, KS
Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Invitational) Sloss Women’s Center. Iowa State University. Ames, IA
Focus 2003 Grant Exhibition. (Invitational) Memorial Union, Iowa State University. Ames, IA
2002
Fiber Arts 2002. (International). Gallery 510 Arts Guild, LTD. Decatur, IL.
Material Witness. (National). University Art Gallery. Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI.
Art Quilts: Encrustations. (International). Page-Walker Arts & History Center. Cary, NC.
Material Images: Contemporary Midwestern Quilts. (Regional). Illinois State Museum. Southern Illinois Art Gallery. Whittington, IL.
Prairie Remnant. (Solo Show) Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA.
Runs with Scissors 2. (Group Show) Fiber Artists of Greater Des Moines. Polk County Heritage Gallery. Des Moines, IA
Heritage Gallery Invitational. (Invitational) Polk County Heritage Gallery. Des Moines, IA
2001
America: From the Heart. (International). International Quilt Festival and Market. Houston, TX.
Fine Line/Fine Surface. (National). Fine Line Creative Arts Center. St. Charles, IL.
Material Images. (Regional). Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Peoria, IL.
Iowa Exhibited Sixteen. (Regional). Polk County Heritage Gallery. Des Moines, IA.
Sacred Threads 2001. (International). Reynoldsburg High School Field House. Reynoldsburg, OH.
Clay, Paper, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass. (National). Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
2000
Iowa Crafts 33. (Regional). Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
Community of Artists 2000 Exhibition. (Regional). Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
Iowa College Salon XXII. (Regional). Brunnier Art Museum. Ames, IA.
Clay, Paper, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass. (National). Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA.
Focus 2000 Grant Exhibition. (Invitational) Iowa State University. Memorial Union.Ames, IA.
1999
Iowa Crafts 32. (Regional). Charles H. MacNider Museum. Mason City, IA.
On-line Exhibitions
2003
Soul Hole Challenge http://www.quiltart.com/challenges/soulhole/
Publications
2005
Baxter Packwood, Kimberly (2004) Mark Making with Nature: Surface Design with Natural Dyes
Baxter Packwood, Kimberly (2003) Compost Dyeing and Other Fermentation Dyeing Techniques (Self Published)
Baxter Packwood, Kimberly (2003) Rust and Clay Dyeing (Self Published)
2002
Bresenhan, Karey. (2002). America from the Heart: Quilters
Remember September 11, 2001. C&T Publishing. Lafayette, CA, USA. 125.
2001
Material Images: Contemporary Midwestern Quilts. (2001). Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, USA. Pp.20,
2000
Sketch. Iowa State University, Ames, IA., USA. Sins of the Father (detail), Vol. (64).2. Pp. 45 & 80
Proceedings
Baxter Packwood, Kimberly. (2002) Colour Congress 2002, The Art, History, and Use of Natural Dyes. Ames, IA, USA. p.18
Interviews
2002
The Tribune. Ames, IA. Fiber Art Design. pp D1-6. Jan 2002.
Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA. Natural Dyes. Apr 2002.
The Ottumwa Carrier. Ottumwa, IA. pp12, Entertainment and TV section. Oct 4, 2002
Grants
2003
Professional Advancement Grant. Funded by the Graduate Student Senate, Vice Provost For Research and Advanced Studies. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
FSFC Grant. Funded through the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
2002
Focus Grant. Funded through GSB. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
2000
Focus Grant. Funded through GSB. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Awards
2005
Nominated teacher of the year by The Professional Quilter
2005
Clay, Paper, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass. (National). Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, IA (Honorable Mention)
2001
Iowa Exhibited Sixteen, juror (Terrance Pitts) Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, Honorable mention.
Teaching/Lecture Engagements
2005 to Present
Teaching Natural Dye courses Online through own Secure Classroom Space.
2010
Image Transfer Class. Central Iowa Art Association. Marshalltown, Iowa.
Mixed Media Painting Workshop. Central Iowa Art Association. Marshalltown, Iowa.
2009
Mixed Media Class. Central Iowa Art Association. Marshalltown, Iowa.
2006
Surface Design with Natural Dyes. Peters Valley Arts and Crafts, New Jersey.
Dyeing with Natural Dyes. Adel, Iowa. Iowa Wool and Sheep Festival
2003
Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati. Workshops and lecture. Cincinnati, OH.
2002
Colour Congress 2002. The Art, History, and Use of Natural Dyes.
Surface Design Workshops. Iowa State University. Ames, IA
Ottumwa Arts Council. Indian Hills Community College. Lecture. Ottumwa, IA.
Galleries
Gallery 319. Ames, Iowa (Closed in 2016)