Resumé
Profession:
1994-present, Fiber Artist / Fiber Works - Designing/making hooked hangings and fiber related mixed media constructions
2011-2023, Docent at Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, East Hampton, NY
1985-2010, Jamar Textile Restoration Studio, NYC - Restoring/conserving antique quilts and hooked rugs
2006-2009, Goddard College, Vermont, IBA Program - Women’s history through hand-made textiles
1979-1985, America Hurrah Antiques, NYC - Head of textile restoration/conservation services
1972-1984, Antiques dealer, MN/NY
Exhibitions:
Current and Upcoming
Coils, Folds, Twists and Turns: Contemporary Techniques in Fiber by Tracy Jamar
American Sewn Rugs: Their History with Exceptional Examples by Jan Whitlock with Tracy Jamar - $55 shipping included, see SHOP or contact tjamar@mac.com
Past
2016
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY - 78th Annual Artist Members Exhibit
Springs Invitational Artists Exhibit - Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
Rug Week at Sauder Village, Archbold, OH - Taught 4-day Retreat exploring shirring, coiling and standing wool techniques.
Invitational Box Art Auction, East Hampton, NY - Benefit for East End Hospice
Korea Bojagi Forum, Seoul, South Korea - Invitational through Textile Study Group of NY
2015
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY - 77th Annual Artist Members Exhibit
Art Expo NYC Pier 94 in Artblend Gallery
Narthex Gallery at St. Peter’s Church, NYC - “Square” Textile Study Group of NY member exhibit
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY - “Under the Influence” Invitational exhibit
2014
SCC Levitas Center for the Arts, Southampton, NY - “Varieties of Visual Expression” Invitational Exhibit
University of Connecticut, The Gallery, Stamford, CT - “Hooked Art 2014” Juried Exhibit - Juror’s Choice “Land Parcels Quad”
Benefit for East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY - “Box Art Auction” invitational
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY - “Under the Influence” Invitational exhibit
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY - 76th Annual Artist Members Exhibit - “Best Mixed Media” Award, juror Robert Storr
Dubuque Art Museum, Dubuque, IA - “9x9x3: New Visions” traveling juried exhibit
2013
SCC Levitas Center for the Arts, Southampton, NY - 2013 Juried Art Exhibit
SCC Levitas Center for the Arts, Southampton, NY - “Material Matters II” Invitational Exhibit
Holter Art Museum, Helena, MT - "9x9x3: New Visions" juried exhibit
Sauder Village 17th Annual Rug Hooking Week, Archbold, OH -”American Sewn Rugs-Shirring Techniques” workshop
SaySi Gallery, San Antonio, TX - "12 x 12" organized by Surface Design Association
Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY - “Creative Visions” group exhibition
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY - Under the Influence: Docents of the Pollock- Krasner House
2012
Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY - Solo exhibit: “FiberWorks: Traditional Techniques in Contemporary Forms”
Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT - "9x9x3: New Visions" juried exhibit
Hudson Guild Fulton Center 119 9th Avenue, NY, NY - “9x9x3: Salon des Refusés”, work by members of the Textile Study Group of New York
Marywood University Gallery, Scranton, PA - “9x9x3: New Visions” juried exhibit
Durst Building Gallery/Textile Study Group of NY, NYC - “9x9x3: New Visions” juried exhibit
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME - “Beyond Rugs!” invitational exhibit
2011
New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT - “Out of the Loop: Innovations in Hooking from Three Artists” invitational exhibit
Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT - “On Higher Ground: Contemporary Hooked Art”, invitational exhibit
Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT - “Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art” juried exhibition - Surface Design Award, “Checked Out”
Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY - “Planters on and off the Ground”, invitational exhibit - Third place for “Stumped”
Williamsburgh Art and Historical Center (WAH) Brooklyn, NY - “Detritus”, juried exhibit
Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), NY - Northeast Regional Contemporary Fiber Exhibition (in collaboration with Surface Design Association)
Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY - “Fiber PLUS”, juried exhibit
2010
NAC Cooperative Gallery, Norwich, CT - “Intertwined: Fiber Arts Invitational” - HookWorksGroup exhibition
Southampton Historical Museum, Southampton, NY - “Proverbial Proverbs” invitational exhibit
Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT - “Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art” juried exhibition - Surface Design Award, “Moss”
Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY- “Planters on and off the Ground”, invitational exhibit - Honorable Mention for “Reclamation”
2009
Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT - “The Nature of Things Hooked” - HookWorksGroup Exhibition
Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT - “Contemporary Art From Traditional Loops” Invitational and juried exhibition
Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT - “Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art” juried exhibition
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT - “Out of the Loop: Innovations in Hooking” Invitational exhibition
2008
“Stripes” International (Japan/USA) - Invitational traveling exhibition
Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT - “Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art” juried exhibition
2007
Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown,CT - “Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art” juried exhibition - Jurors’ Choice Award, “After the Rain”
2005-2006
American Craftsmanship Show, Wilton, CT - Booth exhibitor
2004
“Art Rugs: The Art of Playing Cards”- Invitational, “Ace of Spades” hooked card
Textile Center of Minnesota - “Hooked into the 21st Century” juried exhibition
Artists’ Alliance of East Hampton, NY 2002, 2003 - Studio tour
2001
“Country Home” Grand Central Terminal Showhouse
Textile Center of Minnesota - “Remembering: Fiber Art Salutes the Past” juried exhibition
Bagley Home, Sag Harbor, NY - Solo exhibition
1999
Coach Gallery, East Hampton, NY - Solo exhibition
Publications:
Coils, Folds, Twists and Turns: Contemporary Techniques in Fiber by Tracy Jamar 2017
“Rug Hooking” Magazine
- 2015 September/October "Bias, Chenille, Pleat, Bundle: A Beginners Guide to Shirring"
- 2005 January/February “The Creative Journey”
- 2003 September/October Shelburne Workshop
- 2000 September/October Cover feature: “Restoring Antique Rugs”
- 2000 March/April/May Beyond Our Borders: “Hooking with T-Shirts"
- 1995 March/April/May First Rug on Last Page: “ARROW”
American Sewn Rugs: Their History with Exceptional Examples by Jan Whitlock with Tracy Jamar 2012
Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser 2012
Contemporary Hooked Rugs: Themes and Memories by Linda Rae Coughlin 2007
Hooked Rugs Today by Amy Oxford 2005
A Passion for the Creative Life; Textiles to Lift the Spirit By Mary Sheppard Burton 2002
“Country Home” April 2002 - Artisan at work
Various other publications including, “CountryLiving”, NY Times, “Early American Life”, “House Beautiful”, “New York” (Best Bets), “This Old House”.
Appearances:
2007
American Folk Art Museum, NYC - Lecture: “Can This Rug Be Saved?”
2005
Longstreet Farm, Holmdel, NJ Monmouth County Park System - Hooked rug restoration presentation
2004
American Folk Art Museum, NYC, Quilt Day - Workshop on Quilt Restoration and Care
Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT - Hooked rug restoration and care lecture and workshop
American Folk Art Museum, NYC 2004, 2nd Annual Rug Day - Workshop on “Rescue and Restoration of Hooked Rugs”
2003
American Folk Art Museum, NYC, 1st Annual Rug Day - Lecture and slide show on care and restoration of hooked rugs
2001
HGTV (Country at Home with Mary Emmerling) Artist’s home - Making and restoring hooked rugs
2000
Martha Stewart Living TV
- Quilt restoration
http://www.marthastewart.com/914435/quilt-restoration-tracy-jamar
- How to hang a quilt
1999
Martha Stewart Living TV
- Hooked rug restoration
http://www.marthastewart.com/926536/how-care-and-restore-hooked-rugs
- How to hook a rug
http://www.marthastewart.com/912107/rug-hooking