Profession

1994-present

Fiber Artist / Fiber Works -    Designing/making hooked hangings and fiber related combined 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

2025  

  • Barron Arts Center  “Destinations: Visual Artists Explore the Act of Travel and the Places We Roam”  Woodbridge, NJ

  • El Barrio PS 109 “Serene and Exuberant Color” NYAC NYC

2024

  • Sauder Village Rug Week, “Rock Squares: Finding Solace During Isolation”, Archbold, OH

  • Invitational Box Art Auction, Benefit for East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

  • Exhibizone.com (juried online exhibit) “Circles, Squares, Triangles”

  • RiverArts Studio Tour Hastings on Hudson, NY

  • Magnificent Bugs in Rugs “Spotted Lantern Fly” Hand hooked rugs created by artists from around the world. Organized by Leslie Knight and Yvonne Iten-Scott, various venues in US and Canada

2023

  • Floyd Art Center, Floyd, VA, “Fibers of Nature”

  • Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT “The Nature of Things Hooked”

2022

  • Invitational Box Auction, Benefit East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

2021

  • Invitational “Build, Mend and Reconstruct” Barron Art Center Woodbridge, NJ

  • Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Art (WMQFA) “Hooked by Design”, Cedarburg, WI

  • Invitational Box Auction, Benefit for East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

2020

  • Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY Members Exhibit, Awarded “Best Sculpture” by Susan Thompson, associate curator Guggenheim Museum, NYC

  • Textile Study Group of NY (TSGNY) Wesbeth Gallery, NYC

2019

  • Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY Members Exhibit

  • Springs Invitational, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

  • Invitational Box Art Auction, Benefit East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

2018

  • Korea Bojagi Forum, Seoul, South Korea via TSGNY

  • Invitational Box Art Auction, Benefit for East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

  • Springs Invitational Artists Exhibit, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

2017

  • Reeves Arboretum, Group Exhibit, Summit, NJ

  • Invitational Box Art Auction, Benefit for East End Hospice, East Hampton, NY

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

Awards

2020

  • “Best Sculpture Award” Associate Curator,Guggenheim Museum, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY

2014

  • Juror’s Choice “Hooked Art 2014” University of Connecticut, The Gallery, Stamford, CT

  • “Best Mixed Media” Award, juror Robert Storr Curator at MoMA, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY

2011

  • Third place  “Planters On and Off”, Longhouse, East Hampton, NY

2010 

  • Surface Design Award, Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT

  • Honorable Mention “Planters On and Off”, Longhouse, East Hampton

2007 

  • Jurors’ Choice Award Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, CT

Events

2025

  • Teaching Puget Sound Rug School Seattle, WA

  • Pearl McGown Northern Teachers Workshop 75th Annual Rug Show Sturbridge, MA Featured Artist and Speaker

2024

  • Teaching Artist Rug Week at Sauder Village, Archbold, OH

  • Teaching Artist The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers (TIGHR), Ontario, CN

2023 

  • Teaching Artist Green Mountain Rug School Montpelier, VT

2021 

  • Rug Hooking Magazine “Celebrations” International Judge

2019 

  • Teaching Artist ATHA Biennial Denver, CO

  • Teaching Artist Hunterdon Rug School, Hunterdon, NJ

2018 

  • Teaching Artist Green Mountain Rug School Montpelier, VT

2016 

  • Teaching Artist and Author Rug Week at Sauder Village, Archbold, OH

2013 

  • Teaching Artist Rug Week at Sauder Village, Archbold, OH

2005-2006 

  • Booth Exhibitor American Craftsmanship Show, Wilton, CT

Publications

2024

  • Magnificent Bugs in Rugs “Spotted Lantern Fly” Hand hooked rugs created by artists from around the world. Organized by Leslie Knight and Yvonne Iten-Scott

2017

  • Coils, Folds, Twists and Turns: Contemporary Techniques in Fiber by Tracy Jamar Ranked #2 of Top 10 Best Books in 2017 by Surface Design Association

  • “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”

  • March/April/May Beyond Our Borders: “Hooking with T-Shirts" 

1995

  • March/April/May First Rug on Last Page:  “ARROW”

2012

  • American Sewn Rugs: Their History with Exceptional Examples by Jan Whitlock with Tracy Jamar

  • Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser

2007

  • Contemporary Hooked Rugs: Themes and Memories by Linda Rae Coughlin

2005

  • Hooked Rugs Today by Amy Oxford

2002

  • A Passion for the Creative Life; Textiles to Lift the Spirit By Mary Sheppard Burton

  • “Country Home” April 2002 - Artisan at work

  • Various other publications including:
    “Association of Traditional Hooking Artists” (ATHA)
    “CountryLiving”
    NY Times
    “Early American Life”
    “House Beautiful”
    “New York” (Best Bets)
    “This Old House”

Appearances

2025

  • Pearl McGown Northern Teachers Workshop 75th Annual Rug Show Sturbridge, MA Featured Artist and Speaker

2021

  • “In The Studio” invitational lecture via Karen Miller, Ontario, CN

2019

  • Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists (ATHA) Biennial, Keynote Speaker, Denver, CO

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 and How to Hang a Quilt

1999

  • Martha Stewart Living TV ; Hooked Rug Restoration and How to Hook a Rug