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Owner, Salome Silk
Durham, North Carolina
Hand painted silk business. Banners, wall pieces, screens, kites
and upholstery fabric. Garments designed, dyed and constructed for numerous
wholesale acounts throughout the U.S. Frequent custom and special orders.
Participates in juried craft shows and gallery exhibits annually.
1988-Present
Education:
- Studio Assistant, Penland Craft School, Penland, NC, August, 2001
- Surface Design Workshop, Haystack Mtn. School of Crafts, Deer Isle,
ME, July 2000
- Surface Design Workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg,
TN July 1996
- Surface Design Workshops, Penland Craft School, Penland, NC, Summer
1989, 1991
- Silk Screening on Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC Fall 1991
- B.A. English, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Professional Associations:
- Carolina Designer Craftsmen
- Piedmont Craftsmen Inc.
Awards & Exhibits:
- Artist of the Month, Piedmont Craft Gallery, Winston Salem, NC May
2005
- Featured Artist, NC Crafts Gallery, Carrboro, NC, February 2005
- Retrospective Exhibit for recipients of Emerging Artists Grants,
Durham Arts Council, December 2004 - January 2005
- "Sight Unseen" Durham Art Guild & Duke University Eye Center, Oct.
2004
- Best Use of Color/Wearables, North Carolina Quilt Symposium, May
2003
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 19th Annual Juried Exhibition
for North Carolina Women Artists. Chapel Hill, NC, February 2003
- Durham Art Guild Juried Exhibit, November 2002 - January 2003
- NC Crafts Gallery textile exhibit, Carrboro, NC May 2002
- Nominated Artist, Durham Art Guild, Invitational Exhibit, April - May, 2001
- Textile exhibit, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC, May 2001
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 17th Annual Juried Exhibition for North Carolina Women Artists. Chapel Hill, NC, February, 2001
- Group Exhibit, Durham Art Guild, February, 2001
- Durham-Toyama, Japan, sisters cities exhibit, February, 2000
- Quilt Association's Patchwork & Quilt ExpoVII, Strasbourg, France, April, 2000
- Durham Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, Durham, NC 2000
- Durham Art Guild 45th Annual Juried Art Show, Nov. 5 - Dec. 5, 1999
- NC Crafts Gallery textile exhibit, Carrboro, NC, May 1999
- First Place, Savannah Festival of the Arts, Savannah, GA, May, 1999
- Durham Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, Durham, NC, 1996
- Craftsmen's Choice Award, Fiber, Piedmont Craftsmen Inc., Winston Salem, NC, October, 1993
- Silk Show, The Flying Shuttle, Seattle WA, May 1992
- Silk & Silver, The Renwick Gallery Museum Shop, Washington DC, February - April, 1989
Commissions:
- Dick & Cathy Henderson, Chapel Hill, NC, January 2006
- Drs. Holly Rogers & Bill Price, Durham, NC, February, 2006
- Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham,
NC, August 2005
- Dr. Charles Giammona, Provost, NW Tech College, Bemidji, MN, January 2005
- Northwest Technical College, Bemidji, MN, December, 2004
- John & Maureen Ihrie, Winston Salem, NC, July, 2004
- Dr. & Mrs, Donald Sanders, Durham, NC, May, 2004
- John & Pam Yore, Twin Falls, Idaho, August, 2003
- Chuck & Sue Heath, Winston Salem, NC, July, 2002
- Glenna Batson, Wellness Partners In the Arts, Durham, NC, July 2001
- Libby Webb, Assistant Director of Clinical Services & Administration,
Duke University, Durham, NC, April, 2000
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