2021
August 7: teach (in-person) Art Quilt Open Studio at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL, 9:30am - 12:30pm
July 24: teach (virtual) Cookie Cutter Faux Trapunto at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL, 10am - 1pm
June 9: lecture/demo (virtual) Color Blending Basics for an art quilt guild
April 16: teach (virtual) Art Quilt Virtual Studio at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL, 10am - 1pm
February 5: teach (virtual) Cookie Cutter Faux Trapunto at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL, 10am - 1pm
2020
December 3-5: exhibit Virtual Quilt Festival (Houston)
*November 14: teach Beginner's Artist Workshop at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL, 9am - 12 * cancelled to due spiking coronavirus counts
November 9-15: exhibit VirtualQuiltShow.com
October 17, 24, 31 - November 7: teach Begin to Draw Nature II at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL four Saturday mornings, 9 - 12 *cancelled due to no enrollment
October 15: teach Art Quilt Open Studio at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL *cancelled due to low enrollment
October 14-17: exhibit Pacific International Quilt Festival Online (Visuals #2)
October 9-December 31: exhibit virtual Prairie Star Quilters Guild quilt show 2020quiltshow.psqg.org
October 9,10: exhibit virtual Prairie Star Quilters Guild quilt show 2020quiltshow.psqg.org
September 12, 19, 26 - October 3: teach Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL four Saturday mornings, 9 - 12
*May 13, 20 - June 3, 10: teach Begin to Draw Nature II at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL four Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30pm *Cancelled due to COVID-19
*April 8, 15, 22, 29: teach Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL four Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30pm *Cancelled due to COVID-19
*April 25: Meet the artist at Steel Beam Theater, 7-8pm (one hour before showtime) *Cancelled due to COVID-19
*April 17: Meet the artist at Steel Beam Theater, 7-8pm (one hour before showtime) *Cancelled due to COVID-19
*April 5: Meet the artist at Steel Beam Theater, 2-3pm (one hour before showtime) *Cancelled due to COVID-19
*April 3 - May 18: solo exhibit of small quilts and fiber art at the Steel Beam Theater, 111 W. Main Street in St. Charles, IL "Abstract, Traditional and all In-between" exhibit is in conjunction with the production of "Quilters - a Musical Play" (visit steelbeamtheatre.org for ticket information) The exhibit is curated by Cultural Connection (culturalconnection@comcast.net) *Cancelled due to COVID-19
April 1: virtual exhibit of "Abstract, Traditional and all In-between" a collection of small quilts and fiber art right here at www.katesfunart.com
*February 29 - March 21: teach Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL four Saturday mornings, 9:30-noon *Weeks 3 and 4 cancelled due to COVID-19
February: exhibit with PAQA (Professional Art Quilt Alliance) at the Downer's Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss Road in Downer's Grove, IL "Impressions" challenge
January 31: teach Art Quilt Open Studio at Quilter's Quest, 7440 Woodward Ave in Woodridge, IL, 10am - 1pm
January 2 - 30: exhibit with Nature Artist Guild at the Downer's Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss Road in Downer's Grove, IL
2019
November 13: Presentation of water-soluble pencils and crayons at the Bloomingdale Arts Association meeting, 7-9pm in Bloomingdale, IL
November 8 - 10: Nature Artist Guild exhibit at the Morton Arboretum. 10-4 (Demo coloring on fabric Sunday 1:15 - 3:45)
November 8 - 10: Fine Art of Fiber exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL 10-5
October 19, 26, November 2, 16: Begin to Draw Nature II, four Saturday mornings, 9 - noon, at the Morton Arboretum.
October 12: Drawing Nature: It's Organic! workshop 9:30-3 at the McCord Gallery and Art Center in Palos Park.
September 7, 14, 21, 28: Begin to Draw Nature, four Saturday mornings, 9 - noon, at the Morton Arboretum.
September 5-7: exhibit collaboration project, "Le Jardin", at Quilt Expo in Madison, WI
July 9, 16, 23, 30: Begin to Draw Nature II, four Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30, at the Morton Arboretum.
July and August: "Illumination" PAQA (Professional Art Quilt Alliance) exhibit at the Orland Park Library, 14921 Ravinia Avenue in Orland Park, IL
June 8: Drawing Nature: It's Organic! 9:30 - 3 at McCord Gallery and Art Center, 9602 W. Creek Road in Palos Park, IL 60464
May 18 - June 28: Nature Artist Guild exhibit at the Norris Cultural Art Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, IL Artist reception June 9, 1-3 pm.
April 24 - 27: exhibit collaboration project, "Le Jardin", at the 2019 AQS Quilt Contest in Paducah, Kentucky
April 25, May 2, 9, 16, four Thursday evenings: Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum
April 13: 3 hour First Step Art Quilt workshop at Quilter's Quest in Woodridge, IL. Formerly called Color My Cloth this is a hands on workshop of how to use watercolor pencils and water-soluble crayons to color on fabric.
April 7: 3 hour Beginner's Nature Workshop, colored pencil at the Morton Arboretum
April 6: 3 hour Beginner's Nature Workshop, colored pencil at the Morton Arboretum
April 5-7: Nature Artist Guild spring show at the Morton Arboretum
March 28-30: "Impressions" PAQA exhibit at the quilt show at the Stevens Center in Rosemont, IL
February: "Illumination" PAQA (Professional Art Quilt Alliance) exhibit at the Downer's Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss Street in Downer's Grove
January 26, February 9, 16, 23, four Saturday mornings: Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum
January 2 - February 2: Nature Artist Guild exhibit at the Downer's Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss Street in Downer's Grove
January: "Illumination" PAQA (Professional Art Quilt Alliance) exhibit at Gallery 200, 103 W. Washington in West Chicago
2018
November 13 evening: Colored Pencil Workshop for Beginners, Bloomingdale Park District
October 12 - 13: Prairie Star Quilters Guild quilt show held at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL
October 11 - November 1, Thursday evenings: Begin to Draw Nature 2 at the Morton Arboretum
October 9 evening: Colored Pencil Workshop for Beginners, Bloomingdale Park District
September 11 evening: Colored Pencil Workshop for Beginners, Bloomingdale Park District
September 8 - 29, Saturday mornings: Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum
July 12, 7 - 9pm: Adult Coloring Night, Troll Hunt Edition at the Morton Arboretum
June 6 - July 13: Nature Artist Guild group show at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st Street, Oakbrook, IL
June 2, 2 - 4:30: Color My Cloth at Quilters Quest, Woodridge, IL (see Feb 3 for more)
April 26 - May 17, Thursday evenings: Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum
April 8, 10-1: Beginner Artist Workshop, Colored Pencil at the Morton Arboretum
April 7, 10-1: Beginner Artist Workshop, Colored Pencil at the Morton Arboretum
April 6-8: Nature Artist Guild Spring Show at the Morton Arboretum
March 3 - 24. Saturday mornings: Begin to Draw Nature at the Morton Arboretum
February 7, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, Wednesday evenings: Step by Step Drawing through the Bloomingdale Park District
February 3, 10am - 12:30pm: Color My Cloth at Quilters Quest, Woodridge, IL. Hands on workshop of how to use watercolor pencils and water-soluble crayons to color on fabric.
January 4 - February 1: Group show with the Nature Artist Guild of the Morton Arboretum exhibited at the Downer's Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss Street, Downer's Grove, IL