Rebekah T. Younger
Woolwich, Maine
Education │ Exhibitions │ Galleries │ Awards │ Commissions │ Articles │ In Print │ Collections │ Teaching │ Employment │Affiliations
Born
1955 New Haven, Connecticut
2008 MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts - Goddard College - Plainfield, Vermont
1999 Ordained Minister - Unity of the Spirit - Orinda, California
1985-88 Machine Knitting and Design Classes - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois
1976 B. A. in Fine Art - Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin
2009 "Intertwined – An Exhibition of Maine Fiber Arts" – Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine – Orono, Maine
2008 Rest Room Installation – The Manor - Goddard College – Plainfield, Vermont
"Camera as Artist’s Tool" – Addison Woolley Gallery – Portland, Maine
2007 "Maine Photography Competition" – Town Hall Boothbay Railway Village – Boothbay, Maine
2006 "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XVI" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Wear Art Now...And Then" - Fuller Craft Museum - Brockton, Massachusetts
Photographs – West Island Gallery, Georgetown, Maine
2005 "Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion" - San Francisco Museum of Fine Art - Legion of Honor - San Francisco, California
2004 "Work of the Hand - 2004" - Center for Maine Contemporary Art - Rockport, Maine
"DeCordova Style 2004" - DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park - Lincoln, Massachusetts
"The Gifted Hand" - University of Southern Maine/Lewiston-Auburn - Lewiston, Maine
"Contemporary Maine Fiber Art" - Center for Maine Contemporary Art - Rockport, Maine
2003 "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XIII" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Clothes for the Collector" - Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts - Detroit, Michigan
2002 "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XII" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2000 "Colored Threads/Art To Wear X" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1999 "Colored Threads/Art To Wear IX" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Design with HeArt" - Liliana Braico Gallery - Carmel, California
1998 "The Art of Fashion" - Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, Arizona
"Wearable Expressions ‘98" - Palos Verdes Art Center - Rancho Palos Verdes, California
1997 "The Art of Fashion" - Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, Arizona
"Alumni Art Exhibit" - Wright Museum of Art - Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin
"Wearables" - Mind’s Eye Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona
1996 "Artwear Exhibition" - Artfibers Gallery - San Francisco, California
"Colored Threads VI" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"SOFA Expo" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Miami, Florida
1995 "Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon
"Colored Threads V" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Art to Wear" - Mobilia Gallery - Cambridge, Massachusetts
1994 "Art as a Healing Force: Personal Transformation" - Badé Museum - Pacific School of Religion - Berkeley, California
"Open Sculpture and Crafts Exhibition" - Marin Society of Artists - Ross, California
"The Body Beautiful" - Lower Columbia College - Longview, Washington
"Her Hands" - Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery - University of Maryland Baltimore County - Baltimore, Maryland
Synopsys Corporation - Mountain View, California
"Art to Wear" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Obiko - San Francisco, California
1993 3COM Corporation - Santa Clara, California
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. - San Jose California
"Colored Threads/Wearable Art III" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Fine Crafts ‘93" - Matrix Gallery - Sacramento, California
"The Art of Craft" - Bedford Gallery - Walnut Creek, California
"Pride of Oakland" - Festival at the Lake - Oakland, California
"25th Annual Textile Exhibit" - Olive Hyde Art Gallery - Fremont, California
"Oakland’s Own/People and Fashion Project" - Jack London Square - Oakland, California
John F. Kennedy University - Orinda, California
1992 "It’s a Wrap" - San Francisco Women Artists Gallery - San Francisco, California
"The Art of Craft" - San Francisco Women Artist Gallery - San Francisco, California
"Paper Trails" - San Francisco Women Artist Gallery - San Francisco, California
"Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon
1991 "The Way of the Doll Show" - York Street Studios - San Francisco, California
"If the Art Fits...Wear It" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois
Obiko - San Francisco, California
1990 "If the Art Fits...Wear It" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois
1989 "Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon
1987 "Figurative Fiber" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois
Selected Gallery Representation
Artemisia – Taos, New Mexico Anne Namba Designs – Honolulu, Hawaii
Gallery Five - Tequesta, Florida Dreamweaver – Edgartown, Massachusetts
Textile Museum Gift Shop - Washington, D.C. Skera Gallery – Northampton, Massachusetts
Sarit - Palm Desert, California Mimosa - Saratoga Springs, New York
2001 Honorable Mention - ACC Baltimore Retail Craft Show - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2000 Niche Award Finalist - "Fashion Accessories" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland
1999 Niche Award Winner - "Fashion Accessories" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland
Niche Award Finalist - "Fiber-Knitted" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland
Niche Award Finalist - "Surface Design" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland
1998 Niche Award Finalist - "Fiber-Knitted" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland
1994 Tamalpais Weavers Award - "Open Sculpture and Crafts Exhibition" - Marin Society of Artists - Ross, California
1992 Merit Award - "Art of Craft" - San Francisco Women Artists Gallery - San Francisco, California
1995 Knit Costumes - San Francisco Ballet - San Francisco, California
1989 & 1994 Sweaters - Raymond Saunders - Artist - Oakland, California
Great Knits: Texture and Color Techniques - reprint of my article in book form from THREADS - Taunton Press - 1995
Rebekah Younger - THREADS - "Subtle Color Shading for Patterned Knits" - June 1995
Rebekah Younger - Flash of Perception - Portfolio: Photography and Artwork - October 2009
THE CRAFTS REPORT – Cover Image – "Crafts Insight: Wearable & Decorative Fiber" – January 2007
Jan Shepherd - NEW ENGLAND CRAFTS CONNOISSEUR - "Turning knitwear into a canvas for color" - Fall 2006
Melissa Leventon - ARTWEAR: FASHION AND ANTI-FASHION - Exhibit catalogue for 2005 exhibit at Legion of Honor Fine Art Museum, San Francisco, California - Thames & Hudson - 2005
Bernadette Finnerty - THE CRAFTS REPORT - Featured Profile - July 2002
Chiori Santiago - ORNAMENT - "Rebekah Younger- A Whole Cloth" - Winter 1999
Fiberarts Design Book Six - Lark Books - 1999
The Complete Book of Scarves - Gallery Section - edited by Cindy Stoeckl - Chapelle Limited Publishers - 1998
Bonnie Martin - BAY AREA BUSINESS WOMEN’S CALENDAR - "A Showcase of Women Artisans" - December 1996
FIBERARTS - "New Lines - A Collection of Clothing" - March/April 1996
Harriet Swift - THE TRIBUNE - "Artists are Opening Their Doors" - June 8, 1990
Chicago Urban League New Wing Collection - Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago Hospital - Oncology Floor - Bernard Mitchell Pavilion - Chicago, Illinois
Beloit College Black Student Union - Beloit, Wisconsin
Raymond Saunders - Oakland, California
2009 Guest Lecturer “Ikebana – Heaven, Earth and Man” – “Expressive Arts” – University of Maine – Farmington – Farmington, Maine
"Sweater Design" and "Contemplative Photography" – Merrymeeting Adult Education – Topsham, Maine
2006 Split Rock Arts Program - "Essentials of Knitwear Design: The Swatch" - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2005 Split Rock Arts Program - "Knitwear: Exploring Color and Design" - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Design with Heart - "From Vision to Reality: Creating as a Way of Life" - Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, San Diego, California
1998 Cochenille Workshops - " Dye Techniques for Knits" - Cochenille Software, San Diego, California
2009-present Owner/Designer – inSite Contemplative Design – Woolwich, Maine
1988-present Owner & Knitwear Designer - Younger Knits - Woolwich, Maine
1992-1995 Patternmaker & Knitwear Designer - Margaret O’Leary, Inc. - San Francisco, California
1992 Artist/Instructor - Student Outreach Pilot Program - Pro Arts - Oakland, California
1979-1988 Owner & Franchisee - The Great Frame Up - Chicago, Illinois
1980-1988 President - Younger Gallery, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois
1986-1988 Chairman - Outdoor Art Committee - Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce - Chicago, Illinois
1985 Art Publisher - Poster Images - Younger Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
1984 Artist’s Representative - Turtel Onli - NY Art Expo - Wearable Art Show - New York City, New York
1981-1982 Art Publisher - Younger Gallery Art Cards and Calendar - Chicago, Illinois
American Craft Association
Maine Crafts Association
Chocolate Church Arts Center