Education
2023 MFA Institute of American Indian Arts, Studio Arts: Integrated Practice
2021 BA Institute of American Indian Arts, Major: Indigenous Liberal Studies, Minor: Community Wellness
2009-2007 Kyoto City University of the Arts, Research Fellow
2007 Kyoto University, Japanese Language Intensive
2002 BFA Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Major: Textiles, Minor: Art History
Notable Awards
2016 Arts Nova Scotia, Professional Development Grant
2015 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Creation Grant
2011 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Research Grant
2006 Monbukagakusho: MEXT, Japanese Government Research Fellowship
2005 Ontario Craft Council, Volunteer Committee Scholarship
2005 Ontario Arts Council, Project Research Grant
2004 David H. Kaye Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2004 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Creation Grant
2003 Craft Studio Residency & Merit Scholarship, Harbourfront Centre
2003 Vermont Arts Council, Project Opportunity Grant
2003 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Creation Grant
Solo Exhibitions
2019 SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM
2017 SHADOW SOUL SILHOUETTES, Waring Downtown, Beverly, MA
2009 SORO SORO BORO BORO, Sheep’s Public Gallery, Kyoto City, Japan
2009 HOMAGE, Honen-in, Kyoto City, Japan
2008 MEDITATION, Ishida Taiseisha Hall, Kyoto City, Japan
2004 RECYCLED PRAYERS, Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT
2004 WHO’S AFRAID OF THE RAG TRADE, Hooker Dunham Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
2004 OUR SKINS, The Harris-Warke Gallery, Red Deer, AB
2003 WINDOW WORKS, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
2002 FLORALIST, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Group Exhibitions
2024 SELFHOOD, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2023 REGALOS, Hecho Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2023 BEYOND MASTERY, Container/Coe Center, Santa Fe, NM
2022 FINDING THE CENTER, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2022 HERSTORY PRINT COLLECTIVE, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2020 LIVE WIRE: MATERIALS OF A REVOLUTION, Form&Concept, Santa Fe, NM
2020 FEMINIST ART IN THE TRUMP ERA, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2019 MID-CENTURY SANTA FE, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
2016 TEES & TABS, Hermes Gallery, Halifax, NS
2012 THE NEW WAVE, Flatrocks Gallery, Gloucester, MA
2011 THE TRAVELLING RAG ROBES OF ASIA, Hampden Gallery, Amherst, MA
2011 HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE, Hampden Galleries, Amherst, MA
2010 QUILTS FROM THE BEGGARS' CAMP, International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln, NE
2010 THE TRAVELLING RAG ROBES OF ASIA, Toyama Gallery, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
2009 ECHO TOUR March, Kyoto City Prefectural Building, Kyoto, Japan
2009 KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS MASTERS' EXHIBITION, Kyoto City Museum of the Arts
2009 ANNIE E. BROWN, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2009 KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS FOREIGN STUDENT EXHIBITION, Kyoto Art Center, Japan
2009 SHEEP'S GRAND OPENING, Sheep’s Public Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2008 KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS MASTERS' EXHIBITION, Kyoto City Museum of the Arts
2008 ART EXCHANGE SHOW, Art Forum JARFO, Kyoto City, Japan
2008 KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS FOREIGN STUDENT EXHIBITION, Kyoto Art Center, Japan
2007 TRASHFORMATIONS, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2006 TRASHFORMATIONS, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2005 BITS PIECES AND PARTS, John Steinberg & Associates, Toronto, ON
2005 AWARD WINNERS, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON
2005 TRASHFORMATIONS, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2005 FIBERWORKS, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON
2004 APRON TALES, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 SHADOW BOXES, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, ON
2004 SAME TIME SAME PLACE, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 FIBERWORKS, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON
2003 VISIONS AND VOICES, Hooker Dunham Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
2003 MEMBERS' SHOW, Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
2002 IF IMAGES SPEAK 1000 WORDS, Roundhouse CC, Vancouver, BC
2001 ANONYMOUS WOMAN, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2001 KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS FOREIGN STUDENT EXHIBITION, Kyoto Art Center, Japan
2001 FOR ALL TO SEE, The Exhibition Room, Halifax, NS
2001 NSCAD PRINTS, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2001 ARTRAGEOUS MASQUERADE, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Teaching
2019 Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia, Guest Artist, Halifax, NS
2019, 2018 NSCAD University, Summer Faculty, Halifax, NS
2017 U.S. Department of Defense Schools, Guest Artist, Vicenza, Italy
2013 Dharavi Biennale, Guest Artist, Mumbai, India
2013-2010 The Institute of Contemporary Art, Guest Artist, Boston, MA
2005 Sheridan College, Spring Semester, Oakville, ON
2005 Art Gallery of Ontario, Education Dept, Toronto, ON
2005 Harbourfront Centre, Craft Studios, Toronto, ON
2004 York Quay Gallery, Gallery Kids, Toronto, ON
2004 Sketch, Arts Free School, Toronto, ON
2004-2003 Craft Studios, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2002-2000 NSCAD University, Continuing Ed, Halifax, NS
1999-1998 The Boys & Girls Club of America, Brattleboro, VT
Press
2023 Hyperallergic, “An Indigenous MFA Program Moves Beyond ‘Mastery’,” Joelle Mendoza.
2022 Craft Shaping Society: Educating in the Crafts - The Global Experience Book One, “Magic Stitch,” Susie Vickery.
2021 Stitching Stolen Lives: The Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project, Sara Trail and Teresa Duryea Wong.
2020 Albuquerque Journal, “We Became the Furies,” Kathleen Roberts.
2020 Maine Arts Journal, “Feminist Art in the Trump Era,” Lucy Lippard.
2019 Albuquerque Journal, “Spirits in the Material World,” Megan Bennett.
2017 Cape Breton Post, “Meet the Artist: Nika Feldman,” Staff Writer.
2016 American Craft, “Road Warrior,” Deborah Bishop.
2004 Fiber Arts Design Book 7, edited by Susan Mowery Kieffer.
Guest Speaker
2021 University of Ixtlahuaca CUI, Ixtlahuaca, Mexico
2017 The PEG Center for Art and Activism, Newburyport, MA
2017 U.S. Department of Defense Schools, Vicenza, Italy
2016 NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2014 Manitoba Craft Council, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada