Marty's Résumé

Invitational Exhibitions

• Southern California Contemporary Quilts, Oceanside Museum of Art, Curator: Beth Smith, Oceanside, California, 2020.
• Featured Artist, 12th Expo Patchwork 2020, Quilters de México, World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico, 2020.
• Stories in Cloth, Solo exhibit, Visions Art Museum, Curator: Linda Chase San Diego, California, 2019-20.
• Unbound: Contemporary Rope Art, Highfield Hall & Gardens, Curator: Marcia Young, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2019.
• Featured Artist, Aigu’illes-en-Luberon: Emes Rencontres Internationales de Patchwork Et D’Art Textile, Curator: Nathalie Locquen, Grambois, France, 2019.
• Featured Artist, 24th Le Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Exposition Manager: Lysiane Held, Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France, 2018.
• Salk Institute Women In Science Fashion Show, Salk Institute for Biologic Studies, Curator: Susan Lazear, La Jolla, California, 2017.
• Second Time Around Fashion: Recycled Invitational Wearable Art, Visions Art Museum, Curator: Susan Lazear, San Diego, California, 2013.

Juried Exhibitions

• Naderwelt 2022, Textnet2 Group Exhibit, Curator: Juliette Eckel, Karlsruhe, Rheinstetten, Germany, 2022.
• 26th Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Texnet2 Group Exhibit, Curator: Juliette Eckel, Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France, 2021.
• Form Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art & History, Jurors: Amethyst Rey Beaver, Luanne Rimel, Ben Venom, Curator: Daniel Pfalzgraf, New Albany, Indiana, 2020.
• Intergalactic, Shockboxx Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2020.
• Ancient Art Quilt Exhibition, Emerald Art Center, Juror: Ruth Bass, Springfield, Oregon, 2020.
• A Stitch To Wear, Allegany Arts Council, Juror: Renate Maile-Moskowitz, Cumberland, Maryland, 2019.
• Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia, 2019.
• OURStory: Human Rights Stories in Fabric, Curator: Susanne Jones, traveling exhibition, 2018–2020.
• Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, California, 2018.
• International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, Washington, 2018.
• World of Threads Festival, The Gallery of Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre, Curator: Dawne Rudman, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 2018.
• The Festival of Quilts Exhibition 2017, Birmingham, England, 2017.
• Strings Attached, (Exhibit and Runway Show), Coastline Art Gallery, Curator: David Michael Lee, Newport Beach, California, 2017.
• Form, Not Function, Carnegie Center for Art and History, Jurors: Francoise Barnes, Ramona Lindsey, Shawn Quinlan, New Albany, Indiana, 2017.
• Untethered Thread, SAQA Southern California/Southern Nevada Regional Exhibit, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Curator: Laura Bisagna, Poway, California, 2017.
• Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta Quilt Festival, Judge: Nancy Fuka, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• The Time Machine: A National Juried Exhibition of Original Wearable Art, D’Arts Center, Juror: Carola Jones, Norfolk, Virginia, 2017.
• Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Judges: Sue Nichols and Bobbie Bergquist, Hampton, Virginia, 2017.
• Wearable Expressions: 7th International Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Joris Debo (Belgium), JoAnn C. Staubb (USA), Beatrijs Sterk (Germany), Rancho Palos Verde Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 2017.
• 2016 International Quilt Festival, Special Exhibition: Tattered Splendor, sponsored by SewingMachinesPlus.com, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, 2016.
• 2016 International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, Jurors: Teri Bever, Denny Fox, Louise Harris, Judges: Brandy Lynn Maslowski, Andi Perejda, La Conner, Washington, 2016.
• EcoCreations 7, Arts Longmont, Jurors: Anne Schmid, Denise Perreault, Ani Espriella, Longmont, Colorado, 2016.
• 2015 Best of the Festival Exhibit, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, Jurors: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Teri Bever, Marcia Derse, Judges: Becky Olson Evans, Judy Vilett, La Conner, Washington 2015.
• 2015 Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIV, Santa Clara Convention Center, Judges: Pat Yamin, Helen Powell, Santa Clara, California, 2015.
• 2015 International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, Jurors: Mary Ann Musgrove, Bergen Rose, Larkin Jean Van Horn, Judges: Teri Bever, Elizabeth Spannring, La Conner, Washington.
• 2015 Knit!Stitch!Quilt!, Recycled Apron Special Exhibit, Portland, Oregon, 2015.
• Fantastic Fibers 2015, Yeiser Art Center, Jurors: Marcia Young, Lavern Zabielski, Paducah, Kentucky, 2015.
• 2015 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVI, Judge: Linda Schmidt, Hampton, Virginia.
• 2014 Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIII, Judges: Linda Schmidt, Helen Powell, Santa Clara, California.
• 2013 Pacific International Quilt Festival XXII, Judges: Karen Boutte, Helen Powell, Santa Clara, California.

Awards

• Best of Show, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Wearable Art, Hampton, Virginia, 2019.
• First Place, Full Ensemble, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Wearable Art, Santa Clara, California, 2018.
• Honorable Mention, Full Ensemble, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia, 2017.
• Award of Excellence, Recycled Materials, International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, La Conner, Washington, 2016.
• Second Place & Third Place, Upcycled Garments, San Diego Mesa College Golden Scissors Fashion Show, San Diego, California, 2016.
• Award of Excellence, Recycled materials: Honorable Mention, Wearable Art, International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, La Conner, Washington, 2015.
• Viewers’ Choice, Wearable Art, Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIV, Santa Clara, California, 2015.
• Best of Show, Wearable Art, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show XXVI, Hampton, Virginia, 2015.
• Viewer’s Choice, Wearable Art, Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIV, 2015.
• Grand Prize, Mask Competition Fundraiser, Mengei International Museum, San Diego, California, 2015.
• Best of Show, Wearable Art, Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIII, Santa Clara, California, 2014.
• Viewer’s Choice, Wearable Art, Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIII, Santa Clara, California, 2014.
• First Place, Art Bra Competition, Starry Night Hollow Quilt Shop, Solana Beach, California, 2013.
• Third Place, Full Ensemble, Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIII, Santa Clara, California, 2013.

Fashion Events

• Marty-O Fashion Runway Show, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia, 2021.
• Marty-O Fashion Runway Show; Moderator & Judge for SewBatik Fashion Show, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Oaks, Pennsylvania, 2019.
• Exponential Medicine Conference, Singularity University, Night Visions fluorescent dress inspired by Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D.’s research, professionally modeled and discussed by me during Dr. Panda’s presentation “It’s All About Timing”, Coronado, California, 2018.
• Luminous Fashion Runway Show, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California, 2017.
• Wonderland Fashion Show, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, California, 2016.
• Race Day Fashion Show Fundraiser, Mille Fleurs restaurant, Rancho Santa Fe, California, 2016.
• SewingMachinesPlus.com Wearable Art Contest, San Marcos, California, 2015.
• A Walk on the Wild Side Fashion Show, American Sewing Guild National Conference, San Diego, 2015.
• Fusion Fundraiser Mask Competition (grand prize), Mengei International Museum, San Diego, California, 2014.
• Art Bra Competition, Starry Night Hollow Quilt Shop, Solana Beach, California, 2013.

Curation

• Knot Aging: The Embellished Life of Rita Zurell, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California, 2018.
• 2016 International Quilt Festival, Special Exhibition, Tattered Splendor, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, 2016.

Media/Publications

• “Marty Ornish: Neues Leben für alte Quilts”, Patchwork Professional, Germany, April 2020.
• “Expo Patchwork 2020 in Mexico City”, pacificrimquilt.com/blog April 1, 2020.
• “1919”, OURstory Quilts: Human Rights Stories in Fabric, Susanne Miller Jones, Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania, 2019.
• “La Mesa Artist Creates Clothing By Turning Trash Into Treasures”, San Diego Union-Tribune, , November 26, 2019.
• “Stories In Cloth”, by Diana Cavagnaro, San Diego DOWNTOWN News, November 1, 2019.
• “Five Exhibitions of Quilt and Fabric Art”, by Karla Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 16, 2019.
• “Marty Ornish Upcycled Couture” by Beth Smith, FiberArtNow, Spring 2019.
• “Check Out Marty Ornish’s Artwork”, SDVoyager, November 26, 2018.
• “Age No Impediment to Fiber Artist’s Creativity”, San Diego Union, by Pam Kragen, July 15, 2018.
• “La Cage a Crinoline”, Online Gallery, Emerging Artist Gallery, http://fiberartnow, March 2018.
• “European Patchwork Meeting”, Luna Lovequilt’s Blog, September 21, 2018.
• “Le quilt de recoup pour des robes sophistiquees”, and “La voiture dans la virtrine”, Dernieres Nouvelles D’Alsace (newspaper), September 18, 2018.
• “Skirtopolis”, Altered Couture, Summer 2018.
• “How Do Vintage Quilts Create ‘Tattered Splendor’?”, thequiltshowblog.com, March 13, 2017.
• “Go Tell It At The Quilt Show! Interview with Marty Ornish”, Quiltalliance.org, 2017.
• “Tattered Splendor with Marty Ornish”, The Quilt Show, March 12, 2017.
• “A Brief History of Shibori”, Altered Couture, Autumn 2017 (cover photo and article).
• “50 Shades of Blue”, Belle Armoire, Summer, 2017.
• “Rubber Duckie You’re My Friend”, Altered Couture, Summer 2017.
• “Sew Crazy”, Belle Armoire, Winter, 2017.
• “When Is It OK To Cut Up An Old Quilt?”, A Newsletter from Meg Cox, November, 2016.
• “The Alchemy of Rust”, Altered Couture, Summer 2016.
• “So Crazy After All these Years”, Excellence In Fibers On-line Gallery, Fiber Arts Now, 2016.
• “Legendary Linen” and “Made With Love, Altered Couture, Winter 2016.
• “Camo Goes Couture”, Altered Couture, , Winter 2015.
• “Dancing Dragonfly”, Altered Couture, Summer 2015.

Professional Affiliations and Activities

• Volunteer, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California, 2009–present.
• Frequent speaker, American Sewing Guild, El Cajon Chapter.
• Juried Artist, Studio Art Quilt Associates.
• Teacher/lecturer, Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds.
• Special Events and Front Desk Volunteer, Visions Art Museum, 2009–present.
• Board Member and Judge, San Diego Mesa College Fashion Advisory Board, 2015–present

 

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