I was a founding member of the performance art group, The Girl Artists, based in Portland, Oregon from 1980 through 1986. The papers of The Girl Artists performance and installation works are in the collections of The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/girl-artists-records-22236/historical-note
Performance/Installations as a member of THE GIRL ARTISTS collaborative:
1986 Souvenirs, performance/installation: co-sponsored by Center on Contemporary Art
(COCA) and On The Boards, Seattle, WA
The Evergreen State College Experimental Theater, Olympia, WA
1985 Souvenirs, performance/installation: Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR
1984 Shopping in America, performance/installation: Oranges/Sardines Gallery, co-sponsored
by LACE and The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, CA
Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1984 The Coast Show, group show: Public Image, New York, NY
1983 Shopping in America, performance/installation: Portland Center for the Visual
Arts, Portland, OR
1983 The Matrons of the Arts, unofficial performance: Oregon Biennial reception,
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1982 TV Guidance, performance/installation: Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR
913 E. Pine Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR
1982 Free Portraits, performance: Bumbershoot Festival, commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission
1981 The Girl Artists: A 30-Year Retrospective, 1952-1981: Troy Laundry Studios,
Portland, OR
1981 Art in Spite of Artquake/Free Portraits, unofficial performance: ArtQuake Festival,
Portland, OR
1981 Getting Into Modern Art Or a Contemporary Look at Trends and Isms, installation:
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum
1981 Split Shift Cafe, performance/installation: Open Space, Seattle, WA
The Art Politik, National Conference sponsored by And/Or gallery and The
National Endowment for the Arts, Seattle, WA
1980 Split Shift Cafe, performance/installation: Arts Place, Portland, OR
1980 The Girl Artists' Group Show: Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR
Grants (with The Girl Artists):
National Endowment for the Arts, Inter-Arts Grant, through PCVA commission
Oregon Arts Commission, Arts Organization Project Grant
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Artists Project Grant, Portland, OR
Sitka Trust, Project Grant, Portland, OR
And/Or Artists Project Grant, Seattle, WA
Seattle Arts Commission, Artists Project Grant, Seattle, WA
McKenzie River Gathering, Project Grant, Seattle, WA & Portland, OR
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/girl-artists-records-22236/historical-note
Performance/Installations as a member of THE GIRL ARTISTS collaborative:
1986 Souvenirs, performance/installation: co-sponsored by Center on Contemporary Art
(COCA) and On The Boards, Seattle, WA
The Evergreen State College Experimental Theater, Olympia, WA
1985 Souvenirs, performance/installation: Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR
1984 Shopping in America, performance/installation: Oranges/Sardines Gallery, co-sponsored
by LACE and The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, CA
Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1984 The Coast Show, group show: Public Image, New York, NY
1983 Shopping in America, performance/installation: Portland Center for the Visual
Arts, Portland, OR
1983 The Matrons of the Arts, unofficial performance: Oregon Biennial reception,
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1982 TV Guidance, performance/installation: Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR
913 E. Pine Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR
1982 Free Portraits, performance: Bumbershoot Festival, commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission
1981 The Girl Artists: A 30-Year Retrospective, 1952-1981: Troy Laundry Studios,
Portland, OR
1981 Art in Spite of Artquake/Free Portraits, unofficial performance: ArtQuake Festival,
Portland, OR
1981 Getting Into Modern Art Or a Contemporary Look at Trends and Isms, installation:
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum
1981 Split Shift Cafe, performance/installation: Open Space, Seattle, WA
The Art Politik, National Conference sponsored by And/Or gallery and The
National Endowment for the Arts, Seattle, WA
1980 Split Shift Cafe, performance/installation: Arts Place, Portland, OR
1980 The Girl Artists' Group Show: Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR
Grants (with The Girl Artists):
National Endowment for the Arts, Inter-Arts Grant, through PCVA commission
Oregon Arts Commission, Arts Organization Project Grant
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Artists Project Grant, Portland, OR
Sitka Trust, Project Grant, Portland, OR
And/Or Artists Project Grant, Seattle, WA
Seattle Arts Commission, Artists Project Grant, Seattle, WA
McKenzie River Gathering, Project Grant, Seattle, WA & Portland, OR
