Jurors

Mary Ruth Smith

Mary Ruth Smith is a Professor of Art at Baylor University, Waco, Texas where she teaches courses in fibers and art education. She holds a PhD. in Art Education from Florida State University and a MFA in Fabric Design from the University of Georgia. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally. Smith’s work has appeared in Fiberarts Design Books Six and Seven, Surface Design Journal, Embroidery Magazine and Art Crowd. Recent exhibitions include Quilt National 2005 & 2007, Visions 2006, Small Expressions, From Lausanne to Beijing: 4th International Fiber Art Biennale (China), Man+Woman=Creation (Costa Rica), and Pojagis From American Friends (Korea). She has taught workshops and presented lectures throughout the United States.

Vibeke Riisberg

Vibeke Riisberg is educated as a Textile Artist & Designer at The Art and Craft School in Copenhagen 1977. In 1987 she studied computer graphics at Visual School of Arts, New York. In 2006 she completed her PhD thesis: Design and production of printed textiles - from analog to digital processes, from The School of Architecture Aarhus, Denmark. Her professional experience includes textile art, design and consulting for the textile industry as well as teaching. Riisberg has worked, exhibited and lectured internationally, and is represented in several books on textile art and design. She has also been awarded some of the most prestigious grants and awards in Denmark. Vibeke Riisberg’s current research, in collaboration with textile engineer Joy Boutrup, is focused on new decorative solutions to adjust daylight in office spaces.

Rebecca A.T. Stevens

Rebecca A.T. Stevens holds a MFA degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC and a BA from Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. She is the author of numerous articles on contemporary American textiles, exhibition catalogues and two books, The Kimono Inspiration: Art and Art-to-Wear in America with Yoshiko Wada and Ed Rossbach, and 40 Years of Innovation and Exploration in Fiber Art with Ann Rowe. Her work includes local, regional, national and international consulting, jurying and lecturing. She is a member of American Crafts Council, and has served as a Board member of Friends of Fiberart International, James Renwick Alliance, The Textile Museum Journal, Studio Art Quilt Associates and Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture.