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  IWONA RYPESC-KOSTOVIC

  Education

1992 - MFA in Visual Arts, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
1985 - BFA in Painting, the Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo, Bosnia.
 
  Individual Exhibitions
1999 - Threads of Imagination, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO.
  Curator: Margaret Wheeler.
1997 - Waverly House Gallery, Springfield, MO.
1996 - Boger Gallery, College of the Ozarks, MO.
1992 - Disappearing Worlds, Old Dominion University Gallery, Norfolk, VA.
1990 - IWONA, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, Bosnia.
 
  Prizes and Awards
2004 - Devotee Award by Textile Curatorial Council of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
  Minneapolis, MN.
2003 - Best of Show Award at The Uncommon Threads '03,
  St. Charles, IL. Juror: Alyce Van Acker.
2002 - NICHE Award Winner, category - Clothing.
- NICHE Award Finalist, category - Fiber- two-dimensional design.
1997 - Juror's Choice Award at the MOFA, Springfield, MO.
  Juror: Sandy Webster.
- Members' Choice Award at MOFA, Springfield, MO.
1996 - Juror's Choice Award at The Uncommon Threads '96,
  St. Charles, IL. Jurors: Janet Catlow and Sue Peterson.
1995 - Art To Wear Award at MOFA Conference, Cape Girardeau, MO.
  Juror: Arturo Sandoval.
1992 - Liquitex Excellence in Arts Award
1991 - 1st prize at Hampton Roads Intercollegiate Art Exhibition,
  Riddick's Folly, Suffolk, VA; Juror: Deborah Mc Leod.
1990 - National Board for International Scientific, Technical and Cultural
  Collaboration Grant, Sarajevo, Bosnia.
- College of Arts and Letters Graduate Fellowship, ODU, Norfolk, VA.
1986

- 1st prize at the national competition for poster Elections 86,
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

 
  Publications
2004 - "Fiberarts Design Book 7" edited by Susan Mowery Kieffer.
  Published by Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
2003 - "Artist's Profile" by Jody Wright, NICHE Magazine, Winter issue
1997 - "Artist's Statement", ORNAMENT, Fall'97
- "From Poland with Love" by Ginny Lohr, FIBERARTS Magazine March/April
 
  Professional Experience
2007 - International Design Conference - ITESO, Guadalajara, Mexico.
  presentation, workshop and fashion show.
2003 - Experimental Techniques in Textiles - workshop,
  Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
1985/07 - Design and production of one-of-a-kind garments for Iwona Creation.
1996-01 - Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield, MO - costume design.
1997-01 - Eidophusikon Theatre, Springfield, MO - costume design.
1996-97 - Springfield Regional Opera, Springfield, MO - costume design.
1989-90 - Collegium Artisticum Choir of Sarajevo, Bosnia - costume design.
 
  Group Exhibitions
2007 - Fiber Focus '07 - Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Juror: Jane Sauer.
2006 - Artwear in Motion '06 - Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
- Artwear '06 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
2005 - 5th Biennial International Wearable Expressions 2005/2006
  Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Juror: Christie Romero.
2004 - Artwear in Motion '04 - Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
- Artwear '04 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
2003 - Uncommon Threads '03,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
2002 - 4th Biennial International Wearable Expressions 2002/2003,
  Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Juror: Louise Coffey-Webb.
- Artwear '02 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '02,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
2001 - Fiber Focus '01 - Art St.Louis, St.Louis, MO. Juror: Laurel Reuter.
- Artwear '01 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '01,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
2000 - Artwear '00 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '00,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
1999 - Fiber Focus '99 - Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Juror: Yoshiko I. Wada.
- Artwear '99 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '99,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
1998 - Autumn Crafts Park Avenue, New York, NY.
- American Craft Council Fair, Baltimore, MD.
- Artwear '98 - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '98, St. Charles, IL. Juror: Rebecca A.T. Stevens.
1997 - American Craft Council Fair, Baltimore, MD.
- 2nd Biennial International Wearable Expressions 1997/1998,
  Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Juror: Joanne Rapp.
- Fiber Focus '97, Art St.Louis, St.Louis, MO. Juror: Rebecca A.T. Stevens.
- National Contemporary Crafts Competitive, G.A.
  Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Marjorie Schick.
- Artwear '97, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Uncommon Threads '97,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
- Embellishments '97, "Masquerade", Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK.
- The Art of Craft IV, Denver, CO.
- Missouri Fiber Artists' Conference & Juried Exhibition,
  Drury College, Springfield, MO.
1996 - Artwear, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
- Wear Me Out, Lindsey Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- Uncommon Threads '96,The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
  St. Charles, IL.
- Spring Ahead - Lindsey Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- Nouvelle Mode: Wearable Art for the Body, Textile Arts Center,
  Chicago,IL. Juror: Dennis Brozynski.
1995 - Art to Wear, Cambridge Artists Cooperative, Cambridge, MA.
- Missouri Fiber Artists' Conference & Juried Exhibition,
  SEMO Art Museum, Cape Girardeau, MO.