EDUCATION
University of Washington; B.F.A., Fiber – 1981
Western Washington University; Textile Design – 1976-1978
Continuing Education classes at Cornish Institute, University of Washington, Workshop with Nancy Crow
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum; La Conner, WA; “Birds of a Fiber” – 2024
Schack Art Center; Everett, WA; “23rd Schack Art Center Juried Art Exhibit” – 2023
The Kavanagh Gallery; St. Charles, IL; “Environments” – 2023
SDA Eastside Group Show; NU Hurst Library; Kirkland, WA – 2019
VALA Gallery; Kirkland, WA; “Nature in Fiber” – 2019
Arete Lounge Gallery; Kirkland, WA; “Creative Contemplations” – 2018
Vision 5 Gallery, Redmond, WA; “Design Revelations” – 2017
Shadow Lake Nature Preserve; Renton, WA; “Elegant Beauty” – 2017
Schack Art Center; Everett, WA; “Fiber Fusion” – 2017
Northwind Arts Center; Port Townsend, WA; “Fiber Fusion” – 2017
Vala Art Center; Redmond, WA; “Fiber Fusion” – 2016-2017
Vala Art Center; Redmond, WA; “Regional Show” – 2016-2017
Vision 5 Gallery; Redmond, WA; “Surface Speculations” – 2016
Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH; “Flower Power” – 2016
Allied Arts Gallery; Richland, WA; “Fiber Fusion” – 2016
Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH; “Flower Power” – 2016
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “12th N.W. Contemporary ArtQuilt Invitational” – 2014
Aullwood Audubon Center; Dayton, OH; “Wild Lands, Wild Life” – 2014
Brackenwood Gallery; “Small Pleasures”; Langley, WA – 2013
Brackenwood Gallery; “Contemporary Art Quilts & Textiles”; Langley, WA – 2013
East Shore Gallery; Bellevue, WA; “All Creatures Great and Small – 2013
Concert/Art Show with The Tiptons at Studio East; Kirkland, WA; 2013
Aullwood Audubon Center; Dayton, OH; “The Good Earth” – 2012
Northwest Quilting Expo; Portland, OR; “25 Years of Art Quilting by C.Q.A.” – 2011
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “11th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 2011
Unity of Bellevue; Bellevue, WA; “Spring Tones” Concert and Art – 2011
Olympia Little Theater; Olympia, WA; “Basket Makers” – 2011
Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art; Artwalk – 2010
Studio East; Kirkland, WA; “Quilters” – 2010
The Main Street Gallery; Groton, N.Y.; “National Small Art Quilt Works” – 2009
Studio East; Kirkland, WA; “Into the Woods” – 2009
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “10th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 2008
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “9th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 2006
ArtsWest; Seattle, WA; “In the Garden and Elsewhere” – 2006
Gallery 110; Seattle, WA; “Restating Empire” – 2006
Phinney Center Gallery; Seattle, WA; “Matt Calcavecchia and Gale Whitney” – 2006
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “8th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 2005
New England Quilt Museum; Lowell, MA; “Piece de Resistance” – 2005
Glover Gallery; Kirkland, WA – 2004-2005
The Kotinsky Gallery; Pompton Lakes, N.J.; “Cocktail Party” – 2004
The Joe Bar; Seattle, WA; “Felt” – 2004
Bellevue Arts Museum; Bellevue, WA; “Home” – 2003
Bellevue Arts Museum; Bellevue, WA; “Our Response To Place” – 2002
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “6th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 2001
Aullwood Audubon Center; Dayton, OH; “The Good Earth” – 2000
The American Art Company; Tacoma, WA; “5th N.W. Contemporary Art Quilt Invitational” – 1999
International Quilt Market; St. Louis, MO; “Special Exhibit” – 1998
Harrison Street Gallery Seattle Center; Seattle, WA; “International Women’s Day” – 1997
Art Center Gallery; Seattle, WA; “Quilts at the Art Center” – 1996
Benton County Historical Society and Museum; Philomath, OR – “Appliquetions”; 1995
Washington Center for the Performing Arts; Olympia, WA – “The Art of the Quilt”; 1993
American Gallery of Quilt and Textile Art; Gig Harbor, WA – 1984-1988
Panaca Gallery; Bellevue, WA – 1983-1985
Museum of History and Industry; Seattle, WA; “Northwest Crafts Exhibition” – 1982
Gail Chase Gallery; Bellevue, WA; “National Miniature Fiber Exhibition” – 1982
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Gale Whitney, A Portfolio of Art Quilts” Self-Published, January, 2020
Brackenwood Gallery Blog; “Not Your Average Quilts” – June, 2013
Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits; Sterling Publishing – March 2013
Surface Design Magazine – Summer 2009
“Contemporary QuiltArt Association: 20th Anniversary” – 2008
Tacoma Weekly; “Quilt Artists Take It To Another Level” – October 30, 2008
“Joe Bar; As Curated by Jess Van Nostrand” – December 2006
ArtsWest Website; “In the Gallery”; www.artswest.org – July, August 2006
New England Quilt Museum; CD, Piece de Resistance: Batik Quilts – 2005
Tacoma Weekly; “Contemporary Art Quilts Create A Dazzling Visual Feast”; Section B, Page 1 – May 5, 2005
American Quilter Magazine; “East Weds West”; Pg. 6+8 – Spring 2000
Art/Quilt Magazine; “Commission/Installation/Quilts”; Pg. 10, Issue #12 – 2000
American Quilter Magazine; “The Critical Eye”; Pg. 27 – Spring 1995