1955     New Haven, Connecticut

2008         MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts - Goddard College - Plainfield, Vermont

1999         Ordained Minister - Unity of the Spirit - Orinda, California

1985-88     Machine Knitting and Design Classes - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois

1976         B. A. in Fine Art - Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin

2012     “Earth, Water & Fire” – solo – Aryaloka Buddhist Center – Newmarket, New Hampshire

2009     "Intertwined – An Exhibition of Maine Fiber Arts" – Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine – Orono, Maine

2008      Rest Room Installation – The Manor - Goddard College – Plainfield, Vermont

    "Camera as Artist’s Tool" – Addison Woolley Gallery – Portland, Maine

2007     "Maine Photography Competition" – Town Hall Boothbay Railway Village – Boothbay, Maine

2006     "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XVI" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  "Wear Art Now...And Then" - Fuller Craft Museum - Brockton, Massachusetts

   Photographs – West Island Gallery, Georgetown, Maine

2005     "Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion" - San Francisco Museum of Fine Art - Legion of Honor - San Francisco, California

2004     "Work of the Hand - 2004" - Center for Maine Contemporary Art - Rockport, Maine

  "DeCordova Style 2004" - DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park - Lincoln, Massachusetts

  "The Gifted Hand" - University of Southern Maine/Lewiston-Auburn - Lewiston, Maine

  "Contemporary Maine Fiber Art" - Center for Maine Contemporary Art - Rockport, Maine

2003     "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XIII" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  "Clothes for the Collector" - Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts - Detroit, Michigan

2002     "Colored Threads/Art To Wear XII" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2000     "Colored Threads/Art To Wear X" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1999     "Colored Threads/Art To Wear IX" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  "Design with HeArt" - Liliana Braico Gallery - Carmel, California

1998     "The Art of Fashion" - Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, Arizona

  "Wearable Expressions ‘98" - Palos Verdes Art Center - Rancho Palos Verdes, California

1997     "The Art of Fashion" - Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, Arizona

  "Alumni Art Exhibit" - Wright Museum of Art - Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin

  "Wearables" - Mind’s Eye Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona

1996     "Artwear Exhibition" - Artfibers Gallery - San Francisco, California

  "Colored Threads VI" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  "SOFA Expo" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Miami, Florida

1995     "Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon

  "Colored Threads V" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  "Art to Wear" - Mobilia Gallery - Cambridge, Massachusetts

1994     "Art as a Healing Force: Personal Transformation" - Badé Museum - Pacific School of Religion -  Berkeley, California

  "Open Sculpture and Crafts Exhibition" - Marin Society of Artists - Ross, California

  "The Body Beautiful" - Lower Columbia College - Longview, Washington

  "Her Hands" - Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery - University of Maryland Baltimore County - Baltimore, Maryland

  Synopsys Corporation - Mountain View, California

 "Art to Wear" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Obiko - San Francisco, California

1993     3COM Corporation - Santa Clara, California

  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. - San Jose California

 "Colored Threads/Wearable Art III" - Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 "Fine Crafts ‘93" - Matrix Gallery - Sacramento, California

 "The Art of Craft" - Bedford Gallery - Walnut Creek, California

 "Pride of Oakland" - Festival at the Lake - Oakland, California

 "25th Annual Textile Exhibit" - Olive Hyde Art Gallery - Fremont, California

 "Oakland’s Own/People and Fashion Project" - Jack London Square - Oakland, California

  John F. Kennedy University - Orinda, California

1992     "It’s a Wrap" - San Francisco Women Artists Gallery - San Francisco, California

  "The Art of Craft" - San Francisco Women Artist Gallery - San Francisco, California

  "Paper Trails" - San Francisco Women Artist Gallery - San Francisco, California

  "Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon

1991     "The Way of the Doll Show" - York Street Studios - San Francisco, California

  "If the Art Fits...Wear It" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois

   Obiko - San Francisco, California

1990     "If the Art Fits...Wear It" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois

1989     "Designed to Wear" - Oregon School of Arts & Crafts - Portland, Oregon

1987     "Figurative Fiber" - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois

Anne Namba Designs – Honolulu, Hawaii
Gallery Five - Tequesta, Florida                       
Skera Gallery – Northampton, Massachusetts
Sarit - Palm Desert, California                          
Mimosa - Saratoga Springs, New York

2001     Honorable Mention - ACC Baltimore Retail Craft Show - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland

2000     Niche Award Finalist - "Fashion Accessories" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland

1999     Niche Award Winner - "Fashion Accessories" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland

    Niche Award Finalist - "Fiber-Knitted" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland

    Niche Award Finalist - "Surface Design" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland

1998     Niche Award Finalist - "Fiber-Knitted" - Niche Magazine - Baltimore, Maryland

1994     Tamalpais Weavers Award - "Open Sculpture and Crafts Exhibition" - Marin Society of Artists - Ross, California

1992     Merit Award - "Art of Craft" - San Francisco Women Artists Gallery - San Francisco, California

1995             Knit Costumes - San Francisco Ballet - San Francisco, California

1989 & 1994 Sweaters - Raymond Saunders - Artist - Oakland, California

Great Knits: Texture and Color Techniques - reprint of my article in book form from THREADS - Taunton Press - 1995

Rebekah Younger - THREADS - "Subtle Color Shading for Patterned Knits" - June 1995

"Pursuit" (CD cover art) – Richard Nelson Large Ensemble – 2011

Aislinn Sarnacki – BANGOR DAILY NEWS – “She put artwork into her sweaters” – March 11, 2011

CLOCKWORKS: GODDARD ALUMNI MAGAZINE – Cover Image – “ Released” – Fall 2009

Jan Shepherd - NEW ENGLAND CRAFTS CONNOISSEUR - "Turning knitwear into a canvas for color" - Fall 2006

Melissa Leventon - ARTWEAR: FASHION AND ANTI-FASHION - Exhibit catalogue for 2005 exhibit at Legion of Honor Fine Art Museum, San Francisco, California - Thames & Hudson - 2005

Bernadette Finnerty - THE CRAFTS REPORT - Featured Profile - July 2002

Chiori Santiago - ORNAMENT - "Rebekah Younger- A Whole Cloth" - Winter 1999

Fiberarts Design Book Six - Lark Books - 1999

The Complete Book of Scarves - Gallery Section - edited by Cindy Stoeckl - Chapelle Limited Publishers - 1998

Bonnie Martin - BAY AREA BUSINESS WOMEN’S CALENDAR - "A Showcase of Women Artisans" - December 1996

FIBERARTS - "New Lines - A Collection of Clothing" - March/April 1996

Harriet Swift - THE TRIBUNE - "Artists are Opening Their Doors" - June 8, 1990

Chicago Urban League New Wing Collection - Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago Hospital - Oncology Floor - Bernard Mitchell Pavilion - Chicago, Illinois

Beloit College Black Student Union - Beloit, Wisconsin

Raymond Saunders - Oakland, California

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