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Leah Parkhurst

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  • Stationery Bike
  • Dirty Art History
  • Movement
  • Workshops and Events!
  • CV
  • About Leah

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Leah A. Parkhurst

Design, Research and Movement

Milwaukee, WI, 414.510.3755, RustbeltFiberwerks@gmail.com, LeahParkhurst.com


Education:

2020   MA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Business Design and Arts Leadership, Savannah, GA

2014    BA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Art History, Milwaukee, WI

2006   BFA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fibers-Surface Design, Milwaukee, WI  

2000   Certificate, Worcester Center for Crafts, Metalsmithing, Worcester, MA 

2019-2020  Internship, Center for Craft’s Windgate Museum Intern for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI  

2018  Internship, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

2018  Internship, Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, WI

 

2021  Peak Pilates Comprehensive Certification Levels I & II 

2015  Athletics and Fitness Association of American Certification

2014  Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification

2014  Level III Reiki Certification

2011  Spinning and Schwinn Cycling Certification


Employment & Experience:

Owner:    

2006-Present Rustbelt Fiberwerks, Milwaukee, WI  


Group Cycling, Pilates and Yoga Instructor:    

2013-Present Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI  

2012-2017  Klotsche Center at UWM, Milwaukee, WI


Studio Coordinator:

2022-Present  Cloud 9 Workshop, Milwaukee, WI

  

Teaching/Workshops:

2023  “Pilates Circuit Workshop,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2023  “DIY Screen-printing Workshop,” Cloud 9 Workshop, Milwaukee, WI

2023  “Transformative Surface Design,” Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN

2023  “Pilates: Intro to Tower Workshop,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2023  “Pilates: Intro to Chair Workshop,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2022  “Exploring the Small Barrel in Pilates,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2022  “Three Ways Pilates Can Help You Stay Injury Free,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2022  “Pilates and Posture,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2022  “Introduction to Pilates Principles,” Jewish Community Center, Whitefish Bay, WI

2019  “DIY Screen-printing Workshop,” Cloud 9 Workshop, Milwaukee, WI

2013  “Valentines for Kids and Parents, an ArTogether Class,” in collaboration with Kelcey Kalumbula, Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2013  “Two Part Textile Printing and Sewing Workshop,” Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI 

2012  “Stenciling Workshop,” Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “Surface Design Workshop,” Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “Collagraph Workshop,” Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “Papermaking Workshop,” in collaboration with Kelcey Kalumbula, Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “Polish Valentine Papercutting Workshop,” in collaboration with Kasia Drake-Hames, Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “Experiments in Drawing,” in collaboration with Kasia Drake Hames, Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2012  “DIY Printing Workshop: Block Printing and Screen-printing,” in collaboration with Kasia Drake Hames, Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2011  “DIY Textile Printing,” Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2009  “Screen-printing without a Darkroom,” Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI


Research, Articles and Independent Projects:

2023  “Albert Bierstadt,” Multnomah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Portland, OR  

2022  Jane Chapin Headstone Dedication, Multnomah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Portland, OR  

2022    “Oregon Soldiers in the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, 1898-1899,” Multnomah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Portland, OR    

2020-Present  The Limner Group, Dirty Art History, Stationery Bike, Milwaukee, WI  


Vendor:

2022  Saint Kate Holiday Marketplace, Milwaukee, WI

2012  Buy Local Bazaar, Milwaukee, WI

2011  Gallery Night, Milwaukee, WI

2010  East Town Market, Milwaukee, WI

2010  Midsummer Festival of the Arts, Sheboygan, WI

2010  Craftacular, Madison, WI

2010  Urban Folk Circuit, Chicago, IL

2009-2010  Handmade Market, Chicago, IL

2009  Spring Bada Bing, Richmond, VA

2009  Craft Saturday, Des Moines, IA

2009  Crafty Feast, Columbia, SC

2009  INDIEana Handicraft Exchange, Indianapolis, IN

2009-2010    East Side Green Market, Milwaukee, WI

2009  Green Music Fest, Chicago, IL

2009  Design Hive, Boston, MA

2009  Oddmall, Akron, OH

2009  DIY Trunk Show, Chicago, IL  

2008  Hunger Task Force Fund Raiser, Milwaukee, WI  

2008  South Shore Water Frolics, Milwaukee, WI

2008  Riverwest Artist Association, Chalk Festival, Whitefish Bay, WI

2008-2010  Renegade Craft Fair, Chicago, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Austin  

2008  Strange Folk Festival, St. Louis, MO  

2008  Indie Craft Experience, Atlanta, GA

2008  Crafty Wonderland, Portland, OR

2007-2013  Art vs. Craft, Milwaukee, WI

2007-2009  Milwaukee Artists Market, Milwaukee, WI  

2007-2011  Discovery Museum, Milwaukee, WI

2006-2008  East Side Open Market, Milwaukee, WI  

2001-2016  Art Walk, Milwaukee, WI


Retail:

2011-2016  Rustbelt Fiberwerks Store, Milwaukee, WI

2011  Verde Eco Boutique, Mequon, WI

2010-2012  Anthology, Madison, WI

2009  Oniomania, Milwaukee, WI

2009  Brady Street Futon, Milwaukee, WI

2009  Beans and Barley, Milwaukee, WI

2009  Renegade Handmade, Chicago, IL

2009  Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2009-2012  Sparrow Collective Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2009-2012  I Like You, Minneapolis, MN

2008-2009  Fasten, Milwaukee, WI

2007-2019     Worcester Center for Crafts Gallery Store, Worcester, MA

2007-2009  Paper Boat Gallery, Milwaukee, WI


Solo Exhibitions:

2008    Mercy Hill Gallery, “Screen-prints on Paper,” Milwaukee, WI  


Group Exhibitions:    

2016  Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI

2007  Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, “WPCA Annual Juried Exhibition,” Milwaukee, WI

2007    Insite, “You Are Beautiful,” Milwaukee, WI  

2000  Millworks Gallery, “School for Professional Crafts Exhibition,” Uxbridge, MA


Press:

2011  Riverwest Currents, “Rustbelt Fiberwerks: Fanciful Fabrics That Wear Like Iron,” by Jim Loew

2010  88.9 Radio Milwaukee, “Make Milwaukee”: Week 3, Stop 2 of 9: Leah Parkhurst’s Rustbelt Fiberwerks

2010  Shepherd Express, “Art vs. Craft” by Shepherd Express staff

2010  Inspired by Everything, “Rustbelt Fiberwerks” by Alana W. Piper

2010  Vital Source, “Art vs. Craft: Four Years in the Make-It-Yourself Making,” by A. L. Herzog

2009   OnMilwaukee, “Art vs. Craft 2009 is Here” by Julie Lawrence

2009  Wandering Educators, “Artist of the Month: Leah Parkhurst”

2009  Madison Magazine, “Stylemaker Q&A: Buttons, Bangles and Bobby Pins”

2009  Unicorn Love, “Disappearing Act: Houdini Bars” by Jessie Moore

2009  CakeSpy, “Sweetness in San Francisco: CakeSpy at the Renegade Craft Fair!” by Jesse Moore

2009  Free Times, “Eau Claire Festival a Crafty Treat,” by Ron Aiken 

2008  Sew Somerset, “Gallery Wearables,” by Amanda Belle Nolan

2008  OnMilwaukee, “Forget Black Friday, Art vs. Craft is on Saturday” by Julie Lawrence  

2008  Somerset Home, “Placemats that Pop!” by Amanda Belle Nolan   

2007   Urban Milwaukee, “Art vs. Craft” by Amber Herzog

2007  Make it Mine Magazine, “Not Your Grandma’s Apron”  by Tea Benduhn    


Volunteering:

2022-Present  Executive Board Member, Chapter Historian and Historic Preservation Grants Committee Chair, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Multnomah Chapter, Portland, OR

2007-2010  Board Member, Waukesha Community Art Project, Waukesha, WI


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