Rebekah
T. Younger
(click here for a printable version)
61 Delano Road · Woolwich, ME 04579
Ph: (207) 443-8649 · www.youngerknits.com
Born
1955
New Haven, Connecticut
Moved to California
1988
Moved to Maine
2001
Education
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
Solo Exhibitions
1994 University YWCA - Berkeley,
California
1993 “Woodcuts and Paintings” -
Vulcan Cafe Gallery - Oakland, California
1992 “From the Real to Surreal” -
Mimosa Cafe - Oakland, California
1983 “How I spent My Summer Vacation”
- Younger Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
1982 “City Life” - Younger Gallery -
Chicago, Illinois
Group Exhibitions
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
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” - Bade 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
Coastal Arts League - Half Moon Bay,
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
“On the Wall/ Off the Wall” - Colors
Gallery & Cafe - Emeryville, 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
1988 “Vest Show” - Yarnal Knowledge - Berkeley, California
1987 “Figurative Fiber” - Textile Arts Centre - Chicago, Illinois
1989-1995 “East Bay Open Studios” - Pro Arts Gallery - Oakland, California
Juried Craft Fairs
2007 Holiday Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
ACC San Francisco - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
ACC St. Paul - St. Paul River Centre - St. Paul, Minnesota
ACC Atlanta – The Galleria Convention Center – Marietta, Georgia
ACC Baltimore - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2006 Holiday Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
Paradise City Marlborough - Marlborough Convention Center - Marlborough, Massachusetts
Paradise City Northampton - Northampton, Massachusetts
ACC San Francisco - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
ACC St. Paul - St. Paul River Centre - St. Paul, Minnesota
Paradise City Valley Forge - Valley Forge Convention Center - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Paradise East - Marlborough Convention Center - Marlborough, Massachusetts
ACC Baltimore - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2005 Holiday Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
Fall Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
ACC Craft Fair - Fort Mason - San Francisco, California
Palm Beach Craft Fair - Palm Beach County Convention Center - West Palm Beach, Florida
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2004 Washington Craft Show - Washington Convention Center - Washington D.C.
Providence Craft Show - Rhode Island Convention Center - Providence, Rhode Island
Fall Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
ACC Craft Fair - Fort Mason - San Francisco, California
Spring Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
Paradise East - Royal Plaza Trade Center - Marlborough, Massachusetts
Palm Beach Craft Fair - Palm Beach County Convention Center - West Palm Beach, Florida
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2003 Washington Craft Show - Washington Convention Center - Washington D.C.
Providence Craft Show - Rhode Island Convention Center - Providence, Rhode Island
Fall Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
Smithsonian Craft Show - National Museum Building - Washington, District of Columbia
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2002 Crafts at the Castle - The Park Plaza Castle - Boston, Massachusetts
Washington Craft Show - Washington Convention Center - Washington, District of Columbia
Westchester Craft Show - Westchecter, New York
Paradise Art Festival - Northampton, Massachusetts
ACC Craft Fair - Fort Mason - San Francisco, California
Springtime in Paradise - Northampton, Massachusetts
Paradise East - Royal Plaza Trade Center - Marlborough, Massachusetts
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
2001 Crafts at the Castle - The Park Plaza Castle - Boston, Massachusetts
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show - Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contemporary Crafts Market - Spring - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland - Honorable Mention
2000 Washington Craft Show - Washington Convention Center - Washington D.C.
Fall Crafts Park Avenue - Grammercy Park Armory - New York City, New York
Sausalito Art Festival - Sausalito, California
ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Spring - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
JCC Fine Craft Festival VIII - Eton Collection - Beachwood, Ohio
Contemporary Crafts Market - Cow Palace - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
1999 Washington Craft Show - Washington Convention Center - Washington D.C.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show - Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sausalito Art Festival - Sausalito, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Spring - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
JCC Fine Craft Festival VII - Eton Collection - Beachwood, Ohio
Contemporary Crafts Market - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
1998 Crafts at the Castle - The Park Plaza Castle - Boston, Massachusetts
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show - Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sausalito Art Festival - Sausalito, California
Rest of the Best Fest - Bellevue, Washington
Contemporary Crafts Market - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Spring & Fall - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
1997 KPFA Holiday Crafts Fair - San Francisco Concourse - San Francisco, California
Celebration of Craftswomen - Fort Mason - San Francisco, California
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival - Old Mill Park - Mill valley, California
Sausalito Art Festival - Sausalito, California
ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Spring & Fall - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
JCC Fine Craft Festival V - Eton Collection - Beachwood, Ohio
Contemporary Crafts Market - Ft. Mason - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland
1996 KPFA Holiday Crafts Fair - San Francisco Concourse - San Francisco, California
Celebration of Craftswomen - Fort Mason - San Francisco, California
Sugarloaf Art Fair - San Mateo Expo Center - San Mateo, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival - Old Mill Park - Mill Valley, California
Autumn Crafts Festivals - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - New York City, New York
King’s Mountain Art Fair - Woodside, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California Live
Oak Fair - Live Oak Park - Berkeley, California
Art on the Main - Walnut Creek, California
JCC Fine Craft Festival IV - Eton Collection - Beachwood, Ohio
Contemporary Crafts Market - Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion - San Francisco, California
1995 KPFA Holiday Crafts Fair - San Francisco Concourse - San Francisco, California
Celebration of Craftswomen - Fort Mason, Herbst Pavilion - San Francisco
Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - San Francisco Concourse - San Francisco, California
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival - Old Mill Park - Mill Valley, California
Millbrae Art & Wine Festival - Millbrae, California
Mendocino Summer Fair - Mendocino Art Center - Mendocino, California
Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival - Heather Farms Park - Walnut Creek, California
Art on the Main - Walnut Creek, California
Total Woman Expo - Fort Mason, Herbst Pavilion - San Francisco, California
Wholesale Shows
2007 ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2006 ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2005 ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion - American Craft Enterprises - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2004 ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion - American Craft Enterprises - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2003 ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2002 ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion - American Craft Enterprises - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2001 ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
2000 ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion - American Craft Enterprises - San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts - Pennsylvania Convention Center - The Rosen Group - Philadelphia,
1999 ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts - Pennsylvania Convention Center - The Rosen Group - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - February
1998 Buyer’s Market of American Crafts - Pennsylvania Convention Center - The Rosen Group - Philadelphia,
Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Roy Helms & Associates - Santa Monica, California -
1997 ACC Craft Fair - Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavilion - American Craft Enterprises - San Francisco, California Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Roy Helms & Associates - Santa Monica, California Contemporary Crafts Market - Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion - Roy Helms & Associates -San Francisco, California
ACC Craft Fair - Baltimore Convention Center - American Craft Enterprises - Baltimore, Maryland
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts - Pennsylvania Convention Center - The Rosen Group - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - February
1996 Buyer’s Market of American Crafts - Pennsylvania Convention Center - The Rosen Group - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - February and July Shows
Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Roy Helms & Associates - Santa Monica, California
Contemporary Crafts Market - Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion - Roy Helms & Associates -San Francisco, California
1995 Contemporary Crafts Market - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Roy Helms & Associates - Santa Monica, CA
Contemporary Crafts Market - San Francisco Concourse - Roy Helms & Associates -San Francisco, CA
Selected Gallery Representation
West Island Gallery - Georgetown, Maine
Bellagio - Asheville, North Carolina
Perceptions - Concord, Massachusetts
Changes - Portland, Oregon
Gallery Five - Tequesta, Florida
Luma - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Textile Museum Gift Shop - Washington, D.C.
Studio 40 - White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Sarit - Palm Desert, California
Mimosa - Saratoga Springs, New York
Awards
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
1983 Outstanding Young Woman of the Year Award
1973-76 Deans’ List - Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin
Commissions
1995 Knit Costumes - San Francisco Ballet - San Francisco, California
1989 & 1994 Sweaters - Raymond Saunders - Artist - Oakland, California
Teaching Positions
2007 Peters Valley Craft Center – “Beyond the Knitted Stitch -Surface Design Dye Techniques for Knits” – Delaware Gap Recreational Area, New Jersey
2006 Split Rock Arts Program - “Essentials of Knitwear Design: The Swatch” - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2005 Split Rock Arts Program - “Knitwear: Exploring Color and Design” - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Design with Heart - “From Vision to Reality: Creating as a Way of Life” - Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, San Diego, California
1998 Cochenille Workshops - “ Dye Techniques for Knits” - Cochenille Software, San Diego, California
Art-Related Employment
1988-present Owner & Knitwear Designer - Younger Knits - Woolwich, Maine
1992-1995 Patternmaker & Knitwear Designer - Margaret O’Leary, Inc. - San Francisco, California
1992 Artist/Instructor - Student Outreach Pilot Program - Pro Arts - Oakland, California
1979-1988 Owner & Franchisee - The Great Frame Up - Chicago, Illinois
1980-1988 President - Younger Gallery, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois
1986-1988 Chairman - Outdoor Art Committee - Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce - Chicago, Illinois
1985 Art Publisher - Poster Images - Younger Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
1984 Artist’s Representative - Turtel Onli - NY Art Expo - Wearable Art Show - New York City, New York
1981-1982 Art Publisher - Younger Gallery Art Cards and Calendar - Chicago, Illinois
1979-1980 Judge - Buckingham Fountain Art Fair - Chicago, Illinois
1975 Director of Arts & Crafts Program - North Park Study Center - Chicago, Illinois
1972 Exhibits Coordinator - Youth Learning Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Authored Articles
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
In Print
THE CRAFTS REPORT – Cover Image – “Crafts Insight: Wearable & Decorative Fiber” – January 2007
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
Sam Lesner -THE HYDE PARK HERALD - “Hyde Parkers All!” - May 6, 1987
DECOR MAGAZINE FORUM PANEL - “Do-it-Yourself Picture Framing” - October & November 1984
Paul Botts - THE HYDE PARK HERALD - “ Business Association has Younger Spirit” - August 17, 1983
Harold Haydon - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES - “ Compositions Both Sophisticated, Naive” - April 30, 1982
Sally Gershon - THE RIGHT ANGLE - The Great Frame Up Corporate Newsletter - “ Store Plus Gallery Equals Success” -
Fall 1981
Sam Lesner - THE HYDE PARK HERALD - “Hyde Parkers All!” - September 2, 1981
Karen Wilson - THE HYDE PARK HERALD - “Something Practical, Something Fanciful” - October 3, 1979
Collections (Paintings)
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
Professional Affiliations
American Craft Association
Maine Craft Association