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EDUCATION
1967 B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
1969 M.F.A.,
1970 Fulbright Grant,
AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Outstanding student Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1969
National Endowment for the Arts Grant, 1974
National Endowment for the Arts Grant, 1977 (funding apprentice in tapestry studio)
Partners of the
A.I.A. Award for contributions of Art in Architecture, 1978
Special Award,
Honorary Award, 10th International Triennial of Tapestry,
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Museum of
Friends of Fiber Arts International
American Tapestry
EMPLOYMENT
Instructor of Textiles,
Assistant Professor of Textiles and Chairman of the Crafts
University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971-1976
Owner, Jon Eric Riis Designs, Ltd. Commission tapestries, 1976-present
Product designer and textile consultant for Aid for International Development
Art Director for
SELECTED TAPESTRY COMMISSIONS
The McDonald Corporation Headquarters,
SunTrust Bank, Georgia Headquarters,
Commerce Union Bank,
Southern Bell Headquarters,
King
Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel,
Shanghai Ritz Carlton Hotel,
The
Congregation B’nai Torah Synagogue,
Eckhard Drug Corporation Headquarters,
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Metropolitan Museum,
Art
Cleveland
American
Renwick Gallery of the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
Columbia
Atlanta
JURIOR PANELS
American juror for the 11th International Triennial of Tapestry,
American juror for the 5th International Textile’05 Biennial,
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1996 “Southeastern Fine Crafts Biennial Invitational I,
1998 Solo Exhibition, “Showing Off Time”,
1998 “Harmony: Interpretations of Nature in Contemporary Tapestry”, American Tapestry II, Fernbank
1999 “Men of the Cloth”,
1999 “Beadz’, New Work by Contemporary Artits,
2000 “The Midas Touch”,
2001 “Karpit”, International Tapestry Exhibition.
2001 “ The 10th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lotz,
2001 “Once Upon a Time: Artists Examine Fairytales, Myths and Legends”, Charles A.Wustum
2001 “Tapestry: Traditions/Transitions”, Center for Contemporary Arts,
2001 “Reality Check: Representational Crafts in Unexpected Media”, The
2001 “Crafting Identity”,
2002 “Southeastern Craft Innovators”,
2002 “The Survey Fiber 2002 Exhibition”, Snyderman-works Gallery,
2002 “One Person Show”, Thirteen Moons Gallery,
2002 “Festival of Fiber-Biennial”, International Tapestry Exhibit,
2002 “American Tapestry Biennial 4”
2002 One person show, “Off the Wall”, Brenau Univ. Gallery,
2003 Triennial 9 Form and Contents – Body Language Museum fur Angewandte Kunst,
2003 “Representing Representation VI”,
2003 One person exhibition, “Masterworks of Tapestry”, James Tigerman Gallery,
2004 “Fiber Biennial 2004”, Snyderman-Works Gallery,
2004 “By Hand in the Electric Age”,
2004 “American Tapestry Biennial 5”,
2004 “Challenging Tradition”,
2004 “World Wide Fiber Arts: Websights”.
2004 One person exhibition, Thirteen Moons Gallery,
2005 Solo Exhibition, “The Embellished Textile”, The
2005 “Magnificent Extravagance: Arts and Opulence”,
2005 Tournai International Textile Art Triennial, Ki Monologue Competition, Tournai,
2005 “Fiber: A New World View”, National Craft Gallery of
2005 Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005,
2005 Realities and Illusions – “Innovations in Textiles VI”, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis,
2005 “Re-presenting Representation VII”,
2005 5th International
2005 “The Edges of Grace: Provocation, Uncommon Craft”.
2005 “The Messagemakers”, Artspace Gallery,
2005 “Culture and Context: Difficult Subjects”,
2005 “Kapit 2 Metamorphoses”, International Exhibition of Contemporary Tapestry,
2006 “Wrapped in Color”,
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