Residencies and Employment

2010

• MFA Candidate, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
• Resident, Penland School of Crafts, focus: Printmaking, Penland, NC
• Teacher, Mint Museum, Teacher Education Program, Charlotte, NC
• Online Learning & Teaching, Beading, Surface Design & Artist Books, www.Joggles.com
• Invited Teacher, North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Charlotte, NC

2006 – 2009

• Resident Teaching Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC,
  Printmaking, Mixed Media, Textiles & Design

2009

• Guest Artist & Instructor, Charlotte Art League, Beyond Sight Exhibition & Workshop, ASC Grant for Visually Impaired, Charlotte, NC
• Online Learning Teacher – Beading & Mixed Media Art, www.Joggles.com

2008

• Art Cloth Studios, San Antonio, TX, Artist in Residence
• Summer Visiting Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, Instructor
• Juror, San Antonio Fiber Art Guild 2008 Show, San Antonio, TX
• Resident Teaching Artist, NC Arts Council, Charlotte, NC, & Woodlawn School, Davidson, NC
• Invited Teacher – Mixed Media Focus, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
• Instructor, Summer In Art Program, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
• Art Teacher (K-8), Charlotte Preparatory School, Charlotte, NC

2007

• Resident Teaching Artist, Charlotte Preparatory School, Charlotte, NC & Woodlawn School, Davidson, NC

2006

• Affiliate Artist Residence McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC

Collections, Solo Exhibitions,
Representation & Commissions

• Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC
• Bernina International Corporate Collection, Steckborn, Switzerland: Waiting as a Garden
• Lawing Collection, Charlotte, NC: Chanting #8

2010

• Co-recipient of Mecklenburg County Arts & Science Council/Knight Foundation – Innovation Grant, Charlotte ARTery
• Co-recipient of FY11 Cultural Project Grant; Charlotte ARTery; Mecklenburg County Arts and Science Council, NC

2009

• Charlotte Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlotte, NC, Commissioned Installation Cycle of Significant Themes: 1 of 3
• Co-recipient of FY10 Cultural Project Grant; Charlotte ARTery; Mecklenburg County Arts and Science Council, NC
• Regional Artist Grant: Mecklenburg County Arts and Science Council, NC

2008

• Art Cloth Studios Gallery, San Antonio, TX, Solo Gallery Exhibition
• 7th Street Window Project, Charlotte, NC. Six month public art installation of 18 lengths of Art Cloth
• Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) Houston International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX – Sedona Dream

2007

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte – Commissioned Installation: Joy, Respect, and Sanctuary
• Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) Houston International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX

2006

• Barn Full of Quilts, Waxhaw, NC – Featured Artist, a collection of prints on paper, fiber, quilts, and art cloth

2005

• Charlotte Quilt Guild, Grant Award, for continuing education
• International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX – Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) – Frühlingsmorgen

2003

• International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX – Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) – Tibetan Sky

2002

• International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX – Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) – Waiting as a Garden*

Awards and Exhibitions

2010

• Line, Winthrop University MFA Exhibition, Loading Dock Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
• Personal Signatures, Gallery UP, Rock Hill, SC
• Charlotte ARTery, Fall Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
• Charlotte ARTery, SE Homes Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
• Orchids: Sensuality Stitched, Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, NC

2009

• 100 for 100, Bead and Fiber Gallery, Boston, MA
• Charlotte Artery Bi-Monthly Exhibitions, NC Music Factory: GLCC and Bland & Winfried Locations, Charlotte, NC
• BB&T Corporate Exhibition, Mint Hill, NC
• Chamber of Commerce, Mint Hill, NC
• Quilt Evolution: Traditional to Contemporary. Mint Hill Fine Arts & Craft Center, NC
• Woven in the Fray, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, NC
• Art Beyond Sight, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC
• Beyond the Curve: Celebrating Women's Vision Regional Exhibition, CCAC Gallery, Pineville, NC

2008

• Bead International 2008 – Athens, Ohio, and traveling through 2010, Ix Chel
• Bernina Fashion Show (Invitational) Houston International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX, Sedona Dream

2007

• Festival of Cloth Exhibit – International Quilt Exhibition – Houston, TX, Carp
• Fiber Force: A Futuristic Approach, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA – Bead Study #10 Green Grid
• ARTQUILTSmarkings. Page-Walker Arts & History Center Cary, NC – Bead Study #10 Green Grid

2006

• ARTQUILTSfive, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
• McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC – Affiliate Artist Exhibit – collection of fiber khipu sculptures
• Visual Voice: Transforming Silence, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH – surface manipulated & beaded design studies
• McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC – Affiliate Artist Exhibit – collection of glass beaded textural surfaces
• Charlotte Quilt Show, Charlotte, NC – First Prize Small Quilts – Bead Study Red #7 and First Prize – Cyan Study #6

2005

• Charlotte Quilt Guild, Grant Award, for continuing education
• International Quilt Exhibition, Houston, TX – Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) – Frühlingsmorgen

2003

• Embellishments Fashion Show; Chicago, IL – Tibetan Sky
• Marin Needlework and Quilting Guild Show; San Rafael, CA – Second Place, Judges Choice – Tibetan Sky
• International Quilt Exhibition; Houston, TX – Bernina Fashion Show (invitational) – Tibetan Sky

2002

• Road to CA, Ontario, CA – Best Fabric Manipulation – Awaiting the Shaman
• Dallas Quilt Guild Show; Dallas, TX – Best in Show, First Place Ensemble, Viewers Choice – Awaiting the Shaman
• National Quilt Association; Charlotte, NC – First Place Ensemble – Awaiting the Shaman
• Barcelona International Quilt Show; Barcelona, Spain – Waiting as a Garden
• Spring Quilting and Textile Market; Kansas City, Kansas – Waiting as a Garden
• Marin Needlework and Quilting Guild Show; San Rafael, CA – Best of Show, Unanimous Judges Choice, Viewers Choice – Awaiting the Shaman

2001

• Pennsylvania National Quilt Exhibition; Port Washington, PA – Best of Show, Best Amateur, Viewers Choice – Awaiting the Shaman

Publications

• Lasher, Janet. Quilting Arts Magazine Dec 2009/Jan 2010, Needle Felted foundations for Stitch
• Lasher, Janet. Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine Sept/Oct 2009, My Spirit Shrine: Collagraph Plates
• Lasher, Janet. Quilting Arts Gifts: Special Issue 2009, Soy Wax Batik Silk Scarf
• Bead International 2008, Dairy Barn Center, Ohio University Press.
• Lark Books: Beading with Pearls: Beautiful Jewelry, Simple Techniques 2008
• Lasher, Janet.  HeART Cloth Quarterly 2007 Winter Edition.  HeART Cloth Toolbox: Paints, pp 20-25 and More thoughts from Janet, pp 26
• Lasher, Janet. work and residency featured in Fiber Arts Summer 2006, A Room of One’s Own p 13
• Lasher, Janet. Frühlingsmorgen. Fashion and Imagination, Bernina International Publication, 2005
• Lasher, Janet, Untitled Yardage #5 & #8 shown in Dunnewold, Jane, Multiprint Screen Techniques Gallery, publication scheduled for print December 2005
• Der St. Moritz-Mix,  Glamour, Reichtum, schone Frauen. Schweizer Illustrierte, (Swiss Fashion Magazine, Waiting as a Garden featured garment including full page photograph) Nr.2, 6 January 2003
• Lasher, Janet.  Tibetan Sky Tunic Techniques. Art You Wear, Volume 5, Number 20, Spring/Summer 2003
• Lasher, Janet. Artists Gallery. Quilting Arts Magazine, (Awaiting the Shaman 2 full page photographs including detail) Issue Nine, Spring 2003
• Lasher, Janet.  Bernina Starts a Wearable Art Collection!. Art You Wear, Volume 5, Number 19, Winter 2003.
• Lasher, Janet. Tibetan Sky.  Fashion & Imagination, Bernina International Publication, 2003
• National Competition Winners.  Quilting Quarterly, Magazine of the National Association of Quilters, Volume 31, Number 4, Winter 2002
• Presenting Masquerade: International Fashion Show Sponsored By Bernina. Quilting Professional, Issue 5, November 2002
• Lasher, Janet. Waiting as a Garden. Fashion & Imagination, Bernina International Publication, 2002

Professional & Educational Affiliations

• MFA Candidate, Winthrop University
• Surface Design Association – Professional Member 2004-present
• Art Cloth Network – Member 2008 - present
• Charlotte Artery – Founding Member 2008-present
• Studio Art Quilt Associates Professional Member 2006-present
• Fiber Art Options – Member 2005 - present
• Board Member Friends of Art, Queen’s College, Charlotte, NC 2006-2008