Joanne Hammer
Born Seattle, WA
Resides Vashon Island, WA
Education
M.F.A. University of Hawaii
B.A. University of Washington
Public Commissions
2011 Glass Mosaic, In Wanting to Know,
Eastern WA University in partnership with WA State Arts Commission
2004 Glass Mosaic Column, The Naturalist’s Day, Sea/Tac International Airport South Terminal in partnership with 4 Culture & Port of Seattle
2002 Glass Mosaic, Common Ground, Seattle Justice Center, in partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
Public Collections
4Culture, Seattle, WA
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Sea/Tac International Airport
Seattle Justice Center, WA
Shoreline District Court, Shoreline, WA
NW Art Collection, Regional Justice Center, Kent, WA
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, HI
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Washington State Arts Commission
Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
NW Art Collection, Regional Justice Center, Kent, WA
Corporate Collections
AT&T, New York City
Oregon Health Sciences University
Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
Rebok International, Los Angeles, CA
Arco Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Nordstrom Corporation, CA
Sheraton Hotel, Seattle, WA
Seafirst Corporation, Seattle, WA
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, WA
Illinois Bell Telephone, Chicago, IL
Allen Foundation For The Arts, Bellevue, WA
Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
WRQ Inc., Seattle, WA
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibitions
2007 The Growing Season, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Middle Vision, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Local Knowledge, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
1998 On Holiday, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 The Naturalist’s Day, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1995 Rituals of the Morning, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
1993 A Question of Time, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989 Navigation by Instinct, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Mixed Media, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1982 New Work, Art Center Gallery, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
1979 Mixed Media Wall Constructions, Erica Williams/Anne Johnson Gallery, Seattle
1976 Landforms, Art Gallery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 10x10x10, Tieton, WA
2011 Vie Interieure, 2 Person Exhibit, Blue Heron Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA
2010 Seattle Public Utilities Portable Works: NW Mid- Career Artists,
2010 Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
2010 Sketchbook Drawings of Gallery Artists, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle
2005 Public Artists Make Private Art, SAM Rental Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2003 Art & Justice, City Space, Bank of America Tower, Seattle, WA
2003 HomeLand, The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
2002 High Art, An Exhibition of Works from Resident Collections in the
2002 Bank of America Tower, Bank of America Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000 Summer’s End, Esther Claypool Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2000 Just Uncrated, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
1999 Beauty in the Beast, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA.
1999 Basketry Exhibition, Materia/ The Hand & the Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ
1998-9 The View From Here: 100 Artists Mark the Centennial of
2002 Mt. Rainier National Park
2002 Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Citizen’s Cultural Center, Fujinomiya, Japan
2002 Museum of Northwest Art, LaConner, WA
1997 So Long Salon, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997 Small Works, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 A Collective Endeavor: Artfair Seattle 1992-1995, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle
1996 The Mane Event, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1996 Brisa Tropical, Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Sculptural Baskets, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1995 The Land, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1994 Metro Poetry Bus Project, Seattle, WA
1994 Aviary, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Screams with Laughter: Storytelling in NW Craft, curated by
2002 Lloyd E. Herman, Bumpershoot & the Convention Center, Seattle
1993 Summertime, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Gender Specific, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA
1992 Surface Interest, 3 Person Exhibit, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO
1991 Perspectives from the Rim: Japan & the U.SContemporary Work in Fiber
2002 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1991 Director’s Choice, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, 4 Person Exhibit, NYC
1991 Quilts in Context, Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1991 Cheers, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO.
1990-3 The Definitive American Contemporary Quilt, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NYC
2002 Traveling Exhibition throughout the United States
1990 Gallery Artists working in Mixed Media, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1990 Artworks for AIDS, An Auction, Seattle Center Pavillion, Seattle, WA
1990 NW Designer Craftsmen, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
1990 Warm Breezes, Winter Visions, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, WA
1989 14th Biennale Internationale de la Tapisserie,
2002 Cantonal Fine Arts Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
2002 Textile Museum, Tilburg, Holland
1989 Washington Crafts Then & Now, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1989,85,84,83 Exhibition of NW Watercolors, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1988,86,84 Crafts Exhibition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1986-7 Fiber R/Evolution, Organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum
2002 Traveling Exhibition in the United States
1986 10/40 Anniversary Celebration, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1985,83 Painting and Sculpture, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Grants & Awards
1997 Craft of the Month, James Renwick Alliance Web Site for October
1989 Artist Trust GAP, for the Lausanne Biennale
1989 NW International Art Competition, 1st place in metals,
2002 Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA
1985 Puget Sound Group Award & NW Watercolor Society Purchase Award
2002 NW Watercolor Exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Books and Catalogues
Art & Justice, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle, 2003
Public Art Map, King County Public Art Program, Seattle, WA. 2000
Artwork for AIDS, NW AIDS Foundation, Seattle, WA, 1990
Definitive Contemporary American Quilt, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NYC, 1990
14th International Biennale of Tapestry, International Center of Ancient & Modern
2002 Tapestry, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1989
Fiber R/Evolution, Milwaukee Art Museum & the U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1986
Women of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 1977
Juror
1995 International Boulevard Project, Metro Arts Program, Seattle, WA
1992 Vashon Island Landfill Project, King County 1% for Art, Seattle, WA
1987 Harborview Medical Center, King County 1% for Art, Seattle, WA
1986 Fiberworks Exhibition, Port Townsend, WA
Professional Experience
2011, Deaccession Panel, Washington State Arts Commission
1980-89 Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2002 Watercolor & Design, Non-credit Programs
1980-84 Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2002 Drawing & Textile Design
1980 Instructor, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA Design
1979-83 Instructor, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA Design
1977-80 Instructor, Factory of Visual Arts, Seattle, WA, Visual & Textile Design
1985-86 Graphics & Office Management, Miller/Hull Architectural Firm, Seattle
1981-84 Gallery Assistant & Photography, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
1975 Textile Designer, VonHamm Textile Inc., Honolulu, HI
1972-74 Textile Designer, Goldinger Fabric Co., Honolulu, HI
Reviews
Platt, Susan, “Commissions”, Sculpture, September 2003
“Craft of the Month”, Joanne Hammer’s metal work, “Passage”
James Renwick Alliance Web Site, October, 1997
Hart-Hill, “Outside Looking In”, Westword, January 6, 1993, Denver, CO
Portfolio: “Joanne Hammer / Mixed Media”, American Craft, June/July 1989
Flubacher, Christophe “Les Heros sont Fatigues!”
Le Matin, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 22, 1989
Wether, Betty. “6At the End of the 1980;s...”American Craft, Oct/Nov 1989
Knodel, Gerhardt. “The Lausanne Biennale” An Interview
The Surface Design Journal, Fall1989
Mancelle, Anne. “Nouveau et fort Courant en Provnance du Pacific”
L’Est Vaudois, Montreux, Switzerland. July 1989
Colberg, Klaus. “29 Junge Textikunstler in Lausanne”
Aargauer Volksblatt, Baden, Switzerland. July 3, 1989
Billeter, Fritz. “Textikunst: Europa, wo bis du geblieben”
Tagesanzeiger, Zurich, Switzerland. July 7, 1989
Oehen, Berta. “Ein Forun der Jungen Textikunstler”
Luzerner Tagblatt, Luzerz, Switzerland. July 7, 1989
Huber, Christine. “Viel Perfection, Wenig Neues”
Berner Zertung, Bern, Switzerland. July 15, 1989
Jacobi, Peter. “La Bienale de Lausanne” Textil Forum Textile, Switzerland. July 15 1989
Zoppetti, Patty. “Moins, C;est Plus...” Textil Forum Textile, Switzerland. April 1989
Colberg, Klaus. “Americaner und Japener Bestimmen den Trend”
Hohenloher Zeritung, Kunzelsau. February 8, 1989
Gelling, Janneke. “De 14 de Biennale de la Tapisserie”
Textiel, Netherlands. (Magazine) September 1989
Rona, Stephane. “Biennale De Lausanne: Un Curieux Jury!”
Bruxelles, Belgique (Magazine) August 1989
Corwin, Nancy. “Fiber R/Evolution” American Craft, June/July 1986
Auer, James. “Area Art Galleries Put Us on a High Fiber Diet”
The Milwaukee Journal, February 16, 1986
Glowan, Ron. “An Inexpressive Exuberance” Artweek, June 27, 1985
Tarzan, Deloris. “Sticks & Fibers Become Art” The Seattle Times, July 1, 1983
Hackett, Regina. “Fiber Show: The Loose Ends of the Art World” The Weekly,
July 1, 1982
Murfin, Mary. “Toward a New Definition of Art, Crafts” The Journal American,
Nov. 28, 1980
Kangas, Matthew. “3 Approaches to Form & Texture” Artweek, April 19, 1980
Kangas, Matthew. “Drawing Exhibition: An Erratic Line Up” The Seattle Sun,
Feb. 13, 1980
Glowan, Ron. “Competing with the Dictionary” Artweek, Feb. 1980
