EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS

JURIED SHOWS:

American Craft Council, 1981-Present
Crafts America: Washington Craft Show
American Craft Exposition Show
Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show

EXHIBITIONS:

“VESSEL INVITATIONAL: REVISIONING THE RECEPTACLE”, The Delaware Contemporary: January 16 - May 23, 2021

"Yours, Mine and Ours," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC, 2013
Artique Underground, Frederick Maryland, 2012
"Parallels," Gallery 555, Washington DC, 2011
"Singular Vision," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC, 2008
Allegeny Arts Council Gallery, Cumberland Maryland, 2001

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS:

American Embassy, Ottawa Canada
United Christian Parrish, Reston Virginia
Canton Library (Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts), Baltimore Maryland
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Kaiser Permanente, Bethesda Maryland
Park Potomac, Rockville Maryland
Volt, Frederick Maryland
Numerous private collections and homes

ADDITIONAL ACCOLADES:

2014: Maryland State Arts Council - Individual Artist Award: Craft
2012: Maryland State Arts Council - Individual Artist Award: Photography
2007: Selected to represent the State of Maryland in a 25th anniversary exhibit with sister city, Kanagawa, Japan
2005: Maryland State Arts Council - Individual Artist Award: Painting
1995: Maryland State Arts Council - Individual Artist Award: Sculpture

Publications

Bacharach, David, et al. Craftspeople in their own Words. The Craft Community Press, 2016, pg. 76-79. 

Chen, Julie. 500 Handmade Books, Volume 2. Lark Crafts, 2013.

Coplan, Tina. "Craft Art at Home." Home & Design, Late Fall 2017, pp. 140-158. http://www.homeanddesign.com/2007/11/01/craft-art-at-home

"Ken and Julie Girardini." Washington Post, 25 August 2013. 

Ritzel, Rebecca J. "Among Friends." American Craft, August/September 2013. 

Rooney, E. Ashley. Bespoke: Furniture from 101 International Artists. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2012, pg. 56-57.

Rooney, E. Ashley. 100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2011, pg. 28-29.