I am a designer and an artist who uses re-purposed textiles, found objects, and a variety of other mixed media along with intuitive stitched lines. I am an Emeritus Professor in the College of Visual Arts + Design at the University of North Texas where I taught Fashion Design for over 25 years. Currently I am Visiting Professor at Baylor University along with working in my studio when time allows. I have exhibited work at the Wichita Center for the Arts, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Texas Tech University Art Museum, and Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe , New Mexico among many other galleries in the US.
Janie Stidham | Designer & Artist
Argyle, Texas, United States
Present
Baylor University | Visiting Professor
Waco, Texas, United States
2020 - Present
University of North Texas | Professor
Professor Emeritus, 2020-Present
Associate Professor, 1994 - 2020
Denton, Texas, United States
INTERVIEWS
Kancan Jeans 2022 Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4wjRPjzfJU
Shoutout DFW 2021 interview: https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-janie-stidham-designer-artist/
Voyage Dallas 2019 interview: http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-janie-stidham-janie-stidham-argyle
EDUCATION
BS, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
PhD, Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
RESIDENCIES
Winter Residency
Penland School of Craft , Penland, North Carolina
January 19- February 1, 2020
COMMISSIONS/AWARDS
Lake Flathead, Montana Residence | Textile Art
June 2023
Uppercase Magazine | Puzzled, 48” x 36”, Textile Art |
Included in feature on Type + Design | Issue no. 55, Pg. 96 | October 2022
https://issuu.com/uppercaseyyc/docs/uppercase_55_issuu
Kancan Jeans Art Collaboration | Textile Art
Denim Squared, 54” x 54”, repurposed from Kancan Jeans
February 2022
https://www.kancanusa.com/blogs/art-collaboration-january-2021/janie-stidham-x-kancan
Fort Worth, Texas Residence | Textile Art
February 2022
Westlake, Texas Residence | Textile Art
November 2021
Kimpton Harper Hotel
Peach on Earth, 40” x 40” , reclaimed textiles
Fort Worth, Texas
June 2021
An Artist Christmas | 2nd Place/3D Art
Juried Exhibition
Fort Worth, Texas
November 2020
New Mexico Residence | Textile Art
July 2020
Dimension XLVII | 1st Place Mixed Media/Fiber
Juried Show
Art Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
October 5 – November 2, 2019
Aledo, Texas Residence | Textile Art
November 2018
An Artists’ Christmas | 1st Place | Juried Exhibition
Fort Worth, Texas
November 2018
INVITED JUROR
AAFCS Juried Design Competition Juror | 2023 Annual Conference |
Baltimore, Maryland | 2023
International Textile and Apparel Association | Design Exhibition Juror
St. Petersburg, Florida | 2017
Project Goodwill | Goodwill Industries
Fort Worth, Texas | 2013
International Textile and Apparel Association | Design Exhibition Juror
Seattle, Washington | 2009
Arts-of-Fashion International Student Competition | First round Juror
New York, New York | 2006
International Textile and Apparel Association | Design Exhibition Juror
Alexandria, Virginia | 2005
Contemporary Handweavers of Texas
Biennial Conference Exhibition | 2003
EXHIBITIONS
New Texas Talent XXX, 30th Anniversary | Juried Exhibition
Craighead Green Gallery
Dallas, Texas
July 2023
Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio ArtWorks
Juried Exhibition
Dallas, Texas
May 2023
Rio Brazos Art Exhibition | Juried Exhibition |
Langdon Art Center
Granbury, Texas
April 8-23, 2023
Texas Artist Coalition 16th Annual Juried Exhibition
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
August 5 - 27, 2022
New Texas Talent XXIX | Juried Exhibition
Craighead Green Gallery
Dallas, Texas
July 2022
Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio ArtWorks
Juried Exhibition
Dallas, Texas
May 2022
Art214 Dallas | Juried Exhibition
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
April 2022
Texas National 2022 | Juried Exhibition
Stephen F. Austin State University Art Gallery Nacogdoches, Texas
April - June 2022
The New Vanguard: Explorations into the New Contemporary III | Juried Exhibition
Keep Contemporary | Santa Fe, New Mexico
January 21-February 13, 2022
Rooted in Fashion | Baylor University Faculty Exhibition
Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
November 16 - December 10, 2021
Expo 2021 | Juried Exhibition
500x Gallery, Dallas, Texas
September 25- October 17, 2021
Verdant | Juried Exhibition
Envision Arts & UNT CoLab Gallery, Denton, Texas
September 1 - October 2, 2021
Blue | Juried Exhibition
Cooper Gallery, Coppell Arts Council, Coppell, Texas
August 22 - September 9, 2021
Soul Art Renewal Art Exhibition | Juried Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Greater Denton Arts Council,
Denton, Texas
June 11 - September 4, 2021
Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio ArtWorks |
Juried Exhibition , Maestro Studio & Gallery
Dallas, Texas
May 2021
An Artist Christmas | Juried Exhibition
Fort Worth, Texas
November 13, 2020
Mandatory Color | Surface Design Association 2020 | Juried Exhibition
Texas Tech University Art Museum, Lubbock, Texas
October 3- December 6, 2020
Texas Artist Coalition 15th Annual Juried Exhibition
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
July 24 – August 29, 2020
Fresh Ideas | Group Show
MCL Grand Theater, Lewisville, Texas
July 18 – August 15, 2020
Texas National 2020 | Juried Exhibition
Stephen F. Austin State University Art Gallery, Nacogdoches, Texas
April - June 2020
Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio ArtWorks |
Juried Exhibition
ALG Collective, Dallas, Texas
April 2020
An Artists’ Christmas | Group Show
Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas
November 16, 2019
Dimension XLVII | Group Show
Art Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
October 5 – November 2, 2019
Fresh Ideas | Group Show
MCL Grand Theater, Lewisville, Texas
July 20 – August 24, 2019
125 Show | Group Show
Eisemann Center, Plano, Texas
June 27 – July 26, 2019
Mayjoring in Art: Educators | Group Show
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
May 3 – 21, 2019
Beyond the Veil: 3rd Annual Invitational Group Show
Keep Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
April 19 – May 12, 2019
New Contemporary: High Art, Low Art, and Everything in Between | Group Show
Keep Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
February 22 – March 17, 2019
An Artists’ Christmas | Group Show
Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas
November 10, 2018
National Fiber Directions Exhibitions
The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
2015
RAGS Exhibition
Tacoma, Washington
2015
Uncommon Thread
Louisiana State University Museum of Art,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2013
Interface: Fabricate | Surface Design Association Conference & Exhibition
San Antonio, Texas
2013
Live Gallery | International Textile and Apparel Association & Exhibition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011
Merge and Flow: Surface Design Association Conference & Exhibition
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011
Mounted Gallery | International Textile and Apparel Association & Exhibition
Schaumberg, Illinois
2008
Transgression & Transformation | Surface Design Association Conference & Exhibition
2007