INTRODUCING
                               VICKI DANSER
                               TURTLE GROVE FIBERS
                               7805 BROWNSBORO ROAD
                               LOUISVILLE,  KY  40241
                          


EDUCATION:

B.A. FIBER SURFACE DESIGN
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY
1993
GPA 3.6

DEAN'S LIST, MAY, 1991

GOLDEN KEY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN WOMEN, MILLENIUM EDITION, 2000-2001

EXHIBITIONS:

JURIED FOUNDATION EXHIBITION
STUDENT ART LEAGUE GALLERY
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
APRIL 2-30, 1992
2D COLLAGE
AWARD WINNER

IF THE GLOVE FITS...
WORKS BY U. OF L. FIBER STUDENTS
STUDENT ART LEAGUE GALLERY
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
FEBRUARY 18-MARCH 6, 1992
EMBELLISHED GLOVE ENTITLED "GARDEN PARTY"
UNJURIED





WATERSIDE ARTS AND BLUES FESTIVAL (JURIED)
HAND PAINTED SILK AND PAPER MACHE WALL HANGINGS
WATER TOWER AT ZORN AVENUE
LOUISVILLE, KY
JULY 2-4, 1993

ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW (JURIED)
HAND PAINTED SILK AND PAPER MACHE WALL HANGINGS; HAND PAINTED CANVAS FLOOR COVERINGS AND WALL HANGINGS
1400 FOURTH STREET ASSOCIATION
LOUISVILLE, KY
OCTOBER 1-3, 1993
FIRST PLACE IN CRAFT FROM THE FOURTH STREET ASSOCIATION

CONTEMPORARY NEEDLEWORK:  WORDS AND IMAGES
THE WOMEN'S CENTER, GARDINER HALL
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY
MARCH 1 - 31, 1994

ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW (JURIED)
PAPER MACHE WALL HANGINGS; PAINTED FLOOR COVERINGS
1400 FOURTH STREET ASSOCIATION
LOUISVILLE, KY
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 1994

CHANNEL 15 GALLERY AT
ACTORS THEATER (JURIED)
316 W. MAIN ST.
LOUISVILLE, KY  40202
ART AUCTION SHOW
FEBRUARY 1-28, 1995

UPS AIR SHOW
HURSTBOURNE PKWY    
LOUISVILLE, KY 40222
FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH MARCH 31, 1995

GALLERY 15
WKPC-TV, CHANNEL 15
LOUISVILLE, KY
MARCH 1-3, 1996

URSULINE CAMPUS ART FAIR (JURIED) 
LOUISVILLE, KY
SEPTEMBER 21,22, 1996

LOUISVILLE CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD 24TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
ATL GALLERIES (JURIED)
MAIN ST., LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
JULY 8 - AUGUST 10, 1997.

FACSIMILE
TEXTILE ART CENTER
916 DIVERSEY PKWY.
CHICAGO, IL 60614
JANUARY 18-MARCH 1, 1998

25TH ANNUAL LOUISVILLE CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD JURIED EXHIBITION
BANK ONE GALLERY
416 W. JEFFERSON ST., LOU., KY  40202
FEBRUARY 2 THROUGH APRIL 2, 1998.

1998 WATER TOWER ANNUAL  (JURIED EXHIBITION)
LOUISVILLE VISUAL ART ASSOCIATION
3005 RIVER ROAD
LOUISVILLE, KY  40207
MARCH 6 THROUGH APRIL 19, 1998.

UPS AIR SHOW
HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY
JUNE 8 THROUGH JULY 6, 1998
BY INVITATION

PEGASUS GALLERY
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LOUISVILLE, KY
FIBER FLOURISHES (INVITATIONAL)
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1999

KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET
KY FAIR AND EXPOSTITION CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY
FEBRUARY 18-21, 1999
JURIED

LOUISVILLE CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD 25TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
JEWISH COMMUNITIY CENTER ART GALLERY (JURIED)
LOUISVILLE, KY
FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 13, 1999

SILK, PAINT, PAPER AND THREAD:  AN LAL FIBER INVITATIONAL
LEXINGTON ART LEAGUE, LOUDOUN HOUSE GALLERY
209 CASTLEWOOD DRIVE
LEXINGTON, KY  40505
MARCH 9-APRIL 25, 1999

THE VERSATILITY OF FELT: A ONE WOMAN SHOW
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY GALLERY (INVITATION)
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
SEPTEMBER 17-OCTOBER 8, 1999. 

LOUISVILLE AREA FIBER AND TEXTILE ARTISTS (JURIED)
BANC ONE GALLERY
416 WEST JEFFERSON ST.
LOUISVILLE, KY  40203
JUNE 1 THROUGH JULY 29, 1999

LANDSCAPES/MINDSCAPES (BY INVITATION)
SEVEN SISTERS GALLERY
117 CHERRY STREET
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC  28711
AUGUST 24-NOVEMBER 1, 1999

FIRST SHOWING (BY INVITATION)
LVAA AT BANC ONE GALLERY
416 WEST JEFFERSON STREET
LOUISVILLE, KY  40203
JULY 31- OCTOBER 15, 1999

KENTUCKY FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
CAPITOL PLAZA 
FRANKFORT, KY
SEPTEMBER 16 &17, 1999





INSTRUCTOR’S SHOW
ARTOPIA CREATIVE ARTS STUDIOS
4121 SHELBYVILLE ROAD
LOUISVILLE, KY  40207
JANUARY 3-28, 2000

THE LOUISVILLE CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD ANNUAL SHOW (JURIED)
PATIO GALLERY,  JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
3600 DUTCHMAN’S LANE
LOUISVILLE, KY  40205
JANUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2000

KENTUCKY CRAFTED:  THE MARKET
KENTUCKY FAIR GROUNDS AND EXPOSITION CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY  
FEBRUARY 3-6, 2000

TEXTILE TOUR OF BEREA, CONVERGENCE 2000:
ONE OF FOUR FEATURED ARTISTS AT THE PROMENADE GALLERY 
JUNE  5-30, 2000

“OF WOOD AND FIBER” (BY INVITATION)
CULTURAL AND FINE ARTS CENTER
PARKERSBURG, WV
NOVEMBER 4- DECEMBER 31, 2000

LOUISVILLE CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD ANNUAL JURIED SHOW
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY
JANUARY 14-FEBRUARY 14, 2001

LOUISVILLE AREA TEXTILE AND FIBER ARTISTS TREE OF LIFE EXHIBIT
BERNHEIM FOREST GALLERY 
APRIL 5-JULY 25, 2001

LAFTA EXHIBITION (JURIED)
JCC PATIO GALLERY
DUTCHMAN’S LANE
LOUISVILLE, KY
JANUARY 20 -  FEBRUARY 26, 2002



KENTUCKY CRAFTED:  THE MARKET 2002
KENTUCKY FAIR  AND EXHIBITION CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY
FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 3, 2002

ART CAR FOR CHARITY EXHIBITION
DONATED “PASTA WHEEL” (STEERING WHEEL COVER)
DONATED “DICED FRUIT ”(REAR VIEW MIRROR DICE)
MARCH  , 2002

FABULOUS FIBER SHOW (BY INVITATION)
PEGASUS GALLERY
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LOUISVILLE, KY
JULY 30-OCTOBER 1, 2002

911/ ARTISTS RESPONSE
ARTOPIA
LOUISVILLE, KY
SEPTEMBER 11-NOVEMBER, 2002

MAMMARAMA QUILT
LAFTA GROUP PROJECT
SEW NEAR TO MY HEART COMPETITION
SPONSORED BY THE GREATER CINCINNATI QUILTERS GROUP AND
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
FALL, 2002

VICKI DANSER-FISCHER: A ONE WOMAN SHOW
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER’S PATIO GALLERY
DUTCHMAN’S LANE, LOUISVILLE, KY
AUGUST 25-OCTOBER 2, 2002

LAFTA EXHIBITION  (JURIED)
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS
AUGUST 19-SEPTEMBER 27, 2002

TREE OF LIFE EXHIBITION (JURIED)
WATER TOWER GALLERY
LOUISVILLE, KY
NOVEMBER 15-DECEMBER 27, 2002


IN 2003,  SABBATICAL FOR FAMILY TIME

WEARABLE ART (BY INVITATION)
NAZARETH ARTS GALLERY
O’CONNELL HALL, NAZARETH, KY
NOVEMBER 21, 2004 TO JANURARY 14, 2005

LOUISVILLE AREA FIBER AND TEXTILE ARTISTS EXHIBITION (JURIED)
KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
715 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY
JANUARY 15 THROUGH FEBRUARY 19, 2005

LAFTA: LOUISVILLE AREA FIBER AND TEXTILE ARTISTS
JURIED SHOW IN THE PATIO GALLERY
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
3600 DUTCHMANS LANE
LOUISVILLE,  KY  40205
JULY 31 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12, 2005

MAZIN ARTISTS EXHIBITION
JURIED SHOW IN THE PATIO GALLERY
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
3600 DUTCHMANS LANE
LOUISVILLE, KY  40205
NOVEMBER 13, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2006




ORGANIZATIONS:

LOUISVILLE AREA FIBER and TEXTILE ARTISTS (LAFTA)

JURIED MEMBER OF KENTUCKY CRAFTED  (paper mache, silk, felt)

JURIED MEMBER OF LOUISVILLE ARTISAN’S GUILD

MEMBER OF ACC

MEMBER OF TAFTA (AN AUSTRAILIAN TEXTILE GROUP)

MEMBER OF SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC (JUNE, 1998)
-PHOENIX PHIESTA (24"X36", FELT WALL HANGING)
-SWEET DREAMS (24"X36", FELT WALL HANGING)
-CHILDHOOD FANTASY (24"X36", FELT WALL HANGING)

THE WHITE HOUSE                                             
-SNOWMAN (FELT), 1998
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FOR THE BLUE ROOM


WORKSHOPS:

WILLIAM GARRETT
BASKETRY TECHNIQUE
OCTOBER, 1993

POST-BACH COURSE IN FELT MAKING
LIDA GORDON
FIBER ARTS DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
SPRING SEMESTER, 1995

TOM LUNDGREN
EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUE
MARCH, 1995

CHAD ALICE HAGAN
SPLIT ROCK ARTS PROGRAM
AUGUST 2-8, 1998
JOHN VEZEAU 
ORIGAMI TECHNIQUE
NOVEMBER, 1998

PAMELA DELAMARTER BELL
THE MOLA:  APPLIQUE AND REVERSE APPLIQUE
MARCH, 2000



PAT SPARK
SILK PAPER MAKING
JUNE, 2000

PAT SPARK
FELT BALLS/NEEDLE FELTING
JUNE, 2000

SHARON KILFOYLE
NUNO FELT MAKING
JUNE, 2000

LESLIE SAMSON
FELT DOLL MAKING
JUNE, 2000

POST-BAC COURSE IN PAPERMAKING
LIDA GORDON
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, FALL/2001

NUNO FELT WITH POLLY STIRLING
FELTER’S FLING, ALBANY, NY
AUGUST 17-23, 2003

SINGLE LAYER FELT WITH MAE HVISTANDAHL
FELTER’S FLING, ALBANY, NY
AUGUST 17-23, 2003

SHIRDAK RUG MAKING
KENJEKAN JORTOSUNOVA
WORLD SYMPOSIUM OF FELT
LAKITELEK, HUNGARY
AUGUST 12-18, 2004

ALA-KIJIZ RUG MAKING
ROZA  MAMBETOVA
WORLD FELT SYMPOSIUM
LAKITELEK, HUNGARY
AUGUST 12-18, 2004




WORLD FELT SYMPOSIUM
YURT MAKING 
LAKITELEK, HUNGARY
AUGUST 12-18, 2004

HUNGARIAN TOY MUSEUM
KECSKEMET, HUNGARY
AUGUST 18, 2004

HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSEUM
KECSKEMET, HUNGARY
AUGUST 18, 2004

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
AUGUST 19-22, 2004




DEMONSTRATIONS/CLASSES:

PAINTED FLOOR CLOTHS
LVAA
SPRING, 1995
FALL, 1995

FELT MAKING FOR PRESCHOOLERS
ADATH JESHURUN PRESCHOOL
OCTOBER, 1998

FELT MAKING, ROLLING TECHNIQUE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
NOVEMBER, 1998

FELTMAKING FOR KINDERGARTNERS 
THE BROWN SCHOOL
MAY, 2000

HANDMADE FLAT FELT/MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL
LEE STREET
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
NOVEMBER 11, 2001
FELT BEAD WORKSHOP
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
FIBER STUDIO
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY

PRESENTATION OF YURT TECHNIQUES TO
LOUISVILLE AREA FIBER AND TEXTILE ARTISTS
MONTHLY MEETING, OCTOBER, 21, 2004

FLAT FELT/SCULPTURAL FELT
MY HOME STUDIO
ONGOING







GALLERY REPRESENTATION:

THE PROMENADE GALLERY
204 CENTER ST.
BEREA, KY 40403

KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
715 W. MAIN ST.
LOUISVILLE, KY  40203