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solo exhibits

2012* An in Yarnbombing, Art in City Hall Gallery, FiberPhiladelphia 2012, March-April, , PA selected group exhibits

2012* In Stitches, Long Beach Island Foundation, May-June, Loveladies, NJ 2012* Flashflood, Little Berlin Gallery, March, Philadelphia 2012 Connectivity, Target Gallery, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA 2011 Design Philadelphia, Pop up Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Windmill, Parking Day, Philadelphia, PA 2011 LEAP, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Experiential, Environmental, Educational, The Old School Studios, Philadelphia, PA 2010 Umbrella, Dutch Umbrella Project, HAHA Magazine, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2010 Opening Exhibition, Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, PA commissioned work

2012* Tampax Radiant Advertising Campaign, Proctor & Gamble, February, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Grow, Dress For Success Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Bench, Big Picture, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Flagpoles, 543 Building, Urban Outfitters Inc., Philadelphia, PA 2010 Tree, Design Philadelphia, Minima Furniture Showroom, Philadelphia, PA public exhibits

2011 Boards, Front & Norris Sts, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Tree, Hillcrest Neighborhood, San Diego, CA 2011 Rocky, Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA 2011 Stairs, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC 2011 MFL, Market-Frankford Elevated Subway, SEPTA, Philadelphia, PA 2010 Tree, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 2010 Organic Bicycle, 12th & Market Sts, Philadelphia, PA 2010 Flowers, 16th & Locust Sts, Philadelphia, PA lectures

2012* Yarnbombing with ishknits, Philadephia Art Alliance, April 5, Philadelphia, PA

* Upcoming

press

2012 Slingluff Gallery, The Pinecone Gentlemen, An Interview with Yarnbomber Jessie Hemmons 2012 Philadelphia City Paper, Photo of the Week, December 20, 2011 2012 May 5 & 6, TRESPASS One-A-Day Calender, curated by Wooster Collective 2011 The New York Times, Graffiti’s Cozy, Feminine Side 2011 NewsWorks.org, WHYY, Gritty in Pink: 'Yarnbomber' outfits iconic Rocky statue 2011 Juxtapoz Magazine, Yarn Bombing with Ishknits in Philadelphia 2011 Flying Kite Media, The Social Knitwork: Philly's yarn bomber in talks with Mural Arts 2011 Wooster Collective Online, Yarn Bombing Philadelphia’s Blue Line 2011 Philadelphia Metro, April 4, Pg. 2 2011 NPR Fresh Air Tumblr Blog, Ishknits Yarn Bomber Strikes Philadelphia Train 2011 Newsweek Tumblr Blog, Ishknits Yarn Bomber Strikes Philadelphia Train 2010 Americans for the Arts Action Fund, Knitters attempt to beautify cities one stop sign at a time 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer, Front Page, Philadelphia’s anti-graffiti knit work, March 25, 2010 2010 Crochet Guevara, Multiple Blog Posts, Crochetguevara.com 2010 , Style Blog, Epic Yarn Bomb 2010 Philebrity.com Blog Post, Yarn Bomber caught in Northern Libs, Yarn Bombers Now Putting Pink Fuzzy Things In Trees And Getting Kind Of Bossy About You Looking At Them 2010 Philthy.com Blog, Yarn Bombing 2010 Phrequency.com Blog, New Yarn Bomb in Old City 2010 Two.One.Five Magazine, Speakeasy: Slipstitch 2010 WHYY, Arts and Culture with Peter Crimmins, Radio Segment, Knitting 'graffiti' hits Philadelphia, Philadelphia light poles get all cozied up 2009 Philadelphia Weekly, Style Blog, Yarn Bomb Philly awards & grants

2011 Public Art Preconference Artist Track, Public Art Preconference, Americans for the Arts, San Diego, CA education

2011 Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA Masters of Science, Clinical and Counseling Psychology with Concentration in Child and Adolescent Therapy 2008 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Bachelors of Arts, Psychology

employment

Clinical Research Coordinator, Neuropsychiatry Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, PA

* Upcoming