Selected Juried Shows | Permanent Collections | Special Awards and Honors | Exhibitions | Publications
Selected Juried Shows
Smithsonian Craft Show, 2008, 2007, 2006
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
American Craft Council, Atlanta 2006, 2005
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Permanent Collections
Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
Johnson & Johnson Corporation
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Special Awards and Honors
The Adrianna Farrelli National Prize for Excellence in Fiber Art, Philadelphia 2006
Award of Excellence, American Craft Council, Atlanta, 2006
Southern Highland Craft Guild Educational Scholarship, 2005
Award of Excellence, American Craft Council, Atlanta, 2005
Best of Show Award; Traditional Craft--Contemporary Art; New Hampshire Institute of Art 2004
Kentucky Arts Council Grant, 2003
Ky. Craft Marketing comission for Millenium Award presented to Gov. Patton, 2000
Kentucky Arts Council Cultural Exchange Artist to Ecuador, 1999
Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Artist Fellowship Grant, 1998
Kentucky Arts Council Professional Development Grant, 1996
Artist Profile Feature, Kentucky Educational TV, 1993
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Exhibitions
2007
All Things Considered Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
Art of Basketry The Fine Art Center - Bascom Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
Interwoven: Contemporary Baskets Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Craft:Tadition and Use Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
2006
By Design River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Basketry International Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH
Spotlight 2006 American Carft Council SE KY Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Jennifer Heller Zurick and Brian Boggs Focus Gallery, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
2005
Tradition and Innovation III- National Basketry Exhibition North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA
Makers and Mentors at the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
Master Craftsworks: Kentucky Studio Sam Giuseppe Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2004
Jack E. Lunt Memorial Invitational Exhibit Ervin G. Houchens Gallery, Bowling Green KY
Spotlight 2004 American Craft Council SE Tamarack, WV, Cultural Center, Charleston, WV
Only Natural: Nature's Baskets - Invitational Amana Arts Guild Center, West Amana, IA
Kentucky Visions - Invitational Governor's Mansion, Frankfort, KY
Traditional Craft - Contemporary Art New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2003
Sofa International Katie Gingrass Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Spirited Vessels Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Kentucky Visions Governor's Mansion, Frankfort, KY
Baskets Now 2003 Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2002
Contemporary Traditions KY Appalachian Artisan Center, Hindman, KY
2001
Kentucky Women Artists 1850-2000 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
Kentucky Woodworkers Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
The Regionalists: Three Dimensional Forms Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
2000
Fiber: Present and Future MetroLex Gallery, Lexington, KY
Way Beyond 101: Contemporary Baskets National Invitational, Convergence Cincinnati 2000, Finton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
Regional '99 - A Craft Competition Indianapolis Art Center, IN
1999
Fifteen Years on Main Street: Kentucky Crafts 1984-1999 Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
Kentucky's Best: New Work by Old Friends Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
1998
The Regionalists Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
Vessels of the Spirit Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY
Tell Me a Story - Appalachian Crafts Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
1997
Kentucky Crafted Craft Co. #6 Gallery, Rochester, NY
1996
Regionalists: Three Dimensional Forms Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
The River Traveling Exhibit originating at Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
1995
Vessels Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, KY
1994
Holidazzle Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
1993
The Kentucky Cycle Kenndey Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Contemporary Traditions:Works of Kentucky Craftspeople Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Transitions '93 Headley Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY
1992
"200 Years of Kentucky Craft" Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY, Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
1991
Appalachian Tradition: Crafts by Kentuckians Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY
Dobree Adams and Jennifer Heller Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
Kentucky Spirit: The Naive Tradition Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
Interlacing: Over and Under, In and Out St. Paul, MN
1990
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition Chicago, IL
1988
The Bluegrass Tradition: Kentucky Crafts 1800-1987 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
1987
Kentucky Crafts: 1800-1987 Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Heller Appalachian Fireside Gallery, Berea, KY
1985
"Kentucky Baskets" Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY, Sept. 30-Nov. 27, 1985
"Baskets" - National Invitational Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Louisville, KY, Nov. 5-29, 1984
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Publications
(click linked publications to launch full article in pdf format) Palmer, Tom, ed. 2005. American Art Collector, Vol. I, Book 4. Berkeley, CA: Alcove Books: 141.
American Craft, June/July 2005, American Craft Council, NY, NY: 80
Johannsen, Kristin, 2003. "From the Roots: Artists Profile." Arts Across Kentucky (winter): 62-63.
Heller, Jennifer, 2003. "Willow Bark Basketry". National Basketry Org. Newsletter , Vol. 4, Issue1 (fall): 9-10.
Shaw, Robert, 1993. America's Traditional Crafts. Shelburne, VT: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc.: 118.
George, Phyllis, 1989. Kentucky Crafts: Handmade and Heartfelt. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc.: 144-147.
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