In the mid-seventies and early eighties I lived in Chicago, Illinois and created large scale fiber works. I had a one woman show at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Illinois) and participated in group exhibitions in the United States and Internationally including The Colorado Center for the Arts (Western Springs, Colorado), The Columbus Gallery of Fine Art (Columbus, Ohio), Southeastern Massachusetts University (North Dartmouth, Massachusetts) and The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (Manila, Philippines).

In 1980 I was awarded a public art commission from the City of Chicago in conjunction with the Austin Public Library Renovation Project.

The work from this period is represented in numerous corporate collections including Allstate Insurance Company, Sealy Incorporated, FMC Corporation, Appleton Memorial Hospital, Zahn Drug Company, Monoma Wire Corporation and Northwestern University.

Publications included, "Chicago Sculpture," James L. Riedy, University of Illinois Press (1981) and "The Fiberarts Design Book," Fiberarts Magazine, Hastings House Publishers (1980).

Beginning in the mid-eighties, after completing a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Illinois, I spent the next ten years as a research scientist followed by five years as the Vice President of a specialty packaging company.

Upon retiring to Hermann, Missouri in early 2002, I again resumed my interest in fibers, this time concentrating on small scale fiber vessels. My work has been shown in the following exhibitions:

• The Dairy Barn Arts Center, - “Beyond Basketry 2008”, Athens, OH (May/Sept. 2008)
• Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, – “2007 National Craft Gallery Exhibition”, Loveladies, NJ (May/Oct. 2007)
• Art St. Louis’ Gallery, - “Fiber Focus 2007 – Innovations in Textiles 7”, St. Louis, MO (Sept./Oct. 2007)
• Fine Arts Ctr./Bascom-Louise Gallery, - “The Art of Basketry/National Basketry Org. Exhibition”, Highlands, NC (June/July 2007)
• Mesa Arts Center, - “28th Annual Contemporary Crafts”, Mesa, AZ (Jan./Mar. 2007)
• Wayne Art Center, - “CraftForms 2006”, Wayne, PA (Dec.2006/Jan. 2007)
• William Woods University – “A Celebration of Excellence”, Fulton, MO (Aug./Sept. 2006)
• Woman Made, Artisan Gallery - “All Things Woven”, Chicago, IL (June/Aug. 2006)
• The National Basketry Organization - “Basketry International”, Athens, OH (June/Sept. 2006).
• The World Trade Center Saint Louis – “2005 Art Exhibition”, St. Louis, MO (Oct./Dec. 2005)
• Gallery 510 - “Fiber Arts 2005”, Decatur, IL (Aug. 2005)
• Hermann Branch of the Scenic Regional Library - "Rebecca McEntee - Fiber Work, Past & Present", Hermann, MO (Feb. 2005)
• Central Missouri State University - "Greater Midwest International", Warrensburg, MO (Jan./Feb. 2005)
• Art St. Louis' Gallery - "Validating the Object", St. Louis, MO (July/Aug. 2004)

Publications include:

• Lark Books, May 2006, “500 Baskets – A Celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art”
• The National Basketry Organization, “NBO News October 2004 - New Faces”

Rebecca McEntee
1845 Eagle's Nest Drive
Hermann, MO 65041
573-486-0272
http://www.home.centurytel.net/RebeccaMcEntee
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