SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Barbara Shapiro’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and around the world—from San Francisco to New York, from England and France to Israel, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.
Surface Design 8th Annual International Exhibition in Print: Lasting Impressions, Faulty Towers: No Waste Fashion and The Inside Story, Fall 2023
International Fiberarts XI, Faulty Towers: No Waste Fashion and The Inside Story, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Summer 2023
PULP: Book and Paper Arts, Faulty Towers: Night and Day, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Summer 2022. First Prize Jurors’ Award
Traditions Evolve, Welcome Pineapple 236, No CA SDA, hosted online at Surface Design website, Summer 2022
Every1, Welcome Pineapple 236, hosted online on the National Basketry Organization website, July 30 - December 30, 2022.
The Art of Mending, Mended Turnings (3), The Brick Store Museum with Illustration Institute, Kennebunk, ME, Summer 2021
Coiled Sakiori with Yuki Ball, Nagoya, Japan 2018 International Shibori Symposium, and the prestigious Mt. Koya Temple 2019.
Home- Holding on and Letting Go, Surface Design Association, 2019
Small Expressions 2019, Handweavers Guild of America, July 12 - September 12, 2019, Southeast Fiber Alliance, Chamblee, GA. Travels to various other venues through May 2020.
Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary NBO Exhibition, July 16 - December 1, 2019, WKU, Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Order/Chaos, online exhibit, 2018, Surface Design Association.
What Knot? September 8 - November 17, 2018, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Shibori Mini, June 26 - July1, 2018, International Shibori Symposium, Arimatsu, Japan
Members in Print, National Basketry Organization Magazine, Summer 2018
Thread Count: New Directions in Fiber Art, June 2 - July 1, 2018, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Great Basin Basketry exhibit, July 6 - 12, 2018, HGA Convergence, Reno NV, First Prize!
Steeped: The Art of Tea, Amoil 7 - May 21, 2017, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
Artful Basketry: Beyond Traditions Bay Area Basket Makers, Sept 1, 2017 – September 30, 2107, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
Interwoven: Art Meets Nature, June 25, 2017 – September 6, 2017. Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA
Blue, June 16, 2017 – July 23, 2017, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Shifting Landscapes, Form and Concept Gallery sponsored by Surface design Association, February 24 to May 20, 2017
Indigo and Beyond, Textile Society of America Symposium, Savannah, GA, Space Gallery, October 7 to 28, 2016
Baskets and Mended Turnings by Barbara Shapiro, Google San Francisco, Main Lobby Gallery, August 22 to October 17, 2016
Beyond the Surface, No Cal Surface Design Association, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, January 10 to February 28, 2016
All Things Considered VIII, National Basketry Association, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA, September 19 to November 8, 2015
Pairings: Collaborative Works by Two or More Artists, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA, Collaboration with Chuck Quibell, August 19 to October 4, 2015
Natural Dye Showcase, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, August 3 to 28, 2015
All Things Considered VIII, National Basketry Association, Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul, MN, July 9 to Aug 9, 2015
Fiber Directions, Juror’s exhibit, Wichita Center for the Arts National Exhibition, Wichita, KS, March 27 to May 10, 2015
Teacher's exhibit, CNCH 2014
Bay Area Basket Makers, Alameda Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 2013
FiberWorks 2013, Tulsa OK, July - August, 2013
Four Weavers, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma CA 2013
Bojagi and Beyond, Seoul, Korea, August 2012
Mending=Art, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Energy Nexus: Interpretations in Fiber, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, 2011
Winter Solstice, Fibreart Design Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, 2011
Bojagi and Beyond, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, 2011
To Dye For: A World of Saturated Color, De Young Museum, San Francisco, 2010-2011
Carved Board Clamp Resist Dyeing, UNO Weber Gallery, Omaha, NE 2010
Textiles, Glass, Clay, Wood, Metal: The Interface. HotShops Art Center, OMAHA, NE, 2010
Web and Flow, Textile Center Joan Mondale Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
Adorned Cloth: Contemporary Surface Design in Fiber Art, The Mills Building, San Francisco, 2008-2009
Birds + Dwellings, San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, San Francisco, 2008
Weaving and Resist, Ybor Art Gallery, Tampa Bay, FL, 2008
Beyond Basketry 2008, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, 2008
Baulines Master Exhibit, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, 2007
Off the Wall,Translations Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007
Mood Indigo, Hilmer Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2007
By the Hand, Bedford Gallery,Walnut Creek, CA, 2006
Baulines Guild Master and Apprentice Exhibit, City of Oakland Craft and Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2006
Convergence 2006: Grand Crossings, Fiber Art: Cutting Edge Grandeur, and Twist Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI 2006
Woven Scrolls and Baskets, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Contemporary Craft Gallery, 2006
CNCH 2006 Teacher’s Gallery, Modesto, CA, 2006
Inspired By Marin, Baulines Craft Guild Exhibit, Marin Community Foundation, Novato CA, 2006
Baulines Craft Guild Exhibit, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA, 2006
Coming Home, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA, 2005
ACGA/Baulines Craft Guild 2005, 600 Townsend, San Francisco, 2005
Woven Treasures By Barbara Shapiro, Solo exhibit at Treasure Gallery, Los Altos, CA, 2005
Fiber 2004, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA, 2004
Innovations in FiberArt, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2004
Meditative Visions / Contemporary Fiber, Two artists, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO, 2004 Coordinator’s Award
Queen of the Plains, Convergence 2004, Denver, CO, 2004
Mountain Majesty, Convergence 2004, Denver, CO, 2004
Spirit of the West, Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO, 2004
Craft Showcase 4, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Tea Pot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery at SOFA, Chicago, 2003
Braids and Beyond, The Braid Society, Knit/Stitch, London, Harrogate, UK, 2003
Innovations in FiberArt, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2002
Craft Showcase 3, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, 2002
Tactile Dimensions: New Shibori, Knit/Stitch, London, Dublin, Harrogate, UK, 2002
Shibori Now, Gallery Renga-kan, Yokohama, Japan, 2002
Departure, Three artist show, Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, 2002
Treasure Trove, An Invitational Fiber Exhibit, Convergence, Vancouver, Canada, 2002
Kimono Kinship, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, 2001
Remembering: Fiber Art Salutes the Past, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2001
Fiber 2000: Indigo Bridging Cultures, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL, 2000
Tablet Weaving: A Renewed Tradition, French Cultural Center, Haifa, Israel, 2000
Jubilation, William Mallory, Sr. Gallery, Art Consortium's African American Museum, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
Jubilation, Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
Fiber Artists of CHCH 2000, Aegis Gallery, Saratoga, CA, 2000
Fiber Celebrated '99, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, 1999
Fiber 98, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 1998
Small Expressions, HGA, Atlanta International Museum, Atlanta, GA, 1998
30th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA, 1997
Contemporary Religious Textiles, Friends of Fiber International, SOFA 1998 New York, NY, 1998
29th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA, 1997
The Continuous Thread: Three Generations, College of Marin, Marin, CA, 1997
Stillwell Show, Awarded Best Textile, California State University, San Francisco, 1997
Kimono: A New Look at an Old Form, Cabrillo College Gallery, Soquel, CA, 1996
Timeless Expressions, Convergence, Portland, OR, 1996
The Layered Surface, Cesar Chavez Center Art Gallery, San Francisco, 1995
Tiny Textiles, Acme Gallery, San Francisco, 1995
Custom Handweaver Anniversary Celebration, Allied Arts, Menlo Park, CA, 1992
New thread & In the Park, Convergence, San Jose, CA, 1990
Textiles: Basic Shapes, Bay View Bank, San Francisco, 1985
Annual Juried Shows, Conference of Northern California Handweavers, 1981-2022