ROWEN SCHUSSHEIM-ANDERSON

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
Bachelor of Fine Arts
School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

TEACHING POSITIONS

1982-2023
Augustana College, Department of Art, Rock Island, IL
Faculty and Director, Kaleidoscope, art program for area youth
1984-Present
Figge Art Museum (formerly Davenport Museum of Art) Davenport, IA
Lecturer

SOLO, TWO, AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2025
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Tapestries of Innovation | Solo Exhibition
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL | Exhibition of Lori Roderick, Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, and Zaiga Minka Thorson
2023
Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA | Bereskin Art Gallery | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson Tapestries
2022
Iowa Artisans, Iowa City, IA. | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson Tapestries | Solo Exhibition
St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Tapestry Collage | Solo Exhibition
2021
Quad City Arts, Quad City Airport, Moline, IL | Art at the Airport | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Color Field Tapestries
2016
Bereskin Gallery, Davenport, IA | Tapestry Exhibition: Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Fiber Intersections | Solo Exhibition
Blackhawk College, Moline, IL | Tapestries of Innovation: Rowen Schussheim-Anderson | Solo Exhibition
2014
Alma College, Alma, MI | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Tapestries of Innovation | Solo Exhibition
2013
West Shore Community College, Scottdale, MI | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson: Tapestries of Innovation | Solo Exhibition

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL. | American Tapestry Alliance American Tapestry Biennial XV | Juried
MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA | Iowa Crafts 47 | Juried | FIRST PLACE IN FIBER
Gallerium of the Book of Arts | 22nd Annual Exhibition: Abstraction: Forms, Lines, Colors | Virtual Exhibition | Juried
Sault Area Art Center, Sault Sainte Marie, MI. | Natural Elements | Juried
2024
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | CraftForms 2024 International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft | Juried
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI | Fiber Flux: Midwest Educators in Textiles, Fiber Art, and Material Studies | Juried
Exhibitizone.com | Circles, Squares, Triangles | Virtual exhibition | Juried
MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA | Iowa Crafts 46 | Juried | SPECIAL MENTION IN FIBER
2023
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN | American Tapestry Biennial 14: New Dimensions | Juried
University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, IA | Thread, Pattern, Form: Work by
Iowa Surface Design Association Artists | Juried
The InArt Gallery | Two Dimensional Exhibition | Virtual exhibition | Juried | FIRST PLACE
2022
Burlington Art Center, Burlington, IA | All Fiber Exhibition | Invitational
2021
The In Art Gallery | Traveling the World | Virtual Exhibition | Juried | HONORABLE MENTION
American Tapestry Alliance | Tapestry Postcard Exchange | Virtual Exhibition | Invitational
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ | 42nd Annual Contemporary Crafts | Juried
The In Art Gallery | Non-traditional Exhibition | Juried | AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2020
International Fiber Biennale, From Lausanne to Beijing | Juried
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA | Octagonal: The All Media Exhibit | Juried
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ | 41st Annual Contemporary Crafts | Juried
Iowa State Art Fair | Virtual Exhibition | Juried | SECOND PLACE
American Tapestry Alliance | Renditions 2020 | Virtual Exhibition | Invitational
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA | Rock Island Fine Art Guild Exhibition | Juried
2019
Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | fiber focus 2019 | Juried
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA | Octagonal: The All Media Exhibit | Juried
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | Uncommon Threads: Midwest Weavers’ Exhibition of Fiber |  Invitational
Dubuque Museum of Art , Dubuque, IA | Biennial | Invitational
Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, AZ | Scottsdale Collects | Exhibition of works from permanent collection
Bereskin Art Gallery, Bettendorf, IA | Les Petites: Big Creativity, Small Package | Invitational
2018
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL | Finding Inspiration: Matisse to Monet | Juried | HONORABLE MENTION
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ | 39th Annual Contemporary Crafts | Juried
Augustana Art Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Faculty Exhibition: Material
Conversations
2017
Artprize | Art venues throughout Grand Rapids, MI | Juried
Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY | Big Ideas in Small Packages | Juried
Northern Colorado Weavers, Fort Collins, CO | Fiber Celebration 2017 | Juried | SECOND PRIZE
Surface Design Association and Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA | 8th Biennial
International Fiber VIII | Juried
Gallery One Visual Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA | Needles and Thread: A
National Fiber Show | Juried
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA | Boundaries and Balance | Juried
Kent State University School of Art, Kent, OH | Midwest Fiber Artist Educators Network | Invitational
American Tapestry Alliance, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA | Material Connection: New Work | Juried
American Tapestry Alliance | American Tapestry Biennial 11 | Traveling to South Bend
Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS, San Jose Museum
of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA | Juried
2016
Ann Marie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center/Smithsonian Affiliate, Dowell, MD. Juried
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA | 48th Annual Exhibition Clay, Fiber, Paper, Metal, Wood | Juried
Textile Society of America, Baltimore, MD | Threads: A Sampling of Fiber Art | Juried
some things looming, Reading, PA | Collaborative project | Invitational
2015
Kent State University School of Art, Kent, OH | Midwest Fiber Artist Educators Network Miniature Textile Exhibition | Invitational
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS | National Fiber Directions 2015 | Juried
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | CraftForms 2015 International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft | Juried
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS | Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2015 | Juried
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL | 2015 Biennial Quad-State Exhibition | Juried
some things looming, Reading, PA | Entangled | Juried
2014
International Fiber Biennale, From Lausanne to Beijing | Juried
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA | Local Threads | Invitational
Augustana Art Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Faculty Art Exhibition: Art Matters
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | CraftForms 2014 International Juried Contemporary Craft | Juried
Bucktown Center for the Arts, Davenport, IA | Fiber Art Exhibition| Invitational
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA | Artists First | Invitational
Beadazzled, Washington, DC | Beaded art exhibition | Invitational
2013
Myrtle Beach, SC | fiberart international 2013 Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art | Juried
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. | fiberart international 2013 | Juried
Galesburg Civic Center, Galesburg, IL. | Members and Friends | Invitational | JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA. | 43rd Annual Exhibition Clay, Fiber, Metal, Wood | Juried
Bucktown Center for the Arts, Davenport, IA. | Venus Envy | Juried
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL. | 63rd Annual Quad-State Juried Exhibition | Juried
2012
International Fiber Biennale | From Lausanne to Beijing | Juried
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA. | 42nd Annual Exhibition Clay, Fiber, Paper, Metal, Wood | SECOND PRIZE
Galesburg Civic Center, Galesburg, IL. | Members and Friends | Invitational
American Tapestry Alliance, Long Beach, CA | Pacific Portals | Invitational
Elon University Art Department, Elon, NC | Annual Small Works Invitational 4 | Invitational
Southeast Fiber Art Network, Atlanta, GA. | Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show | Invitational | FIRST PLACE
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA | National Fiber Art Exhibit Crossroads: All Media | Juried
North Carolina Arboretum, Blue Ridge Fiber Show 2012 | INTO THE GARDEN | Juried
Rock Island Art Guild, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition | Juried
some things looming, Reading, PA | What’s Black, White, and Red all over??? | Juried | FIRST PLACE
2011
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY | 6 x 6” | Invitational
Bucktown Center for the Arts, Davenport, IA | Venus Envy | Juried
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. | Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2011 | Juried | HONORABLE MENTION
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL | 2011 Biennial Quad-State Exhibition | Juried
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA | The Art of Fiber | Juried
Rock Island Art Guild, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition | Juried | SECOND PLACE
Elon University Art Department, Elon, NC | Annual Small Works Invitational 3 | Invitational
2010
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA | fiberart international 2010
Mint Museum, San Francisco, CA | fiberart international 2010 | (Traveling Exhibit
Pittsburgh) Juried
Octagon Center for Arts, Ames, IA | 42nd Annual Exhibition Clay, Fiber, Paper, Metal, Wood | Juried
Elon University Art Department, Elon, NC | Annual Small Works Invitational 2 | Invitational
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL | 60th Annual Quad-State Juried Exhibition | Juried
John Crawford Gallery, Asheville School, Asheville, NC | Blue Ridge Handweaving Show | Invitational
2009
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | CraftForms Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art | Juried
Loveland Museum, CO | Northern Colorado Weavers Guild Fiber Celebration | Juried | THIRD PRIZE
Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO | Fiber Focus 2009 Innovations in Textiles 8 | Juried
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS | National Fiber Directions 2009 | Juried

WORKSHOPS/LECTURES PRESENTED

2026
American Tapestry Association | Surface Matters
2025
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria | Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria | Artist talk on solo exhibition Tapestries of Innovation
Figge Art Museum | Tapestry Weaving, Feltmaking, Beadloom Weaving, Block Printing on Fabric, Paper Batik
2024
University of Iowa 3-D Design Graduate Program | Three Dimensional Fiber Methods
Figge Art Museum | Tapestry Weaving, Feltmaking, Block Printing on Fabric, Coiled basketry
2023
Iowa City Weavers’ Guild | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson Tapestries
Quad City Weavers and Dyers Guild | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson Tapestries
2022
University of Iowa 3-D Design Graduate Program | Tapestry Weaving
2021
Whatcom Weavers’ Guild Bellevue, WA | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson Tapestries
2018
American Tapestry Alliance Annual Retreat, Reno, NV | Keynote speaker and master weaver
2016
Black Hawk College, Moline, IL | Innovations in Tapestry
Black Hawk College, Moline, IL | African Textiles
2015
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Faculty Conversations: Organic Grids Sabbatical Report
2014
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA | The Evolution of the Fiber Art Movement
2013
Davenport, IA | Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, Innovative Tapestries, Fiber Art Group
2011
Bettendorf Public Library and Information Center, Bettendorf, IA | Color, Pattern, and Textiles of Brazil. Global Gathering: Brazil
2008
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA | Unraveling the Threads: The History and Art of Tapestry Weaving
2007
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | Faculty Conversations: Sabbatical Report
Augustana College Library, Rock Island, IL | The Texture of Ghana: Telling Stories Through Pattern

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN;
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL;
Bettendorf Public Library and Information Center, Bettendorf, IA;
Current Hotel/Marriott Autograph Collection, Davenport, IA;
Davenport Cement Company, Davenport, IA;
Deere and Company World Headquarters, Moline, IL;
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Washington, DC;
Harper College, Palatine, IL;
IBM Corporation, Tucson, AZ;
Legal Associates, Phoenix, AZ;
Modern Woodmen Insurance, Rock Island, IL;
Ramada Inn Corporation, Atlantic City, NJ;
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY;
Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, IL;
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ;
Security State Bank, Independence, IA;
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, IA.;
The Department of State, Washington, DC;
Triumph Corporation, Bettendorf, IA.

PUBLICATIONS

2026
Fiber Art Now Spring. Vivid Juried competition published in magazine
2025
Fiber Art Now Spring. Fiber Reimagined III Juried competition published in magazine
2022
ATA: CODA. A Biennia Celebration of Tapestry Art Today. One of featured artists
2021
UNESCO Art Collection, Selected Works; contributing author
Africa in the UNESCO Art Collection; contributing author
2014
Fiber Art Now Spring. Article Rowen Schussheim-Anderson A World of Color
2010
1,000 Artisan Textiles: Contemporary Fiber Art, Quilts, and Wearables. Quarry Publications. 5 works included
Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection at Augustana College. Augustana College. 3 articles included
2007
Augustana Observer, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. Latin American Term
Augustana Observer, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. Ghana: Unique Learning
2003
Augustana College Magazine. Fall. Interview about Kaleidoscope