Myra Risley Perrin

Statement

"I am an artist, wood is my medium, the band saw is my paint brush."

Bio

Education

B.F.A., Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University, Purdue University

At Indianapolis, IN

B.A., Butler University, Interior Design, Cum Laude, Indianapolis, IN

B.A., Indiana University, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Bloomington, IN

Juried Shows

“Show us your Drawers”, Studio Furniture Makers Celebrate the Drawer, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 7, 2006, Jurors: Rosanne Somerson, Mark Leach, Vladimir Kagan

“The Creative Impulse”, Minnestrista Center, Muncie, Indiana,

March 18, 2005, Juror Lisa Freiman

“A Woman’s Heart”: Increasing awareness about women and Heart Disease, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 2004

“Spatially Inspired: Media and Form”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, May 2004, Juror Ilse Bolle

“Artistry in Wood”, The Domont Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Juror: John ,Domont September 2003

“Artistry in Wood”, The Domont Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Juror: John Domont, September 2002

Group Shows

“EMERGENCE: works in ceramic, GLASS, metal, Stone & WOOD”, Gallery 423, Columbus, IN, September 2006

“Passion and Persistence”, Focus on Studio Furniture, Schaffer, Perrin, Costa, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2006

“The Functional Show”, 4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2005

“Sprit and Place”, Unitarian Universalist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2004

“Sculpture, Furniture & Form”, Happy Trails Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2004

Faculty Show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2004

“A Woman’s Heart: Increasing Awareness about Women and Heart Disease”, Herron Gallery of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 2004.

Zionsville Art Walk, Zionsville, Indiana, June 2004

Zionsville Art Walk, Zionsville, Indiana, June 2003

Herron Senior Show, Herron School of Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana,

May 2003

“Works in Wood”, Wheeler Arts Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2003

“Experiences in Furniture”, Herron School of Art Sculpture Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2003

Cultural Arts Gallery, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indiana, January 2003

“Best of Show, Herron Student Exhibition”, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 2001

“Best of Show, Herron Student Exhibition”, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 2001

“The Door Project”, The Bungalow, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2001

Juried Art Fairs

Penrod Art Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2005

“One of a Kind Show”, Chicago, Illinois, December 2004

“Women and the Arts”, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2004

Penrod Art Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2004

Fourth Street Art Fair, Bloomington, Indiana, September 2004

Broad ripple Art Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2004

Penrod Art Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2003

Publications

Art Furniture, Indianapolis Woman Magazine, Publication Date; August 2006

Indianapolis Business Journal

Easy to Make Organizers

Publisher, House of White Birches

Publication date; Summer 2005

101 Ways to Finish Wood,

Publisher; House of White Birches

Publication date; Spring 2005

Indianapolis Star, “Three Takes on a Table”, Home and Garden Section, October 17, 2004, page 1

Woodworking for Women, “Don’t Throw Away Those Wood Scraps”

Publication date; June 2004

Woodworking for Women, “Making Jewelry with Wood Scraps”

Publication date; June 2004

Woodworking for Women, “Artistry in Wood”,

Publication date; May 2004, page 65

Affiliations

The Furniture Society

Indianapolis Art Center, Artist Member/Faculty

American Society of Interior Designers, Professional Member

Women’s Woodworking Guild of Indiana

Gallery Representation

Editions Limited Gallery

838 E 65^th St.

Indianapolis, IN

Continuing Education

Presenter, Furniture Society Conference, June 8-11, 2006 Indianapolis, IN

Participant, Emma Lake Collaboration, July 24-29, 2006, Ness Creek, Saskatchewan

Corporate Collection

Old National Bank, Indianapolis, IN

Conrad Hotel, Indianapolis, In

Community North Hospital, Indianapolis, IN