JAMES KOEHLER
Born:
April 14, 1952
Detroit, Michigan
Education:
BA, Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1974
Residence:
PO Box 279
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0279
Selected One Person Exhibitions
2009
Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
2008
Jean Efron Art Consultants/Boston Properties, Washington, DC
2007
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Weaving Southwest, Taos, NM
Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
2006
Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004
Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002
Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001
Weaving Southwest, Taos, NM
Whelan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2000
Whelan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
St. Peter’s Church, New York NY
1999
Whelan Gallery, Santa Fe NM
Gallery Materia, Scottsdale AZ
1998
Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
1997
G. Whitwell Gallery, Albuquerque NM
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
1995
Kent Galleries, Santa Fe NM
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
1993
Kent Galleries, Santa Fe NM
1992
Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Weaving Invitational, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
2008
Re-New, Santa Fe Community Gallery
2007
Four Person Invitational Exhibit, Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Art in Embassies Exhibition, U.S. Embassy, Reykjavik, Iceland, Catalogue
Art in Embassies Exhibition, U.S. Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia, Catalogue
Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts Exhibit, Governor’s Gallery, Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM
2006
Messagemakers, ArtSpace, Lima, OH, Catalogue
2005
No Boundaries, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
High Fiber, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
2004
Foothills Tapestry Invitational, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Reinventing Pleasure, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
Best of the West Invitational Exhibit, Denver Convention Center, Denver, CO
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2002
Renwick Invitational: Four Discoveries in Craft, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Catalogue
Material Matters, Red Gallery, Savannah School of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2001
Threads of New Mexico, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Tapestries-Traditions/Transitions, Center of Contemporary Arts, St. Louis, MO
SOFA Exhibition, The Armory, New York, NY, Catalogue
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Catalogue
2000
Beijing 2000-International Tapestry Art Exhibition, Tsinghua University,
Beijing, China, Catalogue
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Catalogue
SOFA Exhibition, The Armory, New York, NY, Catalogue
Men of The Cloth, Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO &
Ohio Craftsmen Museum, Columbus, OH
1999
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Catalogue
Men of The Cloth, Loveland Museum, Loveland CO, Catalogue
Fiber Celebrated ‘99, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
The Woven Image: 20th Century Tapestry, Ukranian Institute
of Modern Art, Chicago IL, Catalogue
Intermountain Tapestry Invitational, Golden Art Center, Golden, CO.
Nancy Kozikowski Invites: Contemporary Weaving of Three Cultures,
Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque NM
1998
Living with Craft, American Craft Museum, New York NY
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago IL
American Tapestry Biennial II, Fernbank Museum of Natural
History, Atlanta GA, Catalogue
Fiber Celebration ‘98, The Art Center of Estes Park,
Estes Park CO, Award
1997
Fiber Celebrated ‘97, Lincoln Center, Ft. Collins CO, Award
FIBERART International ‘97, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA
1996
Vision Revision: Fibers in Transition, Loveland Museum, Loveland CO, Catalogue, Award
American Tapestry Biennial I, Oak Ridge TN, Carbondale IL
Greenville NC, Golden CO, Catalogue
Southwest ‘96, Fine Arts Museum, Santa Fe NM, Catalogue
1995
SOFA Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago IL, Catalogue
Fiber 95, Textile Arts Center, Chicago IL
Fiber Celebrated, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ, Award
1994
Contemporary Concepts IV, Los Colores Museum, Corrales NM
National Tapestry Invitational Exhibition, Ohio State University, Lima OH
1993
Spring Arts, Taos NM
NM 93, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe NM
1992
Spring Arts, Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
SW Tapestry 92, Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
1991
Contemporary Concepts, Los Corrales Museum, Corrales NM
The Collectors’ Eye, American Craft Museum, New York NY
Taos Moderns Now, Stables Art Center, Taos NM
Transcending Tradition, Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
Fiber Celebrated 91, Colorado Spring Fine Arts Center, CO Springs CO, Award
Artists of Taos, 1991, Taos NM
1990
Tapestry and Wood Exhibition, Prescott Fine Arts Gallery, Prescott AZ
SW Tapestry 90, Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
Taos Art–A New Decade, 1990, Center for Arts of the SW, Santa Fe NM
1989
New Mexico Tapestry Today, Roswell Art Museum, Roswell NM
Dallas 500, Dallas TX
SW Tapestry 89, Weaving Southwest, Taos NM
1988
Taos Fall Arts Celebration, Taos NM
Santa Fe Festival of the Arts, Santa Fe NM
Wichita National All Media Crafts Exhibit, Wichita, KS
1987
Fiber Celebrated 87, Flagstaff AZ, Award
1986
La Mesa, Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque NM
1985
Fiber Celebrated 85, Albuquerque NM
1984
Convergence 84, Dallas TX
Selected Collections
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
United States Embassy, Reykjavik, Iceland
United States Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia
Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
The Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
The State of New Mexico, Acclaimed Artists Series, Western New
Mexico University, Silver City, NM
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Lake Tahoe, CA
The Civica Center, Seattle, WA
The Lloyd Cotsen Collection-Textile Traces, Los Angeles, CA
The State of New Mexico, Acclaimed Artists Series, NM State College
The State of New Mexico, Acclaimed Artists Series,
Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque
Personnel Building, Santa Fe, NM
The Chattanoogan, Hotel and Conference Center, Chattanooga, TN
The Westin Hotel, Charlotte, NC
Southwest Bank, St. Louis, MO
Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque NM
California State University Foundation, Longbeach CA
St. John’s Episcopal Church, New York NY
Church of Gabriel the Archangel, Port Allegany PA
New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe NM
Awards
United States Department of State, American Artist Abroad
State of New Mexico, Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
Teaching Experience
2009
Espanola Fiber Arts Center
Harrisville Designs, New Hampshire
ANWG Biennial Conference, Spokane, WA
2008
Espanola Fiber Arts Center
Peters Valley Center, Layton, NJ
Greater Vancouver Guild, BC, Canada
Handweaver’s Guild of America, Convergence, Tampa Bay, FL
2007
Harrisville Designs, New Hampshire
Desert Weaving Workshop, Tucson
Verkmenntaskolinn, Akureyri, Iceland
Espanola Fiber Arts Center
ANWG Biennial Conference, Alberta, Canada
CHT Biennial Conference, Houston
2006
Espanola Fiber Arts Center
Handweaver’s Guild of America, Convergence, Grand Rapids MI
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Natural Dye Studio, Longmont, CO
Desert Weaving Workshop, Tucson
2005
Espanola Fiber Arts Center
Penland School, North Carolina
Harrisville Designs, New Hampshire
2004
Taos Institute of Art
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center
Handweaver’s Guild of America, Convergence, Denver CO
2003
Taos Institute of Art
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center
2002
Taos Institute of Art
Penland School, North Carolina
2001
Taos Institute of Art
2000
Taos Institute of Art
1999
Taos Institute of Art
1998
Taos Institute of Art
1997
Taos Institute of Art
1993
Taos Institute of Art
1992 
Taos Institute of Art
1991
Taos Institute of Art
Publications
“New Vision”, review, Kim Russo, Albuquerque Journal North, October 31,
2008, pS8.
“Why Dye”, James Koehler, Tapestry Topics, Spring 2008, pp8-9.
“Learning by Doing”, Megan Kamerick, New Mexico Business Weekly,
October 3-9, 2008, pp6-7.
“Foreward”, James Koehler, Christine Laffer Tapestry and Transformation by
Carole Green, 2008
Tapestry Handbook The Next Generation, Carol K. Russell, 2007, pp 37 & 113.
“Completey Color: The Tapestries of James Koehler, Kate Merkel, Art of the 4
Corners Magazine, Fall 2007, pp45-46.
“James Koehler: String Theories, For excellence in fiber arts”,
Elizabeth Cook-Romero, Pasatiempo-The New Mexican,
September 14, p36.
“The Best and Brightest: Governor Recognizes Artistic Luminaries”,
Wolf Schneider, New Mexico Magazine, September 2007, pp32-34.
“Dream Weavers”, US Department of State STATE Magazine, April 2007,
pp12-13.
“Colorado: A Cultural Renaissance”, Marth Weidmann, ArtNews, January 2007
Studio Visits, THE Magazine, August 2005, p25
“James Koehler”, Gussie Fauntleroy, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Spring 2004,
pp54-59.
“Color and Movement, Tapestries of James Koehler”, Virginia Clark, Taos
magazine, August 2004, pp9-10.
FIBERARTS Design Book Seven, Lark Books, 2004, p.106
Artists Studio: James Koehler, Sunamita Lim, Santa Fe Trend,
Summer/Fall 2003, pp60-61.
“Koans: New Work”, Phyllis Carlson & Daulton Paltrow, Taos Magazine,
May/June 2001, pp11-12.
“Contemplative Tapestries”, Eric Hedlund, The Taos News,
Tempo Magazine, June 7-13, 2001, p7.
James Koehler, essay by Douglas Kent Hall, The Tread of New Mexico
Douglas Kent Hall & The Albuquerque Museum, 2001, pp 81-85.
“Designing Men, James Koehler—Chant in Tapestry”, Dawn Hamilton,
Handwoven, September/October 2000, pp76-77.
Review. “Field Notes,” Dottie Indyke,
Pasatiempo, August 18, 2000, p. 12.
Review. “Mystical Tapestry Creator Practices What He Teaches,”
Craig Sullivan, The Albuquerque Journal, Journal North,
August 18, 2000, p. 6.
Review. “Koan-Shaped: James Koehler’s Tapestries Illuminate,” Jon Carver,
The Sante Fe Reporter, August 16, 2000, p. 31.
“Tapestry Artist Supports Inspiring Landscape,” Lorraine Mooney,
The Taos News, August 3, 2000, p. 7.
“Designing Men, Thoughts on Cloth and Gender”, Stephen Beal,
Handwoven, May/June 2000, pp.76-78.
FIBERARTS Design Book Six, Lark Books, 1999, p.201.
Review. “Weaver Reflects on Decade of Life in a Monastery,” Craig Sullivan,
The Albuquerque Journal, Journal North, July 23, 1999, p.8.
Review. “Koehler’s Weavings Tell of 10 Years in Monastery,” Dottie Indyke,
The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, July 23, 1999, pp.34,42.
Review. “James Koehler: New Work,” Jan Jareiro, FiberArts,
Mar/Apr1999, p.63.
Review. “Convergence 98, Tapestry at Fernbank,” Sharon Marcus.
International Tapestry Journal, September 1998, pp.23-27.
“James Koehler: New Work,” Jan Janeiro.
Taos Magazine, August 1998, pp.17-18.
“Tapestry Artists at Weaving Southwest,” Christine Hemp.
Handwoven, May/June 1998, pp.45-47.
“What is American Tapestry? Clues From Southwestern Looms,”
Carol K. Russell. FiberArts, Nov/Dec 1997, cover & pp.37-41.
“Doing it Right: Rachel Brown and Weaving Southwest Celebrate Ten
Years,” Micala Sidore. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Summer 1997
pp.33-36.
Review. “From Anonymous to the Personal/Tapestries by Koehler”
Wesley Pulkka. Albuquerque Journal, Sunday August 24, 1997 p2D.
“Ex-Monk Weaves Balance into Life” Wesley Pulkka.
Albuquerque Journal, Sunday August 10, 1997, p.H3.
Review. “Vision/Revision: Fibers in Transition, Loveland Museum/
Gallery” Marilyn Murphy.
Surface Design Journal, Vol. 21 No. 4, Summer 1997, pp.34-35.
“J. R. Koehler,” Perrin Patterson. Santa Fean, August, 1997,
pp.64 & 77.
“Fiberweb Eye: Apparel/Textile/Fiber Web Sites to Visit,” Elaine
Poliven. Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Spring 1997, p.17.
Review. “Life’s a Stitch,” Michael Paglia
Westwood, April 10, 1997, p.57.
Review. “American Tapestry Alliance Weaves an Exhibit of Color,
Spirit,” Mary Voelz Chandler.
Rocky Mountain News, March 14, 1997, p.15D.
Review. “American Tapestry Biennial I,” Constance LaLena.
Handwoven, November/December, 1996, pp.48-50.
“Portfolio,” American Craft, October/November, 1996, p.89.
Review. “Tapestry Prevails at Tucson Museum,” Boone Jensen.
FiberArts, January/February, 1996, p.59.
Review. “The National Tapestry Invitational Exhibit,” Letitia Roller.
Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Spring 1995, pp.27-29.
Review. “Southwest Tapestry ‘94,” Christine Hemp.
THE Magazine, June 1994, p.63.
“Weavings Balance Design with Color,” John Villani.
The New Mexican, August 13, 1993, pp.42 + 45 Pasatiempo.
“Gallery/Fiber,” American Craft, October/November, 1992, p.70.
Review. “Modern-Day Weavings Adorn Walls,” Velinda Trujillo.
The Albuquerque Journal, October 4, 1991, p.1 Metro Plus.
“Updating the Classics,” Stephen Parks.
The Taos News, November 21, 1990, pp.5-6 Tempo.