AWARDS & RECOGNITION
The Norma Smayda Guild Leadership Award was established in 2017 by the Weavers Guild of Rhode Island
Handweavers Guild of America Award for Creativity and Craftsmanship: 2015
New England Weavers Seminar Judges Choice Award 2015
Weaver of Distinction, New England Weavers Seminar: 2007
Distinguished Achievement Award, Weavers Guild of Boston: 1992
Award of Excellence, Handweavers Guild of America: 2007, 1997
New England Weavers Seminar Juried Exhibitions: 2015, 2013, 2007, 2003, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1991, 1989, 1985, 1983, 1981, 1977, 1975
Handweavers Guild of CT Exhibitions: 2007, 1997, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1979
Weavers Guild of RI Exhibitions: 2004, 2003, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1976
Weaving For the Home, Interweave Press: 2003, 1992, 1989
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Exhibitions: 2007, 1984
PUBLICATIONS
Ondule Textiles
Weaving Contours with a Fan Reed
Norma Smayda with Gretchen White
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2017
Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes. Norma Smayda, Gretchen White, Jody Brown & Katharine Schelleng. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2009
WORK IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Thousand Islands Arts Center and Handweaving Museum
The White Family Foundation
University of Rhode Island, Department of Textiles, Costume Collection
William Warner, Architect
Work appears in:
A Weaver’s Book of 8-Shaft Patterns. ed. By C. Strickler. 1991
Shear Delight – Handwoven Transparencies. D. Keasbey. 1990
Summer and Winter: A Weave for all Seasons. D. Sullivan. 1991 (and on cover)
American Handweaving Museum. Introduction to the Collection. 2000.
Numerous articles in Complex Weavers Journal, Fiberarts, Handwoven, New England Weavers Seminar NEWSletter, Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot, Spinning Wheel Sleuth, The Weaver’s Journal, Weaver’s.
MFA Thesis 1978: Overshot Patterns to Geometric Compositions.
"Dream Weavers": Design New England, Jan-Feb 2012
