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Champaign, Illinois

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Professor of Art
Head, Metal Program
Chair, Crafts Program

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http://www.art.illinois.edu

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Billie Theide holds a MFA from Indiana University in Bloomington and a BFA from Drake University in Des Moines. She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Her creative work has been included in over four hundred invitational, competitive, group, and one-person exhibitions. Billie Theide's work is in the permanent collections of the Muzeum w Walbrzychu in Walbrzych, Poland; Muzeum Miejskie we Wroclawiu in Wroclaw, Poland; Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC; Museum of Arts & Design in New York; de Young Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco: Evansville Museum of Art in Indiana; Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Czech Republic; Panevezys Civic Art Gallery in Panevezys, Lithuania; Sonny and Gloria Kamm Collection in Los Angeles; and Sanford M. and Diane Besser Collection in Santa Fe. She is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. Billie Theide is Professor of Art and Chair of Crafts and Metal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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At 1:04am on November 20, 2009, Anne M. Fiala said…: Hi Billie! I just posted 2 new pieces on my page... I'd love some feedback if you have a chance! :) Hope all is well in Champaign, sorry I didn't get to see much of you at SOFA!

Best,

Anne

At 10:11am on October 10, 2009, Frankie Flood said…: Thanks Billie.

I'm not sure when I'll be coming back through Champaign. We'll most likely visit family for Thanksgiving. Things have been too busy here at school to be able to leave.

Noah started 4 year old kindergarten this year and he loves it.

I hope you, Rimas, and the Boys are doing well. So good to hear from you!

Best,
F

At 9:19pm on August 10, 2009, Diane Falkenhagen said…: Thanks Billie and welcome home! I'm anxious to hear more about the airstream plans! We are really getting busy now with SNAG conference planning here in Houston. Let's talk soon.
Diane

At 8:31am on June 26, 2009, Lorena Lazard said…: Hi Billie Jean,
Hope your trip is as productive and as fun as it sounds.
Do you have the information of the mexican artist?
I would lile to get in touch with her.
Lorena

At 8:37pm on May 17, 2009, Michael Dale Bernard said…: Hi Billie,
Just hustling finishing up the semester in Long Beach. I have been filling in for Kristin Beeler while she is on sabbatical and was foolish in thinking that teaching 4 classes would be a breeze! Are you going to be in Philly? I know you are usually swamped with people, but I was hoping to bump into you and catch up on how your IL alums are storming the Left Coast! Cheers, MDB

At 10:53pm on April 18, 2009, Thea Clark said…: Hi Billie,

I heard Iris speak as part of a panel discussion at the Museum of Art and Design, NYC. I would be interested to hear more. Do you think she would agree to a video of the lecture posted here?

At 11:34pm on April 15, 2009, Gary Schott said…: i'll put in the order...

At 9:54pm on April 15, 2009, Sung-Yeoul Lee said…: Hi Billie,
Spring semester is almost over and I am preparing for independent study and workshops for summer. Since I graduated, it seems that there is no summer vacation for me.
I am still exploring new tech and material. It sometimes reminds me of my grad life and refreshes myself as well. Anyhow I welcome your harsh feedback anytime!!

At 11:45am on April 2, 2009, Gary Schott said…: it's funny...i was just in a meeting yesterday and one of the things we were discussing is the potential of online connecting, schools and organizations having an active online presence and the benefits...our school is going to have an active blog built into out new website...anyways, i just thought it was funny that after the meeting i checked my email and there i was as a featured artist on crafthaus.

At 9:32am on March 27, 2009, Tom Muir said…: Billie,
That sounds like a good idea. Do you have flowers in your bedroom?
Is that smashed watermelon fresh squeezed or road kill?