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Professional Affiliations:
- American Tapestry Alliance
- Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
- Michigan League of Handweavers
- Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo (1979 to present)
- Handweavers Guild of America
Teaching/Lectures:
- Teaching at John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. 2010 - present
- Teaching at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. 1985 - present
- Teaching workshops at weaving guilds, regional gatherings and Handweavers Guild of American Convergence
- Fiber Department head/ fiber instructor, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 1985-1994
- Artist in residence, teaching fiber arts with the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. 2000 - 2009
- Visiting artist for the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency, working with mentally and physically handicapped young adults. 2000 - 2009
Grants:
- Irving S. Gilmore Emerging Artist, 1992
- The Greater Kalamazoo Arts Council MAGIK Grants Program for art in the schools
Multiple grants, 2001-2009 - Visiting artist for the YAP Program, Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, 2008-2009
Publications:
- Crampton, Nancy. "Interactions: Hard and Soft." Tapestry Topics: "Working Together: In Collaboration. A Triannual Review of Tapestry Art Today: Official Publication of the American Tapestry Alliance, Spring 2023, vol. 49, Issue 1, Pages 35-38.
- Crampton, Nancy. "Idea Gallery: Adapting Card-Weaving Patterns for Four-Shaft Looms." Handwoven Magazine, September/October 2021, Volume XLII, Number 4, Pages 22-24.
- Scanlin, Tommye McClure. "Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond." Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2021. Pages 21, 27, 162.
Private and Corporate Collections
- Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Breast Health of Lansing, Lansing, MI
- Bronson Healthcare Group, Kalamazoo, MI
- Cromwell Communications, Birmingham, MI
- Florida Fine Arts Council, Tallahassee, FL
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
- Jacquay Realty, Kalamazoo, MI
- KALSEC, Kalamazoo, MI
- The Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, MI
- John S. Knight Foundation, Akron, OH
- Parchment United Methodist Church, Parchment, MI
- Stephen Foster Memorial State Park, White Springs, FL
- Western Michigan University