Karin Jordan

While growing up under my architect father's drafting table I learned to build tiny models from the scraps that fell to the floor. I have always been a maker and a gardener. While attending The Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, I knew I wanted to major in Art History in College. I was particularly drawn to the diversity of studies in the Art History department at Smith College. During college summer breaks I returned to Oregon to teach tennis and intern at the Portland Art Museum in the Asian Art Department where I worked on a variety of projects including a book, "The Floating World Revisited."

After graduating from Smith I went to Harvard University for a publishing program, after which I started my first job in magazine publishing at Cook's Illustrated in Boston. That led to a Managing Editor job at a National Interior Design magazine based in the Boston Design Center.

I left magazine publishing to be a Gallery Director at an antique American Folk Art Gallery where we worked closely with Sotheby's, Christie's and Skinner Auction Houses. We also participated in shows such as the Philadelphia Antiques Show and the Winter Antiques Show in New York City.

Fast forward a few years and I am married with two great kid...

Smith College, Art History
Harvard University

Quiltcon 2016, 2017