Vickie Coleman
APPRAISAL RESUME
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
- Undergraduate degree in Textiles, Clothing and Merchandising, The University of Tennessee
- Master of Science in Vocational Education, University of Kentucky
- Family and Consumer Sciences teacher of textiles and clothing, middle school administrator
- Graduate assistant in the textile testing laboratory and adjunct instructor of History of Costume and Textile Chemistry, University of Kentucky
- Professor and chair in the Textiles, Clothing and Merchandising program, Director of the Historic Costume Collection, Midway College
- Adjunct instructor, taught Introduction to Textiles, Textile Testing and Evaluation, Beginning and Advanced Apparel Design, and History of Costume, Eastern Kentucky University
- Master Clothing Volunteer with University of Kentucky Extension Service
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Opened Bluegrass Quilt Appraisal, LLC, 2018
- Served as a Kentucky State Fair Judge – Textiles (Quilts, Fashion Sewing/Wearable Textile Art), 2019
- Curated a Kentucky Historical Quilt Society historic quilt display at the Lexington Public Library, 2021
- Served as the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society Museum Archives Chair and the Quilt Registrar of the Kentucky Quilt Documentation Project, 2019 -2024
- Certified with the American Quilter’s Society as an Appraiser, 2022
- Appraised at QuiltWeek, Paducah, 2023, 2024,2025
- Wrote the proposal that brought the American Quilt Study Group’s annual seminar to Louisville, Kentucky, September 2023
- Participated in a Hands-on Curatorial Workshop, Quilters Hall of Fame Museum, 2023
- Curated Gallery Hop Exhibit: Fancy and Frugal: Quilts of the Great Depression, and Gallery Talk presentation at the Lexington Public Library, 2024
- Provide appraisals and consultations for Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, 2024 – present
- Served as President of Quilters Guild of the Bluegrass, 2023-2025
- Appraised six museum donations, including Obama Presidential Center donation, 2024
- Taught at QuiltWeek, Paducah, 2025
- Serving as a member of the AQS Appraiser Certification Committee
- Provide consultations and appraisals for The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, 2023 – present
- Contributed to writing the $10,000 KY250 grant awarded from America250KY: Exploring 250 Years Through the Arts to sponsor a Western Kentucky quilt documentation event at the National Quilt Museum, 2025
- Serving as a member of the KY250 grant leadership team, 2025
- Mentoring two aspiring appraisers, 2024, 2025
- Featured on Bernina’s Sew & So Podcast, January 2025
- Engaged as a featured speaker, conducted bed turnings, appraisals, curated exhibit and was a promotional podcast interviewee at Festival of the Quilt, Shady Valley TN, April 2025
- Serving as an active member of the Quilters’ Guild of the Bluegrass, Modern Quilt Guild, Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, American Quilt Study Group, American Quilters’ Society, Tennessee Quilt Study Group, the Midwest Fabric Study Group, and Bluegrass Retired Home Economists