EDUCATION
1992 M.L.I.S. University of California, Berkeley
1985 B.A. Mills College, Oakland, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY (upcoming)
2009 University Gallery, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA (upcoming)
2008 (un)written, Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA (upcoming)
2007 Textural, Center on Contemporary Art - Belltown Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Enchanted Forest of the Mind, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
2006 Volumes Reconfigured, Art on Center Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2005 Lost Libraries, Lost Memory, Mortvedt Library, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
2005 Forbidden, Tacoma Contemporary, F.W. Woolworth Building, Tacoma, WA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Square Foot 2007, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007 Inaugural Exhibit, City of Tacoma EnviroHouse, Tacoma, WA
2007 Hot of the Press! Prints and Other Text, Sea-Tac International Airport, WA
2005 The Bookmark Project 2005: Outpost, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005 3rd Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, WA
2005 Art & Literature, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, WA
2004 2nd Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, WA
2004 Carry-On, Tacoma Contemporary, Sea-Tac International Airport, WA
2002 South Sounds 2002, Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA

AWARDS
2008 Grant, GAP (Grants for Artist Projects), Artists Trust, Seattle, WA
2007 Grant, Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP), City of Tacoma
2004 First Place, Three Dimensional, Proctor Summer Arts Festival Juried Art Show

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Clayton, Alec. “Holly Senn: Narrative Redux.” As If Art Matters, 2008, 104-106
Ponnekanti, Rosemary. "Art from Artful Recycling," Tacoma News Tribune, June 17, 2007, E 1
Clayton, Alec. “Meaning of Life,” Weekly Volcano, December 21, 2006, 2
Ponnekanti, Rosemary. “Artist’s ‘Life Cycle’ Not Fully Fleshed Out,” Tacoma News Tribune, December 18, 2006, D1
Schrecengost, Shannon. “'Enchanted Forest’ Gives Ideas Life,” Tacoma Weekly, December 7, 2006
Corey-Butler, Jessica. “Art at Work Studio Tours,” Spew (blog). November 13, 2006
Clayton, Alec. “Senn of Art,” Weekly Volcano, May 25, 2006, 2
Larson, John. “Sculptor Explores Life Cycle of Books and Ideas,” Tacoma Weekly, May 11, 2006, C1

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Panelist. Art at Work Month. Cityline, TV Tacoma, October 25, 2007.
Artist Presentations. EDGE Professional Program for Visual Artists, Tacoma Art Museum, September 14, 2007.
Presenter. How Precious are Books in the 21st Century? Tacoma Community College, December 7, 2006.
Presenter. Volumes Reconfigured: Sculptural Investigation into the Life Cycle of Ideas/Books.
4th International Conference on the Book, Boston, October 22, 2006.
Presenter. Lifecycle of Ideas/Books: Repository to Recomposition. Print Resources in a Digital Age:
Book Vendors and Librarians Share their Views, Pacific Lutheran University, May 15, 2006.
Senn, H.A. (2005, Fall). Artist/Librarian Exposes "Lost Libraries, Lost Memory.” Association of College &
Research Libraries Washington Newsletter, 57. http://www.lib.washington.edu/acrl-wa/News/fall2005/senn.html
Ryken, A.E. & Senn, H.A. (2005). Sculpture Tour. Tacoma, WA: Metro Parks W.W. Seymour Botanical
Conservatory. http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=562

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
2008 Juror, Proctor District Summer Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Tacoma, WA
2007 EDGE Professional Program for Visual Artists, Artist Trust, Tacoma, WA
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 Studio Artist, Art at Work Studio Tours, Tacoma Arts Commission, Tacoma, WA
2005 Co-Curator, Reading Room: Jackets Required, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
2005 Juror, Proctor District Summer Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Tacoma, WA

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
2002-present Visiting Assistant Professor/Virtual Reference Services Librarian
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA