National/International
Vermont Quilt Festival, Invitational, Waybridge, VT 2014
The Artist as Quiltmaker XIV, Juried, Firelands Association for the Arts, Oberlin, OH 2010
Art Quilts Elements, Juried, Philadelphia, PA 2010
The Artist as Quiltmaker XIII, Juried, Firelands Association for the Arts, Oberlin, OH 2008
Puzzled and Bored, Invitational, The New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA 2008
Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, Juried, Philadelphia, PA 2006
The Artist as Quiltmaker XII, Juried, Firelands Association for the Arts, Oberlin, OH 2006
Encompass, Argdillan Castle, Invitational, Dublin, Ireland, 2004
Here & There: Exploring Regionalism, Invitational, Michael Wardle Gallery, LasVegas, NV, 2003
Art in the Embassies Program, Invitational, American Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal, 1998-2001
Contemporary American Quilts, Invitational, Crafts Council, London, England, 1993
Contemporary American Quilts, Invitational, Crafts Council, Dublin, Ireland, 1993
Inception, Gallery 108, Invitational, New York, NY, 1993
Contemporary Quilts USA, US Information Agency international tour Invitational, 1991-1993
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Collegium Artisticum, 3/10 – 4/1/90
Barcelona, Spain, Foundation Calixa de Barcelona, 5/7 – 6/10/90
Lisbon, Portugal, Museu des Arte Popular, 7/3 – 7/25/90
Lappeemante, Finland, Laura-Korpidavoia Tamminent, 9/13 – 10/28/90
Pori, Finland, Satakunta Museum, 11/9 – 12/22/90
Oslo, Norway, Tromso Museum, 1/20 – 3/10/91
Reykjavik, Iceland, The Reykjavik Municipal Museum of Art “Kjaravalssstadir” 4/6 – 4/21/91
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Museum of Applied Arts, 5/29 –6/11/91
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, Mestna Galerja, 7/25 – 8/8/91
Copenhagen, Denmark, G.L. Holagaard Art Museum, 9/1 – 10/15/91
Sondejylland, Denmark, Sondejylland Art Museum, 10/20 – 11/24/91
The Hague, The Netherlands, Netherlands Textile Museum 12/15 – 3/92
Bath, United Kingdom, American Museum, 4/1 – 9/15/92
Thessaloniki, Greece, Mylos Cultural Center, 2/1 – 4/30/93
Lodz, Poland, Central Textile Museum, 5/15 – 6/25/93
Wrocklaw, Poland, Wrocklaw Architectural Museum, 7/8 – 8/31/93
Goerlitz, Saxonia, Germany, Goerlitlzer Annen Kalle, 10/8 – 10/31/93
Krefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Deutche Tetile Museum, 12/6 – 1/30/94
Speyer, Germany, Art Gallery, Technik-Museum Speyer, 3/10 – 4/14/94
Long Island Quilter’s Society, Invitational, Mineola, NY, 1989
Re-defining the American Quilt, Invitational, Pennsylvania State Art Gallery, Univ.Park, PA, 1987
Contemporary Quilts, Juried, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, 1986
Regional
Louisville Artists: Carry On, Group Show, Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY, Louisville Visual Art Gallery, 2018
Don’t Turn Around-Don’t Look Down, Group Show, Quappi Projects, Louisville 2018
Art of Color: A Newgrasses Exhibit, four person show, Portland Museum, Louisville KY, 2017
Tessile Ora, Three person show, Louisville Metro Hall, 2017
Gridworks, Group Show, New Editions Gallery Lexington KY, 2017
Common Threads, Three person show, Greiner Art Gallery Lynn Center for Fine Arts Hanover, IN, 2016
Denise Furnish: Crib Quilts and More, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY, 2015
Color Stories, Two person Exhibit, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 2014
Seeing Strength, Seeing Power: Masters Thesis Exhibition, University of Louisville Cressman Center, 2009
The Yoyo Sisterhood: Four Perspectives, One Pattern, Garner-Furnish Studio Louisville KY 2006
LAFTA Show, Juried, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 2004
The Tree of Life Project, Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists, The Water Tower, Louisville, KY, 2002, Bernheim Arboretum; Clermont, KY, 2001
Kentucky Quilts: Roots And Wings, Invitational, Traveling show, The Folk Art Museum, Morehead, KY, 1999
Re-Volution: Quilts and Altar Cloths, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Two person show, Louisville, KY, 1997
Denise Mucci Furnish: Quilts and Prayer Cloths, Inspirations Gallery, One person show, Louisville, KY, 1996
The Art of the Book, Invitational, The Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY, 1995
Quilt Conceptions: Designs in Other Media, Invitational, Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY, 1992
Transformations: Feminist Art by Louisville Artists, Invitational, Louisville Visual Art Association, 1990
Artist’s and their Children, Invitational, Liberty Gallery, Louisville, KY, 1988
Color, Shape, Texture: Painterly Approaches to Quiltmaking, Invitational, The Water Tower, Louisville, KY, 1986
Denise Mucci Furnish: Quilts, Loho Gallery, Two-person show, Louisville, KY, 1986
Eight States Annual: Crafts, Juried, JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 1985
Kentucky Revisited, an Overview of Kentucky Artists, Invitational, State Capitol, Frankfort, KY, 1984
Mid-States Crafts Exhibition, Juried, Evansville Museum of Fine Arts, Evansville, IN, 1982
Eight States Annual: Graphics, Juried, JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 1981
The Earth Show, Juried, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY 1981
Louisville Quilts, An exhibition of quilts created in celebration of the Louisville–Jefferson County Bicentennial, Louisville Art Gallery, 1980