Lisa Vinebaum is a scholar, critical writer, artist, and educator. She is a leading scholar on community building through fiber and textiles, examining participatory and socially engaged projects that mobilize fiber materials and processes as part of grassroots struggles for social, economic, and racial justice. Published scholarship includes commissioned book chapters and essays in edited anthologies, academic … Continue reading Lisa Vinebaum →

Christine Tarkowski is a Chicago based artist who works in a variety of mediums including sculpture, printed matter, photography and song. Her works range in scale from the ordinary to the monumental. Equally variable is her scope of production which incorporates the making of permanent architectural structures, cast models, textile yardage and temporary printed ephemera. … Continue reading Christine Tarkowski →

Chair, Fiber and Material Studies (2016-current). Associate Professor, Fiber Material Studies (2001), Painting (2008). BFA, 1988, Villanova University; MFA, 1992, Cranbrook; Skowhegan, 1992. Solo Exhibitions: South Bend Museum of Art; Carrie Secrist Gallery; Threewalls, Chicago; Artpace; San Antonio, TX; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis; Tony Wight Gallery, Chicago; Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley. Group … Continue reading Diana Guerrero-Maciá →

Danielle Andress in an assistant professor in the Fibers and Materials Studies Department. Her work focuses on contemporary identity politics as mediated through popular culture and gendered craft and primarily takes the form of woven cloth. She previously taught at the California College of the Arts. Danielle earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School … Continue reading Danielle Andress →

Jade Yumang is an assistant professor in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies. His primary focus is on the concept of queer form through sculptural abstraction, installation, and performance. He received his MFA at Parsons School of Design with Departmental Honors and BFA Honors in University of British Columbia. He is also part of … Continue reading Jade Yumang →

Professor Laura Strand, head of Textile Arts has a comprehensive back-ground and formal training in weaving, surface design, papermaking, bookbinding and basketry through a BFA from Georgia State University and an MFA from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. She has exhibited widely and lectured throughout the country. As a working artist her interests include the … Continue reading Laura Strand →