Marie Bannerot McInerney is an interdisciplinary studio artist and educator. Her process driven work investigates conceptions of fragility, instability, truth, and experiential knowledge. She has exhibited across the United States and abroad including shows at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, WA, Mildred Lane Kemper Museum in Saint Louis, MO, Corcoran College in Washington, DC, … Continue reading Marie Bannerot McInerney →

Associate Professor Kim Eichler-Messmer has taught surface design, quilting, and entrepreneurship at KCAI since 2008. Eichler-Messmer received an MFA in Textiles from the University of Kansas and a BFA in Drawing and Printmaking from Iowa State University. She was an Artist in Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. Her hand … Continue reading Kim Eichler-Messmer →

Professor and chair of the Fiber Department, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, has been on the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute since 1997. A native of the Netherlands, she received her BFA (1982) in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute and her MFA in textile design from the University of Kansas (1995). Ms Verbeek-Cowart’s academic and … Continue reading Pauline Verbeek-Cowart →

Contemporary and historical textile patterns, embroidery and garment designs are the inspiration for C. Pazia Mannella’s sculptures. Intense rainbow and neon colors vibrate in her work. The symbolic imagery of flowers, laurels, and wreaths represent cultural ideals of power, wealth and will. Common contemporary materials, zippers, coffee filters, children’s barrettes, construction-marking tape, ribbon and mirrored paillattes, … Continue reading C Pazia Mannella →

Teresa Paschke’s work in textiles utilizes surface design techniques such as dyeing, embroidering, and printing. She came from Ohio for a WSW fellowship to develop her textile-printing and papermaking techniques. Teresa earned an MFA in Textile Design at the University of Kansas. Currently, she is a professor at Iowa State University College of Design. CEAH1 (2009) … Continue reading Teresa Paschke →