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This category is for websites about the fiber artists who create textile art, including fabrics and objects made by weaving, felting, knitting, braiding, or netting, from the various textile fibers, natural or manmade.

Subcategories

• Quilts
• Tapestry Artists
• Weavers

Resources in This Category

• Bird, Charlotte

  http://www.birdworks-fiberarts.com/
  San Diego fiber artist displays her artistic quilts, wearable art clothing and happiness dolls.

• Brackmann, Holly

  http://www.hollybrackmann.com/
  Explores weaving, dévoré, dyeing, surface design and emerging textile techniques. Her knowledge has been shared by teaching, curating textile and craft exhibitions, lecturing and exhibiting internationally.

• Carpenter, Wendy

  http://www.interfibers.com/
  Mixed-textile fiber wall art focusing on installations for commercial and residential architecture. Techniques include weaving, dyeing, papermaking, and basketry.

• Clemens, Barbara

  http://www.barbaraclemens.de/
  Produces handwoven clothes, handmade leather bags and quilts. Biography and gallery of works.

• Crocker, Ellen

  http://www.ellencrocker.com/
  Multimedia Hawaiian artist working in rozome (silk painting) and quilting.

• Crouse-Kemp, Susan

  http://www.sckart.com/
  Creates two and three dimensional fiber works in quilt technique. Includes gallery, exhibition list and resume.

• Dahl, Caroline

  http://www.carolinedahl.com/
  Self-taught textile artist from San Francisco, working in embroidery, applique and piecework. Includes gallery, exhibitions and reviews.

• Dahl, Carolyn

  http://www.carolyndahlstudio.com/
  Silk and fabric works, drawings on paper and fabric, and handmade paper baskets and vessels. Gallery, information on her books and TV appearances.

• Dickinson, Ellen

  http://www.ellendickinson.com/
  Gallery offered by this fiber sculptor features organically shaped pieces using basketry techniques in linen, biography and statement.

• Dolan, Wendy

  http://www.wendydolan.co.uk/
  Surface texture developed by applying fabrics, yarns and embellishing with machine and hand stitchery. Artist background, gallery and contact information.

• Epstein, Diane

  http://www.dianeepstein.com/
  The work and methods of Hawaiian silk painter. Artist's statement and her gallery of wearable art.

• Falk, Gabriella

  http://www.gabriellafalk.co.uk/
  Creator of tapestries, wall hangings and architectural glass features. Gallery, exhibitions, resume and commission information.

• Fischer, Melanie

  http://www.melaniefischer.com/
  Fabric based art including wall hung, sculpture, installation and prints featuring imagery dealing with childhood fantasies. Gallery and artist's statement.

• Gabrielse, Leslie

  http://www.gabrielse.com/
  Combines various fabrics through an appliqué technique augmented by acrylic paint, as well as drawings and collages. Gallery, artist's statement and contact information.

• Gass, Linda

  http://www.lindagass.com/
  Hand painted silk art quilts including aerial landscape representations, and wearable art. Portfolio, biography and contact information.

• Gianello, Luciana Costa

  http://www.costagianello.it/
  Knotted leather pile hangings, cut-fabric technique and works in plexiglass. Gallery, biography and contact information.

• Harbour, Karen

  http://www.harbourart.co.uk/
  Contemporary mixed media two-dimensional pieces. Includes background, portfolio and commission information.

• Helmericks-Louder, Annie

  http://www.helmericks.com/
  Art quilts, tapestries and landscape paintings. Gallery and exhibition vita.

• Hickman, Pat

  http://www.pathickman.com/
  Studio artist known for her investigation and use of gut and skin-like materials, interest in the translation of fiber to metal, sculptural baskets, and research on Turkish needlelace edging "oya".

• Himich, Tanya

  http://narod.kmv.ru/batic/
  Russian silk painter with extensive batik training. Includes background and gallery of painted garments.

• Iosca, Philip

  http://ioscaindustries.com/
  Online portfolio of this textile designer working in jacquard-weave, machine knits and surface design. Portfolio, resume and contact information.

• Jean-Baptiste, Daniel

  http://www.jean-baptiste.com/
  A collection of silk paintings by the artist.

• Jelínková, Dagmar

  http://www.dagmarjelinkova.cz/
  Screen printed silk textiles, tapestries and carpets. This Czech artist also paints on other media.

• Kamenetzky, Karen

  http://www.karenkamenetzky.com/
  Original hand-dyed art quilts embellished with embroidery and beading. Artist statement and gallery.

• Killer, Paddy

  http://www.paddykillerart.co.uk/
  British textile artist and illustrator creates embroidered and appliqued hangings. Includes gallery, exhibition information, news and curriculum vitae.

• Long, Julieanne

  http://www.textileartist.co.uk/
  Textile artist from the UK. Profile, pictures of work including knitted and stitched paper clips, and latest exhibition details.

• Lusnak, Karin

  http://www.karinlusnak.com/
  Creates both quilts and textile sculpture using methods of stacking, layering and repetition. Features artist statement/biography/resume, photos, and schedule of exhibitions.

• Marshall, John

  http://www.johnmarshall.to/
  American fiber artist specializing in the traditional Japanese techniques of Katazome (stencil dyeing) and tsutsugaki (cone drawing). Extensive information and instruction on Japanese textiles and crafts.

• Martin, Judith

  http://www.judithmartin.info/
  Collage quilts mixing photographs, drawings, paintings, and objects with fabrics, threads, text and handwork. Includes gallery and biography.

• McGahan, Angela

  http://angelamcgahan.com/
  Fiberist born in Ireland now living in England creates appliqued, embroidered, beaded works. Contains gallery, exhibit list and resume.

• Mireault, Jean-Louis

  http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/mireault/
  This watercolorist offers his works on silk and the story of his artistic career.

• Monsen, Ragnhild

  http://www.ragnhild-monsen.com/
  Scandinavian fiber artist creates tapestries and conceptual textile art, especially large-scale projects. Many pictures.

• Moos-Brochhagen, Veronika

  http://www.textilkunst.de/
  German textile artist. Includes current exhibitions and gallery.

• Olin-Ranstam, Lisbet

  http://www.fiberart.se/
  Swedish maker of woven and embellished pictures. Gallery, exhibition list, artist statement and contact information.

• O’Neill, Joanna

  http://www.richstitch.com/
  Works include home textiles and cushions, greetings cards, hangings and framed panels. Covers biography, design process and gallery.

• Paollart

  http://www.paollart.com/
  Pavla Lazarek Trizuljak creates original handpainted clothing items in softly geometric designs. Includes artist background and gallery.

• Pohjola, Ulla

  http://www.ullapohjola.fi/
  Finnish textile artist presents an online gallery featuring creative embroidery. Includes exhibitions listing.

• Randall, Barbara S.

  http://www.cajunbluesstudios.com/
  Artist creates mixed media paintings, quilts and amulet bags. Includes artist's statement, gallery, past exhibitions and news.

• Rasmussen, Erica Spitzer

  http://ericaspitzerrasmussen.com/
  An artist and educator who creates mixed media and handmade paper garments, and whose work often utilizes clothing as metaphor. Photos, exhibitions, lectures/workshops.

• Reynolds, Rachel

  http://www.rachel-reynolds.co.uk/
  Work covers a broad area of disciplines, ranging from large scale backdrops to hangings in domestic interiors. Biography, product examples and outlets.

• Rico, Lisa

  http://www.lisarico.com/
  Northern California artist hand-paints images on cloth, and machine embroiders to add texture and enhance shadows and highlights. Gallery, exhibit information and description of process.

• Ross, Jeni

  http://www.jeniross.co.uk/
  Tapestries, tufted rugs and wall hangings feature abstract images. Details of commissions with gallery images and biography.

• Sadowski, Petra-Marita

  http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/sadowski/
  A gallery of mixed-textile fiber reliefs, collages and graphics offered by this German fiber artist. Includes biography and statement.

• Sage, Priscilla Kepner

  http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pksage/design/
  Lightweight air sculptures and wall relief pieces made from mylar fabric. Hand-painted and -transferred dye with machine and hand stitching. Photographs of commissioned work, current work, and work in collections.

• Sales, Michelle

  http://www.michellesales.com/
  Sculpture artist working with thermoplastic fiber utilizing image transfers, dyeing, hand and machine embroidery, and found objects. Portfolio, exhibition list and biography.

• Santoro, Alyce

  http://www.alycesantoro.com/
  Fabric woven from polyester thread and pre-recorded 1/8" audio cassette tape can be "heard" by running a tape head across its surface. Photographs and information about the process.

• Sarin, Sophie

  http://www.sarinfloorcloths.com/
  Handpainted canvasses for the floor. Examples of work, commission information, history and artist methods.

• Schmidt, Marti

  http://www.martischmidt.com/
  Reflects the tropical ambience of the Florida Gulfcoast in her surface design work. Includes discussion of various printing, dyeing and resist techniques on multiple media.

• Schülke, Bettina

  http://www.bettinaschuelke.at/
  Austrian fiber artist. Includes images of works and resume.

• Schwabe, Alison

  http://www.alisonschwabe.com/
  Contemporary Australian quiltmaker, fibre artist, and teacher.

• Shore, Sally

  http://www.ribbonweaver.net/
  Wall hangings and evening bags woven from ribbon, and scarves of pleated ribbon. Artist's statement, resume, gallery and show locations.

• Silke

  http://www.silke.com.ar/
  Works in silk including interpretation of the Major Arcana. English and Spanish versions available.

• Sorrell, Susan

  http://www.creativechick.com/
  Collages incorporate fabric, beading, painting, printmaking, photography, computer images and found objects. Artist's statement, gallery, workshops and upcoming shows.

• Stocksdale, Joy

  http://www.joystocksdale.com/
  Fabric artist and screen printer, author and educator, developer of the technique called polychromatic screen printing. Includes photos of work, resume, and exhibitions.

• Stumpf, Mary Patricia

  http://www.batikartist.com/
  Contemporary batik artist. Includes catalog of work, information on commissions.

• Surdut, Beth

  http://www.bethsurdut.com/
  Handpainted silks and wearable art. Focus is on tropical florals and feathers.

• Tinger, John

  http://www.batikfineart.com/
  Contemporary fine art batik originals and prints. Gallery, information and photos of the technique.

• Tobon, Pilar

  http://www.pilar-tobon.com/
  This textile artist and sculptor directs the Women in Textile Art Organization. Includes artist background, list of exhibits, murals gallery.

• Tyler, Cherrilyn

  http://www.petertyler.com/cherrilyn.html
  Pieces are based on worn surfaces that are interwoven with the poetry of Shelley or Keats floating within transparent fabrics. Includes information on book Slip Into Silk.

• Walburn, Linda

  http://www.lindawalburn.com/
  A gallery of art quilts, three-dimensional fabric art altars and digital photography. Includes statement and contact details for viewing works.

• Whitworth, Isabella

  http://www.isabellawhitworth.co.uk/
  Specializing in the area of silk painting, wax resist and indigo dyeing. Includes examples, techniques details of courses and related links.

• Williams, Christine

  http://www.christinewilliamsdesigns.com/
  Textile paintings composed of antique textiles appliqued by hand onto silk organza as though using paint. Motifs are a commentary on modern life.

• Wisnoski, Barbara

  http://www.barbarawisnoski.com/
  Montreal, Canada-based textile artist creates large-scale textural wall hangings/installations from recycled fabrics. Biography, artist statement, exhibition schedule, and portfolios.

• Yong, Kheng-Wah

  http://khengwah.bizland.com/
  Artist uses wax-dyeing on cloth as a unique art media. Information on technique, biography, gallery.

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