Instructor: Andrew Wilson

No image available Biography: Wilson received his BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2013 with a concentration in Jewelry/Metals and his MFA from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017. Wilson's work has been in many galleries and institutions including: The Berkeley Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SOMArts, and the Museum of the African Diaspora. He has received such awards and honors as: the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award, an Emergency Grant from the Foundation of Contemporary Arts, the Carr Center Independent ScholarsFellowship, the McColl Center and more. He has also worked with Carrie Mae Weems on The Spirit that Resides in Havana, Cuba alongside the Havana Biennial and The Future is Now Parade for the opening of The REACH in Washington D.C. His work has been collected by Michigan State University and the University of New Mexico.

Classes by this instructor


FIBER ARTS: BOUTIS WORKSHOP
Boutis is a French technique for creating raised embellishment on textiles. In this one day workshop, learn simplified cording techniques, stencil-making, and sewing machine techniques. Students will walk away with a finished sample of a boutis textile.
Saturday, November 2, 2024, T*913B