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Mission Statement

The Textile Society of America, Inc. provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide, from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social, and technical perspectives.

Established in 1987, TSA is governed by a Board of Directors from museums and universities in North America. Its 700 members worldwide include museum curators, teachers, historians, artists, students, dealers, and collectors.

TSA organizes biennial symposia. The juried papers presented at each symposium are published in Proceedings. It also distributes a Newsletter, and a comprehensive textile bibliography, published annually. These Publications are included in TSA membership, but additional copies are available for purchase from the TSA office.

(See the TSA Resources page to download the Brochure.)

Board of Directors

  • Elena Phipps
    Elena Phipps
    President
    Independent Scholar/Senior Research Scholar MMA
  • Roxane Shaughnessy
    Roxane Shaughnessy
    Vice-President
    Textile Museum of Canada
  • Patricia Hickman
    Patricia Hickman
    Past President
    Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii/Artist
  • Susan Brown
    Susan Brown
    Recording Secretary
    Associate Curator, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
  • Nina Olson
    Nina Olson
    Treasurer
    National Taxpayer Advocate
  • Michele A. Hardy
    Michele A. Hardy
    Director of External Relations
    Curator of Decorative Arts, the Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary
  • Ann E. Svenson
    Ann E. Svenson
    Director of Internal Relations
    Textile Conservator
  • Susan Bean
    Susan Bean
    Director at Large
    Independent curator
  • Dominique Cardon
    Dominique Cardon
    Director at Large
    Research Scholar, CNRS, France
  • Gerry Craig
    Gerry Craig
    Director at Large
    Associate Professor/Department Head, Department of Art, Kansas State University
  • Sarah Fee
    Sarah Fee
    Director at Large
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Associate Curator, Royal Ontario Museum
  • Eulanda A. Sanders
    Eulanda A. Sanders
    Director at Large
    Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, Department of Apparel...
  • Jill D’Alessandro
    Jill D’Alessandro
    Director at Large
    De Young Museum

Task Representatives

  • Sharon Takeda
    Sharon Takeda
    Co-Host, 14th Biennial TSA Symposium, Los Angeles 2014
    Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Costume and Textiles, LACMA
  • Roy Hamilton
    Roy Hamilton
    Program Chair, 14th Biennial TSA Symposium, Los Angeles 2014
    Curator, Asian & Pacific Collections, Fowler Museum
  • Karen L. Searle
    Karen L. Searle
    Newsletter Editor
    St. Paul, MN
  • Marlys McGuire, St. Paul, MN
    Marlys McGuire, St. Paul, MN
    Bibliography Editor
    Librarian, MaGrath Library, University of Minnesota
  • Lydia Fraser
    Lydia Fraser
    Listserv Manager
    Washington, D.C. Librarian, Textile Museum
  • Ellyane Hutchinson
    Ellyane Hutchinson
    Website Coordinator
    New York

Manager

  • Charlotte Cosby, Manager
    Charlotte Cosby, Manager
    National Office Textile Society of America, Inc. (TSA)
    National Office and Member Services P.O. Box 193 Middletown, DE 19709-0193 Phone (302) 378-9636, Fax (302) 378-9637
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