Symposia

By Margaret Hubert Margaret Hubert started in the needle arts business in 1963, as co-owner of a small yarn shop. She later became the needlework instructor for Bloomingdale’s in White Plains, ...

By Laura Sapelly Laura Elizabeth Sapelly's research merges her background in fiberarts, women's history, feminist theory, and art education. While earning her Ph.D. at Penn State, she related the pedagogical significance ...

By Sam Norgard Sam Norgard grew up working in her family-run flower shop. By her grandmother’s side, she learned design, quality crafts(wo)manship and humor.  A long career of university teaching ...

By Mirka Knaster Mirka Knaster, Ph.D., creates contemporary textile art in a studio overlooking the Pacific Ocean in northern California. Growing up cross-culturally and living and/or traveling across the world’s continents, ...

By Lin Hsin-Chen Lin Hsin-Chen is the founder of Taiwan Art Quilt Society (TAQS). Born and raised in Taiwan, she is a fiber artist and an independent curator who has been ...

By Diana Chen Diana Chen is an artist, educator, and art critic, who was born in Guizhou, China. She received her Master's degree in Art and Art Education from Columbia University, ...

By Stephen Wagner Stephen Wagner is a professor of art history at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His area of interest is art and architecture of the Middle ...

By Nancy Cohen Nancy Cohen’s work has been widely exhibited throughout the United States and is represented in important collections, such as The Montclair Museum, The Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Yale ...

By Iviva Olenick Iviva Olenick is a Brooklyn born and based artist and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Language and Literature/Psychology from Binghamton University, and an ...

By Patricia Malarcher Patricia Malarcher is a studio artist and independent writer. She has exhibited throughout the United States and in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has work in museum, corporate, and ...

By Helena Hernmarck Helena Hernmarck is a Swedish-born tapestry artist and weaver best known for her monumental tapestries designed for architectural settings. Her designs derive from sources ranging from photographs, ...

From top: Jill Kinnear, "With Grains in her Hair" (linocut) and "Oryza glaberrima" (linocut) By Jill Kinnear Jill Kinnear received her initial degree in textiles from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, ...

Port of Charleston Text by Janis Jefferies; photography by Kelly Thompson Janis Jefferies is an artist, writer and curator, Professor of Visual Arts and Research, Research Fellow at the Constance Howard ...

In the colonial and antebellum periods, South Carolina’s wealth was shaped not only by the products of plantation agriculture but also by the commerce of a dynamic urban center. By ...

by Deborah First and Anne Swartz, Professors at Savannah College of Art and Design In October, members of the Textile Society of America (TSA) will travel to Savannah, Georgia to ...

Opening Plenary Panel "Crosscurrents: The Transnational Flows of Textiles" Lynne Milgram is Professor of Anthropology at OCAD University, Toronto, Canada. Her research on gender, development, and urbanization in the Philippines ...

Lenore G. Tawney/TSA Keynote Address Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: “An Orphaned Sewing Machine” Friday, October 21st, 6pm at The Lucas Theatre Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is the 300th Anniversary University Professor at ...

By Tara Bursey Established in 1733, Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia; a port city alive with shadows of the past. Attending the 2016 TSA Symposium will allow you ...

By Tara Bursey Last year, I went to Los Angeles for the TSA Symposium to present some research with some colleagues and had a blast. In four short days, I ...

Now accepting proposals to present at Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port TSA’s 15th Biennial Symposium in Savannah, Georgia Berkeley, CA—The Textile Society of America (TSA) announces its 15th Biennial ...

Savannah, Georgia, October 19th - 23rd, 2016 Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium: Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port Organized in collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design. Academic ...

Savannah, Georgia, October 19th - 23rd, 2016 Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium Organized in collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design. Timeline Submission process opens: May 1, ...

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Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port Textile Society of America's 15th Biennial Symposium Savannah, GA, October 19-23, 2016Organized in Partnership with Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) About The ...

Dear Members and Friends, Just over a month ago many of us were enjoying the shared excitement of joining together on the beautiful UCLA campus, and participating in the 14th ...

New Directions: Examining the Past, Creating the Future, The upcoming biennial Symposium in Los Angeles, explores change and innovation in textiles in the past while looking at the state of the ...

Saturday, September 13 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Bing Auditorium 9:00am-10:15am Plenary: Textiles in Museums Chair: Sharon Takeda, head of Department of Costume and Textiles, LACMA 1. Lynne ...

for the 2014 Biennial Symposium, New Directions: Examining the Past, Creating the Future, in Los Angeles, September 10-14 10. A Beautiful Setting Enjoy warm fall weather amongst the flowers and bamboo ...

Thursday, September 11, 5:00-8:00pm Academic Program Chair Roy Hamilton has organized a special program to take place at the Fowler Museum highlighting aspects of the Museum’s textile collections. Curators from ...

New Directions A Juried Exhibition of the Textile Society of America September 13, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles In conjunction with the Textile ...