Nancy Koenigsberg
Nancy Koenigsberg | |
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| Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | The New School for Social Research, Skidmore College, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts |
| Alma mater | Goucher College |
| Awards | American Craft Council Fellow (2022) |
Nancy Koenigsberg (born 1927),[1] is an American sculptor and painter known for her knitted wire textiles and mixed media sculptures.[2][3] In 2022, she was named a fellow of the American Craft Council.[2] She lives in New York City.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nancy Koenigsberg was born in 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] She has a B.A. degree (1949) from Goucher College.[4] She also studied at the New School for Social Research, Skidmore College, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.[4][5]
She was part of the 2016 to 2017 traveling group exhibition highlighting 36 contemporary fiber artists, “The Box Project: Uncommon Threads," curated by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg and collector Lloyd Cotsen.[6][7]
Her work is in museum collections including at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.; the Cleveland Museum of Art;[8] the Indianapolis Museum of Art;[9] the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;[10] and the Racine Art Museum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nancy Koenigsberg". Art in Embassies, United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ a b c "Nancy Koenigsberg". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Very Fine Lines at the Flinn Gallery". GreenwichTime news. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ a b c The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition: A Traveling Exhibition. University of Hawaiʻi Art Gallery. 2003. p. 74.
- ^ "Nancy Koenigsberg". The 8th Annual Shoebox Sculpture, University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "RAM exhibition features work by top fiber artists". The Journal Times. 2017-05-18. pp. D3. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Fowler Museum to debut touring exhibition of contemporary fiber art". UCLA. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Float". Cleveland Museum of Art. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Star Box 1". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Undone". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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