Laura Foster Nicholson is a textile artist known for her handwoven
tapestries (two were on view last spring at the CSU Art Museum). With a
BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and and MFA from Cranbrook Academy of
Art, Laura has lectured, taught, and exhibited in the US, Canada, and
Italy. Her work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, and
the Denver Art Museum, among others. Grants & awards include an NEA
fellowship, the Leone di Pietra prize at the Venice Biennale of
Architecture, three Illinois Arts Council fellowships, and a grant from
the Graham Foundation for Research in the Fine Arts.
Laura owns LFN Textiles, designing ribbons and household textiles, for
companies such as Renaissance Ribbons, Crate & Barrel, Land of Nod,
Monticello, and Larsen, Inc. She writes about color and color trending
for Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot, and for Pantoneview.com.
1PM, Monday, April 20, Fibers Studio, N101, Visual Arts Building
1PM, Monday, April 20, Fibers Studio, N101, Visual Arts Building
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