MICA's Fiber faculty are interdisciplinary artists who work across media - sculptural, textile, social, performances and events. We are designers, writers, sewers, sculptors and visionaries that have a love for the textile terrain.
My collaged constructions and architectural installations are guided by traces of past and person that lie deep within used objects and spaces.
Liz Ensz was born in Minnesota to a resourceful family of penny-savers, metal scrappers, and curators of cast-offs.
Valeska Maria Populoh was born in Germany and now lives in Baltimore. Before beginning her work as an artist and cultural organizer, Valeska worked as a policy advocate and educator on environmental and social justice issues.
Hellen Ascoli (Guatemala City / Baltimore, MD) is a weaver; a word that encompasses the other areas of discourse she is situated within: art, craft, education and translation.
Rosa Chang is a Korean-born visual artist, educator, and storyteller based in Baltimore, Maryland, whose interdisciplinary practice bridges art, cultural heritage, and environmental sustainability.
Monique Crabb is a Mexican-American artist whose work represents an interplay of narrative, identity, and symbolism that speaks to the constraints of societal structures and of the human body.
Jeremiah Jones is co-owner and founder of SewLab USA/ Hold Fast Bicycle Accessories.
Herion Park is a Korean-American visual artist and fashion designer. Her art is informed by the immigrant experience, the spiritual and biological ties of family and, the inescapable politics of our time, as well as the unifying power of love.
iliana quander was born in the Bronx, NYC, raised in Washington, D.C. and received her BA from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.