Nell Znamierowski
Nell Znamierowski | |
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| Born | 13 August 1931 Amsterdam, New York, United States |
| Died | 29 April 2021 (aged 89) New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Known for | Textile art |
Nell Znamierowski (August 13, 1931 — April 29, 2021) was an American textile artist.
Znamierowski was born in Amsterdam, New York.[1] She was born Aniela Znamierowska, the only child of Waclaw & Helena Wojnar Znamierowski and graduated from the Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam in 1949.[2]
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1953,[3] and with a Fulbright Fellowship traveled to Finland to work at the School of Industrial Design, where she developed an interest in Rya rugs. During her career she has worked variously as a print designer, color consultant, and designer of woven fabric in addition to teaching at the school of the Brooklyn Museum of Art – where she also coordinated the fiber program – and the Fashion Institute of Technology.[4] Works created or designed by Znamierowski can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Cooper-Hewitt Museum,[5] and the Art Institute of Chicago;[6] and she has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States.[3] She is the author of a number of guides to weaving, including Step-by-step weaving: a complete introduction to the craft of weaving, including photographs in full color (1967) and Step-by-step rugmaking: a complete introduction to the craft of rugmaking (1972).[7] She has also written for numerous textile-based publications, including Craft Horizons, Piecework, American Craft, Handwoven, and Fiberarts, and has lectured widely and given workshops throughout her career.[4]
Znamierowski died in New York City at the age of 89 on April 29, 2021. A memorial Mass took place on 11 September 2021 at St. Stanislaus Church in Amsterdam, NY, followed immediately by the interment at St. Casimir’s Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Icarus". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Obituary of Nellie Znamierowski". Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b Roslyn Tunis (1 January 1982). Ancient Inspirations, Contemporary Interpretations: Exhibition and Catalogue. Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences. ISBN 978-0-937318-09-6.
- ^ a b "March 2017 NYGH meeting – Weavolution". weavolution.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. "Nell Znamierowski". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Jewel in the Grass – The Art Institute of Chicago". www.artic.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Nell Znamierowski". Open Library. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1931 births
- 2021 deaths
- American textile artists
- American women textile artists
- People from Amsterdam, New York
- Artists from New York (state)
- Rhode Island School of Design alumni
- Fashion Institute of Technology faculty
- Brooklyn Museum
- 20th-century American artists
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American artists
- 21st-century American women artists
- American women academics
- Textile artists from New York (state)