Mary Giles

Mary Giles (1944–2018) was an American fiber artist.

Mary Giles
Born
Mary Jo Mortenson

(1944-05-15)May 15, 1944
St. Paul, Minnesota
DiedApril 11, 2018(2018-04-11) (aged 73)
Stillwater, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Known forfiber artist

Biography

Giles née Mortenson was born on May 15, 1944, in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1][2] She attended Mankato State University and attended various workshops led by Ferne Jacobs, Lissa Hunter, and Diane Itter.[3] Giles had a career as an art teacher, retiring in the 1990s. She then turned her full attention creating fiber arts.[2]

in 2013 Giles received the James Renwick Alliance Master of the Medium Award in Fiber.[4] In 2015 the Textile Center of Minnesota held a retrospective of her work.[5][6] She died on April 11, 2018, in Stillwater, Minnesota.[1][2] Her work is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art[7] and the Racine Art Museum.[8]

Her work, Metallic Horizon, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[9][10]

References
  1. "A Tribute to Mary Giles". Textile Center. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. Belz, Adam. "Mary Giles, fiber artist who transformed basketry, dies at 73". Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. "Mary Giles – U.S. Department of State". Art in Embassies. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. "Art Lives Well-Lived: Mary Giles". arttextstyle. browngrotta arts. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. "Field Trip: Mary Giles Talk and Exhibition Tour". American Craft Council. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. "Mary Giles: A Retrospective". Textile Center. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. "Mar Giles". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. "Collection Focus: Mary Giles". Racine Art Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
  10. "Mary Giles". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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