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Exhibit dates: January 26 - March 17, 2002 Internationally acclaimed textile artist John Garrett, known for the application of textile technologies and imagery to various materials, has been pushing the boundaries of traditional fiber art and textiles for the past twenty-five years. Currently a full-time studio artist in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Garrett taught for many years at colleges and universities in California, including Scripps College and UCLA. He has been teaching work-shops on creativity and experimental basketry nationwide for the past several years.
Exhibited extensively throughout his professional career, Garrett’s work is included in the permanent collections of many museums such as the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the High Museum, the American Craft Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Albuquerque Museum. He was awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1983 and 1995.
 
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