Abbey Muza
Fanny Knapp Allen Artist in Residence
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
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Office Hours: By appointment
Research Overview
Abbey Muza uses weaving, textiles, and other media to engage with symbol and narrative, translating between the historical and the contemporary. They have recently exhibited at spaces including Slip House (NYC), Tusk (Chicago), and the Fondation des États Unis (Paris). They have been an artist in residence at ACRE, Tusen Takk, and Haystack, and have been a Fulbright France Harriet-Hale Wooley Awardee, a Leroy Neiman Fellow at the Oxbow School of Art, and a Visiting Artist at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. They have received awards including an Arthur King Peters Award (Fulbright France), a Jumpstarter Grant from the Society of Arts and Crafts, and artist’s grants from the cities of Chicago and Philadelphia. They received their BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and their MFA from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
Research Interests
- Textiles
- Cultural and historical narrative
- Symbols
- Storytelling
- Drawing
- Craft processes
- Language(s)