Tracy Krumm

Tracy Krumm is a textile artist, craft educator, and curator based in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] Krumm's work combines metalworking and crochet; crafting items such as curtains and clothing out of metals and wire.[2]

Early life and education

Krumm received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts[3] in 1987 and her Masters of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Art in 1995.[4][5]

Art career

In 2010, she curated an exhibition titled New Fibers 2010 at Eastern Michigan University where she was faculty in the fibers department.[6] In 2014, the Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa, Texas showed In the Making: The Art of Tracy Krumm.[7] Her work was included in a 2019 exhibition of contemporary fiber art curated by Erika Diamond at the Jamestown Community College’s Weeks Gallery titled Pulling a Thread.[8][9] She curated an exhibition titled Pride at the Textile Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is the Director for Artistic Advancement.[10][11] This exhibition was to be the first in the institution's history to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity.[12]

Awards and exhibitions

Tracy Krumm was awarded a $25,000 McKnight Fellowship for Visual Artists in 2015.[13] In 2016, work won first place in the Textiles/fibers category of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Competition.[14]

Further reading
  • BUSZEK, MARIA ELENA (2011). ""Labor is My Medium": Some Perspective(s) on Contemporary Craft". Archives of American Art Journal. 50 (3/4): 66–75. doi:10.1086/aaa.50.3_4.23355888. ISSN 0003-9853. JSTOR 23355888.

References
  1. "Tracy Krumm". Textile Curator. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "Tracy Krumm - 13 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. MCD (2016-03-03). "Lines That Tie: Carole Beadle and Lia Cook". Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. "Textile Center's National Artist Advisory Council". Textile Center. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  5. "Fiber Artist Tracy Krumm to Present Lecture, 3D Workshop at UK". UKNow. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  6. Cantu, John Carlos (November 21, 2010). "EMU exhibit showcases the potential of modern fiber art". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. "Past Exhibitions". ellen noel art museum. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. "Pulling A Thread exhibition now open at JCC". the Observer. November 7, 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. "New, Three: Kansas City Art Institute Faculty". Kansas City Art Institute. July 10, 2008. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. "PRIDE". MPLSART.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  11. "Textile Center appoints five internationally renowned fiber artists to serve on its new National Art". Meet Minneapolis. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  12. "PRIDE – COMING SOON". Textile Center. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  13. Abbe, Mary (June 18, 2015). "Ten Minnesota Visual and Ceramic Artists Win McKnight Fellowships". Star Tribune.
  14. "Winners of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art competition". Star Tribune. August 25, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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