Sabrina Gschwandtner is an artist who combines photographic and textile media in works that bridge the fields of contemporary art, craft and social history. She has exhibited her work internationally and was included in two exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design in 2007. She is the author of "KnitKnit: Profiles and Projects from Knitting's New Wave," and has lectured extensively on the revival of handcraft in popular culture. She received a BA in art/semiotics from Brown University and an MFA from Bard College. She is the recent recipient of an International Artist's Studio Program residency in Sweden.

- Artist Sabrina Gschwandtner
photo: Geoff Smith, geoffsmithphoto.com

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Wartime Knitting Circle, 2007
cotton, wool, wood, knitting notions
a participatory installation, dimensions variable
Photo by Alan Klein

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The KnitKnit Sundown Salon, 2007
video, color, sound
6:36 min
Photo: Jeaneen Lund.

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A History of String, 2007
zoetrope, looping silent video, and embroidery stand
dimensions variable
Image courtesy of the artist