Bryana Bibbs - August 2022
"3.1.21/3.9.21”, 2021, 15.5” x 9”, handwoven hand-carded hand-spun wool and angelina fiber
Bryana Bibbs (b. 1991) is a Chicago-based textile artist and art educator who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Fiber and Material Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work comes from her struggles with depression, anxiety, relationships, self-validation, and how to deal with everyday occurrences. She is the founder of The We Were Never Alone Project - A Weaving Workshop for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence and serves on the Surface Design Association’s Education Committee. Bryana’s work has been on view at The Evanston Art Center (Evanston, Illinois), ARC Gallery (Chicago, Illinois), The Bridgeport Art Center (Chicago, Illinois), The Wayback (Chicago, Illinois), and Room482 (Brooklyn, New York), The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Illinois), and Praxis Fiber Workshop (Cleveland, Ohio).