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EDUCATION

2014 MFA Fibers, Savannah College of Art & Design, Georgia

2008 BFA Fashion Design, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

 

EXHIBITIONS

2016 Liz Robb  “Hangin Out “ NIDO, S.F.

2016 Liz Robb: Window Project Exhibition, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon

2015 Liz Robb: New Work, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, California (solo)

FiberSHED, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, California

Sanchez Art Center 50/50 Show, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California

Let’s Get Lost, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon

Contemporary Encaustic Exhibition, Royal Contemporary Gallery, Florence, Colorado

28th Annual Women’s Works Exhibition, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois

International Textile Art Biennial, Den Breughel, Haacht, Belgium

Naught Exhibition, Gensler Architecture Firm, San Francisco, California

Fiber, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, California

2014 SF Open Studios, San Francisco, California

Mountain, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon

Reticulation, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, Georgia (solo)

Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends, Athens, Georgia

Open Studios, Savannah, Georgia

2013 Five Fiber Artists, Sicky Nar Nar Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

High Summer Social, L’Entrepot Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

Vernissage, Blue Gallery, Lacoste, France

Open Studios, Savannah, Georgia


PUBLICATIONS

“Wool Works,” by Laura Morgan, Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine: San Francisco, published November 2015

“Editorial: Features Recommendation,” by DeWitt Cheng, Visual Art Source, posted August 29, 2015

“Artist Feature: Liz Robb,” by Authenticity B Designs, Authenticitty B Interior Design, posted August 11, 2015

“Current Obsessions: Opalescent Summer,” by Remodelista Team, Remodelista, posted July 18, 2015

“Liz Robb at West Coast Craft,” by Nancy Cho, Anthology Magazine, posted June 23, 2015

“Moody Blues: Liz Robb,” by Deanna Amorello, The Gilded Lobster, posted June 18, 2015

“Delve Interview: Liz Robb,” by Kind Aesthetic, Kind Aesthetic, posted March 12, 2015

Disrupting the Grid, by Liz Robb, MFA Thesis, published May 2014

 

AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

2015 Icelandic Textile Center Residency Program, Blönduós, Iceland

ArtSlant Prize Juried Winner, Sculpture

Knotwe Award, Interview & digital embroidery award

2014 Handweavers Guild of America Award, Indigo Jacquard Weaving

Spotlight on Student Fiber Juried Exhibition Award, Athens, Georgia

Fibers Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Savannah College of Art & Design

2013 Lacoste Residency Program, Lacoste, France

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013-2014, Graduate Mentor Program, Savannah, Georgia

• Help developed necessary working relationships while teaching students to effectively use college resources.

• Provided direction & advice on goal setting.

• Taught specific success strategies such as time management, organization, & self-advocating.

2013, Teaching Internship, Lacoste, France

• Taught Fiber Stitch Diary, lead class critiques & discussions.

• Created lesson plans for all studio classes & responsible for all demonstrations in both hand & machine

embroidery.

• Collaborated with professor in determining grading evaluations, individual proposals, & selecting works for

exhibition.

2010-2012, Lands’ End Canvas, Madison, Wisconsin

Designer, Women’s Sweaters & Knits

• Conceptualized, hand sketched, & presented seasonal collections.

• Streamlined processes & procedures with partners to improve workflow & cost & quality of garments.

• Traveled to Asia to source yarns, fabrics, & trims, supervising factory production to ensure garment quality, fit, &

aesthetic.

2008-2010, American Eagle, New York, New York

Assistant Designer, Men’s Woven Shirts

• Designed & sketched both fashion & technical sketches detailing styles.

• Produced & managed all technical sketches, linesheets, & bill of materials in PLM