Jean Cacicedo
Jean Williams Cacicedo | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Orange, New Jersey, United States |
| Education | Pratt Institute (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, clothing designer, educator |
| Known for | Coat design, appliqués, fiber art, collage, papermaking |
| Movement | Art to wear |
| Website | jeancacicedo |
Jean Williams Cacicedo (born 1948) is an American clothing designer, visual artist and educator. She is known for her crocheted and mixed media coats, and is a notable figure in the art to wear movement in the 1970s and 1980s. Cacicedo is also recognized in the fiber arts community for her decorative wall pieces that are crafted from wool, linen, and other fibers,[1] and she also works in collage, and paper making. Cacicedo lives in Berkeley, California.
Biography
[edit]Jean Williams Cacicedo was born in 1948, in Orange, New Jersey.[2] She received a B.F.A. degree in 1970 from Pratt Institute.[2] One of her classmates at Pratt Institute was Janet Lipkin.[3]
Cacicedo has been involved in the art to wear movement since college.[4] She is known for her crocheted and mixed media coats, with designs inspired by myths, symbolic imagery, and spiritual journeys.[5] She teaches out of her studio, and has been a visiting artist at California College of Arts, Penland School of Craft, and Split Rock Arts Program at the University of Minnesota.
Cacicedo's work is held by the de Young Museum in San Francisco;[6] the Oakland Museum of California; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston;[7] the Philadelphia Museum of Art;[8] and the Museum of Arts and Designin New York City.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Davis, Virginia (2010). "Jean Williams Cacicedo: New Adventures in Old Techniques". Surface Design Journal. 34 (2): 30–35 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ a b "Abstracts and Presenter Biographies from 14th Biennial; Jean Cacicedo". Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings: 18–19. January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Janet Lipkin". Craft in America. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Edgy 1970s Crochet Designers: Jean Williams Cacicedo". Crochet Concupiscence. May 30, 2012. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Craft In America / Cacicedo, Jean". Craft in America. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007.
- ^ "Jean Williams Cacicedo". FAMSF. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Coat". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Tee Pee Coat". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Cacicedo, Jean Williams (2000). Jean Williams Cacicedo: Explorations in cloth. Museum of Craft & Folk Art. ISBN 978-1877742088.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Video: Julie Schafler Dale on Jean Cacicedo (2020), from PBS
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