Mary Giles
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Mary Giles (1944–2018) was an American fiber artist.
May 15, 1944
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| Born | Mary Jo Mortenson May 15, 1944 St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | April 11, 2018 (aged 73) Stillwater, Minnesota |
| Known for | fiber artist |
Biography
Giles née Mortenson was born on May 15, 1944, in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1][2] She attended Mankato State University and attended various workshops led by Ferne Jacobs, Lissa Hunter, and Diane Itter.[3] Giles had a career as an art teacher, retiring in the 1990s. She then turned her full attention creating fiber arts.[2]
in 2013 Giles received the James Renwick Alliance Master of the Medium Award in Fiber.[4] In 2015 the Textile Center of Minnesota held a retrospective of her work.[5][6] She died on April 11, 2018, in Stillwater, Minnesota.[1][2] Her work is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art[7] and the Racine Art Museum.[8]
Her work, Metallic Horizon, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[9][10]