Material paths

Authors

  • Gabriela Nirino Argentine Center for Textile Art (Argentina) Northwest Designer Craftartist (USA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64377/30087716.1442

Abstract

This article is an account of the development of my textile work over more than 30 years. It is presented as a reflection on ways of conceiving production and the relationships between art, handicraft, and design in academic, industrial, and personal contexts. Textiles are presented as a language of exchange and connection that allows us to construct new narratives and imagine futures of collaboration and coexistence.

Author Biography

Gabriela Nirino, Argentine Center for Textile Art (Argentina) Northwest Designer Craftartist (USA)

She is a professor of Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, National University of Buenos Aires (FFyL, UBA), and a textile designer at the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism of the same university. She completed a Master's degree in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at the National University of Quilmes (UNQ) and a Diploma in Environmental Humanities at the intersection of Art and Technology at the National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF). She has participated in Jacquard weaving residencies at Arte della Seta Lisio (Italy), the Center for Contemporary Textiles (Canada), and Praxis Textile Workshop (USA), as well as an artist residency at the Shoreline Art Cottage (WA, USA). She is also a former tenured professor and researcher of Textile Design at the UBA and the National University of Lanús, and of Design at the National Technological University. She has participated as a speaker and published articles in ISEND (International Symposium of Natural Dyes), AIC (International Color Association), DISUR (Latin American Design Network), Galaxia, Tramemos, and Surface Design Journal magazines, as well as the digital book Proyecto Chala. She has collaborated on the Encyclopedia of Latin American Crafts, produced by the World Craft Council. Her work has been featured in national and international exhibitions and is included in Volume XIII of the General History of Art in Argentina 2000-2020, published by the National Academy of Fine Arts. Awards: 1st Prize, Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial, Postmark Center for the Arts 2025; Special Mention, 4th Latin American Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry 2024; Best of the Show, La Conner International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival 2023; Honorable Mention, National Salon of Visual Arts, Argentina 2022. Argentine Jewel Award, Latin American Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry 2021; 2nd Prize, Edmons Art Festival 2021; New Growth Award, Growth & Evolution International Exhibition, China, 2020; 1st Prize, Textile Category, National Salon of Visual Arts, Argentina 2012. In 2025, she received the Mary Molyneaux Fellowship from the Pratt Fine Art Center (WA, USA). She recently won first prize at the Sívori Museum Tapestry Biennial.

References

Le Guin, Ursula K (2023). La teoría de la bolsa de la ficción. Rara Avis.

Santos, Bárbara (2019). Curación como tecnología. Basado en entrevistas a sabedores de la Amazonía. IDARTES.

Nirino, Gabriela (2023). Proyecto Chala. Chala Project. https://anyflip.com/mkfxf/opjf/

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Published

2026-01-31

How to Cite

Nirino, G. (2026). Material paths. Memorias Disidentes. Revista De Estudios críticos Del Patrimonio, Archivos Y Memorias, 3(5), 230–242. https://doi.org/10.64377/30087716.1442

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 5 (2026): Handicrafts. Sensitive art from the margins

Section

Lenguajes Instituyentes

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