Finishing Touches for the New Studio
Outdoor signage was installed on the new studio at Pahuk in January.
latest news
American Tapestry Alliance Media Tour 2022
Visit Mary's instagram @maryzicafoose to watch an on-demand rebroadcast of the live tour of Mary's new studio from January 17, 2022. Be sure to follow Mary's Instagram as there's more tours and colorful video content coming soon.
Mary Zicafoose: Midway Film Release
The long-awaited documentary film about Mary's life and career has been released. Director Jeffrey Hahn combines the testimony of Mary's peers and friends, with the narrative of her artist's journey, to recount a colorful exploration of the virtuoso, teacher, and woman that is Mary Zicafoose.
Ikat Book Sale
Mary's new book, Ikat: The Essential Guide to Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth was released by Penguin Random House in 2020. This inspirational book features both natural and synthetic dye formulas and processes, in addition to instructional ikat projects.
Sandhill Crane Count, Week Number 7, Platte River Wins Best in Show at Wayne Art Center CraftForms 2021 Exhibition
Mary's latest ikat was on display at the 2021 CraftForms Exhibition at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA. The exhibition's juror, Carol Sauvion, creator and director of the PBS documentary series Craft in America, awarded Mary's work the Best In Show title. The exhibition opened December 3, 2021 and runs through January 29, 2022.
Mary Receives DAR National Women in the Arts Recognition Award
The Lewis-Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Nebraska nominated Mary to be the 2020 national recipient of the DAR National Women in the Arts Recognition Award which she received on April 27th at a private reception held at the May Museum in Fremont, NE.
Schacht Spindle interviews Mary for Spinning & Weaving Week
Jane Patrick of Schacht Spindle Company interviews Mary in a segment "The World is Begging to Become a More Beautiful Place".
The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) asked artists from the museum's collection to create a short video about their workspace to share during the COVID-19 pandemic. Come along and join the studio tour!
New Tapestry Installation
Mary's recently completed ikat diptych tapestry was installed at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. The massively scaled Pink and Yellow Tapestries were commissioned to enhance the warmth and vitality of the foundation’s lobby.
NET Television Interviews Mary
Consider This with Cathy Wyatt interviewed Mary for an episode about the UNMC Healing Arts program. View the episode here.
Follow Mary on Facebook
To see what's new and happening in the Mary Zicafoose Textiles studio, "Like" the Mary Zicafoose Textile Facebook page.
events schedule
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April 21, 2022 - June 3, 2022
Jane Carney + Mary Zicafoose: Double Vision
The Hammes Gallery
St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Public lecture: Thursday April 21, 3:30-4:30
Opening Reception: Thursday April 21, 4:30-6:30
Closing lecture & Reception: Friday, June 3, 4:30-6:30 -
August 9 - 13, 2022
Indianapolis Art Center & Weaving Indiana
Shifted Warp ikat Workshop, 3 days
The Spirit of Art: Color Workshop, 2 days -
August 17, 2022
An Evening with Mary Zicafoose
Lecture, Exhibition and Reception
Grand LV, Niles, Michigan
6:30 pm Private Event - $25 at the door -
August 18, 2022
Public Lecture and Exhibition
Grand LV, Niles, Michigan
12pm-2pm, 4pm-8pm -
October 2-Nov 11, 2022
Six-Week Ikat Intensive Workshop
"The Ikat Portfolio: Techniques and Tools for Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth"
Penland School of Craft -
October 18, 2022
Benefit Art Auction
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts -
January 9, 2023
Handweaver's Guild of New Jersey
Ikat - Notes from the Field
Online Lecture -
February 23, 2023
Seattle Weaver's Guild Lecture -
February 24-26, 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Workshop
Seattle Weaver's Guild -
March 27, 2023
Eugene Weaver's Guild
Ikat - Notes from the Field
11:00 am PST Online Lecture -
Aprill 13, 2023
Guild Lecture
Handweavers of Bucks County, PA -
April 14-16, 2023
Ikat Workshop - in person
Handweavers of Bucks County, PA -
May 10, 2023
Rochester Weaver's Guild Lecture -
May 10-12. 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Rochester Weaver's Guild -
June 17-19, 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Midwest Weaver's Conference
Des Moines, Iowa -
June 22-25, 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association
Millersville, Pennsylvania -
January 5-February 23, 2024
Mary Zicafoose Solo Exhibition Tapestries and Prints
Lux Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Opening reception, January 5, 5-8pm