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Advisory Board

University of Washington advisory boards design and continually review and update programs to meet the evolving demands of specific fields. The following UW faculty, industry experts and community leaders have guided the development of this certificate program:

Lou Cabeen, associate professor and chair, Fibers, UW School of Art

Giselle Gilson Blythe, Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild

Zia Gipson, fiber artist, Seattle Textile and Rug Society

Layne Goldsmith, professor, Fibers, UW School of Art

Katy Gollahon, president, Contemporary Quilt Art

Maria Groat, vice president, Contemporary Quilt Art

Lloyd Herman, Founding Director Emeritus, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rock Hushka, fiber artist and curator, Tacoma Art Museum

Mary Irvine, artist, Northwest Basket Weavers - Vi Phillips Basketry Guild

Marie Johansen, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Pacific Northwest representative

Sarah Loudon, senior education curator, Seattle Art Museum

Paula McCardle, education curator, Tacoma Art Museum

Pam McClusky, curator of African and Oceanic Art, Seattle Art Museum

Chaya Siegelbaum, associate director, UW Extension

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, UW Educational Outreach

Lorraine Torrence, Quilt and Wearable Art Designer, Instructor, Author