Keila McCracken is a contemporary fiber artist based in Turtle River, Minnesota, who beautifully merges traditional weaving with modern sustainability. As the first weaver on the continent to utilize a historic Hattersley loom, she crafts intentional, slow-made pieces that honor the magic of everyday lived experiences. In 2021, Keila designed an original herringbone tweed called ‘Diamond Point’.

September 8, 2026: Fannie Lee

generously sponsored by New York Guild of Handweavers

Fannie Lee is a New York-based fiber artist whose work spans tapestry, collage, pattern weaving, and embroidery. With an art background from Kent State and Syracuse universities, her work is exhibited in galleries and museums. Her current practice includes creatively manipulating other media—paper, photos, and fabric—into designs that serve as the cartoons for her tapestries. 

September 15, 2026: Carol Eckert

generously sponsored by Fiber Arts on 4th

Originally trained as a painter, Carol Eckert creates intricate coiled basketry compositions exploring human-nature interactions. Her work is exhibited internationally and held in major collections like the Renwick Gallery and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Co-author of Contemporary Basketry, she maintains a daily blog and received the National Basketry Association’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. 

September 1, 2026: Keila McCracken

generously sponsored by Bemidji Area Weavers Guild

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October 13, 2026: Neil Goss

generously sponsored by Carla Tilghman

Neil Goss is a Kansas native transplanted to the Blue Ridge Mountains now living/working in Asheville, NC (Tsalaguwetiyi Land-Eastern Cherokee Territory). Goss primarily focuses on the processes of weaving and natural dyeing to create works that bridge the gaps of art and craft, paying homage to the interconnectedness of the Earth, human existence and all living entities. Goss makes individual wall works, immersive installations, ephemeral public art, teaches workshops, and does artist talks. Goss has exhibited coast-to-coast in the US, most notably at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery in Manhattan and the Textile Center in Minneapolis. 

October 20, 2026: Stacey Harvey-Brown

generously sponsored by Debbie Hoover

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October 6, 2026: TBA

generously sponsored by Dan Steves, HGA Board Member

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November 10, 2026: TBA

generously sponsored by Kaweah Konnection

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November 17, 2026: TBA

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November 3, 2026: Hannah Waldron

generously sponsored by Anonymous

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December 8, 2026: TBA

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December 15, 2026: TBA

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December 1, 2026: TBA

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Gretchen Romey-Tanzer began weaving in the early 1970s on an inkle loom before transitioning to a Leclerc floor loom. Her formal training includes the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, NY; the Joensuu Handcraft School in Finland; the Banff Centre for Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada; and Indiana University. While she has explored many textile processes, floor-loom weaving remains their focus. Romey-Tanzer designs double-weave textiles as modernist works for the wall. In addition to exhibiting her work, she teaches workshops and run a weaving studio and gallery. Her work is held in private and museum collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

May 12, 2026: Heather Macali

generously sponsored by Christine Williamson

Heather Macali is an artist, craftsperson, and educator based in Detroit, Michigan. She holds an MFA in Textiles from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and teaches at Wayne State University, where she specializes in weaving, dyeing, textile design, and spinning. Her work investigates color, structure, and the hand-to-material relationship through three-dimensional woven forms. Macali has exhibited nationally, and her work has been featured in Fiber Art Now (January 2026) and Creative Dimensions in Weaving by Stacey Harvey Brown.

May 19, 2026: Eric J. Dwyer

generously sponsored by Johanna Norry

Eric James Dwyer is an emerging textile artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose work examines how complex woven structures translate imagery to cloth and how material choices influence legibility and emotional tone. His process-driven practice approaches weaving as a method of attentive translation and care. Dwyer learned to weave at the Penland School of Craft in 2022 and has since completed residencies at the Praxis Digital Weaving Lab and Penland, deepening his interest in structural complexity, digital processes, and the relationship between image, pattern, and woven form. Alongside his studio practice, Dwyer works as a critical care nurse, an experience that informs his understanding of both nursing and weaving as parallel practices grounded in attentiveness, patience, responsiveness, and care.

May 5, 2026: Gretchen Romey-Tanzer

generously sponsored by Weavers' Guild of Rochester

Becka Rahn is a full-time teaching artist who works in a micro-studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She specializes in fabric design, paper sculpture, and illustration using recycled papers and hand embroidery.  Becka is the co-author of The Spoonflower Handbook, a guide to designing your own fabrics, and holds a book arts certificate from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.  She is passionate about helping artists conquer technology barriers to make their work more accessible. Her superpowers are breaking complex ideas into simple steps, inspiring creative thinking, and incorporating puns into everything she makes. 

June 9, 2026: Thomas Victor

generously sponsored by Crosstown Shuttlers

Through his pursuits in the arts, Thomas Victor arrived in New York City, where he currently creates his work. His deep admiration for nature continues to inspire his process and focus on natural materials. A self-proclaimed “fiber snob” with endless curiosity, Victor explores all stages of textile production—from the data behind breeding strategies and microbial soil health, to fiber sorting, spinning, and the creation of knitted and woven cloth and garments. When his loom could not accommodate new ideas, he turned to redesigning and remodeling his equipment. He is now entering a new chapter of exploration through the setup and use of a 960-hook Jacquard head, expanding his practice in production and design. 

June 16, 2026: Marilyn Romatka

generously sponsored by Whidbey Weavers Guild

Marilyn Romatka has a passion for Folk Art. She has been teaching living ethnic crafts to both children and adults throughout the nation for many years. She has a drive to see that traditional skills are passed on to the next generation. Her background in science makes her teaching style organized and clear; her passion gives the class zing. Students in her classes laugh and learn in a relaxed atmosphere. She is the author of the book Creative Crafts of the World, a book of lesson plans to teach groups of kids – from scouts to homeschoolers to grandkids! 

June 2, 2026: Becka Rahn

generously sponsored by Dell Christy

Barbara Heller has exhibited tapestry work locally, nationally, and internationally for more than fifty years and is a passionate advocate for tapestry’s place in contemporary art. Alongside her studio practice, she has organized exhibitions and symposia, written articles, lectured, taught workshops, edited publications, and curated exhibitions. Barbara currently serves as Director of Education for the American Tapestry Alliance and founded both the British Columbia Society of Tapestry Artists and the Canadian Tapestry Network.

July 14, 2026: Susie Taylor

generously sponsored by Weavers' Guild of Boston

Susie Taylor received a BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute, an MFA in Design from UCLA, and later earned HGA’s Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving. She has an extensive background designing jacquard upholstery fabrics for American mills in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. Based in Rochester, New York, Susie maintains an active studio practice and is represented by Johansson Projects in Oakland, California. She has taught at Penland, Arrowmont, and Tyler School of Art and Architecture.

July 21, 2026: Joanne Hall

generously sponsored by the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners

Joanne Hall earned her master’s degree in Textile Design from the University of Minnesota and taught weaving at both the University of Montana and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Returning to Montana, she developed a successful tapestry practice while launching Glimakra USA, a business importing Swedish weaving equipment now based in Eugene, Oregon. Joanne is also the author of five weaving books and has taught workshops in tapestry, Swedish weaving techniques, and drawloom weaving for more than 50 years.

July 7, 2026: Barbara Heller

generously sponsored by Joyce Robards and Terry Kelly and the Weavers' Guild of Rochester