Natural Color Dye: Interactive History and Hands-on Workshop

Friday, February 19, 2021 from 7-9 PM ET via Zoom

Registration is currently closed. To be added to the waitlist, please email info@airgallery.org.

Join 2019-2020 A.I.R. Fellow Victoria Manganiello for an interactive workshop on the history of natural dyes and learn introductory techniques for applying dye to paper and textiles. We will discuss the tools and materials that have been used at various times and locations to create color with organic materials, as well as collaboratively explore and expand upon our collective knowledge of the history of color. A list of suggested materials, tools, and vendors will be provided upon registration. Come ready to experiment and brainstorm with your fellow participants.

Victoria Manganiello is based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MA from New York University and a BA from Skidmore College. Recent exhibitions include The Museum of Arts and Design, Knockdown Center, Indianapolis Contemporary, and Ars Electronica. Named as one of Forbes Magazine’s Art & Style 30 Under 30 for 2019, Manganiello has received multiple internationally recognized grants and residency appointments including the Wave Farm Media Artist Grant, S&R Washington Award, Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation Arts Grant, Wassaic Project Residency, Harvest Works, and the Textile Arts Center Residency. She has exhibited her work throughout the USA and internationally, including in Romania, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Croatia, and Italy. She is an adjunct professor of Textiles at NYU and Parsons The New School. She is currently the executive producer of an upcoming documentary about textiles.