A BIT ABOUT MYSELF

With a degree in Graphic Design from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-AZC, my design adventure began in Mexico City as a free-lance graphic designer. This was followed by appointments for in-house design at a couple of design studios, the Museum of Modern Art (CDMX), and part-time teaching at UVM-EM. While still in university, a dear friend suggested that I give textiles a shot and from there I became a free-lance colourist and designer. Needless to say, I fell in love with all things textiles delving further in textile design by pursuing an MFA in Fibre Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design with the support of a Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship. 

Once done with grad school, a new chapter began at SCAD as full-time faculty in the Fibres Department. Years later, I returned to Mexico City, which presented the opportunity to take a sabbatical of sorts and enrol in various professional advancement courses in art, graphic design, and textiles. Finally, since relocating to Toronto, I became a member at the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op, a sessional instructor in the textiles studios at Sheridan College & OCAD University, and a volunteer in the Textiles and Fashions Department at the ROM.

Since the pandemic, I have relocated the studio practice to my home studio, focusing on surface design, graphic design, and hand-stitching (the latter through the lens of mindfulness), while continuing to teach sessionally at OCAD University. This new format has allowed me to expand my collaborations with various organizations, including:

nadiaembroidery.com Consultation and support for their webpage and educational programmes.
—2023 to date

drawingintothreads.org Founding member of the Drawing Into Threads Collective.
—2004 to date
Shows: Harbourfront Centre in 2023; DesignTO in 2024 and at Goldsmiths for the London Textile Month (curated by Selvedge Magazine) in 2025.

dedaluspress.com/product/no-mans-land Cover artwork for David Nash's poetry book released in mid November, 2023.

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Image: Self portrait. Work in progress, 2023 to date. Cotton fabric and antique paper embroidered with sewing thread. 20cm x 20cm.