ABOUT BEKI
Beki Biesterfelt, fiber artist, lives & creates in Ferryville WI after living in NE Iowa & owning a sewing studio for 30 years.
Her creative process recreates pre & post consumer fabric/fiber waste into handcrafted apparel, accessories and home décor using various surface design techniques such as natural dyeing, botanical printing, felting, machine and hand stitching & beading.
A few of her recent exhibitions/invites include:
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Door County WI Wearable Art Show (August 2023, Oct. 2024)
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Guest Artist at Viva Gallery - Viroqua WI (August 2021)
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Season 5 (Jan./Feb. 2020) - Refashion Runway - 3rd place
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Fiber Artists of Iowa Exhibition - Grinnell College Museum of Art (June/July 2019)
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Textile Center 25th Anniversary Gala Runway Show - Minneapolis (Oct. 2019)
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Fine Line Creative Arts Center Uncommon Threads: Wearable Art Runway Experience - St. Charles IL (Oct. 2017)
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Naturally: A Natural Dye Invitational Exhibit at Textile Center - Minneapolis (July/Aug. 2016)