Biography
Sabrina Gschwandtner is a New York City based artist who works with a range of photographic and textile mediums, including Super 8 film, digital video, 35 mm slides, sewing, crochet, knitting and embroidery. She received her BA in art/semiotics from Brown University, and an MFA from Bard College. Her artwork has been exhibited at various international museums and galleries, including the Fleming Museum, Vermont and the Museum of Arts & Design, New York.
She is the founder of KnitKnit, a limited edition art journal published in seven editions to date and included in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Library at Harvard University, the Museum of Modern Art/Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection in New York, and the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland, Oregon. She has curated numerous exhibitions and events around themes explored in the publication, including "The Handmade Goes Digital," a screening at the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY and "The Workmanship of Risk," an art exhibition at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY.
Sabrina's book "KnitKnit: Profiles and Projects from Knitting's New
Wave" was published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang in September 2007-
she recently completed a US/England book
tour, with stops at art schools, yarn shops, museums and bookstores
in 16 cities. She has written articles, reviews, and creative text for Selvedge,
Vogue Knitting, The Journal of Modern Craft, Rowan and Cabinet magazines,
among other publications.