Alvic, Philis
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Philis Alvic is an artist/weaver and writer who maintains a studio in Lexington, Ky. She weaves wall hangings using complex weave structures. Her textiles have been shown at more than 100 exhibits throughout the United States.
Philis Alvic is a weaver and writer living in Lexington, Ky. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1964. In the early 1970s she did graduate study in textiles at Winthrop College. Her weaving has been shown at numerous exhibits throughout the United States. She has written about weaving and her experience as an artist in national journals and magazines. She has authored several pamphlets on weaving in the Appalachian region including Weavers of the Southern Highlands: Berea (1993) and the book, Weavers of the Southern Highlands (2003).
Philis Alvic is an artist/weaver and writer who maintains a studio in Lexington, Ky. She weaves wall hangings using complex weave structures. Alvic received her Bachelors of Art degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1964. In the early 1970s, she began graduate study in textiles at Winthrop College. Her textiles have been shown at more than 100 exhibits throughout the United States.
In addition to presenting workshops and serving as a juror of crafts, she has written about weaving and her experience as an artist in national journals and magazines. She is the author of pamphlets on weaving: Weavers of the Southern Highlands: The Early Years in Gatlinburg (1991), Weavers of the Southern Highlands: Penland (1992), and The Weaving Room of Crossnore School, Inc. (1998).
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Appalachian Mountains
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Appalachian Region
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Kentucky--Berea
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Berea (Ky.)
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Penland (N.C.)
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North Carolina
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Appalachian Region
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Kentucky
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Crossnore (N.C.)
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