Mixed Media, New to One of a Kind, Woman-Owned
Maggie Leininger
Exploring pattern, texture, color, and materiality in paper, fabric, and paint
Maggie Leininger is currently a faculty member at the Art School at DePaul University in Chicago, IL, and the founding director of the Chicago Center for Craft. In addition to teaching and her studio practice, Leininger also runs a textile design studio, Considered Cloth, where she creates handwoven textiles, leads workshops, and offers a curated selection of yarn and textile materials. Leininger received her Bachelor’s of Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute and her Master’s of Fine Art from Arizona State University. Notable residencies and fellowships include support from Kala Institute in Berkeley, CA, The Present Group in San Francisco, CA, Scottsdale Public Art Commission, the Kentucky Historical Society, Mansfield Institute of Social Justice, Illinois Arts Council, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Leininger exhibits her work nationally at venues such as the Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, NM, the Tucson Museum of Art, and the Spartanburg Art Center in South Carolina.