Dora Hsiung's Page

Where are you located? 你的居住地區？

Newton, MA

Art medium or relation 藝術體裁或联系：

Sculpture雕塑, Textile紡織, Installation裝置, Other其他

About Me (bio) 個人簡曆:

Born in Shanghai, China, Dora immigrated in 1952 to Brazil with her family, where she graduated from high school. She came to U.S. to study graphic design at University of Illinois. She met her husband there. They were married in Boston while both attending graduate schools – Dora at Boston University and her husband at MIT. They lived in Newton and raised 3 children.

When her children were young, Dora was a stay home mom. She picked up weaving for diversion, since yarn was clean and safe. Starting out weaving tapestries with her 3 looms, she later switched to off-loom weaving - because it was portable and she could work while waiting for her children during piano, dancing, skating, swimming lessons.

During the early years, Dora was working and selling her craft at different craft fairs. Later she became more serious and started exhibiting her larger fiber pieces at art shows. Her work became very popular and began to receive many awards. Her first major show was at Boston City Hall for Bicentennial celebration in 1975. Over the years she had her solo shows at Depot Square Gallery, MIT Dean’s Gallery, Endicott College, Lexington Library, Newton Library, L’attitude Gallery and Fox & Fowl Architects in N.Y. She also gave workshops at places such as Weavers’ Guild of Boston, Lexington Arts & Crafts, New Hampshire Weavers’ Guild.

Website 網站:

http://www.hsiung.net/dora/

What language do you speak? 你通曉哪些語言？

English

How did you hear about us? 你如何知道我們？

I was referred

Are you a member of Chinese Culture Center? 你是中華文化中心的會員嗎？

NO