Simon Saunders, "She Holds the Key," 2020 (detail)

Outstanding Students 2020

Each spring, SDA’s Outstanding Student Award is presented to students enrolled in accredited undergraduate or graduate programs at a college or university with a fiber focus. In 2020, this award was also opened to those enrolled in high school programs with a fiber focus. Instructors nominate students who have demonstrated inventive and innovative use of technique, materials, or concepts. Congratulations to all 35 awardees!


This year, SDA’s Education Committee selected three exemplary awardees to feature in the Fall Journal.

Caroline Gerberick, (Indiana University Bloomington Eskenazi School of Art Architecture and Design / Fibers), 1 of 4 Title: Its perimeter marks the separation of everything that came before and what is here now, 2020, Epoxy resin, digitally printed silk organza, 5′ x 5′

Simone Saunders, (Alberta University of the Arts / Fibre), She Holds the Key, 2020, Tufted rug in natural and synthetic yarns on cloth, 62 x 60 inches

Amanda Whitaker (Georgia State University / Textiles), Lady Like, 2019, Synthetic fabric, beads, zipper, Dimensions variable



Past Winners

2019

Outstanding Student Award Winners 2019, Part 1 of 3
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2019, Part 2 of 3
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2019, Part 3 of 3


2018

Outstanding Student Award Winners 2018, Part 1 of 4
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2018, Part 2 of 4
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2018, Part 3 of 4
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2018, Part 4 of 4


2017

Outstanding Student Award Winners 2017, Part 1 of 3
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2017, Part 2 of 3
Outstanding Student Award Winners 2017, Part 3 of 3