Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. Born: 20 June 1930 in Falenty, Poland Died: 20 April 2017 (aged 86) in Warsaw, Poland