Artist: Alicia Diane Durand
Education: B.F.A. University of Texas at Austin
Major in Technical Theater with emphasis on Stage Management.

Background: Alicia's grandmother put a needle and thread in her hand at age eight. Her love of fabric and construction served her well in supporting costum shops and productions at U.T. Austin and Dallas Community College. It wasn't until 1998 that Nellie Bass Durand of Knoxville, TN became her mentor as a quilter. Since discovering this traditional art, Alicia Diane Durand has begun to explore color and narrative in a whole new way.