Andrea Alexander (b. 1995, California)

Lives and works in Jersey City, New Jersey

Education

2024 The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile & Surface Design.

2023 Heriot-Watt University, Galashiels, Scotland. Design for Textiles Study Abroad, Weaving Specialty.

2018 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology & Limnology.

Teaching

2026 Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA.

‍ ‍Crafting Content: A Creative’s Guide to Social Media, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA.

‍ ‍Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, Westfield Weavers Guild, Westfield, NJ.

‍ ‍Creative Yarn Dyeing: Skeins & Painted Warps, Private Small-Group Instruction.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Yarnstormers, Cranford, NJ.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Bridgewater Library, Bridgewater, NJ.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Rutgers University “RAGE Lab,” New Brunswick, NJ.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Beyond Yarn, Union, NJ.

‍ ‍Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, WabiSabi Weaving Studio, San Diego, CA.

‍ ‍Creative Yarn Dyeing: Skeins & Painted Warps, WabiSabi Weaving, San Diego, CA.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Sakiori: Weave Your Own Fabric, Urban Sewciety, Westfield, NJ.

‍ ‍From Marine Life to Creative Life: A Journey of Science, Weaving, and Content Creation, Handweavers Guild of Bucks County, NJ

‍ ‍Weaving Beyond the Basics: Texture, Inlay & Experimental Techniques, Beyond Yarn, Union, NJ.

2025 Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, WabiSabi Weaving Studio, San Diego, CA.

‍ ‍An Introduction to Sakiori: Weave Your Own Fabric, Urban Sewciety, Westfield, NJ.

2024 Creative Yarn Dyeing: Skeins & Painted Warps, WabiSabi Weaving, San Diego, CA.

Exhibitions

2026 Woven Together, Positive Exposure Gallery, New York, NY.

2024 The School of Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition, The Fashion Institute of Technology Art and Design Gallery, New York, NY.

2022 Resurgence, The Fashion Institute of Technology Art and Design Gallery, New York, NY.

Awards & Recognitions

2024 Award for Textile/Surface Design, Home Fashion Products Association Scholarship.

‍ ‍Arthur I. Caine Memorial Award, The Fashion Institute of Technology.

2022 Textile/Surface Design Department Medal, The Fashion Institute of Technology.

Features

2024 Guest speaker for the Handweavers Guild of America program, Textiles and Tea. September 24, 2024. Watch it here.