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.
Professional Experience
2026–Present Teaching Artist, Intertwine Arts, New York, NY.
2024–Present Freelance Textile Designer, Lori Weitzner Design, New York, NY.
2020–Present Independent Textile Artist & Content Creator, Self-Employed.
See my full resume on LinkedIn.
Workshops, Seminars, & Presentations
2027 Painted Warps: Creative Color on the Rigid Heddle Loom, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ (upcoming).
An Introduction to Painting Warps, Pioneer Valley Weaving Guild, Northampton, MA (upcoming).
2026 Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA.
Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, Westfield Weavers Guild, Westfield, 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 Studio, San Diego, CA.
Creative Yarn Dyeing: Skeins & Painted Warps, Private Small-Group Instruction.
Plant Dyeing Workshop: Learn to Make Plant Dyes to Color Fabric Naturally, Riverview Park Community Garden, Jersey City, NJ.
Weaving Beyond the Basics: Texture, Inlay & Experimental Techniques, Beyond Yarn, Union, NJ.
Scrap Fabric Weaving: Turn Reclaimed Textiles into Handwoven Cloth, Urban Sewciety, Westfield, NJ.
An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Rutgers University “RAGE Lab,” New Brunswick, NJ.
An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Bridgewater Library, Bridgewater, NJ.
An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Yarnstormers, Cranford, NJ.
An Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Beyond Yarn, Union, NJ.
Crafting Content: A Creative’s Guide to Social Media, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA.
From Marine Life to Creative Life: A Journey of Science, Weaving, and Content Creation, Handweavers Guild of Bucks County, PA.
2025 Wear Your Weaving: Sew a Jacket with Your Handwoven Fabric, WabiSabi Weaving Studio, San Diego, CA.
Scrap Fabric Weaving: Turn Reclaimed Textiles into Handwoven Cloth, Urban Sewciety, Westfield, NJ.
2024 Creative Yarn Dyeing: Skeins & Painted Warps, WabiSabi Weaving Studio, San Diego, CA.
Textiles & Tea, Handweavers Guild of America (link).
Exhibitions
2026 Woven Together, Positive Exposure Gallery, New York, NY.
Krewe of Threads: Let the Good Times Roll, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, New Orleans, LA.
Leaders Exhibition, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, New Orleans, LA.
Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers FiberFest, Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2024 The School of Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition, The Fashion Institute of Technology Art and Design Gallery, New York, NY.
Interns Exhibition, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, Wichita, KS.
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.
Andrea Alexander is a teaching artist and textile designer who weaves together artwork, content, and community. She began her career in marine biology, but her curiosity for color and pattern led her to textiles and a degree in Textile & Surface Design at FIT in New York City. Today her practice grows from a rooftop dye garden in New Jersey, the loom in her studio, and travels to study weaving traditions around the world.
Andrea's textile practice extends beyond the work itself. Through workshops and her YouTube channel, she invites others to discover weaving for themselves, building a vibrant community around the joy of making.