Kira Keck
is an artist-weaver, designer-craftsman, questioning divisions of art/craft/design through variations of traditional weaving and embroidery that interpret or re-create patterns traditional and new.
Kira received a BFA in Fiber in 2016 from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Upon graduation, they were awarded a Windgate-Lamar Fellowship which allowed them to explore weaving pedagogy and establish a studio. During this time they attended craft and folk schools including Vävstuga, a Swedish weaving school, in Shelburne Falls, MA.
Kira recently received their MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art where they continued to explore fiber departments as historically homosocial spaces, the erotic potential of textiles, and towels.
They have been an artist in residence at Fabric of Life in Shelburne Falls, MA, the Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers and Uniforms in Long Beach, CA, and Praxis Fiber Workshop’s Digital Weaving Lab in Cleveland, OH. Kira is a 2022 Center for Craft Career Advancement Fellow. They currently live and work in Pontiac, MI with their romantic partner/artistic collaborator Jane and a tiny dog
