Patricia Askren
Askren’s work is held in many gallery, public and corporate collections and has been exhibited across Canada, including at the National Library of Canada. Askren has taught workshops in textile design, printing, fibre arts and animation for the University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan Community College, Alberta Culture and the Banff Centre. She was the owner and operator of OBJECTS Gallery in Canmore, Alberta. Askren holds a diploma in visual arts / textiles from the Alberta College of Art and Design (1978) and has completed workshops in editing, in book illustration and in writing for children. She has also studied at both the John Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana and the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC.
Compiled 2014