Mary Zicafoose’s tapestries and rugs span the globe from large-scale public installations to the private collections of the United States Embassies on three continents. Her woven pieces blend cultural icons and symbols with a contemporary hand, creating powerful visual statements in fiber. Ms. Zicafoose has worked, traveled and taught throughout the Americas. A largely self-taught weaver, she received her BFA from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Her graduate studies include the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Nebraska. She is the author of Ikat, The Essential handbook to weaving with resists, published in 2020 by Interweave Press. She currently maintains a fiber studio on her historic property, Pahuk, on the Platte River, near Omaha, Nebraska.