Suzanne Halvorson

Suzanne Halvorson holds a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts (BSFA) from Valpariaso University. She has been a studio textile artist in Bloomington, IN since the late 1970’s. Suzanne is co-owner and charter member of By Hand Gallery. She is an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at the Eskinazi School of Art, Architecture, + Design at Indiana University. Suzanne has taught weaving at Earlham College and Purdue University. She has taught weaving workshops at Penland School of Craft (NC); HGA’s Convergence (CA); and teaches annually at Ghost Ranch (NM) and the Grunewald Guild (WA). Her work is published in ‘Handwoven’, HGA’s ‘Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot’; and ‘Weaving for Worship’> Her work is represented at By Hand Gallery. Suzanne has been an annual instructor at the Grunewald Guild since 1986 and co-taught with founder Liz Caemmerer for several decades until her passing in 2021.

“The common thread of my career in the arts has always been as a designer, maker,  and instructor of hand weaving.   I am committed to passing on the ancient art of weaving, and keeping the craft alive through the understanding of textile design and history, its applications for today’s world, and for future generations.”

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Upcoming Programs by Suzanne Halvorson

Weaving Where You Are

Also With Nancy Marsh

June 16 - 22, 2024

This weaving course will offer students of all skill levels the opportunity to learn to weave or expend their weaving skills using floor looms. Being in the presence of instructors Nancy Marsh and Suzanne Halvorson, who have more than a century of weaving and teaching experience between them, will offer personalized weaving experience for each […]