AVERY WILLIAMSON
Nastassja E. Swift
Nastassja Swift
Nastassja Swift is sculptural fiber artist redefining her use of portraiture through wool to create work that speaks to spirituality, history and place in relation to the body. Nastassja was recently invited to Penland School of Craft’s Winter Residency as a Distinguished Fellow. She is the recipient of a 2021 Dr. Doris Derby Award, the Art Matters 2021 Fellowship Award, the Black Box Press Foundation 2021 Art as Activism Grant, and the 2020 Virginia Commission of the Arts Fellowship. Her work has been acquired into the Grace Linton Battle Memorial Fund for the Arts Collection, as well as Quirk Hotel in Charlottesville.