Magdalena Abakanowicz

Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska (June 20, 1930 – April 20, 2017) was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. She was known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium.  She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.Kitowska-Lysiak, Malgorzata, Magdalena Abakanowicz , Visual Arts Profile, Polish Culture, Art History Institute of the Catholic University of Lublin, 2004 She was born in Falenty, Poland.

Abakanowicz died on April 20, 2017 in Warsaw at the age of 86.

References

Other websites
 Electrical Properties of Textile Fiber
 Magdalena Abakanowicz, artnet
 The Jackboot Has Lifted. Now the Crowds Crush , By Rita Reif, The New York Times, June 3, 2001
  Magdalena Abakanowicz 

Category:1930 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Polish sculptors