Heather Macali
Heather Macali
Biography
As a contemporary fiber artist Heather has focused primarily on color, pattern, texture, distortion and memory. Her use of color and pattern arose out of childhood experiences steeped in the popular material culture of the Midwest in the 1980s and early 1990s. Macali’s work has recently been published in the books Digital Jacquard Design by Julie Holyoke and Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser. She worked in the fashion industry for four years as a textile designer at Abercrombie and Fitch and Limited Brands. Macali grew up in Munroe Falls, Ohio and received her Bachelors of Arts in Crafts from Kent State University. She continued her art research and development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison receiving her Masters of Fine Arts in Textiles in 2009. Macali currently resides in Detroit, Michigan working as an artist and a professor at Wayne State University.
Springer, Jacquard double weave, materials: Tencel, cotton, and various metallic yarns, 49”x45”
Springer (DETAIL), Jacquard double weave, Materials: Tencel, cotton, and various metallic yarns, 49”x45”
Mangus, Jacquard double weave, Materials: Tencel, cotton, and various metallic yarns, 74”x37”
Courses taught by Heather Macali
Winter Term 2025 (future)
- AFI3640 - Fibers: Digital Textile Design
- AFI3660 - Fibers: Print and Dye
- AFI4650 - Fibers: Studio I
- AFI5650 - Fibers: Studio II
Fall Term 2024 (current)
- AFI2650 - Fibers: Material Fundamentals
- AFI3650 - Fibers: Weaving
- AFI4650 - Fibers: Studio I
- AFI5650 - Fibers: Studio II
Winter Term 2024
- ACS5550 - Special Topics
- AFI2650 - Fibers: Material Fundamentals
- AFI4650 - Fibers: Studio I
- AFI5650 - Fibers: Studio II
Winter Term 2023
Fall Term 2022
Winter Term 2022
- AFI2660 - Introduction to Fabric Printing and Dyeing
- AFI3640 - Digital Textile Design
- AFI3660 - Intermediate Fibers: Printing and Dyeing
- AFI5660 - Fabric Printing and Dyeing: Senior Project
- AFI7660 - Graduate Problems: Fabric Printing and Dyeing