Hicks, Sheila (1934–)

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Hicks, Sheila (1934–)

American weaver. Born 1934 in Hastings, Nebraska; studied at Syracuse University and Yale University; m. Henrik Schlubach, 1959; m. Enrique Zanartu, 1965; children: 2.

Traveled on Fulbright Scholarship to South America; taught in UK and US and then set up studio in Paris; founded workshop at Wuppertal factory, Germany (1964), making large-scale, innovative works; advised weavers of Kozhikode, India, on designs favored by westerners (1966), organized weaving workshop in Huagen, Chile (1968) and advised Moroccan rug industry (1970); worked with architect Luis Barragan in Mexico (1972); often commissioned to do works for new buildings. Works hang in many major museums.