Dominic L. Di Mare

born San Francisco, California, 1932

BiographyDominic Di Mare grew up in Monterey, California, where his father owned and operated a commercial fishing boat. He became a high school art teacher and self-taught studio weaver and was part of the vanguard of the American fiber-art revolution in the 1960s. He fashioned sculptural hangings from a variety of yarns, threads, and natural fibers.

In 1970 Di Mare began to make sculptures from handmade rag papers, twigs, and feathers, later incorporating found objects. Process—repeatedly braiding and knotting—is very much a part of the content and meaning of his work. He prefers to work in series, exploring and expanding upon a single theme.

In 1977 and 1981 Di Mare received National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and in 1987 was made a fellow of the American Craft Council.

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