Abeni Pierson

Abeni "Abi" Pierson [ahh-ben-knee] (she/her) is a California-based fiber artist and educator originally from the suburbs of Chicago. She studied fashion design at Columbia College in Chicago, but after witnessing the environmental harm and wastefulness of the fashion industry, she shifted her path toward more sustainable practices rooted in nature. Today, her work is dedicated to keeping the language of weaving alive and folk arts by teaching both youth and adults.