Sasha Duerr is an artist and designer who works with organic dyes, alternative fibers, and the creative reuse of materials. Her work is a cross-pollination of textiles and environmental systems thinking, inspired by ecological principles found in permaculture, as well as regenerative design for food, clothing, and shelter. Duerr's textiles are handwoven with fibers that investigate nature and nurture and are dyed with a revival of nontoxic, organic place-based recipe.

Her work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States, including the Honolulu Academy of Art, the Federal Building in New York, and HaNNa Gallery in Japan. Duerr has received multiple grants to teach natural dyeing at the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA, and has taught at artist residencies, colleges, and community and school garden programs across the country.

In 2007 Duerr founded the Permacouture Institute with the Trust for Conservation Innovation to encourage the exploration of fashion and textiles from the ground up. With her extensive work with plant-based dyes and ecological principles through local land-based sources and community, Duerr's goal is to cultivate innovative design.

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Lecturer, Textiles

BA, Middlebury College; MFA, CCAC.

Website: www.permacouture.org