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Dorian (Dohrn) Zachai (1932 – 2015) was an American fiber artist. Her work was included in the 1963 exhibition ''Woven Forms'' at the
Museum of Contemporary Crafts The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the ...
in New York City. She is considered an important innovator in the field of fiber art.


Biography

Zachai was born in 1932. She worked in the ''off-loom'' weaving style to create sculptures. Her work was included in the 1963 exhibition ''Woven Forms'' at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, the 1969 exhibition '' Objects: USA'' at SAAM and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, and the 1971 exhibition ''Deliberate Entanglements'' at the UCLA Art Galleries. Zachai died in Vermont in 2015. Her work is in the
Museum of Arts and Design The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the ...
and some of her papers are in the
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.


Legacy

The
Vermont Studio Center The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is a non-profit arts organization located in the town of Johnson, Vermont. It conducts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the United States, with a significant population of international artis ...
has a ''Dohrn Zachai Fellowship'' awarded to female visual artists aged 65 and older.


References


Further reading


“Fiber – Clay – Metal”
article by Dohrn Zachai in the January/February 1965 issue of
Craft Horizons ''Craft Horizons'' is a periodical magazine that documents and exhibits crafts, craft artists, and other facets of the field of American craft. The magazine was founded by Aileen Osborn Webb and published from 1941 to 1979. It included editoria ...
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