PUBLIC:MBUS Virtual Art Talk with Karelle Levy2020-05-12T13:49:12-04:00
Karelle Levy is a fiber artist and knitwear designer of KRELwear, a tropical knitwear based in Miami, FL. Born in Paris and raised in Miami, she graduated with a degree in textiles from Rhode Island School of Design. She applies her multi-cultural background to designing and fabricating colorful, body-conscious knitwear for tropical climates.

As a performance and textile artist, she creates large-scale installations and works on canvas.
Her most notable interactive fiber sculpture “Interknit” where hundreds of people are connected through stitches they add to the sculpture. Levy also hosts “Stitch N Bitch,” monthly knitting and crochet workshops at various locations around the Miami area. Her atelier is located at Miami Ironside, 7520 NE 4th Court. Miami, FL 33138

During our recent times, she has been producing face covers to protect ourselves and others. $10 from each mask is donated to help feed hospital workers at the front lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To learn more about Karelle Levy, click here
www.instagram.com/krelwear
www.facebook.com/krelwear1

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