| Nancy Koenigsberg | |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education: | The New School for Social Research, Skidmore College, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts |
| Alma Mater: | Goucher College |
| Awards: | American Craft Council Fellow (2022) |
Nancy Koenigsberg (born 1927),[1] is an American sculptor and painter known for her knitted wire textiles and mixed media sculptures.[2] [3] In 2022, she was named a fellow of the American Craft Council. She lives in New York City.
Nancy Koenigsberg was born in 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] She has a B.A. degree (1949) from Goucher College. She also studied at the New School for Social Research, Skidmore College, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.[5]
She was part of the 2016 to 2017 traveling group exhibition highlighting 36 contemporary fiber artists, “The Box Project: Uncommon Threads," curated by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg and collector Lloyd Cotsen.[6] [7]
Her work is in museum collections including at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.; the Cleveland Museum of Art;[8] the Indianapolis Museum of Art;[9] the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;[10] and the Racine Art Museum.