Gyongy Laky

Gyongy Laky was born in 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. She received her B.A. and M.A. from University of California at Berkeley. Laky is known as a textile sculptor, and she founded the internationally acclaimed Fiberworks, Center for Textile Arts in 1973. The sculptor claims to use her art to portray environmental issues that are developing throughout our world by using natural materials and waste to create her works. Laky also emphasizes the importance of creating with one’s hands as a form of human ingenuity. She is a professor at University of California, Davis, and received a National Endowment for the arts Fellowship to further develop her work. Her work has been displayed in multiple museums throughout the United States, and she has participated in multiple solo and group exhibitions throughout the world.