Explore the world of geometry with artist, Tia Keobounpheng. In this workshop, you will learn more about the significant role geometry plays in Tia’s mixed-media artwork and move through the 4th grade geometry lesson (during pandemic distance learning) that changed the course of her career. With pencil, compass, and ruler you will build repeating geometric patterns of squares, triangles, and hexagons by first starting with circles. Play with color to complete and accentuate your own distinct pattern!” ABOUT TIA KEOBOUNPHENG Tia Keobounpheng (b. 1977 Virginia, MN) is a multidisciplinary artist of Finnish and Sámi descent based in Minneapolis, MN. Her abstract “unwoven” tapestries break apart traditional craft methods as a means of processing generational patterns and imagining an expansive decolonized world. In 2000, she earned a BA degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota and has spent more than two decades exploring at the intersection of design, craft, and art. Keobounpheng earned Artist Initiative and Creative Support Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2017/2020/2021, Next Step Fund Grants from the McKnight Foundation through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in 2018/2023, and a Folk Art and Cultural Traditions Grant from the American Scandinavian Foundation in 2023. Her solo exhibition REVEALING THREADS at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) was on view July-October 2023. Keobounpheng’s work is part of the permanent collections of Mia, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, The North Dakota Museum of Art, the University of St. Thomas, and numerous private collections in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York City, Washington DC, Miami, Albuquerque, Lake Tahoe, and Los Angeles. Keobounpheng completed a ten-by-twenty-foot permanent commission for the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN in August 2024.