Aliana Grace Bailey is an interdisciplinary fiber artist, designer, care worker, and founder of Vibrant Grace Studio. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland. Aliana weaves layers of interconnection, comfort, healing, and storytelling through fiber. Aliana’s work embraces the vulnerability of artmaking to build intimacy, preserve memories, heal wounds, and create inner peace. Her large-scale works are emotional and vibrant in color, encompassing the body and providing viewers with a comforting hug while exploring familial connections, material, and experiences that tug at our hearts. Aliana has completed art residencies in Ghana, West Africa; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; MASS MoCA in Massachusetts; and an apprenticeship at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aliana earned her Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Art in Visual Arts Media Design from North Carolina A&T State University and her MFA in Community Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art.
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