Gun Marie Nalsen is an inventive fiber artist and weaver who uses punch needle and rug hooking techniques to create what are often intimate and expressive worlds of color.
Nalsen was born in Sweden, but grew up in Venezuela, so she speaks both Swedish and Spanish and her ascetic combines the vibrant colors that reflect her Latin America experience with the clean simple lines often associated with Scandinavian design. She learned how to weave in Sweden in the early 80's, and then returned to Venezuela and taught weaving and tapestry to children in a private school in Caracas while weaving at the Taller Waleker in the El Hatillo district of Caracas. Nalsen also taught in various Venezuelan art schools.
Since 2002, she has been regularly visiting Cincinnati. She has participated in various shows and exhibitions in Venezuela and the United States. She is a member of the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati.
In April 2009 she opened a studio with Teresa Nieberding at the Loveland Artist Studios on Main where she works and offer classes.
Nalsen has participated in exhibitions at the Salveo Gallery, the Trillium Art Show, the Civic Garden Center, the Loveland Artist Studios on Main, the Loveland Art Show, as well at the November Fiber Art Sale at the Weavers Guild and the Winter Fair.
I recommend visiting her at the Loveland Artist Studio's when they have their open house every Second Saturday of the month from 6pm to 10pm -- its is a fun way to see what more than 30 artists are doing and to pick up wonderful and unique gifts.
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