Susan T. Avila is Professor Emeritus of Design at University of California, Davis, USA. She has exhibited her textiles, bridging art, design, and fashion, on six continents including numerous exhibitions in North America. Her creative work is included in several books and periodicals including Textiles. The Art of Mankind and all three volumes of Artistry in Fiber (she also wrote the foreword to the volume on Wearable Art). She has written articles about Textile Art and/or Fashion for several publications including Fiberarts, Ornament, Selvage, Surface Design Journal, and Textil Forum and has presented her work at numerous conferences. Additionally, her curatorial experience includes several exhibitions for FiberScene.com (1999-2010) and the UC Davis Design Museum and she has juried several international exhibitions including Art al Vent (Spain); Innovations in Fiber Art VI (USA); From Lausanne to Beijing (China); and World Textile Art (USA).