Patrice George recently retired from the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, where she was an Associate Professor in the Textile Development and Marketing Department for 18 years. She specializes in woven textile design, and the history of the textile industry.
She has been a design consultant to the interior textile industry since founding her NYC studio, Patrice George Designs, in 1979.
She has also been a guest instructor at other textile schools around the country, a consultant to international handweaving projects, and a frequent presenter and workshop leader at CW Seminars and other regional textile conferences.