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Artist: Wenda von Weise (d. 1984)
Von Weise was offered a scholarship to pursue her MFA at the renowned Cranbrook Academy in Michigan. She continued her study of fiber arts under Cranbrook’s eminent director Gerhardt Knodel, who was head of the fiber program at the time.
After completing her M.F.A. in 1978, she moved to Cleveland Heights and supported herself by teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art. In the early 1980s she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her death in 1984 at the age of 42 ended a promising career in the arts.
carta owns a large collection of artwork by Cleveland area artists, both for adults and children, and purchases about $25,000 of new art annually. We further our mission by donating annual scholarships to Cleveland Institute of Art students and provide educational activities to enhance awareness of area artists.