Marguerite Jay Gignoux is a textile artist based in Carrboro, NC. Gignoux creates vibrant mixed media works, hand made books textile collages and installations. An active community based artist, Gignoux has led projects with a variety schools, museums and health care centers through out North Carolina. She has collaborated with writers and youth, publishing 3 picture books and producing over 20 story quilts. Projects include work with NCMA, Mint Museum, Duke Medical Center, Greensboro Hospice, NC Public Schools and Libraries, Elon University, Arrowmont, PWAS and Penland School of Craft. Her portfolio of textile collages are well represented in the Fidelity Investments Corporate Collection. Gignoux is represented by several NC galleries and submits work to national and regional exhibits for over 20 years. Gignoux received a BA in English from Kenyon College and a Masters of Industrial Design in Fibers from NCSU, College of Design. She runs a summer residency art retreat program at Chateau du Pin, LoireValley, France that she established in 2004. gignouxart.com