Marilyn Henrion

After studying graphic design at Cooper Union and Fordham University and working as a career counselor at the Fashion Institute of Technology for twenty years, Marilyn Henrion retired in 1989 to devote herself to her quilt making. She began making traditional quilts in 1979, and started experimenting with her own original designs after attending a workshop by quilt artist Nancy Crow in 1986. She has received numerous grants and awards, and her work is featured in many museum and private collections.