A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
Interlocking structures, whether in a knit or in handmade paper, is what informs my material choices. The process of creating my own fiber elements to work with is crucial to the layers of the development of my work because of how it allows me to explore my ideas about self identity. Working with the structural possibilities inherent within each material, I try to push the various relationships between form, material, and textile processes.

B I O
Born and raised in Kansas City, Urano graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2011. She was a 2022 Center for Craft Career Advancement Fellow and a recipient of the 2011 Windgate Fellowship Award.