A native of Paris, Marie-Laure Ilie is a Sorbonne graduate and a former Fulbright Travel Grant recipient. After teaching as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Michigan, she started a new career there by earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan. She acquired further training in several painting studios in Paris and a variety of workshops in the United States.

While her large abstract fabric paintings were being shown extensively in the United States and in Europe in the '80s and '90s, Ilie was carrying out avant-garde 3-D experi ments with organza and transparent veils, in search of reinterpretations of light and space.

After being a multi-media artist, Ilie now works mainly with fabric because of its symbolic links with human life and its truly diverse potentials. A visit in 1992 to Rome’s Archeological Museum gave her the insight that ancient robed statues can be the subjects of endless re-interpretations.

Since 1995, she exhibits her new genre of 3-D compositions that she calls mixed-media embodiments.

Solo Exhibitions (since 1995):
2006 (traveling exhibition) “Draping and Beyond: Current Works”: — Northcutt Steele Gallery, Montana State University, Billings, MT; — Appalachian Center for Crafts, Tennessee Tech University, Smithville, TN; — Art Gallery, McHenry County College, Crystal lake, IL. — Art Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX.
2005 “Current Works,” Rosewood Arts Centre Gallery, Kettering, OH.
2001 “To Be Or Not To Be Stone,” New Arts Program Gallery, Kutztown, PA.
2000 “The Rhetoric of Robes,” Dublin Arts Council Gallery, Dublin, OH.
2000 “Beyond Antique Robes,” Walkway Gallery, the Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO.
2000 “Textile Metaphors II,” West Gallery, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR.
2000 “Through the Classical Folds,” Main Art Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE.
1999 “Textile Metaphors,” Gallery 100, the Arts Council of S.E. Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO.
1997 “Fabric Paintings”, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, OR.

Selected Group Exhibitions (since 1995):
2010 “7th International Fiber Biennial,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA.
2009 "National Fiber Directions", Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
2008 “6th International Fiber Biennial,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA.
"Transparencies," curated by Myra Block Kaiser, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco. CA.
2007 "12th International Triennial of Tapestry", Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland. — Catalog.
"National Fiber Directions", Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
2006 “5th International Fiber Biennial,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA.
2005 “Materials: Hard & Soft,” Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX. — Catalog.
“The Dress Makes the Woman,” Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE.
“Fiber Directions 2005,” Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
2004 “The Feminine Eye,” Heuser Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
“Itineraire d'un fil,” Bibliotheque Forney, Paris, France.
“Low Altitude/High Altitude,” Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
“Beyond Warp and Weft,” Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA.
2003 “L’art de la fibre, la fibre de l’art” Galerie SEMA, Paris, France.
“Crafts National,” Lancaster Museum of Art, PA.
“Craft Houston 2003,” Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, YX.
2002 “American Portfolio,” Chemeketa Community College Art Gallery, Salem, OR.
“Survey Fiber 2002,” Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA.— Catalog.
“5th International Festival of Tapestry and Fiber Art,” Beauvais, France.
2001 “Outside the Box,” Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA.
“La Petite,” Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR.
“2001 Miniartextil Como,” Contemporary International Art Exhibit, Como, Italy.— Catalog.
“Pattern By Definition,” Texas Woman’s University, West Fine Arts Gallery, Denton, TX.
SOFA, New York, with Snyderman-Works Galleries of Philadelphia, PA.
2000 “The Mythology of Womanhood,” (3 artists show), Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN.
SOFA, Chicago, with Snyderman-Works Galleries of Philadelphia, PA.
1999 “Draping,” (2-artists show), Todd Madigan Gallery, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.
“Three Sculptors,” (3-artists show), Beckstrand Gallery, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA.
“Fiberart International ‘99,” Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.— Catalog.
“1999 Miniartextil Como,” Contemporary International Art Exhibit, Como, Italy.— Catalog.
“Materials: Hard & Soft,” Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX.— Catalog.
“Ancient Techniques, Modern Interpretations,” the FIMD Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 “12th International Miniature Textile Biennial Competion,” Szombathelyi Keptar-Museum of
Szombathely, Hungary.— Catalog.
“Route des Textiles,” an invitational international exhibition of contemporary textile art sponsored
by Unesco, Unesco Building, Paris, France.— Catalog.
“Fantastic Fibers,” Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY.
“Paper/Fiber XXI,” Arts Iowa City, Iowa City, IA.
1997 “Dwellings,” American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA.
“Personal Visions,” The Artists’ Studio Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA.
“USA Craft Today ‘97,” Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT.
Signature Gallery, San Diego, CA.
1996 “Silk Roads, Contemporary Art Roads,” Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland, at
Textilmuseum, Heidelberg, Germany.— Catalog.
Palm Springs Desert Museum's Artists Council National Juried Exhibition, CA.
“Materials: Hard and Soft,” Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX.
1995 “Paper/Fiber XVIII,” Iowa City, IA.—Catalog.
“Craft America '95,” Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT.
“The Essential Textile,” The Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT.
“PVAC 1995,” Juried All Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes, CA.
EARLIER: ...Many invitational group and juried exhibits in galleries and museums, since I975.

Awards/ Honors / Museum Collections:
2008 Permanent Collection, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA.
2005 Juror Award, “Materials: Hard & Soft,” Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX.
2003 Surface Design Association Award, “Digital Delight,” Kansas City, MO.
2001 Permanent Collection, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY.
2000 Live one-hour TV Interview for the program “New Arts Alive,” hosted by James Carroll, Director of New Arts Program, shown in Berks County, Philadelphia, and New York City.
1999 Collection of the Szombathelyi Keptar-Museum of Szombathely, Hungary.
1998 Honorable Mention, “Paper/Fiber XXI,” Iowa City, IA.
1995 Artists Award, “PVAC 1995,” Palos Verdes, CA.
1993 Niche Magazine: Gold Award.
1993 Art of California Magazine: Silver Award Discovery.
1993 Juror of exhibition “Fiber Now 1993,” Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA.
1991 Jury Award, “Voyage On The Surface,” the Museum For Textiles, Toronto, Canada.
1988 Collection purchase by the Nycolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY.
1987 Meadow Foundation Award, Greater Denton Arts Council, TX.

Magazine Articles/ Exhibition Reviews/Selected Mentions:
- Jacqueline M. Atkins, "Sixth International Fiber Biennial," SAQA Journal, (Fall 2008), p. 15.
- FiberScene.com, "FiberScene honors the American Artists" in the 12th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland, (November 15, 2007 - February 1, 2008).
-Jessica Hemmings, "Cloth of Ages," Embroidery, (May-June 2006), pp. 22-24, illus.
- Kalliope, a Journal of Women's Literature & Art, (Vol. XXVIII, No. 1) (2006), 6 artworks pictured in
"Featured Artist".
- American Craft Magazine, “Gallery," p. 63, (April-May 2006), illus.
- Pamela Dillon, “Intrigue materializes,” Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH,(Sept. 18, 2005), p. F3, illus.
- Edward Sozanski, “Artful dresses,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, (Aug. 12, 2005), p. W30.
- Victoria Donohoe, “Dresses, not always for wearing,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, (June 26, 2005), p. L13.
- Fiberarts Design Book Seven, Lark Books, Asheville, N.C., (2004), p. 128, illus.
- J. Susan Isaacs, “Survey Fiber 2002,” Surface Design Journal, (Winter 2003), p. 53, illus.
- Françoise Seince, “L’art de la fibre, la fibre de l’art,” Metiers d’Art, (Jan/Feb 2003), p. 32, illus.
- Carla Di Fonzo, “Anything goes,” Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA, (August 8, 2003), p. 3.
- Peggy Whitney Hobbs, “Survey Fiber 2002,” Fiberarts Magazine, (Sep/Oct 2002), p. 59, illus.
- Ron Schira, “Edging toward sculpture,” Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, (February 18, 2001), p. E2, illus.
- Tony Sienzant, “Fabric of Ilie’s pieces marry illusion and reality,” The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, (February 28, 2001), illus.
- Fiberarts Magazine, “Classical and Digital,” (Sept/Oct 2000,) p. 13, illus.
- Textilforum, Hannover, Germany, (January, 2000), p.9, illus.
- Barbara Baily, “Classic Forms, Values of Rituals,” Grants Pass Courier, Grants Pass, OR, (May 3, 2000), p. 5B, illus.
- American Craft Magazine, “Gallery,” p.100, (February-March, 2000), illus.
- Peggy Whitney Hobbs, “Anima/Animation: The Two Worlds of Marie-Laure Ilie,” Surface Design Journal, (Winter 1999), pp. 21-25, illus.
- Meredith Grenier, “Three of a Kind,” The Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA, (January 21, 1999), p. B8, illus.
- Brian J. Arthurs, Arts Section, The Beach Reporter, Manhattan Beach, CA, (January 21, 1999), p. 51, illus.
- Textilforum, Hannover, Germany, (June, 1996), p.15, illus.
- Fiberarts Design Book Five, Lark Books, Asheville, N.C., (1995), p.30, illus.
- Astrid Hilger Bennett, “Marie-Laure Ilie: A Decade of Silk Paintings and Fabric Transparencies,” Fiberarts Magazine, (March-April), 1993, p.72, illus.
- American Craft Magazine, “Gallery: Fiber,” (February-March, 1993), illus.
- Tuckman and Janas, “Silk Painting,” North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH, (1992), p. 82, illus.
- Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, (November 1, 1992), illus.
- Fiberarts Design Book Four, Lark Books, Asheville, N.C., (1991), p.155, illus. and p.190, illus.
- American Craft Magazine, “Gallery: Fiber,” (April-May, 1990), illus.
- Carolyn Price Dyer, “Contemporary Silk As Art,” Fiberarts Magazine, (Summer, 1990), pp. 56-57, illus.
- Bernice Colman, “Contemporary Silk As Art,” Surface Design Journal, (Fall, 1990), pp. 19-20, illus.
- EARLIER reviews and feature articles: Gale Gazette, Gale Research Company, Detroit, MI,(1987); American
Craft Magazine, “Gallery: Fiber,” (1986); “The Arts,” The Press Enterprise, Riverside, CA, (1986); Ione Oliver, “The Very Fabric of Art,” The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, (January 29, 1986) AA1-4, illus.; ”Art,” The Ann Arbor News, MI (1981); “Features,” The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI (1980).