Mary Giles received her BS in Art Education from Mankato State University in Minnesota. After receiving her degree she began exploring various textile processes. She honed her fiber techniques through workshops with such fiber artists as Jane Sauer, Ferne Jacobs and Lissa Hunter. Giles' beautiful contemporary sculptural works are constructed using the traditional basket technique of coiling, often combined with tin, copper, and other embellishments. Her sources are diverse and she strives to imbue her work with the directness and honesty found in the work of tribal cultures.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock AR
Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI
Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu HI
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit MI
Erie Art Museum, Erie PA
Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco CA
Museum of Art and Design, New York NY
The St. Louis Art Museum, St Louis MO


MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2004 Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA
2003 Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock AR
2002 Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2001 10th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland
2001 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX
2000 Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock AR
1999 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
1999 Craft Council, London, England
1998 Barbican Center, London, England
1995 St. Louis Art Museum
1995 Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock AR
1994 Dennos Museum Center, Travers City MI
1993 Waterloo Museum of Art, IA
1993 Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL
1989 American Craft Museum, New York NY
1987 Erie Art Museum, PA
1985 Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN