Bio
Anette Millington explores how visual patterns convey meaning and communicate. She creates prints, fiber sculptures, and collaborative design projects that investigate materiality and craft. As an art and design educator, Anette specializes in reflective pedagogy, materials-based thinking, and interdisciplinary methods.
Recent exhibitions include New Voices Design at The Print Center New York (New York, NY), Infinite Forms: Facets, Fabric, and Fiber at the Museum of Mathematics (New York, NY), and Paper Made II at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, IN). She is a recipient of the 2026 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in the Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts category, the Center for Craft’s Materials-Based Research Grant, and has been an artist-in-residence at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (Norwalk, CT). Her writing and artwork have been featured in national periodicals, including the Surface Design Journal and Fiber Art Now. She has been reviewed online by Hyperallergic, and in print by the Boston Globe.
Anette is an Assistant Professor of Fashion Systems and Materiality at Parsons School of Design. Former leadership appointments include Interim Director of MFA Textiles, Associate Director of MFA Textiles, and School Associate Dean for First Year, the interdisciplinary first year of study for all undergraduates at the Parsons School of Design. Anette attended the School of Visual Arts for her MFA and received a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. She lives and works in Beacon, NY and New York City, NY.