Phoebe Vlassis

Phoebe was born and raised in the suburb of Halandri in Athens, Greece to an  Australian mother and Greek father. She has been living in New Orleans for the past 11 years and before that she lived in Vancouver, Valencia and toured the Greek coastline and the east coast of Sicily on a circus tall ship. Her journey through places and practices, have woven a tapestry of a multidisciplinary artist that focuses on weaving, music, performance and has fostered a deep curiosity around language, words and communication. Her most recent practice is connecting weaving to music, using the loom as a percussive instrument collaborating with other musicians bringing this typically solitary activity into a communal realm and creating a new amalgam artform. She is a member of the Polyphonic Balkan vocal ensemble Trendafilka ,sings and plays the accordion in her traditional Greek music band and leads a community choir that doubles as a Greek language class. Phoebe has been weaving for 8 years gaining her knowledge through the generosity of mentors and peers, has received a BSc in Industrial Design, University of Portsmouth, UK and Diploma in Theatre Production, Langara College ( Studio 58), Canada. 

Reviews 

Antigravity Magazine, " Loom Music Experiments"

Plank Magazine , " This is my Room"