Trellis, 2023

Kayla Powers is a place-based artist and naturalist living and working in Detroit, Michigan. She creates ecologically focused textile art inspired by and reflecting on the living world, exploring the common threads of our shared humanity. Years of gardening and city living have shaped her unique approach to foraging for plants in an urban environment. Kayla holds a BA in Art History from Western Michigan University and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She received the President’s Award for Sustainability from Cranbrook Academy of Art, a Windgate University Fellowship from Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, and was nominated for the Outstanding Student Award by the Surface Design Association.