New artist-in residence: Marina Contro

Marina Contro is a hand weaver and artist based in San Francisco. Her work employs traditional weaving techniques and natural materials to explore the overlap between objects of use and objects of thought. Through weaving, she explores a space where function and meaning become inseparable.

During her two-week residency at Lottozero (June 23 – July 6), Marina is conducting material research by sourcing diverse yarns from the district and weaving samples to explore their tactile and structural qualities.

Marina Contro received an MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art (2017) and a BA in Religious Studies from University of Colorado Boulder (2009). She has taught at California College of the Arts and School of the Art Institute of Chicago and held residencies at Castello di Potentino, Andrea Zittel's A-Z West, Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, and Marshfield School of Weaving.

Draba II, 2026, seven of eight hand-woven cotton towels, day 32 of use, one’s gone missing.