Inês Paiva Vilar de Queirós

Inês Paiva Vilar de Queirós, founder & director of the TuYo Foundation, is a Portuguese textile artist and researcher that dreams to preserve the endangered textile cultures and the unique multicultural manifestations of the ethnosphere. With her knowledge on natural dyeing methods and weaving techniques, she tries to motivate communities to restore ancestral textile practices while exploring new possibilities. She approaches textiles as a physical vehicle for storytelling, social encounters and a powerful tool for women’s emancipation.