Pavlos currently is the Fiber Arts Coordinator at the Mendocino Art Center where he works hard to bring local, regional, and national artist/instructors to Mendocino so that students can learn and experience world class fiber art instruction and learn new techniques.

He also serves as an instructor in the art department at Mendocino College in Fort Bragg. In Fall 2016 he will be teaching Fabric Printing and Dyeing I and II (ART176A, ART176B) as well as Art and Craft Marketing (ART191).

Pavlos is an active board member of Pacific Textile Arts in Fort Bragg where he recently helped lead a team to create PTA’s logo. Students from his Mendocino College Fabric Printing and Dyeing class will be exhibiting at Pacific Textile Arts during the month of June with a First Friday opening from 5PM – 8PM. (June 3rd) 450 Alger Street in Fort Bragg.

He is also an artist member of Northcoast Artists Gallery serving on its membership committee and he also helps staff the gallery. Pavlos will be having a solo exhibition at Northcoast in November 2016.

In his former life, Pavlos was an advertising and small business consultant with AT & T before deciding to become a weaver and surface designer. He received a certificate in Weaving/Textiles from Mendocino College in Ukiah with a 4.0 average and was awarded two scholarships before earning his B.S. Skidmore College, and an M.F.A. Interdisciplinary Art, Goddard College.

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