Biography

Originally from Melrose Park, PA, Koenigsberg majored in philosophy at Goucher and had a successful custom needlepoint business in New York for many years. She enrolled in the New School in 1974 for a degree in fibers, and after graduating started the Textile Study Group of New York with five other students. The group invited fiber artists to give lectures and present their work, and it's still active and growing today. Koenigsberg has been working as an artist ever since. Her textiles and mixed media sculptures are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as well as many other museums and private collections. She has exhibited around the world and has done commissions for many organizations. In 2022, she was named a fellow by the American Craft Council.