Cincinnati Enquirer: UC DAAP grad, ‘Project Runway’ alum is Taft Museum artist-in-residence

University of Cincinnati alumna and fashion designer of "Project Runway’" fame is Cincinnati's Taft Museum of Art’s 2021 Duncanson artist-in-residence, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Couture designer Asha Ama Bias-Daniels will lead public programs, teach workshops and visit schools across Greater Cincinnati April 12-26.

Taft guests can see examples of her work alongside the museum’s upcoming exhibition, “Walk This Way | The Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes” starting Feb. 27.

Bias-Daniels studied as a Cincinnatus Scholar at UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in fashion design.

She was the first Cincinnati designer selected to compete in a show in the Project Runway franchise, was a finalist on “Project Runway: Under the Gunn," and competed on “Project Runway All Stars.” She went on to create designs for a range of artists, from Zendaya to Little Big Town.

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