Born in 1950 in El Paso, Texas, John Garrett is an experimental fiber artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Creating both flat and sculptural works, Garrett often incorporates unexpected found materials and applies a wide range of techniques to the fabrication of any one object. The son of two educators and craft collectors, Garrett gained an appreciation for the handmade at an early age. He completed a BA at Claremont McKenna College in 1972 and a MA at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1976. He taught at a number of schools around Los Angeles, including UCLA and Scripps College, before moving to New Mexico in 1990. He continues to teach workshops focused on sculptural basketry around the country. Garrett has been included in exhibitions at museums and galleries around the world, and he is represented in a number of public collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC. Garrett was awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1983 and 1995, and he was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010.