About

Cynthia Alberto is an artist and designer and the founder of the Brooklyn-based weaving and healing arts studio Weaving Hand. Her interdisciplinary practice engages traditional and contemporary weaving techniques through socially engaged, community-centered work. Drawing from textile histories and collective making traditions across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Alberto approaches weaving as both a material process and a framework for care, resilience, and collective experience.

Her work includes sculpture, performance, and large-scale participatory installations realized in collaboration with cultural institutions, civic organizations, and public spaces. Grounded in artisanal knowledge, material experimentation, and a commitment to a zero-waste ethos, Alberto's practice examines the intersections of weaving and healing, craft and sustainability, and the loom as a foundational cultural and technological form shaping both historical and contemporary artistic practice.