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Carole Frances Lung
Carole Frances Lung is an artist, activist, and professor at California State University Los Angeles. Lung is best known for her work in textile consumption and production. Frau Fiber, the textile hero is Lung's alter ego who involves herself in activism, cultural criticism, research, and craft unique garment production performances. Lung took up the alter ego after a semester working in Weimar Germany and was inspired by John Henry's story.

Early life and Education
Lung was born in 1966 in San Francisco California but she was raised in Huntington Beach. Lung's grandmother taught her how to sew clothes. Later Lung worked as a professional seamstress,cutter,pattern maker, and production manager, and designer in the fashion industry. Lung have traveled to China, Germany, Ireland, West Africa, and Haiti and have lived in New York, Lancaster, Chicago, Weimar Germany, Long Beach, and Los Angeles.

Lung received a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles and Coaching from North Dakota State University. Studied public art and new artistic strategies abroad at Bauhaus University located in Weimar Germany. Lastly, Lung received a MFA/BFA Fiber and Materials Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Career and Work
Lung is an activist through her art. A few places Lung's work has been shown at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Craft and Fold Art Museum, Sullivan Galleries, Ben Maltz Gallery, OTIS College Art and Design, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University Boone, and Ghetto Biennale Port Au Prince Haiti. Lung's has many great works like Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms and Talk Labor with Frau Fiber, but the Sewing Rebellion is the greatest. The Sewing Rebellion is a workshop Lung hosts now and then that teach students how to repair clothing handmade. It was meant to bring back the lost art of sewing. As Lung says, "Sewing is an act of rebellion".

Achievements
Lung have a place called "The Loft" which is where she lives and host workshops. Lung has been published by KCET Artbound, Art in America, and Art Paper. She also received rewards such as CSULA Creative Leave, United States Artist Fellowship, Center of Craft Grant, and Faculty Fellow for Good Public.