Credentials
Portland State University, Portland, OR. 2020-2023
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate: 2021
Master of Nonprofit Leadership: 2023
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, NY, NY. 2004-2009
Visual Arts Management, Bachelor of Science: 2009
Fashion Design, Associate of Applied Science: 2006
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
Pattern-making and Fashion Illustration Coursework: 2002-2004
Links
Fashion Show Behind the Scenes with model, Jiaying Wang
Press
Fashion Editorial, The Ann Magazine, May 2014
Detroit Fashion Designer Nettie Tiso's Futuristic Flair - The Detroit MetroTimes, Jan 14, 2014
Artist Studio Profile - PBS KLRU Collective, Austin, TX 2012
Featured Entrepreneur & Designer, Time Out New York Magazine, New York, NY 2007
Fusion Fashion Design Award, New York, NY (2005)
One of 15 hand selected NYC Fashion Show Competitors chosen to design, fabricate, & exhibit a 20-piece collection. Tiso received the Fusion Award recognizing her for the combined skillset of design & business. The panel of fashion industry professional judges included Project Runway's own, Tim Gunn. The next year (2007) she was appointed to Fashion Show Coordinator, leading her team of 15 designers from her school, F.I.T. to an overall design victory over the Parsons School of Design team.
Featured Designer, Various Media, New York, NY
Working Class Magazine, Clam Magazine, W25 Magazine, and Venus Zine, among other publications.
Fashion Week Presentations:
Noir Fashion Show, Ann Arbor, MI (2014)
Austin Fashion Week, Austin, TX (2012)
Williamsburg Fashion Weekend in Brooklyn, NY (2007-2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osu6CXpexGo
Fusion Fashion Show, NYC (2005-6)
Urban Vision Fashion Show NYC (2005)