T Palermo is a Florida-born woodworker and fiber artist currently based in Kansas City, Missouri. He received his BFA in Fiber with a minor in social practice from the Kansas City Art Institute. He maintains that he would've become an environmental scientist if he had been better at math in high school. Now, he explores animals, nature, and our perceptions of the two through his work. Presently, T is the Creative Technology Technician at his alma mater.