Regarded as the leading authority on African-American quilts and quiltmaking, Carolyn Mazloomi has fostered and promoted the perpetuation of this traditional art form through her organization the Women of Color Quilter’s Network (WCQN).
Member of the Raven T’akDein Taan (black-legged kittiwake) Clan of Hoonah/Glacier Bay, Alaska, highly respected cultural leader and multitalented artist who has contributed to the revival and perpetuation of the Chilkat blanket weaving.
Inupiat dollmaker
Yup’ik maskmaker
Ehlers is a master artisan of Chilkat weaving, an ancient art form indigenous to the Native people of Southeast Alaska.
African-American quilting artist
Master of Lao weaving
Although Kenmille has spent most of her life on the Flathead Reservation in northwestern Montana, she is now known worldwide for her skills in beadwork, hide tanning, and leatherwork.
In her artwork, Anita Fields comfortably helms the intersection of duality, a deeply held philosophical concept of her Osage culture, where notions of earth and sky and male and female inform many of her designs.
While much of her life remains surrounded by questions, the record of Bagley’s experiences as a worker and activist in Lowell, Massachusetts reveals a remarkable spirit.