“Shared Vessel,” 16th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibit – Sister Girlfriends (and Brothers, Too) North Charleston, SC, 2023
“Granny’s Ice Cream Treat,” 14th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibit - Sankofa, North Charleston, SC, 2021
“Actions Speak Louder Than” & “Black and Blue,” We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism, 2021
The Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN, We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism, curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi
The Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH, (“Black and Blue”)
“JW’s Way,” SAQA-CT Local Color 4: Rails, Roads, Rivers, Windsor Art Center, 2020;
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, 2023
“I Made It,” 13th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibit - Black Gold, North Charleston, SC, 2019
“Man of Valor,” Yours for Race and Country: Reflections on the Life of Colonel Charles Young, National Afro-American Museum, Wilberforce, OH, 2019
“Hampton 400 Year Legacy Quilt – Two of the 54 Squares,” 54-40 African American Quilting Guild, Hampton, VA, June 2019
“Gourmet Cookie,” 12th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibit - Phenomenal Woman, North Charleston, SC, 2018
“X-ray Vision,” SAQA-CT Local Color 3: Inspired by Science, Quilting Arts Magazine, Jun/Jul 2019
Connecticut Hospice Gallery, Branford, CT 2018, Windsor Art Center, Windsor, CT 2018, Zahn Gallery, Westbrook, CT, 2018
“Waves,” (commissioned) JET Alumni Association of NY, JET 30th Anniversary, New York, NY, 2018
“The Safest Place,” The Holy City: Art of Love, Unity & Resurrection, Boston College, 2018; Charleston, SC, 2016
“Maya’s Voice,” 9th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibit - Maya Angelou, North Charleston, SC, 2015
StatementI quilt to marry my lifelong passions of writing, photography, and sewing. Through art quilts I can document a moment, express an emotion, invite open dialogue for difficult topics, or hold a fond memory. I desire to create fiber art messages that connect with the hearts and minds of viewers.
After making clothes and other fabric items since my youth, I delved into quilting in the 1990s by following instructions in a book. I entered my first exhibit in 2015. Since then, my work has been displayed in several locations around Connecticut and across the nation.
I am a member of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates), Connecticut chapter. I retired from the State of Connecticut after 35 years of service as a Communications Consultant.
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