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Lecture presentation by Curator, Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, discussing the quilting tradition in African American culture, jazz quilting, and the themes present in Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts.
Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi is an artist, author, historian, and curator acknowledged being among the most influential African-American quilt historians and quilting artists of the twenty-first century. She has produced an awe inspiring body of work, much of it containing references to African-American life and history, as well as harkening back to a shared African ancestry. In 2003 Dr. Mazloomi was awarded the first Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award. Ohio Heritage Fellows are among the state's living cultural treasures. They embody the highest level of artistic achievement in their work, and the highest level of service in teaching and other work they do in their communities to ensure that their artistic traditions stay strong.
Mazloomi, a former aerospace engineer, has been involved in the economic development of women through the arts for over twenty years. Her organization, Women of Color Quilting Network (WCQN) has been recognized by the International Labour Department in Geneva and the United Nations for its developmental programs to help advance women.
Free with MoAD Admission.
