Meet fine art quilters Carla Cornick, Gloria Gammage Davis, and Joyce Hagan. See the quilts of Winifred Jenkins of Goochland, VA, featuring the original oil paintings of Dressler Smith, who will also be in attendance. View a timeless collection of  Bogolan Mud Cloth Tapestries from the country of Mali curated from the private collection of Meredith Berkowitz.

 

The combined exhibit of quilts and textile art, including several Bogolan Mud Cloth Tapestries, will be on display from January 11th to March 28th . The collection of quilts depicts several African-American topics and other themes. Quilts from the AAHMSNJ's private collection comprised of a variety works by artists who have participated in quilt exhibits over the years will also be on display.

 

The Bogolan Mud Cloth Tapestries weave a direct connection to African textile artists who have woven cultural context across the centuries. The dying method using fermented river clay to make mud cloth tapestries originated in the country of Mali in Africa and has been an enduring tradition since the 12th century.

The Bogolan Mud Cloth Tapestries were purchased in Mali by Marion Feldman during her 25-year career in the Foreign Service. They were inherited by her daughter Meredith Berkowitz, who has generously loaned them to the African American Heritage Museum for this exhibit.