Exhibition will open at the Elijah Pierce Gallery of the King Arts Complex in Columbus, Ohio on February 8, 2007. Complete tour schedule will be posted in January 2007.

Textural Rhythms:
Constructing the Jazz Tradition
Contemporary African American Quilts

Curated by Carolyn Mazloomi,
Founder and Coordinator of the
Women of Color Quilters Network

Jazz, like quilting, is a woven art form. Both genres produce textural harvests spun from the life fibers of masters of the imagination who create for our contemplation. Quilt making, as in jazz, evokes a host of complex rhythms and moods, then captured by the creative process. Some quilt artists listen to jazz music while working on their quilts because the one form of artistic inspiration ignites in the other. When the two forms connect, the creative energy explodes exponentially. The Textural Rhythms quilt exhibition releases both the individual particles and the synergistic power of this explosion. Textural Rhythms unites the two most well known and popular artistic forms in African American culture, jazz and quilts. The exhibition of 64 quilts includes work from some of America’s best-known African American quilters such as Michael Cummings, Edjohnetta Miller, Tina Brewer, and Jim Smoote.
The accompanying catalogue/book Textural Rhythms will be available for sale starting in February 2007.