#CelebratingBlackQuilters
#BlackHistoryMonth
Viola Burley Leak (1944-) earned four separate art degrees on her path to world-renowned painter, printmaker and quilter. A one-time toy designer, her #quilting work is known for combining African-American heritage with mystical elements, often with lots of movement to the designs
Representative work:
Katrina Wreckage and Tears…And Still We Rise
Cotton/Lame/Paint
77½ x 72½”
2012
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Burley_Leak
Photo credit: CE & Mary Martin