#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
RE: https://mastodon.art/@inarticulatequilter/115996166561993824
Going to be posting from a new group of famous (and deserve to be more famous) African-American quilters each day during #BlackHistoryMonth - be sure to follow #CelebratingBlackQuilters to see samples of their work and learn more about each of them
I'll also be boosting last year's daily quilter too - 2X the quilty goodness every day this February!