Quilting Patterns of Identity II

2019—2022

Quilt Patterns — Laser-cut paper, inks, gold-leaf; 16’ x 10’ x 2.5’

Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar

Qatar America Institute of Culture, Washington D.C. (video)

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Oklahoma City

Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Tulsa, OK

Quilting Patterns creates narratives of feminist transnational identity, framing floral and geometric patterns from quilt designs from Pakistan with quilt designs from the Gilcrease collection. This work is a tribute to the women quilt-makers in many regions whose identities and memories are preserved for posterity in the quilts they create. This project is also about the multi-layered identities that immigrant women assume within and between cultures.

Installation view of Quilting Patterns of Identity II at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. Photo by Julianne Clark.

Installation views of ArtNow 2021 exhibition at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. Photos by Helen Opper.

Installation view of ArtNow 2021 exhibition at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. Photos: (left) by Charla Hughes Berenson & (right) by Helen Opper.