Artists who work in woven cloth, quilts and needlework, from the hand weaver at the loom to the narrative story quilt, the patchwork cover and the knitted or embroidered design. The group includes an American weaver whose handwoven textiles hang in museums, a Black American weaver whose tapestries explore identity, the painter and author whose narrative quilts became her best known art, a Japanese Canadian maker of large textile structures and an American-born designer of patchwork and needlepoint.
Weavers, Quilters and Needleworkers
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Ethel Stein (Wikipedia)
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Ethel Stein (1917-2018) was an American textile artist who lived in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. While her work was primarily in weaving, her best known piece is the puppet Lamb Chop.
Wikipedia: Diedrick Brackens
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Diedrick Brackens (born 1989 in Mexia, Texas; lives and works in Los Angeles) is an American artist and weaver.
Faith Ringgold - Wikipedia
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Faith Ringgold (born Faith Willi Jones; October 8, 1930, April 13, 2024) was an American painter, author, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, and intersectional activist, perhaps best known for her narrative quilts.
Wikipedia: Toshiko MacAdam
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Toshiko MacAdam nee Horiuchi (1940 - Apr 26, 2026) was a Japanese textile artist based in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Kaffe Fassett (Wikipedia)
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Frank Havrah "Kaffe" Fassett, MBE (born December 7, 1937) is an American-born, British-based artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts-needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics.
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