No offense to Granny, but San Jose’s Museum of Quilts and Textiles is pushing the boundaries of the fine art world. These are not quilts made to lie at the foot of the bed. Two new exhibits juxtapose ...

Navajo/Diné quilt artist Susan Hudson featured in the QUILTS episode Navajo/Diné artist Susan Hudson's pictorial quilts honor her ancestors and the proud history of the Navajo people using a crossover ...

For Navajo/Diné artist Susan Hudson, the quilts she makes are a tribute to her ancestors and way to tell their stories and the history of the Navajo people. Hudson, a member of the Kin Yaa Aanii ...

Art critics have compared Mary Lee Bendolph's quilts to abstract masterpieces by Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko and Paul Klee. She and fellow quilters from Gee's Bend, an isolated Alabama community of 800 ...

NAVAJO artists in the early 20th century knew how to let their weavings speak through symbols — zigzagging lines, diamonds, stars and arrows tell ancient stories of nature, fertility and religion as ...

IGNACIO, Colorado — Susan Hudson is not afraid to use her quilts to convey her point of view about Navajo history or social issues facing Native American communities. Ask Hudson about a quilt that ...

A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.

Quilts honoring Navajo ancestors that endured the Long Walk to the Bosque Redondo in 1864. Susan Hudson, member of the Navajo Nation, shares stories about her quilts made to honor and pay tribute to ...

Thumb through just about any glossy home decor magazine these days, and chances are that you`ll see at least one Navajo rug hanging on a wall or gracing a floor. Handwoven, rich in history and ...

Dec. 22—This year, two of the ten 2024 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships were presented to a dance troupe and a quilter with ties to the Land of Enchantment. The Zuni Olla ...

What’s the best abstract art ever made in America? A friend of mine enjoyed asking students this question, and when they predictably answered “Pollock,” a look of disgust would flicker across his face ...