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April Issue 2004
Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC, Features Quilts by Ed Johnetta Miller
The Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC, is presenting the exhibition, Ed Johnetta Miller: African American Quilter, in the Museum's Mezzanine Gallery through Apr. 18, 2004.
A South Carolina native, Miller began her career as a weaver. Twenty-five years later, in frustration, she destroyed one of her creations by cutting it into pieces, then sewed the destroyed weaving back together, stuffed it and hung it up for display. The result became a transition from one art form to another. Miller's energy and joy for living are apparent throughout her unique art.
Carolyn Mazloomi, founder of the Women of Color Quilter's Network, viewed the piece and suggested to Miller that she try quilting and offered to show her how. Without traditional knowledge or formal training in quilting. Miller is not constrained by either. She combines improvisation with inspiration from her own spiritual and cultural experiences. Gathering materials from her journeys around the world, her stunning quilts offer a contemporary spin on a traditional art form.
Miller's art has been exhibited in the US and abroad and is included in the collections of major institutions such as The National Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Nelson Mandela's National Museum in Capetown, South Africa, and the Wadsworth Antheneum in Hartford, CT. She has received numerous awards throughout her career as an artist, teacher, and community activist including the Connecticut Governor's Arts Award. She has received attention on Home and Garden Television, The Modern Masters, and Public TV. Her designs were worn by Phylicia Rashad on the Cosby Show.
For more info check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at 828/327-8576 or at (www.HickoryMuseumofArt.org).
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