INTERTWINE: Stitches of the Soul
June 9 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Story Quilts from The National Museum of Mexican Art Community
Curated by Dolores Mercado | NMMA Assistant Curator
Open to the public: Saturday, June 3
Second Friday Reception: Friday, June 9, |5PM – 7PM
Event: Music & Refreshments
Stitches of the Soul / Las Puntadas del Alma is a quilt group that is supported by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois. The group grew out of a workshop in 2008 and continues to meet weekly at the Museum with the coordination of Dolores Mercado, Associate Curator. The participants feed on the knowledge of each other’s experience and techniques in the past few years. They welcome and teach new participants, not only adults but have also taught school-age children.
Through story quilts, participants share their experiences regarding different subjects such as family celebrations, identity, daily live as well as stories of immigration, violence against women and slavery. This group has offered empowerment through various activities, topics, reunions, workshops and exhibitions.
Lucy Campos
Madre en el Paraiso
Carina Yepez
Chevita mi corazón (Chevita My Heart), 2021, digital print on fabric, applique and beading, quilted on cotton, 20” x 38”
Martha Dominguez-Diaz
Singing Birds (Pájaros cantores), 2020, mini quilt, 5 ¼” x 5”
Artists List:
Lucy Campos
Christina Carlos
Socorro Carlos
Martha Dominguez-Diaz
Maria G. Herrera
Maria F. Tortolero
Carina Yepez
This Exhibit Is Presented In Partnership With:
