Wednesday, August 01, 2007

"In This Place" 1998 Canadian Black Art



.............................................................................. .................... In 1998 BANNS - the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia - presented a marvelous exhibit of Canadian Black Art, including quilts. Visit the online catalog for the 1998 show, In This Place. Canadian Sistah quilters in the show include: Myla Borden (The photo here is of her quilt In This House), Bolivia Czernon, Frances Dorrington, Wanda Elms, Katherine Gero, Pearl Glasgow, Alfreda Smith, and Maisy Scott.
Other Canadian artists include painters Justin Augustine, Beverly Bowden, Kim Cain, Mary Leakea Ogaa, and David Woods. Basket maker Clara Gough (who created the Basket Figure man in photo), sculptor Patrick Jarvis, ceramic artist Derrill Robinson, and a dozen other artists were also featured. Enjoy!

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