Cloth As Art

Sam GilliamAbstract field painter during the 1960s. Most known for his large color stained/painted canvases that he draped from walls and ceilings.

Melissa A MitchellArtist and Owner of Abeille Creations (A favorite living artist, based in ATL) Paints and creates digital art and translates art pieces to wearable styles. Currently has a collection in Footlocker.

Mary Lovelace O'nealKnown for her large abstract paintings using bold colors, also an artist from the 1960s.

Sareka UniqueArtist & Illustrator

Adera BrownArtist and surface pattern designer who creates digital art and translates digital art pieces and patterns into wearable articles of clothing.

Xenobia Bailey African American artist Xenobia Bailey is one of the foremost artists fusing African American, Indigenous American, and Eastern cultures. Bailey’s work prominently features colorful concentric circles and repeating patterns in tents, mandalas in large scale displays, and popular crocheted hats with complex, colorful designs.

Minaachimo-Kwe (Alice Olsen Williams) Anishinaabe artist Minaachimo-Kwe (Alice Olsen Williams) is famous for creating quilts using radial (circular) Anishinaabe quilting pattern.

Carla Hemlock Mohawk Nation quilter artist Carla Hemlock is a textile and mixed media artist. Hemlock’s quilts utilize the conceptions of four directions common among Iroquois peoples.

Selly Raby Kane Selly Raby Kane is a Senegalese designer who combines traditional cloth and techniques from her hometown of Dakar with contemporary styles influenced by science fiction and urban street styles.