The Secret Codes (Expanded Exhibiton)

2022-2024 National Tour

Museum of Textile Canada, Toronto Ont Sep 2023-Feb 2024
Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax NS May-Aug 2023
Quilt Canada National Conference, Halifax NS Apr 2023
Yarmouth County Museum, Yarmouth NS Jan-Mar 2023
Black Canadians National Summit, Halifax Convention Ctr. Halifax NS Jul 2022
Federation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown PEI Jan-Mar, 2022
(Other venues being added)

Curated by David Woods

Popular BANNS exhibition exploring African Nova Scotian quilt traditions featuring old quilts (1930-1960), popular traditional patterns, Underground Railroad Patterns, contemporary abstract patterns, picture quilts designed by artist/writer David Woods. This is an expanded version of an earlier BANNS exhibition called ‘The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Picture and Narrative Quilts’ (2011-2015)

Quilt Artists: 

• • Marilyn Brannan
  • Myla Borden
  • Anja Clyke
  • Edith Colley
  • Heather Cromwell
  • Bolivia Czernon
  • Sara Donovan
  • Frances Dorringto
  • , Marlene Dorrington
  • Laurel Francis
  • Cass Gero
  • Connie Glasgow-White
  • Andrea Tsang Jackson
  • Debra Jordan
  • Susan Lawrence
  • Shirley MacKenzie
  • Helen Morrison
  • Melinda Patterson
  • Annie Whelan
  • Vale Quilters

Media

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