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:
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- 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
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Presented by BANNS