For the 14th annual Art and Architecture History Capstone course, students worked with staff of the Art Museum to develop the original exhibition Art & Exchange: African Textiles in the Global ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. More than 6,000 miles from the African continent, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art boasts a ...

Ireatha Leona Woods can’t help but relish in the power of establishing her sewing shop in a place her ancestors could not do the same. Woods runs her business, Leona’s Sewing Studio, out of the ...

Natural dyes have been an integral part of African art for centuries. Derived from plants, minerals, and insects, these dyes ...

Storytelling comes in all forms. In the Stanley Museum’s latest exhibit, entitled “Weaving Narratives,” it comes in the form of textiles curated from different African cultures throughout Iowa. The ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

Step inside the second-floor galleries of the Mint Museum Randolph and immerse yourself in the rhythmic patterns and velvety textures of some of the world's most masterfully woven works of art: Kuba ...

The color, vibrancy and texture of Africa is on display at the Chicago Field Museum in the exhibit "Africa Fashion." "We're so glad to have it because it's something different than we normally feature ...

African vintage textiles are a treasure trove of history and culture, making them a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts ...

A solo art exhibition of a stunning collection of 13 textile works crafted from vibrant designs of Ankara fabrics by one of Nigeria’s contemporary artists Kaosiemenma Uchendu-Edeh, was held at ArtQuay ...