Her series of soft sculptures—sewn dolls, quilts, and photographs––will be on view at the school/gallery until the end of June 2023.
Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox!program, which promotes STEAM enrichment programs throughout New York City, combined her art opening with an opportunity for kids to learn 3D printing and hand-stitch sewing techniques.
“I sew, I paint, and I make quilts,” Harris said in her artist statement. “I learned the techniques of sewing and painting when I was about 6 years old. Sewing was the magical tradition in my family, and undoubtably this skill was used to escape poverty by multiple generations of women.”Support our Racial Equity Journalism
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