Joe Cunningham: Quilts for These Times

June 19 – September 15, 2024

Joe Cunningham created 10 large quilts during 2022-2024 which will debut at the Cahoon Museum of American Art. This series of quilts marks a turning point for the artist as each will address current events.  Works include 3-piece Mariupol, Beagles, Variants, and Extratopical.

“The quilts in this show were made to be a collection specifically about events in the world chronologically created as the events arose. The idea is to end up with a poetic image of my response to two years of headline subjects. Quilts are often thought to convey a simple message of love or remembrance, and while these are intended to reflect my love of life and a desire to commemorate certain events, my hope for them is that they can carry more thematic richness than my words. ” Joe Cunningham

Pictured Left:
Lost Village, 2023
Commercial and hand dyed cotton fabrics, commercial bias tape, machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted
69” x 72”

Pictured Above:
Mariupol Triptych, 2022
Cotton fabrics, wool batting, machine pieced and quilted
72” x 72” each quilt