Personal Stories Community Quilt Faith Ringgold Inspired Project

Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an African American artist, best known for her painted story quilts. She is professor emeritus in the University of California, San Diego visual art department. Faith Ringgold was born and raised in Harlem[1] and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. She received an M.A. from the college in 1959. She was greatly influenced by the fabric she worked with at home with her mother, who was a fashion designer, and has used fabric in many of her artworks. She is especially well known for her painted story quilts which blur the line between "high art" and "craft" by combining painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.

Ringgold

Ringgold

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Create your own Ringgold inspired quilt square!  Research & Brainstorm Students draw a sketch of a personally significant story and incorporate pattern and one-point perspective in their designs Students redraw their story scene on a quilt square Students use acrylic paints to paint personal stories on quilt

Digital Resources  Faith Ringgold