Search results
Exhibition: Uptown Triennial 2023. Wallach Art Gallery - Columbia University. 615 W 129th St. New York, NY 10027. Exhibition Dates: June 22- September 10, 2023. Cummings will have 3 quilts in exhibition. Learn more. See All Events.
- Work
Absolut Vodka Quilt, 50" x 60", 1997. View fullsize. Haitian...
- About
Michael A. Cummings is considered the nation's leading...
- Press
Born Into a Lie #3”, Quilters Take a Moment 2020, Craft in...
- Events
Michael A. Cummings first retrospective featuring examples...
- Exhibitions
New York, NY, 2023 New York, NY , 2022 England, 2022...
- African Jazz Series
Michael A. Cummings. Open Menu Close Menu. Work Folder:...
- Butterfly Series
Michael A. Cummings. Open Menu Close Menu. Work Folder:...
- Work
Michael A. Cummings is considered the nation's leading African American male quilter, with an ever-expanding influence on the current generation of quilt artists.
Cummings quilts in the narrative, story-telling tradition and is one of a few nationally known male quiltmakers. His work often features bright, colorful African themes and African American historical themes.
Working in the narrative quilt tradition, Cummings tells stories of the African American experience across historical, cultural, and philosophical realms. He views his quilts as giant art collages, likening the process of making quilts to painting on canvas.
The Quilt Show visits quilter Michael Cummings to see how he constructs his folk-art-style narrative quilts in the dining room of his 1860s "shotgun" home in NY.