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Exhibition Opening — Feeling Quilts: Shapes, Color, Pattern, Texture: Adriene Cruz with Ms. Maalea'a First Grade Class

  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA) 4906 Northeast 6th Avenue Portland, OR, 97211 United States (map)

During her fall 2024 residency at KSMoCA, Adriene Cruz conducted two workshops with first grade students in Ms. Maalaea’s class. Works by Adriene will be exhibited with the work created by the students.

The exhibition opening takes place in the Cafetorium hallway. Please stop by the Main Office to sign in and receive a “Visitor” badge.

Adrienne Cruz is a Portland-based textile and quilt artist whose work embodies the spiritual and cultural essence of the African Diaspora. Using bright colors, symbolism, adornments, and bold patterns, Cruz creates artworks that not only honor her ancestral roots, but also serve as channels of healing and blessings.