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Art Series - Devon Avenue Sampler, Laura Kina
Art Series - Devon Avenue Sampler, Laura Kina
Laura Kina
Devon Avenue Sampler (2009-2011) is a portrait of a diasporic South Asian/Jewish community in Chicago, IL. This textile series, which uses indigo dye and khadi fabric, was hand embroidered by artisans from a fair trade women’s organization in Mumbai, India. View the series: http://www.laurakina.com/devon.html
Exhibition Catalogue - "Indigo: Laura Kina And Shelly Jyoti", Laura Kina
Exhibition Catalogue - "Indigo: Laura Kina And Shelly Jyoti", Laura Kina
Laura Kina
Indigo: Laura Kina and Shelly Jyoti The torrid history of Indigo is reimagined by artists from Chicago, USA and Gujarat, India. Indigo: Laura Kina and Shelly Jyoti presents complementary bodies of artwork by Indian artist Shelly Jyoti and US artist Laura Kina in a range of media including hand-embroidery on khadi fabric, indigo resist dyeing, Sanskrit calligraphy and mixed-media on canvas. The narrative threads running throughout the artists’ work evoke India’s colonial history, stories of immigration, and the tensions and transformations of cultures evolving in a changing world. This traveling exhibition was featured in three venues in India in 2009-2010 …