Upcoming Events

 

Exhibition: Masters of The Stitch Threaded Stories

Claire Oliver Gallery
2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd,
New York, NY 10030

Group Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: May 29–August 8, 2026

Haitian Mermaid #2, 1996

 

Exhibition: Art, Jazz + the Blues

MoCA CT
19 Newtown Turnpike
Westport, CT 06880

Group Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: February 26–June 7, 2026

African Jazz #5, 1990

 
 

Exhibition: Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem; The Making of Contemporary Artists

Wallach Art Gallery - Columbia University
615 W 129th St
New York, NY 10027

Exhibition Dates: June 26, 2026–September 13, 2026

Sana Goes to Japan, 106” x 57”, 1979

 

HOMO FABER 2026: AN ISLAND OF LIGHT

Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini

The work of Michael A. Cummings will be part of this exhibition. A sensory journey through 15 immersive installations, including work from over 4,000 artisans in 51 countries.

An international platform launched in 2020 devoted to showcasing the value of craftsmanship and handmade creations, celebrating human ingenuity.

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Past Events

 

Exhibition: Storyteller: A Six Decade Survey

Hunter Dunbar
524 West 24 St, New York, NY 10011
hunterdunbarprojects.com

Exhibition Dates: September 21—October 28 2023
Michael A. Cummings first retrospective featuring examples of the artist's practice from 1969 to 2019.

 

Exhibition:

The Work of Their Hands

Cameron Art Museum
3201 South 17th Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28412
cameronartmuseum.org

Exhibition Dates: February 23–October 20, 2024
On view for the first time: Gertrude Morgan, The Everlasting Gospel Mission

 

Sister Gertrude Morgan, The Everlasting Gospel Mission, 180” X 144”, 2009

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


Henri Matisse in Harlem's Cotton Club, 78" x 64", 2018
Artist Collection

 
 
Shirely Chisholm for President

Exhibition:

Women's Votes, Women's Voices, Women's Rights

Clinton Presidential Library 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Exhibition Dates: September 2, 2022—April 2, 2023

Shirley Chisholm, 87” x 74”, 2020
Artist Collection

 

Solo Exhibition:

Jazz Expressions

Carracci Art
New York, NY
Exhibition Dates: September 9 - November 5, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, September 9, 2022, 6 - 8 PM

368 Broadway, Suite 305
New York, NY 10013
(503) 515 8732
@carracci_art

Curated by Clarence Johns

African Jazz #11, 108" x 72", 1990
Artist Collection

 
 

Festival of Quilts

National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham, England
August 18—21, 2022

 
Shirely Chisholm for President

Book:

Quarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos

By: Sandra Sider
Published by Schiffer in 2021

Shirley Chisholm, 87” x 74”, 2020
Artist Collection

 
 
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Book: We Testify With Our Lives 

By: Terrence Johnson 
Published by Columbia University Press, 2021

James Baldwin: Born Into A Lie #1, 72" x 64", 2019
Schomburg Collection

 
 
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Exhibition:

Abstract Design in American Quilts at 50: New York Nexus

International Quilt Museum
Lincoln, Nebraska
Exhibition Dates: March 5 to August 7, 2021

Young Obama, 70" X 60", 2009
International Quilt Museum Collection