Queer Threads Unraveled

PANEL DISCUSSION as part of College Art Association Conference, sponsored by the Queer Caucus for Art. This event is free and you do not need to register for the conference to attend. What is the allure of fiber and textiles for queer artists? Where does queer theory meet craft theory? Is queer fiber art a movement or a moment? The 2014 exhibition Queer Threads at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art brought together lgbtq artists from around the world remixing fiber craft traditions and mediums. One year later, this panel will use the exhibition as a framework for celebrating and critiquing the thread between art, identity, process, and material. Featuring Liz Collins (Brooklyn, NY), Aaron McIntosh (Baltimore, MD), Sheila Pepe (Brooklyn, NY), LJ Roberts (Joshua Tree, CA), and Nathan Vincent (New York, NY). Moderated by Jeanne Vaccaro, PhD (Post Doctoral Fellow in Gender Studies, Indiana University) with John Chaich (Curator, New York, NY).