Mark Newport’s work uses textiles, performance, print, and photography to reveal the vulnerability inherent in traditional western ideals of masculinity.

In the tradition of the African griot(storyteller) Michael A. Cummings'quilts tell the stories of African American life. As a result of his masterful creativity, he has become one of America's premier quiltmakers.

Carolyn Mazloomi of West Chester, Ohio, is an artist, author, organizer, and curator acknowledged as being among the most influential quilt histori

Karen Hampton of Lowell, Massachusetts, is a conceptually based fiber artist, addressing issues of colorism and kinship.

John McQueen of Saratoga Springs, New York, is a basket maker of sculptural baskets.

Lia Cook of Berkeley, California, combines weaving with painting, photography, video and digital technology to explore the sensuality and materiali

Jim Bassler of Palm Springs, California, is a well-known weaver. He has a BA and Master’s from UCLA.

2019 Emerging Voices shortlist artist Bukola Koiki is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary artist employing fibers, paper, video, and unusual materials to collapse the single-story of disenfranchised peoples.

2019 Emerging Voices shortlist artist Aram Han Sifuentes is a fiber, social practice, and performance artist who works to claim spaces for immigrant and disenfranchised communities.

2019 Emerging Voices artist Diedrick Brackens is a textile artist whose tapestries pose pressing moral, spiritual, and political questions through an eloquent symbolism.