INDIGO'S FRIENDS
Upcycled Fiber Art Designs
Autumn/Winter 2025-26
Saturday, Sept. 27. 4-9pm Montpelier House Museum. Laurel, MD
Remembrance Quilt Project. Participants will create a miniature art quilt in commemoration of an enslaved ancestor of the Snowden Plantation. Basic hand stitching skills are required for this free workshop. Imani W. Russell, Instructor
Nov. - Dec. 2025 Regional Textile Showcase: contemporary and traditional textile art exhibit. Montpelier House Museum. Laurel, MD
Sat. Dec. 13. (12 - 4p) Winter Open Studios @Portico Gallery Indigos’s Friends invites you to join us in studio 3 for a Sip & Sew (1 - 3p.) * rsvp via contact pg.
Dec. 13 - Feb. 14, 2026 45th Annual Black Doll Exhibit. William Grant Still Art Center. Los Angeles, CA.
This Group exhibition draws inspiration from Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower.
INDIGO’S FRIENDS STUDIO IS REPRESENTED IN THIS EXHIBITION.
January - May 2026 HILL CENTER GALLERIES: Regional Juried Exhibition 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003.
INDIGO’S FRIENDS STUDIO IS REPRESENTED IN THIS EXHIBITON
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SPRING/SUMMER 2025
April - June, 2025 “AS LONG AS I HAVE BREATH”. Group Exhibition. Sandy Springs Museum. Sandy Springs, MD
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WINTER 2025
January - February, 2025 “PIECED TOGETHER WE ARE WHOLE”. Group Exhibition. McLean Project for the Arts. McLean, VA
PROUDLY, INDIGO’S FRIENDS ART DOLLS ARE IN THIS JURIED EXHIBIT. MANY THANKS TO THE WILLIAM GRANT STILL ARTS CENTER AND STAFF.
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AUTUMN 2024
Sept. 6-28. DelRay Art Center. Alex. VA Fascinating Fiber… Group exhibition.
NICHOLAS A. COLASANTO CENTER. 2704 MT. VERNON AVE. ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301. DelRayartisans.org 703-838-4827.
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Autumn/Winter 2023 - 24
OCTOBER - MARCH. CITY LORE GALLERY. EAST VILLIAGE, NYC.
Above art work by Cynthia Sands
THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDES IMANI W. RUSSELL, FRANCINE HASKINS, PAULA B. WHALEY, CYNTHIA SANDS, SHIMODA, LAURA GADSON, JAMES BROWN, GLORIA DAVIS, IBe CRAWLEY, JERI HUBBARD AND MANY OTHER TALENTED ARTISTS. CAMILA BRYCE-LaPORTE, CURATOR. CITYLORE.ORG. 212.529.1955
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SATURDAY DEC. 2 (10 - 4pm) SUNDAY DEC 3 (10 - 1:30pm) Talk/q&a 2 - 3pm
SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER. AUBURN, NY. https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/studio-schweinfurth/
STORY TELLING THROUGH THE ART OF CLOTH DOLL COMPOSITION
In this 2 day workshop participants will compose an art doll (s) with a minimal pattern design and various hand sewing techniques. During the construction process, participants will begin to imagine the story they want to convey through this work via the selection of fabric textures and colors, threads, and design. Participants will be encouraged to explore and develop ways to tell their story with appliqué, patching, and mark making. After the workshop on Sunday at 2pm Imani will be giving a lecture about her work that is open to the public.
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Summer 2023
SUNDAY, JULY 9. (1 - 6pm)
FRANCINE HASKINS STUDIO - WASHINGTON, DC INVITATION ONLY. PLEASE CONTACT OUR STUDIO FOR MORE INFO. 202.437.0217.
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Winter/Spring 2023
FEBRUARY - MARCH 30, 2023
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A/W 2022
OCTOBER 29 - JANUARY 8, 2023
SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER. GROUP EXHIBITION: QUILTS=ART=QUILTS AUBURN, NY
GULLAH GRACE 2021 @ SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER THIS ARTWORK RECEIVED THE JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD AND SOLD AT THIS EXHIBITION.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 (11 - 4pm) BRENTWOOD ARTS EXCHANGE HOLIDAY ARTS FAIR. 3901 Rhode Island Avenue. Brentwood, Maryland 20722. Ph. 301. 277. 2863
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 (12 - 6pm) FRANCINE HASKINS STUDIO HOLIDAY SHOW EVENT. Contact Indigo’s Friends Studio for more information.
Summer 2022
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14. (5 - 6:30pm)
INDIGO’S FRIENDS STUDIO host Tanya Montequt (Dollsbymontq) and THE TEXTILE COLLECTIVE for a private tour and conversation with Artist Imani W. Russell.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 12 -5 PM
AFRO-LATINO CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL AT THE SANDY SPRING SLAVE MUSEUM AND AFRICAN ART GALLERY. 18524 Brook Road. Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Featuring: The Doll and Textile Exhibit. Panel Discussion: “Focus on the historical relevance of our craft, our personal histories, our involvement within various communities, and transpersonal experiences that express our art.” C. Bryce-Laporte
Spring 2022
SATURDAY, MAY 14. (1 - 5pm)
ARTS, BEATS, & EATS HIGHLIGHTS THE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, & CULINARY DELIGHTS OF THE GATEWAY ARTS DISTRICT IN PG COUNTY, MD. INDIGO’S FRIENDS STUDIO WILL HOST CLOTHING DESIGNER, BRENDA WINSTEAD OF DAMALI AFRIKAN WEAR, FRANCINE HASKINS - MIXED MEDIA ARTIST AND THE ARTWORKS OF IMANI W. RUSSELL, FIBER ARTIST, WILL BE ON EXHIBIT. PORTICO GALLERY WILL BE FILLED WITH 15+ ARTISANS. Location: PORTICO GALLERY & STUDIOS 3807 - 4100 Rhode Island Ave. Brentwood, MD 20722. (Street parking) Contact: 202.487.8458 or 202.437.0217
W/S 2022
FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 25, 2022. '“NEXT UP”
FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 23, 2022 - FEATURED WINDOW ARTIST @ BRENTWOOD ARTS EXCHANGE 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD 20722
THE ARTIST AND FRIENDS
FEBRUARY - MAY 30. 2020
STITCHED ALCHEMY: Intersecting Blackness and Material Resilience
SOLO EXHIBITION BY IMANI W. RUSSELL
“This body of work demonstrates my adventure with cloth and thread. Reclaimed fabrics, sourced and gifted, have been transformed into compositions that tell stories through the imaginings of my fictional muse, Indigo.” (excerpt by Imani W. Russell)
Portico Gallery, 3807 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, Maryland 20722 Portico3807.com Portico3807@gmail.com 202. 487. 8458 Gallery hours: Saturday 12-3 pm Appointments are welcome
Due to COVID 19 PORTICO GALLERY will host a series of mini receptions during the months of this exhibition. Saturdays (6 - 8p) April 17. May 8. May 22. Please reserve your ticket by contacting the gallery.
***Covid 19 Protocol - Mask Required in this gallery***
John Paradiso, Curator
Spring 2020
ALL EVENTS CANCELLED THANKS TO THE PANDEMIC
Winter 2020
February 18 (11:30a - 2:00p)
“African American Doll Making & Puppetry”- Renegotiating Identity, Restoring Community Group Exhibition and Lecture Series Thomas Jefferson Bldg. Library of Congress, Wash. DC
January 11 - March 1, 2020
”Chronicles of the African American Journey Through Fiber Arts” (Group Exhibit)
Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD 20708
NIGHT GARDEN (2019)