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Sequoia Barnes
Dr Sequoia Barnes, Ph.D., is a textile artist and potter as well as an art and design scholar who specializes in ceramic sculpture, quilting, stitching/embroidery, wearable art and soft sculpture. Sequoia’s textile work is informed by her research-led exploration of Black radical art practice, which is the creative practice of subverting White supremacy through the (semiotic) deconstruction of Black diasporic representation and symbolism. Her work is also centred around the importance of making processes, rituals and modes of fashioning; the creation of ‘art’ is equally important as the resulting object. She is most well known for her quiltwork and research on the subversion of racist ephemera in late designer Patrick Kelly’s work. Sequoia received her Ph.D. in design from the Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She also holds an MA in history of design and material culture from the University of Brighton, a MS in fashion studies with certification in museum studies from the University of Delaware, and a BA in studio art (ceramic sculpture) with a minor in professional writing from Spring Hill College. Her artwork has been commissioned by Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh Art Festival, Fruitmarket and Tramway-Glasgow. She is currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland.