Joe Cunningham has been a professional quilt artist since 1979. He has written essays on the subject for museum catalogues, books and magazines. His book, “Men and the Art of Quiltmaking” was the first book on its subject.
In 2004 he received a $30,000 Shulte Grant from the Fort Mason Foundation. In 2009 he received a grant to study with the Gees Bend quilters in Alabama. In 2010 he was artist in residence at the De Young Museum in San Francisco, which purchased one of his quilts for its permanent collection. Joe travels throughout the country and internationally to give lectures and workshops on quilt making.
IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL LECTURE: Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 9:30am: My Life In Quilts
Joe Cunningham will tell the story of how he got started quilting in 1979 and how he progressed to the quilts in his current style.