Souls Grown Deep
@soulsgrowndeep.bsky.social
Souls Grown Deep (SGD) advocates the empowerment of Black artists from the American South and fosters economic development and racial and social justice in the communities that gave rise to these artists.
https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/
https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/
On Nov 21, 2002, “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” debuted at the Whitney, bringing this powerful art to NYC. #OnThisDay
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
On Nov 21, 2002, “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” debuted at the Whitney, bringing this powerful art to NYC. #OnThisDay
Joe Light’s vision of divine presence in a prison cell—where a bird’s landing affirmed his faith—speaks to art born from spiritual awakening and lived experience.
#JoeLight #SpiritualArt #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArtistStories #AssemblyArt
#JoeLight #SpiritualArt #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArtistStories #AssemblyArt
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Joe Light’s vision of divine presence in a prison cell—where a bird’s landing affirmed his faith—speaks to art born from spiritual awakening and lived experience.
#JoeLight #SpiritualArt #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArtistStories #AssemblyArt
#JoeLight #SpiritualArt #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArtistStories #AssemblyArt
Bluesky: Lucy T. Pettway’s Blazing Star (1968), in the MFA Boston collection, spins color and form into motion. Museum purchase and gift of Souls Grown Deep.
#LucyTPettway #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep
#LucyTPettway #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Bluesky: Lucy T. Pettway’s Blazing Star (1968), in the MFA Boston collection, spins color and form into motion. Museum purchase and gift of Souls Grown Deep.
#LucyTPettway #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep
#LucyTPettway #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep
Now available from @rizzolibooks.bsky.social: Lonnie Holley—the first major monograph on the artist’s groundbreaking career. With essays by Harmony Holiday and John Beardsley, the book traces his journey from Birmingham to the global stage. #LonnieHolley #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Now available from @rizzolibooks.bsky.social: Lonnie Holley—the first major monograph on the artist’s groundbreaking career. With essays by Harmony Holiday and John Beardsley, the book traces his journey from Birmingham to the global stage. #LonnieHolley #SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt
Built from scraps. Structured like survival.
Creola Bennett Pettway’s “Half-Log Cabin” variation (1949) reimagines a classic quilt pattern with improvisational strength. Made of cotton and wool, this 73 × 71 inch piece bears the geometry of necessity—rigid lines softened by time, labor, and life.
Creola Bennett Pettway’s “Half-Log Cabin” variation (1949) reimagines a classic quilt pattern with improvisational strength. Made of cotton and wool, this 73 × 71 inch piece bears the geometry of necessity—rigid lines softened by time, labor, and life.
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Built from scraps. Structured like survival.
Creola Bennett Pettway’s “Half-Log Cabin” variation (1949) reimagines a classic quilt pattern with improvisational strength. Made of cotton and wool, this 73 × 71 inch piece bears the geometry of necessity—rigid lines softened by time, labor, and life.
Creola Bennett Pettway’s “Half-Log Cabin” variation (1949) reimagines a classic quilt pattern with improvisational strength. Made of cotton and wool, this 73 × 71 inch piece bears the geometry of necessity—rigid lines softened by time, labor, and life.
Reflecting on Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers at the Royal Academy (March–June 2023), featuring Marlene Bennett Jones and other artists whose work speaks to the soul of the American South.
#SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt #GeesBend #SGDArtists
#SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt #GeesBend #SGDArtists
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reflecting on Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers at the Royal Academy (March–June 2023), featuring Marlene Bennett Jones and other artists whose work speaks to the soul of the American South.
#SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt #GeesBend #SGDArtists
#SoulsGrownDeep #BlackArt #GeesBend #SGDArtists
Beyond her quilts, Lucy Mingo marched for justice—her determination woven into both ткань and history.
#LucyMingo #CivilRightsMarch #QuiltmakerAndActivist #SoulsGrownDeep
#LucyMingo #CivilRightsMarch #QuiltmakerAndActivist #SoulsGrownDeep
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Beyond her quilts, Lucy Mingo marched for justice—her determination woven into both ткань and history.
#LucyMingo #CivilRightsMarch #QuiltmakerAndActivist #SoulsGrownDeep
#LucyMingo #CivilRightsMarch #QuiltmakerAndActivist #SoulsGrownDeep
They’ve inspired museums, collectors, and creators around the world — and now, the Gee’s Bend quilters are inviting you to experience their story firsthand. Read @wallpapermag.bsky.social feature on how this Alabama community is weaving art, heritage, and hospitality together.
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They’ve inspired museums, collectors, and creators around the world — and now, the Gee’s Bend quilters are inviting you to experience their story firsthand. Read @wallpapermag.bsky.social feature on how this Alabama community is weaving art, heritage, and hospitality together.
Now on view at the de Young Museum (Gallery 015): Blood and Meat: Survival For The World (1992) by Thornton Dial. A towering reflection on labor, sacrifice, and survival in America.
October 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Now on view at the de Young Museum (Gallery 015): Blood and Meat: Survival For The World (1992) by Thornton Dial. A towering reflection on labor, sacrifice, and survival in America.
Joe Minter’s Slave Ship (1995), held by the New Orleans Museum of Art, transforms salvaged steel into a vessel of historical truth.
#JoeMinter #SlaveShip #SoulsGrownDeep #NOMA #MemoryInArt
#JoeMinter #SlaveShip #SoulsGrownDeep #NOMA #MemoryInArt
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Joe Minter’s Slave Ship (1995), held by the New Orleans Museum of Art, transforms salvaged steel into a vessel of historical truth.
#JoeMinter #SlaveShip #SoulsGrownDeep #NOMA #MemoryInArt
#JoeMinter #SlaveShip #SoulsGrownDeep #NOMA #MemoryInArt
From Joe Minter’s Chains In Paradise to Sam Doyle’s A Dream, the High Museum in Atlanta is home to a powerful cross-section of works from the Souls Grown Deep collection—each piece transforming memory into monument.
#HighMuseum #SGDArtists #SoulsGrownDeep
#HighMuseum #SGDArtists #SoulsGrownDeep
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
From Joe Minter’s Chains In Paradise to Sam Doyle’s A Dream, the High Museum in Atlanta is home to a powerful cross-section of works from the Souls Grown Deep collection—each piece transforming memory into monument.
#HighMuseum #SGDArtists #SoulsGrownDeep
#HighMuseum #SGDArtists #SoulsGrownDeep
Richard Dial’s The Comfort and Service My Daddy Brings to Our Household (1988) is part of the High Museum’s collection—where furniture becomes family.
#RichardDial #HighMuseum #SoulsGrownDeep #FunctionalArt #SouthernArtists
#RichardDial #HighMuseum #SoulsGrownDeep #FunctionalArt #SouthernArtists
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Richard Dial’s The Comfort and Service My Daddy Brings to Our Household (1988) is part of the High Museum’s collection—where furniture becomes family.
#RichardDial #HighMuseum #SoulsGrownDeep #FunctionalArt #SouthernArtists
#RichardDial #HighMuseum #SoulsGrownDeep #FunctionalArt #SouthernArtists
Miss the festival? You can still bring a Gee’s Bend quilt into your home.
Explore fine art prints by Gee’s Bend quiltmakers—available on paper or canvas, with proceeds shared with the artists or their estates.
🔗 soulsgrowndeep.org
#GeesBend #SGDArtists #PrintsWithPurpose
Explore fine art prints by Gee’s Bend quiltmakers—available on paper or canvas, with proceeds shared with the artists or their estates.
🔗 soulsgrowndeep.org
#GeesBend #SGDArtists #PrintsWithPurpose
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Miss the festival? You can still bring a Gee’s Bend quilt into your home.
Explore fine art prints by Gee’s Bend quiltmakers—available on paper or canvas, with proceeds shared with the artists or their estates.
🔗 soulsgrowndeep.org
#GeesBend #SGDArtists #PrintsWithPurpose
Explore fine art prints by Gee’s Bend quiltmakers—available on paper or canvas, with proceeds shared with the artists or their estates.
🔗 soulsgrowndeep.org
#GeesBend #SGDArtists #PrintsWithPurpose
The countdown is on! This Saturday, Gee’s Bend comes alive with quilts, stories, and celebration.
Visit the community that shaped a world-renowned art tradition—plus food trucks, music & more.
🔗 Register: airingofthequilts.org
#GeesBend #AiringOfTheQuilts #QuiltHeritage
Visit the community that shaped a world-renowned art tradition—plus food trucks, music & more.
🔗 Register: airingofthequilts.org
#GeesBend #AiringOfTheQuilts #QuiltHeritage
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The countdown is on! This Saturday, Gee’s Bend comes alive with quilts, stories, and celebration.
Visit the community that shaped a world-renowned art tradition—plus food trucks, music & more.
🔗 Register: airingofthequilts.org
#GeesBend #AiringOfTheQuilts #QuiltHeritage
Visit the community that shaped a world-renowned art tradition—plus food trucks, music & more.
🔗 Register: airingofthequilts.org
#GeesBend #AiringOfTheQuilts #QuiltHeritage
Mary Lee Bendolph: quilting unites—solo creativity woven into communal practice.
September 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Mary Lee Bendolph: quilting unites—solo creativity woven into communal practice.
Installation view of Shifting Landscapes at the Whitney Museum, featuring works by artists from the Souls Grown Deep collection: Martha Jane Pettway, Purvis Young, Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey & Joe Minter. Rooted in the American South, these works reclaim land, memory & meaning.
September 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Installation view of Shifting Landscapes at the Whitney Museum, featuring works by artists from the Souls Grown Deep collection: Martha Jane Pettway, Purvis Young, Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey & Joe Minter. Rooted in the American South, these works reclaim land, memory & meaning.
Delia Bennett’s Housetop—fractured medallion variation (c. 1955) is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection—a testament to structure and improvisation.
#DeliaBennett #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep #TextileArt #PMA
#DeliaBennett #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep #TextileArt #PMA
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Delia Bennett’s Housetop—fractured medallion variation (c. 1955) is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection—a testament to structure and improvisation.
#DeliaBennett #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep #TextileArt #PMA
#DeliaBennett #GeesBend #SoulsGrownDeep #TextileArt #PMA
A past exhibition brought together the bold quilts of Gee’s Bend and the fierce assemblages of Thornton Dial—two transformative forces in American art. Organized by First Art Museum + Souls Grown Deep, the show traced shared roots in Southern Black creativity, resilience, and material genius.
September 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A past exhibition brought together the bold quilts of Gee’s Bend and the fierce assemblages of Thornton Dial—two transformative forces in American art. Organized by First Art Museum + Souls Grown Deep, the show traced shared roots in Southern Black creativity, resilience, and material genius.
Thornton Dial’s Lost Cows (2000–2001), part of the permanent collection at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, critiques American excess with welded force.
#ThorntonDial #LostCows #FAMSF #SoulsGrownDeep #AssemblageArt
#ThorntonDial #LostCows #FAMSF #SoulsGrownDeep #AssemblageArt
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thornton Dial’s Lost Cows (2000–2001), part of the permanent collection at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, critiques American excess with welded force.
#ThorntonDial #LostCows #FAMSF #SoulsGrownDeep #AssemblageArt
#ThorntonDial #LostCows #FAMSF #SoulsGrownDeep #AssemblageArt
Holley urges reconnection with our roots—our past fuels our future.
#RootsAndSpirit #SoulsGrownDeep #LonnieHolley
#RootsAndSpirit #SoulsGrownDeep #LonnieHolley
August 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Holley urges reconnection with our roots—our past fuels our future.
#RootsAndSpirit #SoulsGrownDeep #LonnieHolley
#RootsAndSpirit #SoulsGrownDeep #LonnieHolley
Happy 90th to Mary Lee Bendolph! 🎉 The Gee’s Bend legend & 2023 Anonymous Was A Woman awardee has redefined American art through her quilting genius. Her legacy continues to inspire across generations. 📸: Joseph McCarthy
#MaryLeeBendolph #GeesBend #AWAW #SoulsGrownDeep
#MaryLeeBendolph #GeesBend #AWAW #SoulsGrownDeep
August 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy 90th to Mary Lee Bendolph! 🎉 The Gee’s Bend legend & 2023 Anonymous Was A Woman awardee has redefined American art through her quilting genius. Her legacy continues to inspire across generations. 📸: Joseph McCarthy
#MaryLeeBendolph #GeesBend #AWAW #SoulsGrownDeep
#MaryLeeBendolph #GeesBend #AWAW #SoulsGrownDeep
Bring home museum-quality prints—and support equity in the arts. Souls Grown Deep shares profits equally with artists & estates.
#SoulsGrownDeep #SupportBlackArt #PrintWithPurpose #ArtAndJustice #BlackSouthernArtists
#SoulsGrownDeep #SupportBlackArt #PrintWithPurpose #ArtAndJustice #BlackSouthernArtists
August 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bring home museum-quality prints—and support equity in the arts. Souls Grown Deep shares profits equally with artists & estates.
#SoulsGrownDeep #SupportBlackArt #PrintWithPurpose #ArtAndJustice #BlackSouthernArtists
#SoulsGrownDeep #SupportBlackArt #PrintWithPurpose #ArtAndJustice #BlackSouthernArtists
Opening Oct 5 during the Gee’s Bend Airing of the Quilts Festival, Between History and Memory honors Dinah Miller, the earliest known quilter in Gee’s Bend. Her story, traced through five generations of quiltmakers, unfolds at the River Gallery. Free to visit. #GeesBend #DinahMiller
August 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Opening Oct 5 during the Gee’s Bend Airing of the Quilts Festival, Between History and Memory honors Dinah Miller, the earliest known quilter in Gee’s Bend. Her story, traced through five generations of quiltmakers, unfolds at the River Gallery. Free to visit. #GeesBend #DinahMiller
Support the living legacy of Gee’s Bend. Become a Friend of the Bend and receive early festival access, exclusive events, a commemorative pin, and a place on the Members Tribute Quilt.
Join today!
#GeesBend #FriendOfTheBend #Quiltmakers #SupportArtists
Join today!
#GeesBend #FriendOfTheBend #Quiltmakers #SupportArtists
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Support the living legacy of Gee’s Bend. Become a Friend of the Bend and receive early festival access, exclusive events, a commemorative pin, and a place on the Members Tribute Quilt.
Join today!
#GeesBend #FriendOfTheBend #Quiltmakers #SupportArtists
Join today!
#GeesBend #FriendOfTheBend #Quiltmakers #SupportArtists
Exciting news! SGD’s Chief Curator Raina Lampkins‑Fielder is guest curating the Platform at The Armory Show 2025 (Sept 5–7). A celebration of Black artists who lived in, and were artistically inspired by, the American South, it features sculptures, assemblages, and Gee's Bend quilts. #ArmoryShow
August 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Exciting news! SGD’s Chief Curator Raina Lampkins‑Fielder is guest curating the Platform at The Armory Show 2025 (Sept 5–7). A celebration of Black artists who lived in, and were artistically inspired by, the American South, it features sculptures, assemblages, and Gee's Bend quilts. #ArmoryShow