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Our Ohio: Carolyn Mazloomi

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Carolyn Mazloomi, artist, author and historian is one of the most influential African American quilt historians in the United States. Widely exhibited in the U.S. and abroad, her quilts have been included in five exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.

In 1985 Carolyn founded the Women of Color Quilters Network, an international organization which has been a major force in fostering the fiber art works of African American people. Through Dr. Mazloomi’s effort Women of Color Quilt Network members have had their quilts exhibited in prominent museums and galleries.

In 2003 Dr. Mazloomi was awarded the first Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award. Ohio Heritage Fellows are among the state's living cultural treasures. Carolyn has been involved in the economic development of women through the arts for over twenty years. Her organization, WCQN, has been recognized by the International Labour Department in Geneva and the United Nations for its developmental programs to help advance women.

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Our Ohio: Carolyn Mazloomi