Log Cabin
2023
Cora Nimtz
New Orleans, Louisiana
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About Cora Nimtz
Cora Rose Nimtz (b. 1991) is a textile artist based in New Orleans. Cora first embarked on her artistic journey when she began transforming the quilting skills learned from her mother and grandmother into canvases for more dynamic self-expression. She expanded her knowledge of composition and portraiture by adapting a technique called “thread painting,” a method combined with techniques she learned from loved ones in which she recreates familiar faces, gestures, and objects using thread against ornamental quilt blocks. A turning point for her was when she discovered the names of block patterns could offer her pieces subliminal thematic structure: choosing them involves a nod to their historic meanings and natural moods. Her new work aspires to carry craftsmanship beyond the tourist economy and into the fine art world.
Program Participation
Joan Mitchell Center Residency, 2024
Website / Social Links
I am reimagining generationally taught traditional sewing skills with fine art sensibilities in my thread paintings. Deeply inspired by my upbringing in the American Gulf South, I explore the cycles of loss and conviction that consume it.”
