Through Her Voice

Maggie Dillon

50 x 30 inches

2019

ARTIST STATEMENT

Nina Simone was a genre-defying musician, combining jazz, folk, classical piano, and blues. Most of all, Nina Simone was a Civil Rights Activist, encouraging social change and amplifying the voice of black people and black women in particular.

In 1965, she performed at the protest marches from Selma to Montgomery with civil rights anthems such as “Mississippi Goddamn” and “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.” Her music addressed racial inequality in the United States. “All I want is equality for my sister, my brother, my people and me.”

MATERIALS

Batik fabric, cotton thread, tulle

Raw-edge appliqué