Pirated River   Joe Cunningham   72 x 72 inches   2017 ARTIST STATEMENT When a glacier melts too quickly, the runoff can change the direction of a river. When that happens, it is said that [...]

  Might Makes Right   Joe Cunningham  65 x 69 inches   2020 ARTIST STATEMENT In the last months of our occupation of Afghanistan, I felt as if our country had been inspired by the ancient words of Thrasymachus: “….the [...]

  Memo To Lucy   Joe Cunningham   68 x 66 inches   2019 ARTIST STATEMENT My friend Lucy Mingo in Gees Bend, Alabama, once quilted an all-white quilt with her signature style of an assortment of [...]

  Michigan Winter   Joe Cunningham   70 x 71 inches   2015 ARTIST STATEMENT Living far away from my home territory for so long, winter seems like a dreamland. I was thinking about the way not [...]

  After the Glacier   Joe Cunningham   72 x 72 inches   2013 ARTIST STATEMENT After the glacier recedes, new things will grow. This quilt is made with recycled fabric, including paint splattered workwear and antique [...]

  Crazy City: Flint   Joe Cunningham   78 x 74 inches   2016 ARTIST STATEMENT Having Flint (as my hometown) become a national landmark for poisoned water, poverty, and helplessness, I was deeply upset. I have [...]

  Intelligence Failure   Joe Cunningham   72 x 72 inches   2021 ARTIST STATEMENT When our troops left Afghanistan, and the Taliban unexpectedly took over the country, many commentators wondered if there had been an “anti-intelligence” [...]

  It’s a Continuum   Joe Cunningham   72 x 72 inches   2020 ARTIST STATEMENT I have long imagined a jury trial where I could argue my case for cutting up paintings. For example, I believe [...]

  Two Party System   Joe Cunningham   71 x 70 inches   2021 ARTIST STATEMENT I wanted to use two fabrics in a way that one would seem dominant and to quilt the result with an [...]

  Some Dumb Old Painting   Joe Cunningham   72 x 72 inches   2013 ARTIST STATEMENT This is a portrait of my wife that took on a life of its own. This quilt came about when [...]