LaShawnda Crowe Storm is an American artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is known for quilting scenes of historic lynching and violence against African Americans. She is most well known for her quilt of the lynching of Laura Nelson.
Life and education Crowe Storm went to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she received her Bachelors of Arts in English / Creative Writing. She also went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her Masters in Fine Arts.
She works at the Community Engagement Director at the School of Liberal Arts Indiana University Indianapolis with Spirit & Place.
Art LaShawnda Crowe Storm started The Lynch Quilts Project, which is a community of quilters that work together to depict Lynching of African Americans throughout time by sewing quilts. Her art focuses on issues surrounding Black Americans, such as Redlining, while also contributing to community art projects in Indianapolis.
Selected works and exhibitions
Her Name Was Laura Nelson, 2013 Play Station, 2015 Keeper of my Mother's Dreams, 2017 Work from The Lynch Quilts Project at Butter, 2021 RECLAIM, 2022 redLines, 2022
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