Watch: Marcellus Armstrong's Visiting Artist Talk
Marcellus Armstrong is an artist, media programmer and educator. He is invested in archives of Blackness, queerness, and their relationship to materials. Armstrong, originally from the suburbs of Baltimore, received his MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2017 and currently resides in Philadelphia, where he was a 2022 Independent Public Media Fund grant recipient and 2022-2023 teaching artist-in-residence at Glen Foerd. He loves a good brunch.
Watch: Amir Khadar's Visiting Artist Talk
Amir Khadar (They/Them) is an artist, designer, and cultural organizer primarily working through collage, fiber art, and digital art. The mediums and materials guide conceptual explorations into gender theory, African diasporic ecologies, adornments, and ancestral practices. Amir's primary form of work is collaborating with individuals and groups on art/culture-based projects that imagine new worlds and demonstrate liberation. Amir transferred from the Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated in 2022 from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Black Studies.
FORTUNE Residency Showcases Their Queer Materials Lab Work
February 22, 2023
Queer Materials Lab Alumni FORTUNE, share materials and work made during their Queer Material Lab residency at The College of New Jersey. Read more about the show here and check out our Queer Materials Archive online and in person, located in the Tyler Atrium.
Announcing Spring 2023 Queer Materials Lab Residents
February 13, 2023
The Queer Materials Lab and Fiber and Material Studies are excited to announce our Spring 2023 Artists in Residence. Stop By the Queer Materials Lab and say hi and find out what they are working on!
Amir Khadar (They/Them) is an artist, designer, and cultural organizer primarily working through collage, fiber art, and digital art. The mediums and materials guide conceptual explorations into gender theory, African diasporic ecologies, adornments, and ancestral practices. Amir's primary form of work is collaborating with individuals and groups on art/culture-based projects that imagine new worlds and demonstrate liberation. Amir transferred from the Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated in 2022 from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Black Studies.
Marcellus Armstrong is an artist, media programmer and educator. He is invested in archives of Blackness, queerness, and their relationship to materials. Marcellus received his MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2017. Marcellus is originally from the suburbs of Baltimore and currently resides in Philadelphia where he is a 2022 Independent Public Media Fund grant recipient and 2022-23 teaching artist-in-residence at Glen Foerd. He loves a good brunch.