Using quilts as an active and occasionally disruptive language of art

Annabel Rainbow's Unravelling History exhibition. Windrush Portraits and illustrations displayed on white gallery walls.

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Gallery wall with two quilts by Annabel Rainbow: a colorful painting of Benjamin Zephaniah dancing on stage, and a portrait of a smiling individual with a gold leaf and text background.

Examples

Benjamin Zephaniah £500

Leaf Mould £650

Two abstract art quilts by Annabel Rainbow featuring stylized human faces with geometric patterns and vivid colors, mounted on a wall. Dyed and hand printed fabrics, heavy machine stitching, acrylic painted eyes.

The Harmony of Difference £750 each of £1200 for both

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Smiling woman holding a champagne glass, wearing glasses and a red floral dress, with artistic mural background.
Hobbled, a cocoon coat and dress. Originally designed in 1913 by Paul Poiret and reimagined as an art work.
Abstract textile art featuring a stylized face with one eye and text in various colors and patterns, set against a dark, textured background.
Portrait of a person wearing a red hat, pink floral shirt, and blue jacket. The background features handwritten text on a floral and lined paper design.
The Harmony of Difference quilts. 2 in a series carrying on the Windrush Portrait series. Annabel Rainbow textile artist.
Collage with elements like a clock, crow, books, skull, key, apple, fabric, and abstract items on a textured background with overlapping text about time.
Art exhibit showcasing two paintings on a white wall, featuring a person with dreadlocks. The left painting shows a figure in motion with text in the background, and the right is a portrait against a yellow background.
A portrait of a person with long hair, wearing a purple jacket and striped shirt, smiling with visible teeth. The background features handwritten text about Jamaican men settling down and their contributions. The name "Benjamin Zephaniah" appears bes
An art gallery wall displaying two textile artworks. The upper piece features objects like a clock and a raven, with a textured background. The lower artwork depicts a partially skeletal face with floral and bird patterns. Part of another artwork is
Portrait of a bald man smiling with scissors, wearing glasses and a vest. Background features text, fabric patterns, a sewing machine, and rolls of fabric.
A couple looking at paintings in a gallery, with one person holding a smartphone. The paintings feature portraits with background text. The gallery has a red wall.
Portrait of a person with glasses and curly hair, wearing a patterned shirt, with a background of densely written text.
Portrait of a man wearing glasses, seated in front of a background filled with handwritten text. The text covers the entire background and appears to be a narrative or personal story. The man is dressed casually with a watch on his wrist, and there a
Quilt artwork depicting hands cutting black fabric with scissors and holding a tape measure.
Artwork depicting an elderly woman in a colorful dress and headscarf, standing against a background filled with text. The background includes various printed words and phrases. The woman holds a pair of glasses and a blue item. On a table are a photo
Artwork of a person with long dreadlocks wearing a colorful shirt, set against a background of overlapping texts. The texts include phrases about poetry, dyslexia, and personal experiences, using a collage style.
Three swallows flying over a dark teal background with green leaves and white flowers intertwined.
Textile art featuring a spider web and spider on a patterned fabric background, with a partial depiction of a skull.
Four women are standing in an art gallery, viewing and discussing three large paintings on the wall. The gallery has wooden floors and white walls.
Close-up of embroidered artwork showing two hands holding small objects, surrounded by embroidered leaves. The background is stitched with blue and green threads.
Colorful quilt depicting a garden with blue, red, and yellow flowers and green foliage.
Life 4 "Hello Dear, What Did You Do Today" by Annabel Rainbow. A large wall quilt with applique and heavy machine stitch. Words stitched onto the body tell of the story of the woman and her life.
A colorful quilt with a still life floral design featuring sunflowers in a glass vase and green hydrangeas in a terracotta pot, with decorative items and books at the bottom.
Art exhibit in a gallery with a framed quilted tapestry of a woman sitting cross-legged and looking downward, an orange-red circular metal wall sculpture on the right, a glass display case with small objects on the left, and a white pedestal with col
A painting of a nude woman lying on a bed with a patterned blanket, in a room with gray striped walls. There is a table with various objects, including a skull, a teacup, books, a rose, and decorative items, with a second figure partially visible on
Painting of a woman in profile with blonde hair styled in a bun, adorned with yellow chopsticks, wearing earrings, and having a detailed neck tattoo, set against a textured background.
A mixed media artwork with a background of blue and turquoise painted paper. On the left side, there are multiple rows of colorful crisscross patterns. On the right side, there are painted white flowers with dark centers, and background text and geom
A detailed quilt depicting a mature woman with gray hair lying nude on her back on a bed, surrounded by a patchwork quilt, a small table with a bottle of liquor, a glass of whiskey, a plant with white flowers, a bag of tissues, and a smartphone.
A quilted textile artwork depicting a black bird, possibly a crow or raven, holding a paintbrush in its beak, perched on a stack of books with titles about life stories and women's art. There are several bottles and sewing supplies around the books,
Windrush Portrait series of quilts by Annabel Rainbow. Clarice Thompson. SOLD. Process photo.