Paula Nadelstern (born 1951,

Bronx, NY The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

) is an American artist, quiltmaker, author and teacher known for her

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-themed quilts. Nadelstern has achieved international recognition, including a one-person exhibition at the

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in New York City in 2009, ''Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern.'' This exhibition marked the first one-person show at that museum of work by a contemporary quilt maker. One of her quilts is in the permanent collection of the American Folk Art Museum and was included in the exhibition ''Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum'', which toured nationally from 2014 to 2017. She is the author of numerous books including ''Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts: An Artist's Journey Continues; Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Workbook; Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric; Kaleidoscopes & Quilts'' and ''Snowflakes & Quilts.''

Awards

* New York Foundation for the Arts grants, 2001, 1995 * Bronx Council for the Arts BRIO Awards, 2018, 1996

References

1951 births Living people Artists from the Bronx American quilters 20th-century American women textile artists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Writers from the Bronx 21st-century American women textile artists 20th-century American textile artists 21st-century American textile artists {{US-artist-stub