exhibition history

Keisha has curated and exhibited in solo, group,
and traveling exhibitions across the country
and internationally.

selected exhibitions—artist (since 2002)
2009–2011The Journey of Hope in America: Art Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama, curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
2009Quilts for Obama: Celebrating the Inauguration of Our 44th President, curated by Roland Freeman, The Historical Society of Washington, DC, Washington, DC
20092008Quilts and Human Rights, curated by Dr. Marsha MacDowell and Lynne Swanson, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI
2007–2010Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY; Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA; Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History, Baltimore, MD; New York State Museum, Albany, NY; Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI; Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA; King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH; Museum of Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX; Gulf Coast Museum, Largo, FL; City of Charles, Lake Charles, LA; National underground Railroad Center, Cincinatti, OH; HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA
2007Textile Monuments, curated by Editha Carpenter, Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
2006Silent Voices, Loud Echoes, curated by Richard Watson, African American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2006Epoch, curated by Elena Soboleva, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2006Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2006Snapshot: An Exhibition of Digital Prints by National Artists, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006Parallels and Intersections: Artists Quilt a World, curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2006FIBERPLAY, Creative Spirit Center, Midland, MI; International Quilt Festival-Houston, Houston, TX; International Quilt Festival-Chicago, Rosemont, IL
2006Recent Work by Keisha Roberts, Women's Center of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, NC
2005ARTQUILTSfive, curated by Gail Benoit, Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
20059 x 12, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2005Fire and Water: Connecting Natural and Social Forces, St. Joseph's Historic Foundation at Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
2005Recent Work by Keisha Roberts, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
2005Family Stitches: An African American Quilt Exhibition, St. Joseph's Historic Foundation at Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
2004–2006FABRICations: Art Quilts, curated by Dr. Christine Hager-Braun, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC; Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken, SC; Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA
2002, 2003Artist Hanging, curated by Nicole Welch, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC
2002In the Footsteps: Continuing the Legacy of African American Quilting, curated by Dr. Ann Roth, Rotunda Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
exhibitions—curator
2006Visual Voice: Transforming Silence Through Contemporary Quilted Art, curator, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2006ARTQUILTSimages, co-organizer, juror Hollis Chatelain, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Fort Washington, PA; Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA; Primedia Gallery, Golden, CO
2006Nearness of You: Memory and Commemoration in Quiltmaking, curator, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Harrisburg, PA
2005ARTQUILTSjourneys, co-organizer, jurors Dr. Lynn Jones Ennis and Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
2000–2004Trying Not to Forget: Portraits from the Behind the Veil Collection, co-curator with Susan Harbage Page, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC; St. Joseph's Historic Foundation at Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC; Duke University, Durham, NC
2000Heavy Wings: African American Life in the Jim Crow South, curatorial assistant to Dr. Blair Murphy, The John Hope Franklin Collection for African and African American Documentation at the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Durham, NC
exhibitions—designer
2004The Founding Father: Celebrating the Legacy and Contributions of Dr. James E. Shepard, James E. Shepard House, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
2003It's About Time: The North Carolina Freedom Monument Project, North Carolina Freedom Monument Project, Chapel Hill, NC, with the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC
2002The Hall of Fame: Honoring Groundbreaking North Carolina African American Attorneys, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Foundation, Durham, NC; North Carolina Bar Association, Raleigh, NC