Indigo Arts Gallery celebrates Fiber Philadelphia 2012, and our 25th anniversary with an exhibit of the rich tradition of indigo textiles. Indigo at Indigo: Indigo-dyed Textiles from Africa focuses on natural indigo dyeing and weaving techniques in Africa, including the resist-dyed adire cloth of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, tie-dyed fabrics of the Yoruba and the Bamana people of Mali, and strip-woven indigo kente cloth from the Ewe of Ghana and Togo.

Appalachian Visionaries introduces the work of a powerful group of visionary artists from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia. The exhibit includes paintings, sculpture and mixed media work by Ollie Cox, paintings by Shawn Crookshank and paintings and wood sculpture by D.R. Mullins, and the late intuitive master, Fred J. Carter (1911-1992). While the four artists differ in style and biography they are connected by geography and intersecting experiences. The artists have exhibited in regional museum and gallery shows, but have not exhibited widely outside of the area.

Works by Cuban self-taught artst Alejandro Lazo, Mario Mesa, Nigerian artist Twins Seven-Seven and Phillip Olufemi Babarinlo, Nicaraguan artist Alejandro Benito Cabrera, Mexican artist Fernando Olivera and others.

Traditional Ceramic Vessels from Africa. Works from Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, and South Africa, by Bamana, Bozo, Lobi, Nupe and Zulu artists.

African Vessels is an independent exhibition in support of NCECA 2010, the 44th National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts conference, coordinated by the Clay Studio.