Taylor Childs Exhibit at WCCCD’s Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery

Detroit-Based Textile and Fine Artist Taylor Childs Featured at WCCCD’s Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery at Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus

DETROIT, Mich. – October 24, 2024 – Detroit-based painter and textile artist Taylor Childs will showcase her exhibit, “Making History – Paintings and Collages”, at the Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery at Wayne County Community College District’s (WCCCD) Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus through December 18, 2024.

The CLI Downtown Campus is located at 1001 West Fort Street in Detroit. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Childs’ work explores themes of identity, family, the African Diaspora, consumerism, and race in contemporary American culture. Using fabric manipulation, collage making, and quilting, she draws upon her upbringing in Detroit to create deeply personal and evocative pieces.

A graduate of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Childs interned with renowned artists Carole Harris and Tiff Massey. She recently received her MFA in Fiber Arts from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Childs currently teaches art at University Prep High School in Detroit and participates in Hope for Flowers, a community arts program created by global fashion designer Tracy Reese.

Her work has been exhibited at:

• The Art Prize in Grand Rapids
• The Footlocker Sneaker House
• Design in the City: Trunk Show
• The Trout Museum of Art in Wisconsin
• The Library Street Collective in Detroit

Childs has also received the Detroit Artist Market Annual Scholarship Award (2023) and the Scholastic Art and Writing Inspiring Educator Award (2022).

This exhibition is presented in partnership with WCCCD’s School of Continuing Education. For more information, visit www.wcccd.edu or email artgallery@wcccd.edu.

About Wayne County Community College District

WCCCD, one of the largest urban-suburban community colleges in Michigan, is a multi-campus district with six locations and educational centers, including the Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center, Heinz C. Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center, Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education (MIPSE), Curtis L. Ivery Health and Wellness Education Center, and the Outdoor Careers Training Center.

The district serves students across 32 cities and townships and spans more than 500 square miles. WCCCD is committed to developing innovative programs, workforce transformation, hosting community-based training sessions, and improving student facilities and services.

www.wcccd.edu

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