Lesli Robertson is a lecturer in the Fibers and Weaving program in the College of Visual Arts and Design, a curator and researcher. She is also the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellow for the 2010-11 academic year. Her current work stems from her ongoing research of African culture, which focuses on bark cloth from Uganda. In addition to exhibiting artwork in a number of solo and group exhibitions, Robertson has published several articles in leading textile journals and has curated numerous exhibitions that center on the bark cloth research.
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Exhibition highlight: Material Evolution: Ugandan Bark Cloth
UNT Gallery on the Square; March 1 — March 26, 2011
The exhibition presents the work of an international group of artists and designers, who engage with one material: bark cloth. Material Evolution highlights the centuries-old process of making cloth from the bark of mutuba trees in Uganda, Africa—a process that persists in the realm of the handmade and, in the last 20 years, has enjoyed a cultural and commercial resurgence in Uganda and abroad. Working through personal experience with bark cloth, the artists translate this material into a new form, helping to ensure its cultural survival and exploring understanding of what a material can signify.
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