Sonie Joi Ruffin

Fabric Artist 

Born, raised and educated in the state of Missouri.
Sonié Joi Ruffin is a renowned fabric artist; she has lectured
and led workshops on African American quilting and color
combining at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s
Renwick Gallery, the University of Missouri Kansas City,
Lincoln University, Kansas City Museum of Art and
 the Carter Art Center.
Sonié has exhibited her art work at the Leedy -Voulkos Art Center,
the American Jazz Museum, International Quilt Festival 2006
 and the Portfolio Gallery. Her art quilts can be found in permanent
collections, such as galleries, museums, 
private and corporate collections.
Sonié’s quilts are bold, intuitive and contemporary; they draw
from a centuries old wellspring that explores humanity through
the crux of the African American experience. The stories and prayers
that accompany Sonié’s designs are masterfully written, she shares her life’s experiences, the African American culture, life’s hardships 
and the courage to be triumphant through life’s disappointments.
Sonié’s fabric collection “My African Village and Drums of Afrika”
by Andover fabrics, is available in fabric stores nation wide. 

Sonie’s book
“The Soulful Art of African American Quilt: 
Nineteen Bold Improvisational Projects” is available nation wide. 
Look for Sonié’s second quilt book published by 
the Kansas City Star Quilt books in the spring of 2008


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