Nancy Morrison Crow (born 1943) is an American art quilter and fiber artist.[1] She is one of the leading figures in the development of the art quilting movement of the 1970s and 1980s, and is also known for her development of certain techniques to allow more spontaneity and expression.
Crow was born in 1943 in the small town of Loudonville, Ohio. She is the youngest of eight children.[2]: 22 Crow studied ceramics and weaving at Ohio State University where she earned a BFA in 1965 and a MFA in 1969.[3]
In 1979, Crow began to concentrate seriously on quilt making. Her emphasis from the beginning was on graphic power of color. In her early quilts, she juxtaposed traditional quilt patterns like the Log Cabin block with vibrant color combinations. Her later works use her own asymmetrical designs. Crow is one of the leading figures in the development of the art quilting movement of the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s, Crow developed freeform cutting techniques allowing for more spontaneity and personal expression.[4] She says of her work:
The purpose of my quilts is to make something beautiful but, at the same time, my quilts are a means of expression, representing my deepest feelings and my life experiences. In addition, my quilts are all about how I see color and color relationships, how I see shapes, and how I see line and linear movements. They are also about complexity, sadness, and hope.
— Nancy Crow[5]: vii
In 1979 Crow co-founded of the Quilt National exhibitions, a juried biennial exhibition of contemporary quilt art.[6] In 1994, she established a teaching workshop on the farm where she lives, near Baltimore, Ohio.[7]
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