Paula Nadelstern (born 1951, Bronx, NY) is an American artist,

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, author and teacher known for her kaleidoscope-themed quilts. Nadelstern has achieved international recognition, including a one-person exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City in 2009, ''Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern.'' This exhibition marked the first one-person show at that museum of work by a contemporary quilt maker. One of her quilts is in the permanent collection of the American Folk Art Museum and was included in the exhibition ''Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum'', which toured nationally from 2014 to 2017. She is the author of numerous books including ''Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts: An Artist's Journey Continues; Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Workbook; Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric; Kaleidoscopes & Quilts'' and ''Snowflakes & Quilts.''

Awards

* New York Foundation for the Arts grants, 2001, 1995 * Bronx Council for the Arts BRIO Awards, 2018, 1996

References

1951 births Living people Quilters American textile artists Artists from the Bronx American quilters Women textile artists 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Writers from the Bronx {{US-artist-stub