Shea Schachameyer

Shea Schachameyer is from Milwaukee and today lives along the shores of Lake Superior and identifies as a queer woman, parent, adventurer, abolitionist, water protector, and community organizer. As a textile artist, Shea combines her commitment to social justice with her creativity to connect people to the times, places, and experiences that give us a feeling of belonging and connection in this beautiful, devastating world. While Shea’s work is based in traditional quilting practices, she incorporates innovative techniques into her art as well as her love of adventure and background in water science. Her map-based art is created from sewing layers of fabric together into topographic maps to tell stories of place. Shea’s larger works also seek to remind us that rest and self-care are radical acts of resistance and sometimes, the most important thing we can do is to hold one another.