Multi-armed water figure echoes African deities, in turn modeled on Indian iconography BY AMANDA M. MAPLES Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art, NOMA May 20, 2024 ...

“We have seen a large array of what European cultures deem is what a mermaid is, but all cultures have some form of water deity, and from those water deities, mermaids exist,” said Ohio artist ...

This and other legends of water deities are examined in a bold and ambitious new exhibition of fiber art inside the City Gallery at Waterfront Park curated by Torreah “Cookie” Washington.