Angelique Shah has been selected as the inaugural KFW x JSP Artist in Residence. The Residency provides one artist with the opportunity to support their artistic growth by developing and researching a project or ideas informed by Josephine Sculpture Park, an inspiring 40-acre park and arts organization with the mission to connect people to each other and the land through the arts. The residency is a paid self-directed, process-based artist residency for emerging feminist social change artists of any discipline who reside in Kentucky. She will be awarded $2000 from KFW for artist fees to cover costs associated with the residency. JSP provides artists with the inspiring space and time to develop their own practice while connecting with the land.
“Angelique will have the opportunity to experience the amazing art that exists at Josephine Sculpture Park and expand the conversations and experiences of park visitors,” said Sharon LaRue, Executive Director of KFW.
Shah is a Shepherdsville, Kentucky-based fiber artist, quilter, educator, and owner of Mojo Quilts and More. Her work combines quilting, wearable art, and reclaimed textiles to explore identity, storytelling, transformation, and the creative possibilities of unexpected materials. An award winning textile artist and U.S. Navy veteran, she teaches workshops that encourage creativity, experimentation, and accessible hands-on artmaking.
Angelique Shah
“My work explores women’s stories, identity, cultural memory, and the value of textile traditions that have historically been dismissed as “women’s work.” Through quilting, appliqué, hand stitching, wearable art, and reclaimed textiles, I transform familiar materials into contemporary works that honor women’s creativity, labor, resilience, and lived experiences,” said Shah.
“For this residency, I want to explore the relationship between women, place, and the natural world. Josephine Sculpture Park’s landscape of meadows, forests, native plants, and outdoor sculpture offers an opportunity to slow down, observe, and translate the forms and textures of Kentucky into fiber. My recent work, Monstera Mojo, began with close observation of a fallen leaf and transformed that natural form into an appliqué quilt. I [plan to] extend that process at JSP through sketches, photographs, textile studies, hand stitching, appliqué, and reclaimed materials. The park’s mission of connecting people and land through art, while supporting social justice, cultural equity, and responsible land stewardship, makes it a meaningful setting for expanding my feminist fiber-art practice” she said.
“Through this new residency program, we are excited to provide artists a growth opportunity by experiencing what the park has to offer—art, nature, and time to be present with new concepts. We welcome Angelique and can’t wait to see her progress,” said Megan Sauter, Director of Operations at JSP.
The KFW x JSP Artist in Residence program occurs every other year, starting in 2027.
