This piece is exhibited as part of a larger group exhibition, titled Anthology. Anthology is B.F.A Senior Thesis Exhibition, in which 14 artists have merged their individual pieces into one, collective body of work. To view more of Anthology and meet the other artists, click here.

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Portrait of an Artist is a large-scale textile work that utilizes dye, textile paint and string to map a landscape of memory, identity, healing and change. The work functions as one continuous self-portrait and as a series of twenty-seven individual self-portraits. Spanning from left to right the textiles create a timeline, representing three stages of her development: childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Each of these stages re-examine nine specific themes in Quiles’ life, recording each portrait’s transformation throughout the course of her experiences.

Themes one through nine are sequenced respectively: Innocence of life, innocence of character, identity as an artist, relationship to self, relationship to mom, relationship to dad, relationship to brother, relationship to God, and love. 

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