Stephen Towns Archives — Colossal

A mixed-media textile artwork by Stephen Towns of Black women enjoying a leisurely time at the lakeshore

Stephen Towns’ Quilted Works Emphasize Black Joy as Resistance in ‘Safer Waters’

January 6, 2026

a quilted figurative portrait of a group of Black women lounging in the sun on a sandy riverbank

In Paintings and Quilts, Stephen Towns Spotlights Black Leisure in the Jim Crow South

January 2, 2025