Threaded Realities: Women, Identity & Fashion

An Exhibition at Kota Alliance | Harlem, NYC

Curator and Surrealist Fine Artist Ruthy Valdez is partnering with The Kota Alliance to present Threaded Realities: Women, Identity & Fashion—a group exhibition uplifting the voices of Harlem-based women-identifying artists and teen girls (ages 13–19).

Rooted in Harlem’s vibrant fashion culture, this show invites submissions that explore how fashion serves as a thread of identity, memory, protest, and power. From hand-sewn stories to visual statements, Threaded Realities celebrates fashion as a feminist and communal language—where we dress not to be defined, but to define ourselves.

All mediums and experience levels are welcome, from professional artists to first-time teen creators. If fashion is part of your story, we want to see it.