Genesis Florentino

Genesis Florentino (b. 1991, Illinois) turns quilting into a language of vulnerability, confession, and prayer. Working through a feminist lens, she stitches together themes of trauma, obsessive care, and memory, transforming familiar fabrics into charged objects. Using discarded textiles that carry traces of their previous lives, Florentino considers how unknown histories and personal experiences can hold a collective sense of trauma and anxiety. Her emotionally charged stitching becomes a form of prayer-like confession, embedding hidden messages within the fabric.

Her quilts resist being seen only as comfort or ornament; instead, they subvert the idea that “women’s work” should exist solely to nurture or comfort. Florentino asks the viewer to sit with discomfort, vulnerability, and curiosity.

Genesis holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Selected solo exhibitions include “Chewing the Cud” at Tunnel Projects, Miami, FL; Selected group exhibitions include “Thinking Matter” at Ear Ear Projects in Munich, Germany,and “That Which Frightens Us” at Primary Projects in Miami, FL. She has participated in the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Residency in Woodstock, NY. 

Website: www.genesisflorentino.com