Chawne Monique Kimber is an African-American mathematician and quilter, known for expressing her political activism in her quilts.
11 Facts About Chawne Kimber
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Chawne Kimber was a professor at Lafayette College, where she headed the department of mathematics.
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Chawne Kimber earned a master's degree at the University of North Carolina in 1995, as a student of Idris Assani.
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Chawne Kimber returned to the University of Florida for doctoral studies, completing her Ph.
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Chawne Kimber was a Professor and then head of the Math Department.
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In 2018, Chawne Kimber was one of six recipients of the prestigious Clare Booth Luce Scholarship to attend the HERS Institute.
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In May 2021, Washington and Lee University announced that Chawne Kimber would become the school's Dean of the College effective July 1,2021.
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Chawne Kimber grew up with her great-grandmother's quilts and her father considered these "quilts his most prized possessions".
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Chawne Kimber began quilting in 2005, soon after completing her application for tenure at Lafayette, and her interest in quilting was renewed in 2007 by the death of her father.
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Chawne Kimber's work has been associated with the "modern Quilting" movement, based on its geometric design and provocative content.
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Chawne Kimber's quilts are frequently included at quilting shows and museum exhibits of quilting.