The work of Lesli Robertson (’06 M.F.A.), lecturer in studio art known for her culture-based fiber installation pieces, will be featured at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Center for Creative Connections beginning in January. The community response art project is the center’s first in conjunction with a single artist’s work.

Incorporating small collages made by museum visitors and members of community groups, Robertson will weave strips of cloth for a larger textile-based installation. Written descriptions from the collage creators that tell how the materials in their works represent them will be projected onto a wall-sized loom in the center’s café area.

Participants include visitors to the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the Dallas Arts District and faculty from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

Robertson’s current work stems from her ongoing research of African culture, focusing on bark cloth from Uganda.