Ben Millett Explores Queer Identity in Solo Quilted Art Exhibition in Des Moines

['Charlotte Beach', 'Charlotte Is A New England Expat Currently Living In Los Angeles', 'Ca With Her Cat', "Joan Cusack. She Is A Power-Clashing Maximalist With An Inordinate Disdain For The Color Navy. When She'S Not Writing About Ad Campaigns", 'Colorways You Can Find Her Scouring Estate Sales Or Attempting To Teach Herself Calligraphy.'] PRINT Magazine 2025-09-10 13:00:00

Based in Des Moines, IA, Millett has a first-of-its-kind solo show of his quilts on view at the Des Moines Art Center now through November 2. The 20 or so quilts in the show explore themes of pop culture, Millett’s queer identity, and the practice of quilting itself. Midsommar CWhat was the process like putting together your current solo exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center? And each quilt’s repeated block had patches consisting of a set of fabric colors rotated in different ways. In addition to two background fabric colors (a bright green and a white), I added two quilt-specific colors.