L’Merchie Frazier is a multimedia visual activist, historian, educator, and poet who uses textiles to create restorative narratives for Black and Indigenous communities. Executive Director of Creative Strategies at SPOKE Art Inc. and former Director of Education and Interpretation at Boston’s Museum of African American History, she weaves archival materials—petitions, letters, and photographs—into powerful visual stories that confront the legacies of slavery, displacement, and resilience. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the White House, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. A Brother Thomas Fellow and recipient of the Boston Celtics’ “Heroes Among Us” honor, Frazier also serves on Boston’s Task Force on Reparations and the Massachusetts Art Commission.
Her residency, explored themes of identity, storytelling, memory, and community through quilting. Drawing inspiration from local quilters, educators, and museum visitors, Frazier led a series of workshops that culminated in Love Letters to the Self, a collaborative community quilt honoring Mississippi’s quilting traditions and the women who shaped them
