Carolyn L. Mazloomi is an artist, author, historian, and curator acknowledged being among the most influential African-American quilt historians and quilting artists of the twenty-first century. She has produced an awe inspiring body of work, much of it containing references to African-American life and history, as well as harkening back to a shared African ancestry.

In 2003 Dr. Mazloomi was awarded the first Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award. Ohio Heritage Fellows are among the state's living cultural treasures. They embody the highest level of artistic achievement in their work, and the highest level of service in teaching and other work they do in their communities to ensure that their artistic traditions stay strong.

She is author of the book Spirits of the Cloth, given the "Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year" award by the American Library Association. Threads of Faith, written by Mazloomi in 2004, was published by the Museum of the American Biblical Art. An exhibition, based on the book, toured the United States for two years. In addition, she wrote Textural Rhythms: Quilting the Jazz Tradition (Paper Moon Publications, 2007) and Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Creativity, Champions and Challenges (Paper Moon Publications, 2008).

Next year Mazloomi will have a book published, African-American Quilters of Ohio , by Ohio University, Swallow Press. Mazloomi, a former aerospace engineer, has been involved in the economic development of women through the arts for over twenty years. Her organization, WCQN, has been recognized by the International Labour Department in Geneva and the United Nations for its developmental programs to help advance women.