MOAD Talks – A Conversation with Khadijah Cypress
Saturday, 08/15/2026-, 12:00 pm-01:30 pm
Jennifer Weinberg
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami, Florida, 33132
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Cost: Free

Join the Museum of Art and Design’s Consulting Curator, Isabela Villaneuva in conversation with Khadijah Cypress for MOAD Talks.

Khadijah Cypress is a tribal member from The Miccosukee Tribe. She is Bird Clan and the mother of two boys. She works at the school on the reservation as a cultural and crafting teacher. She runs a cultural center on a volunteer basis outside of the school. She has been sewing cultural attire since she was 14 years old. Since picking up a pair of scissors and sitting at an industrial sewing machine, she has accomplished several things including sewing for the tribe’s fashion show and hosted the tribe’s fashion show twice. Her work was presented in an exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum from 2021 to 2022.

This conversation with Khadijah Cypress is presented in conjunction with the Museum of Art and Design’s exhibition Abstraction as Legacy. This exhibition features a work by painter Lloyd Kiva New who was also a fashion designer and was a co-founder of Institute of American Indian Arts.

Light refreshments will be served.

Museum admission is free for attendees of the talk.

Event attendees may park for free in the MDC garage at 500 NE Second Avenue, between NE Fifth and NE Sixth Streets.

The Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at MDC may document the event, including its attendees. By entering the area, and/or participating in the event, you consent to the recording and its use in any form.