Sheryl Saly Touré is a textile artist based in the Bronx, NY. She works with natural dyes, especially indigo, to create textiles that reveal suppressed histories of exploitation and colonization. Touré is a selected artist for The Lab: Mentorship & Momentum for Emerging Textile Thinkers 2026 at the Textile Society of America. Her research highlights the Sahel as a center of textile innovation. She is currently included in The Stories We Carry, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA (2026), and is a textile artist-in-residence at the Bronx River Art Center. Touré studied at the University at Buffalo and hosts textile workshops for mixed-age groups in the Bronx.
Education
2024, Visiting Critic Program, NYC Crit Club, New York, USA
2019, Dual B.A. with Honors, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA
Fashion Institute of Technology (The Design School at Duoc UC), Chile
Fashion Institute of Technology (The Design School at Duoc UC), Chile
Selected GROUP Exhibitions
2026, The Stories We Tell, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
2018, Rumsey Travel Scholarship Competition and Exhibition, UB Art Galleries,
Buffalo, USA
Buffalo, USA
Awards & Residencies
2026, The Lab, Textile Society of America (TSA), USA
2025, Bronx River Art Center, Studio Residency, Bronx, NY, USA
2018, Rumsey Travel Scholarship, UB Art Galleries, Buffalo, USA
2016, Youth Insights Art Residency, Whitney Museum, New York, USA