11.23.2024

NOON Projects Hosts Sahel Supply: A Hand-Dyed Textile Collection by Dr. Virginia Noon and Mauritanian Artist Mariam Mint Mousa


NOON Projects is excited to host a special evening with “Sahel Supply”, a new collective project of hand-dyed textile garments created collaboratively by Professor Dr. Virginia Noon and Mauritanian textile artist Mariam Mint Mousa.

Having spent many years living and traveling extensively in Mauritania and the broader Sahel region of North Africa, Dr. Noon launched "Sahel Supply" in 2024 to collaborate with and support female textile artisans in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital. The initiative showcases the unique skills of Mauritanian female home dyers by using traditional North African textile techniques on second-hand men’s dress shirts sourced from the local clothing market.

On the evening of November 23rd, 2024, from 6–8 PM, NOON Projects is honored to present the pair’s inaugural collection, featuring one-of-a-kind hand-dyed shirts, textiles, and home objects. Each shirt has been meticulously tied, dyed, or block-printed, making every piece a unique work of art, each for sale at NOON Projects.


Please join us for this very special evening, including a short lecture on the project at 7 PM.

Dr. Virginia Noon is a Professor of Fashion at Framingham State University with over 30 years of experience in the fashion and textile industry, specializing in technical design in the lingerie sector across the U.S., China, Hong Kong, and Korea. She is also the author of Mauritania's Home-Based Textile and Apparel Dyeing Industry: Work, Culture, Health, and the Question of Sustainability in the 21st Century, the only comprehensive history of traditional textile and dress in Mauritania.

Mariam Mint Mousa is a Nouakchott-based craftsperson, dyer, and artist who uses traditional Sahel and Northern African resist dye methods, including tisrarr (wrap) technique, lekhyadha (needle) technique tampon (stamp wax resist) technique. This exhibition marks her debut presentation outside Mauritania.

Special Event

November 23, 2024⁠
6–8 PM

NOON Projects
508 Chung King Court, Los Angeles