The socially engaged artist Adrienne Outlaw transforms plastic waste into thought-provoking artworks that promote sustainability and foster dialogue. Rooted in environmental justice and fiber arts, she likens her practice to a quilting bee—uniting people and discarded materials to inspire collaboration, creativity, and collective empowerment.

Outlaw’s work has been exhibited in public spaces, galleries, and museums across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and featured in Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, and World Sculpture News. Her projects have received support from leading organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation, and the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, as well as numerous awards, fellowships, and residencies.

Just as she transforms discarded materials into meaningful works of art, Outlaw reimagines underutilized spaces as platforms for connection and collective creativity. She extends her practice into the public realm through initiatives like Seed Space in Nashville (now LOCATE Arts) and The Red Gate Gallery in St. Louis, which she founded to nurture new and experimental art within the community. She has organized traveling and city-wide public projects, including PRESENT, FLEX IT!, ART MAKES PLACES, and TAKE CARE!