Paula Nadelstern (born 1951, Bronx, NY) is an American artist, quiltmaker, author and teacher known for her kaleidoscope-themed quilts.
Nadelstern has achieved international recognition, including a one-person exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City in 2009, Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern.[1] This exhibition marked the first one-person show at that museum of work by a contemporary quilt maker.[2]
One of her quilts is in the permanent collection of the American Folk Art Museum[3] and was included in the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum, which toured nationally from 2014 to 2017.[4]
She is the author of numerous books including Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts: An Artist's Journey Continues; Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Workbook; Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric; Kaleidoscopes & Quilts and Snowflakes & Quilts.[5]