Quiquia Calhoun
Quiquia Calhoun is an established artist and designer residing in Oklahoma City. Her ready-to-wear collection is the marriage of her two life-long loves: art and fashion. Quiquia’s passion for textile art began when she enrolled in a sewing class in the ninth grade. While other students were sewing cotton aprons, Quiquia was creating with velvet and sequins. Her father bought her her first Singer sewing machine that same year, and her talent blossomed.
Quiquia earned a Bachelors in Art and Education from Oklahoma City University and a Masters in Clothing and Textiles from the University of Oklahoma.
During the Masters program at OU, she studied abroad in Europe, gaining expertise in fashion couture from England, France, Italy, and Switzerland. Over the decades, she has produced and participated in numerous fashion shows, and has enjoyed a fruitful career in teaching AP Studio Art with Oklahoma City Public Schools and summer institutes with the University of Tulsa. Quiquia currently serves on the College Board as a consultant, teaches Visual Art for OKCPS, and designs custom bridal gowns and special occasion wear for D’Plazzo Couture Gowns.
Quiquia is happily married to Anthony McLilly, the mother of two exquisite daughters, a proud grandmother, and is always excited to pass on her love and fearlessness of life to others, especially through her beautiful work.
