The Metro: Weaving through Detroit with Sudani

Multi-dimensional artist Sudani Shaah is stepping into her own with textile works and beyond that tell complex tales.

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Sudani Shaah is a multi-dimensional artist based in Detroit. A graduate of College for Creative Studies and Detroit School of Arts, Sudani is following in the footsteps of her family. 

Her mother is multi-interdisciplinary artist Sabrina Nelson and her brother is visual and sculptural artist Mario Moore. 

In this episode, we learn how textile artist Sudani is creating her own lane. Let’s get behind the tsunami waves of Sudani and how her work ripples out to tell complex stories.

CONTAINER On The Metro is a WDET produced storytelling series that brings Detroit’s creative heartbeat to the airwaves. 

CONTAINER is a program created by The Love Building. Its goal is to showcase Detroit’s creative talent across music, fashion, fine arts and food. Done in collaboration with WDET Public Radio with major support from the Gilbert Family Foundation.

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Author

  • Tia Graham is a reporter and Weekend Edition Host for 101.9 WDET. She graduated from Michigan State University where she had the unique privilege of covering former President Barack Obama and his trip to Lansing in 2014.