Among the many roles she identifies with, Dindga McCannon is a multimedia visual artist, teacher, author and writer/illustrator. Primarily working with fiber art, she quietly and poetically unifies different mediums and stories. She has combined traditional quilting techniques with the fine arts, and she has bridged histories, shining light on those lost to the past. She often marries needlework (a craft she inherited from her mother and grandmother) with drawing, painting, and printmaking. McCannon describes her work as an exploration of “what ifs”. Her work honors the women who she says opened the door for her; it also pushes that door open still further for others. In the 1960s, McCannon was a founding member of the Weusi and Where We At artist collectives. Their primary issue was addressing racism in the arts and in particular feminist artists, during a time in which feminist art was predominantly focused on the issues of white middle-class women.