Bisa Butler is an American fiber artist known for her quilted portraits and designs celebrating black life. She has exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the Epcot Center, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and other venues. Bisa explains the work by saying, “In my work I am telling the story— this African American side— of the American life.History is the story of men and women, but the narrative is controlled by those who hold the pen. My community has been marginalized for hundreds of years. While have […]
