In Hold Me Close, Bisa Butler presents a powerful new series of quilted portraits that speak to the urgency of empathy, the weight of history, and the need for tenderness in times of crisis.

Bisa Butler’s intricate portrait quilts are often based on found black-and-white photographs of Black people—some famous, some anonymous, some familial. The New Jersey-based artist can spend thousands ...

Bisa Butler, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (2019) Minneapolis Institute of Art; Promised gift on long-term loan from a private collection (© Bisa Butler. Photo by Margaret Fox) CHICAGO — Bisa ...

Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with textile artist Bisa Butler about her work depicting historical and contemporary figures, her latest piece depicting an all-Black ...

Inspired by iconic black and white photos, Bisa Butler has created life-size portraits of African Americans in quilts that explode with color. The exhibit is on display at Chicago's Art Institute.

Culture Creators held its highly anticipated inaugural Artistry Unveiled dinner in partnership with Bisquit & Dubouché for New York Fashion Week. “Artisty Unveiled” was a gathering of influencers, art ...

Black American textile artist Bisa Butler has taken the art of quilting to the next level, bringing the genre from the blankets your granny used to make to an art that only the ancestors could dream ...

Dear Mama, 2019. Collection of Scott and Cissy Wolfe; Broom Jumpers, 2019. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Purchase with the Belle and Hy Baier Art Acquisition Fund. Photograph by Margaret Fox At ...

Artist Bisa Butler has been called a modern-day Griot. But instead of using words to tell stories, she uses stitches and cloth. Her quilts have graced the covers of magazines, and she created the ...

The artist's life-size images explode with color and are inspired by iconic black and white photos. Her work is on display at Chicago's Art Institute through Sept. 6 At the top of the Grand Staircase ...