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Fiber Artist Bisa Butler on Her Vibrant Quilted Portraits That Share Black Stories

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Fiber artist Bisa Butler uses the traditional craft of quilting to create incredible portraits of Black stories. This week on the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast, we interview Bisa about the meaning behind her portraits and how she brings lost histories back to life. We think you’ll really enjoy hearing about these unexpected narratives that Bisa represents in colorful textures and bright patterns.

See some of the artwork we discuss on the Top Artist Instagram

Follow Bisa’s work on her website, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Want to see your work on a billboard? Enter our sponsor Fine Art America's 2021 Billboard Contest by August 31 and you might just see your art on a large scale.

Read more about Bisa’s work and the projects we discuss:

Quilted Portraits Honor the Stories of Black Men and Women Who Are Forgotten by History

Vibrant Quilts Honor Black Men and Women Whose Stories Were Forgotten or Overlooked

Colorful Quilts Crafted from African Fabrics Tell Stories of Artist's Ancestral Homeland

5 Contemporary Textile Artists to Celebrate During Women’s History Month

Want to support the artists we feature and the podcast? Check out books by our guests on the Top Artist Bookstore.

And remember, we want to hear from you! Leave us a listener voicemail and subscribe to our newsletter so you can submit questions for upcoming interviews. You'll find everything on podcast.mymodernmet.com.

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Fiber artist Bisa Butler uses the traditional craft of quilting to create incredible portraits of Black stories. This week on the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast, we interview Bisa about the meaning behind her portraits and how she brings lost histories back to life. We think you’ll really enjoy hearing about these unexpected narratives that Bisa represents in colorful textures and bright patterns.

See some of the artwork we discuss on the Top Artist Instagram

Follow Bisa’s work on her website, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Want to see your work on a billboard? Enter our sponsor Fine Art America's 2021 Billboard Contest by August 31 and you might just see your art on a large scale.

Read more about Bisa’s work and the projects we discuss:

Quilted Portraits Honor the Stories of Black Men and Women Who Are Forgotten by History

Vibrant Quilts Honor Black Men and Women Whose Stories Were Forgotten or Overlooked

Colorful Quilts Crafted from African Fabrics Tell Stories of Artist's Ancestral Homeland

5 Contemporary Textile Artists to Celebrate During Women’s History Month

Want to support the artists we feature and the podcast? Check out books by our guests on the Top Artist Bookstore.

And remember, we want to hear from you! Leave us a listener voicemail and subscribe to our newsletter so you can submit questions for upcoming interviews. You'll find everything on podcast.mymodernmet.com.

  continue reading

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