New Jersey based artist, Bisa Butler is the first African American solo artist to exhibit a textile exhibition inside the Art Institute of Chicago. Butler’s colorful, detailed, and visual portrait quilt stories, will have you in Bisa Butler’s art-esthetic space for days. According to the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition site, “Butler made her first portrait quilt, Francis and Violette (Grandparents), while earning a master’s degree in arts education at Montclair State University, New Jersey.” The artist’s work is based on themes about Black community, family, migration history, the youth, and art legacies. Learn more about Bisa Butler and view artwork from her exhibition entitled, Bisa Butler: Portraits on view through April 19, 2021 at the Art Institute of Chicago online. More information is available on their website about in-person visits. Visit the art biopic exhibit here:

ON VIEW: Bisa Butler Portraits @ The Art Institute of Chicago