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Extraordinary Portrait Quilts

2021-06-23
By: MPS Admin
On: June 23, 2021
In: Articles

Bisa Butler is a fiber artist whose portrait quilts are astonishing.  They will draw you in and delight you with all the colors and textures of her materials.  And they will make you wonder about the story behind each piece. The Art Institute of Chicago is featuring her quilts in an exhibition called “Bisa Butler: Portraits”.  The exhibition is open now and will run through September 6, 2021. Ms. Butler and her quilts were also featured in an article in Issue 18 (Illinois) of the Quiltfolk magazine that came out around April, 2021. The link was sent to me by our Chair-elect, Linda G. withRead More →

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