Bisa Butler: Portraits

The Katonah Museum of Art has reopened its galleries and grounds to its members and the public. All visitors are required to purchase timed-entry tickets and make reservations in advance. For more info, visit katonahmuseum.org/visit. 

BISA BUTLER: PORTRAITS
July 26 – OCTOBER 4
Bisa Butler: Portraits is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist’s work which has now become the focus of international attention. This exhibition will feature approximately 20 of her vivid, larger-than life quilts that capture African American identity and culture. Butler, a formally trained artist of Ghanaian heritage, challenges the division between painting on canvas and stitching fabric by fashioning magnificent portrait quilts, thus elevating a medium hitherto designated as craft to one that is high art. The vibrant portrayals of African American life and the tales the quilts tell are largely based on photographs from which Butler takes inspiration. Following the KMA, the show will travel to the Art Institute of Chicago. Free to members. Non-members pay museum admission.

Museum hours:

Tuesday through Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Closed Monday