Bisa Butler
Bisa Butler (born Mailissa Yamba Butler in 1973) is an American artist. She makes quilts. Her quilts are a new style that no one has made before. They look like paintings. Her method is changing how other people make quilts. The Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Fine Art, and many other museums have Butler’s quilts. She is now making a new group of quilts for the Smithsonian Museums. Magazine and book publishers also hired Butler to make quilts for their covers. Butler made quilts for the fronts of Time magazine, Essence, Juxtapoz, and Tarana Burke's memoir. Many other newspapers and magazines have written stories about Butler. Forbes, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, CBS, NBC, and National Public Radio have all written about her. Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) also showed her quilts.