Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) was an American artist, author, and activist renowned for her paintings, sculptures, narrative quilts, children’s books & beyond. – nmwa.org
She was also an educator who had a tremendous impact on many…standing out as an obvious inspiration for today’s self-portrait work!
Mia: I need to draw my nose…Now I’m drawing a mountain. We went to the mountain with a airplane.
Ramone: I went to the mountain & I was crawling. I went to the lava & the cave.
Kailani: I went to the volcano to get food. They had chicken & rice.
Mia: She (Ringgold) made her powers. She made her hair. I made my face like her.
