The Fabric of Our Stories with Michelle Lisa Polissaint

Michelle Lisa Polissaint's artistic practice explores the nature of human interaction, memory, and themes related to her ethnic background through textiles, photographs, and paintings. The first commissioned artist of 2023 and only the second of Season Five, Michelle is working on a new series of paintings that employ dying techniques and layer textiles to retell the stories of her past and explore the colors associated with these histories. Learn more about her practice here.

Filmed by Juan Luis Matos of Preguntas Studio, and commissioned in partnership with Maven Leadership Collective and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator.