Faith Ringgold, began her artistic career more than 35 years ago as a painter.
Today, she is best known for her painted story quilts -- art that combines
painting, quilted fabric and storytelling.
She has exhibited in
major museums in the USA, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East. She is in the permanent collection of
many museums including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and The Museum of Modern Art.