TANISHA WARREN

Born 1971, Gulfport, Mississippi

Has practiced at Creative Growth since 2013

Tanisha Warren produces drawings, extensively embroidered quilts, and ceramic constructions that are deeply personal and universally understood at the same time, documenting and celebrating Black icons in America. She creates embroidered portraits of figures like Martin Luther King Jr and Aretha Franklin with tight and delicate stitchwork, or drawn vignettes of famous figures like Sojourner Truth alongside text detailing their accomplishments. While most of her work is historical, it sometimes skews political, or incorporates Warren’s other interests of fashion and sports.

Tanisha Warren produce dibujos, edredones ampliamente bordados y construcciones de cerámica que son profundamente personales y universalmente comprendidas al mismo tiempo, documentando y celebrando íconos Negros en Estados Unidos. Crea retratos bordados de figuras como Martin Luther King Jr y Aretha Franklin con costuras ajustadas y delicadas, o viñetas dibujadas de figuras famosas como Sojourner Truth junto con texto que detalla sus logros. Si bien la mayor parte de su trabajo es histórico, a veces tiene un sesgo político o incorpora otros intereses de Warren en la moda y los deportes.