WILLIE BIRCH (b. 1942, New Orleans, LA) lives and works in New Orleans.
Willie Birch creates politically incisive yet emotionally sensitive work that addresses issues related to African American culture and survival. The artist's recent work has addressed New Orleans’ musical heritage as well as the multi-layered experience of African American males. Birch's work has powerful political, sociological and spiritual meaning but is anchored in the daily life and celebratory rituals of the artist's New Orleans neighborhood.
Birch’s work is included in private and public collections at several institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans; and Microsoft Corporation, Seattle. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the U.S. including at such venues as the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA; the Zora Neal Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville, FL; and the McKinney Avenue Contemporary Museum, Dallas.
Birch is represented by Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans.