About the artist:

A native of New Orleans, Willie Birch creates politically incisive yet emotionally sensitive work that addresses issues related to African-American culture and survival. Always probing in his work the artist has addressed New Orleans musical heritage and also the multi-layered experience of African-American males. Willie Birch’s work has powerful political, sociological and spiritual meaning but is wonderfully anchored in the daily life and celebratory rituals and recently even the fauna of the artist’s 7th Ward New Orleans neighborhood.