Willie Birch Retrospective at California African American Museum

The California African American Museum presents 'Willie Birch: Stories to Tell', a retrospective spanning over five decades of the artist's work, from the late 1960s to the present. Birch, born and raised in New Orleans, explores 'retentions'—fragments of African cultural memory—through painting, papier-mâché sculpture, charcoal drawing, and installation. His works document neighborhood rituals, systemic inequities, and everyday life, portraying front porches, street musicians, workers, and family scenes as living archives. The exhibition is organized chronologically, revealing Birch's evolving visual language rooted in community and political urgency. On view until 21 October 2026.