Faith Ringgold

“I want my work to be accessible to everyone.”

“No other creative field is as closed to women and artists of color as is the museum.”

“I have always wanted to tell my story, or, more to the point, my side of the story.”

“My art is my voice, my weapon, my everything.”

“My mother, a fashion designer, taught me how to sew and how to use fabrics and textures.”

“You can't sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You have to write it and paint it and do it.”

“If one can, anyone can. All you gotta do is try.”

“I became a feminist because I wanted to help my daughters, other women and myself aspire to something more than a place behind a good man.”

“I don't think you can be an artist and not be a political person.”

“I want to be remembered as an artist who made a difference.”

“Your job is to tell your story. You can't be afraid to tell your story. You can't be afraid to be you.”

“I had something to say and I wanted to say it. I wanted to tell my story.”

“Art is a reflection of who you are, what you've been through and where you're going.”

“The story quilt is about the empowerment of women, of people of color, of all of us.”

“I didn't want to be a painter in the heroic style of the men. I wanted to be myself.”

“I believe in the power of art to change the world.”

“Creativity is what gives me the freedom to express my innermost thoughts and feelings.”