BIO

Haitian-born Dr. Michele David creates fiber arts through which she explores her cultural interests as well as her personal love of pattern and color. Like many from the incredibly vibrant island nation of Haiti, Dr. Michele David possesses a rich creativity that is shared through her art even though her work as a doctor at the Boston Medical Center makes tremendous demands on her time. As a physician specializing in women’s health she finds that making quilts connects the many facets of her life as a scientist and artist. Long considered women ‘s work, there is a feminine aesthetic to textile art. She finds that her art balances the demands of medicine. She is inspired by African and Haitian influences. So her pieces have a lot of color and symbolism related to her upbringing in Haiti.

She has exhibited her works in galleries, museums, and cultural centers throughout the United States and The Hague, Netherlands, including recent solo shows at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Boston, MA and the Fort Smith Art Center in Arkansas. In addition, Michele's works are in numerous private collections. She has won numerous local, regional and national awards for her unique works. In her work, Michele often uses contemporary ideas combined with strong traditional techniques.

Michele's works have been featured in magazines such as UU World and in books such as Threads of Faith: Recent Works from the Women of Color Quilters Network by Carolyn Mazloomi, I Remember Mama, and Creative Quilting, The Journal Quilt Project by Karey Patterson Bresenhan.

She has appeared many times on HGTV's Simply Quilts, hosted by Alex Anderson. In addition, she is an experienced instructor and has taught art quilts at the Quilter's Connection Guild in Watertown, MA and the 5440 quilt retreat in Norfolk, VA.

She is currently a Board Member of the Museum of Afro-American Artists.