Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
BIO.
Zsavon Butler (b.1979) was born in Woodbridge, VA. She pivoted from an uninspired IT career and rediscovered a deep passion for art making at American University in Washington, DC. Zsavon graduated with a BA in Visual Media and a Minor in Studio Art. Soon after graduation, she chose to put her dreams to the side to raise her son and support her husband’s demanding career. She would continue to create in the background, showing her first exhibition in 2009.
Another relocation to Houston in 2012 reignited her art career. Exploration, experimentation and love of process has driven her recent flurry of exhibitions and private collections. Her work has been exhibited in many group shows from 2019-2022 including the Citywide African American Artist Exhibition in Houston, TX, and includes her first solo show In April 2022 at Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC).
STATEMENT.
I am a self-taught interdisciplinary artist exploring mediums such as painting/mixed media, encaustics, ceramics, and assemblage. My work centers on abstract figuration, often using the body and environment to explore ideas and emotions in response to social and cultural concerns women face today. My innermost emotions, fears and life experiences are molded into material to be explored. I choose varying methods to build a vulnerable, yet private, visual narrative. The ultimate goal is to intrigue the audience visually then captivate them conceptually.
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
CV.
Education
2006 -A merican University BA - Visual Media, Minor in Studio Art , Washington DC
Installation
2023 - Harris County Women’s Empowerment Center -Mural Installation, Houston, Texas
Curation
2023- Strake Jesuit Student Show - Judge, Houston, TX
Exhibitions
2023 - Group Exhibition, A Look Ahead, Monterroso Gallery, Houston, TX.
2023 - Group Exhibition, The Way Forward: The Chronicle of Our Culture,
University of Houston Clearlake Art Gallery, Houston, TX 77058
2022 - Solo Show, Ordinary Insanity: The Fears of Motherhood, Houston
Museum of African American Culture, Houston, TX 77004
2022 - Group Exhibition, Hey Young World, Sanman Studios, Houston, TX.
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2022 - Group Installation Exhibition, Push, Clay Houston and Alta Arts,
Houston, TX. 77081
2020 - Group Exhibition, African American Artists Exhibition. University of
Houston Clearlake Art Gallery, Houston, TX 77058
2019 - Citywide African American Artists Exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX 77005
Citywide African American Artists Exhibit, University Museum at Texas
Southern University, Houston, TX 77004
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2009 Group Exhibition, One World, Gallery 788. Baltimore. MD