Bangladeshis in Michigan is a fiber art exhibition featuring hand-embroidered portraits by writer, educator, and fiber artist Fatema Haque. Sourced from photos submitted by Bangladeshi Michiganders, these intricate portraits capture the immigration and settlement journeys of multiple generations of Bangladeshi Americans. The art is further contextualized through oral history interviews conducted by Haque, and documents the growth and evolution of this vibrant community.The exhibit is free and open to the public at the Shapiro Library Gallery Clark Commons (3rd Floor) from November 30th - December 20th, 2023. An opening reception with food, conversation, and community will be held on November 30th from 6-8pm. 
About the ArtistFatema Haque (she/her) is a Bangladeshi American writer, educator, and fiber artist based in Michigan. A self-taught fiber artist, Haque’s art celebrates the legacies of the Bangladeshi diaspora: those who immigrate, those who don’t, and the memories they carry with them wherever they go. Each intricate portrait requires anywhere from 30-100 hours of work, is done entirely by hand, typically on fabric she naturally dyed with plants and food scraps. She is inspired by the artistic legacies and resourcefulness of her aunts and grandmothers, who created hand-embroidered goods that were never formally recognized as art. Through her art, she aims to document the memories of her people.