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Echoes From the Arc

Crop of Jerry Butler, Descendants of the Disenfranchised. Acrylic stained canvas on canvas.

Butler’s exhibition at the Watrous Gallery is his response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous assertion that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. In this series of richly textured portraits, Butler celebrates those he calls “the arc benders,” from committed activists and change-makers to ordinary people surviving against impossible odds. Jerry Butler: Echoes From the Arc will be on view from May 1 to August 13, 2025.

Jerry Butler, Harlem Renaissance. Acrylic on illustration board.

Jerry Butler, Descendants of the Disenfranchised. Acrylic stained canvas on canvas.

Contributors

Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler received his M.S. in Art Education from Jackson State University. After moving to Madison to teach middle school, he received MFA, MSLA, and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Butler also attended Harvard University’s Summer Institute for Transformational Leadership in Education.