born Pella, Iowa, The United States.
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY. , USA.
B.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. , USA.
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY. , USA.
B.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. , USA.
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
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Wrestling with Angels. Morton Fine Art. Washington D.C., USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. Morton Fine Art. Washington D.C., USA.
Talking To Myself. Baang and Burne Contemporary Art. New York, NY. USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. North Central College Oesterle Gallery. Naperville, IL., USA.
Drawings & Paintings by Kesha Bruce and Julia Dorado. Galerie d'YS. Brussels, Belgium.
The Girl Who Became an Eagle. La Galerie Culture Plastique. Metz, France.
New Work: Kesha Bruce & Kayla Steel. Atelier Deux Mondes. Metz, France.
Voices & Stories. L.N.D. Artists Space. Rochester, NY., USA.
Image/Vision/Word. Inkblotz Studio Gallery. Geneva, NY. , USA.
Self/Portrait. Flow Galleria. Vancouver BC, Canada.
Making My Own Reflection. Hunter College Time Square Gallery. New York, NY. , USA.
Picturing Femininity. The University of Iowa Women's Center. Iowa City, IA. , USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. Morton Fine Art. Washington D.C., USA.
Talking To Myself. Baang and Burne Contemporary Art. New York, NY. USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. North Central College Oesterle Gallery. Naperville, IL., USA.
Drawings & Paintings by Kesha Bruce and Julia Dorado. Galerie d'YS. Brussels, Belgium.
The Girl Who Became an Eagle. La Galerie Culture Plastique. Metz, France.
New Work: Kesha Bruce & Kayla Steel. Atelier Deux Mondes. Metz, France.
Voices & Stories. L.N.D. Artists Space. Rochester, NY., USA.
Image/Vision/Word. Inkblotz Studio Gallery. Geneva, NY. , USA.
Self/Portrait. Flow Galleria. Vancouver BC, Canada.
Making My Own Reflection. Hunter College Time Square Gallery. New York, NY. , USA.
Picturing Femininity. The University of Iowa Women's Center. Iowa City, IA. , USA.
2012
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
En Foco New Works Photography. El Taller Boricua Gallery. New York, NY., USA.
La Foire Européenne d’Art Contemporain. Metz, France.
La Foire Européenne d’Art Contemporain. Metz, France.
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
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2000
2009
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
2002
2000
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera.
DePaul University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL., USA.
"Everyone We Know". Sketchbook Project. Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA., USA.
The Last Book. The National Library of Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera.
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera.
Museum of the African Diaspora. San Francisco, CA., USA.
American Women. Europa Museum of Modern Art. Schengen, Luxembourg.
Hot Sauce. International Art & Performance Festival. The Bronx, New York, USA.
Millions Taken Daily. The University of Maine Museum of Art. Bangor, ME. USA.
Tell Me Something. Vermont Studio Center Open Studios. Johnson, VT., USA.
I Can Do That. Art & Performance Festival. Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Motherland. Kunstvlaai 6 at Westergasfabriek. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Works on Paper. Flux Factory. Long Island City, NY. , USA.
Object Books. Associazione di Promozione Sociale Artetica. Rome, Italy.
Dream City. Consulate of Culture Society. Elassona, Greece.
Walls. Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon,WV. , USA.
Secret Postcards. University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. , USA.
Woman Image: Image of Woman. The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT., USA.
Mere Words. Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY. , USA.
Hot Sauce. International Art & Performance Festival. The Bronx, New York, USA.
Millions Taken Daily. The University of Maine Museum of Art. Bangor, ME. USA.
Tell Me Something. Vermont Studio Center Open Studios. Johnson, VT., USA.
I Can Do That. Art & Performance Festival. Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Motherland. Kunstvlaai 6 at Westergasfabriek. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Works on Paper. Flux Factory. Long Island City, NY. , USA.
Object Books. Associazione di Promozione Sociale Artetica. Rome, Italy.
Dream City. Consulate of Culture Society. Elassona, Greece.
Walls. Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon,WV. , USA.
Secret Postcards. University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. , USA.
Woman Image: Image of Woman. The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT., USA.
Mere Words. Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY. , USA.
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera.
South East Museum of Photography. Daytona Beach, FL, USA.
Keene State College Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery. Keene, NH., USA.
Keene State College Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery. Keene, NH., USA.
A Decade of Photography in the Aftermath of 9/11. The Greenwich House. New York, NY., USA
ART x WOMEN. Kris Graves Projects. The Affordable Art Fair. New York, NY., USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery. University Center, MI., USA.
Stories That Breathe: African American Figurative Narratives. Morton Fine Art. Washington D.C., USA.
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera. The David Driskell Center.
The University of Maryland. College Park, MD.,USA.
Carroll Harris Simms Exhibition. The African American Museum of Dallas. Dallas, TX, USA.
ART x WOMEN. Kris Graves Projects. The Affordable Art Fair. New York, NY., USA.
(Re)calling and (Re)telling. Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery. University Center, MI., USA.
Stories That Breathe: African American Figurative Narratives. Morton Fine Art. Washington D.C., USA.
Double Exposure: African-Americans Before and Behind the Camera. The David Driskell Center.
The University of Maryland. College Park, MD.,USA.
Carroll Harris Simms Exhibition. The African American Museum of Dallas. Dallas, TX, USA.
2011
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Kesha Bruce creates richly textured and
visually complex artworks that explore the
connections between memory, personal
mythology, and magical-spiritual belief.
Born and raised in Iowa, she completed a
BFA from the University of Iowa before earning
an MFA in painting from Hunter College in
New York City.
Kesha Bruce has been awarded fellowships
from the New York Foundation for the Arts
(NYFA) The Vermont Studio Center, and has
received a Puffin Foundation Grant for her
work with Artist’s Books.
Her work is included in the permanent
collections of The Amistad Center for Art and
Culture, The University of Iowa Women's
Center, The En Foco Photography Collection,
and The Museum of Modern Art/Franklin
Furnace Artist Book Collection.
visually complex artworks that explore the
connections between memory, personal
mythology, and magical-spiritual belief.
Born and raised in Iowa, she completed a
BFA from the University of Iowa before earning
an MFA in painting from Hunter College in
New York City.
Kesha Bruce has been awarded fellowships
from the New York Foundation for the Arts
(NYFA) The Vermont Studio Center, and has
received a Puffin Foundation Grant for her
work with Artist’s Books.
Her work is included in the permanent
collections of The Amistad Center for Art and
Culture, The University of Iowa Women's
Center, The En Foco Photography Collection,
and The Museum of Modern Art/Franklin
Furnace Artist Book Collection.
Curriculum Vitae
In addition to her studio work, Kesha Bruce is an independent curator and founding Director of Baang and Burne Contemporary
Art in New York, having produced 8 exhibitions in the United States and France since 2008.
She lives and works in France.
Art in New York, having produced 8 exhibitions in the United States and France since 2008.
She lives and works in France.
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En Foco New Works #11 Photography Award.
The Vermont Studio Center. Artist in Residence.
The Puffin Foundation. Emerging Artist Grant.
New York Foundation for the Arts. Painting Fellowship.
New York State Council on the Arts. Strategic Opportunity Stipend.
The Vermont Studio Center. Artist in Residence.
The Puffin Foundation. Emerging Artist Grant.
New York Foundation for the Arts. Painting Fellowship.
New York State Council on the Arts. Strategic Opportunity Stipend.
GRANTS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2008
2007
2005
2004
2002
2007
2005
2004
2002
2012
Contemporary Memories: Selections from the Collection. The Amistad Center for Art & Culture. Hartford, CT. USA.
Aqua Miami Contemporary Art Fair. Presented by Morton Fine Art (MFA) . Miami Beach, FL. USA.
Aqua Miami Contemporary Art Fair. Presented by Morton Fine Art (MFA) . Miami Beach, FL. USA.
2013
Fair Focus. Gallery B. Bethesda, MD.USA.
SELECT 2013. Washington Project for the Arts. Washington D.C., USA.
SELECT 2013. Washington Project for the Arts. Washington D.C., USA.