Kesha Bruce was born in Pella, Iowa in 1975. She studied painting, printmaking, and
photography at the University of Iowa from 1993-1997, where she received a BFA in painting.
She later completed her MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York in 2001.
photography at the University of Iowa from 1993-1997, where she received a BFA in painting.
She later completed her MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York in 2001.
EDUCATION
2001 M.F.A. Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY.
1997 B.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
GRANTS & AWARDS
2007 En Foco's New Works #11 Photography Award.
Artist in Residence. The Vermont Studio Center.
2005 The Puffin Foundation. Emerging Artist Grant.
2004 New York Foundation for the Arts. Painting Fellowship.
2002 New York State Council on the Arts. Strategic Opportunity Stipend. .
1997 The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council. Project Grant.
1995 The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council. Project Grant.
2001 M.F.A. Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY.
1997 B.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
GRANTS & AWARDS
2007 En Foco's New Works #11 Photography Award.
Artist in Residence. The Vermont Studio Center.
2005 The Puffin Foundation. Emerging Artist Grant.
2004 New York Foundation for the Arts. Painting Fellowship.
2002 New York State Council on the Arts. Strategic Opportunity Stipend. .
1997 The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council. Project Grant.
1995 The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council. Project Grant.
En Foco New Works #11. El Taller Boricua Gallery. New York, NY. USA.
American Women, Europa Museum of Modern Art, Schengen, Luxembourg.
Hot Sauce. International Art & Performance Event. 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 of Paper. Flux Factory. Long Island City, NY.
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.
Secret Postcards. University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Image/Vision/Word. Inkblotz Writing Studio & Gallery, Geneva, NY.
Self/Portrait. Flow Galleria, Vancouver BC, Canada.
Woman Image: Image of Woman. The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.
Our Voices. LND Artists Space, Rochester, NY.
Making My Own Reflection. Mixed-Media Installation, Hunter College Time Square Gallery, NYC.
Mere Words. Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY.
Hunter College Open Studio Exhibit and Auction. Hunter College Times Square. New York, NY.
Hunter College Open Studio. Hunter College Times Square Building. New York, NY.
Picturing Femininity. Checkered Space Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
The University of Iowa Women's Art Exhibit. , Iowa City, IA.
Life Blood. Women's Resource & Action Center, Iowa City, IA.
The University of Iowa Fine Art Exhibit. Group Exhibition, Iowa City, IA.
American Women, Europa Museum of Modern Art, Schengen, Luxembourg.
Hot Sauce. International Art & Performance Event. 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 of Paper. Flux Factory. Long Island City, NY.
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.
Secret Postcards. University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Image/Vision/Word. Inkblotz Writing Studio & Gallery, Geneva, NY.
Self/Portrait. Flow Galleria, Vancouver BC, Canada.
Woman Image: Image of Woman. The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.
Our Voices. LND Artists Space, Rochester, NY.
Making My Own Reflection. Mixed-Media Installation, Hunter College Time Square Gallery, NYC.
Mere Words. Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY.
Hunter College Open Studio Exhibit and Auction. Hunter College Times Square. New York, NY.
Hunter College Open Studio. Hunter College Times Square Building. New York, NY.
Picturing Femininity. Checkered Space Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
The University of Iowa Women's Art Exhibit. , Iowa City, IA.
Life Blood. Women's Resource & Action Center, Iowa City, IA.
The University of Iowa Fine Art Exhibit. Group Exhibition, Iowa City, IA.
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EXHIBITIONS
In 2004 she was awarded a New York State
Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting and in
2005 received a Puffin Foundation Emerging Artists
Grant for her Artist book project “This House.”
In addition to her studio work in painting and
photography, she has also been invited to speak on
Art and Activism for the Geneva New York Human
Rights Commission, and as a visiting artist at Hobart
and William Smith Colleges.
She currently lives and works in the US and France.
Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting and in
2005 received a Puffin Foundation Emerging Artists
Grant for her Artist book project “This House.”
In addition to her studio work in painting and
photography, she has also been invited to speak on
Art and Activism for the Geneva New York Human
Rights Commission, and as a visiting artist at Hobart
and William Smith Colleges.
She currently lives and works in the US and France.
| Photo by Howard Romero, Vermont Studio Center 2007. |