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| EN FOCO | Photographers | |
 © Kesha Bruce, Secrets in the House #2, 2007 (Re)calling and (Re)telling series Archival Pigment Print, 20x27  © Kesha Bruce, That they Might be Lovely, 2008 (Re)calling and (Re)telling series Archival Pigment Print, 20x27  © Kesha Bruce, Sweet Sisters #1, 2007 (Re)calling and (Re)telling series Archival Pigment Print, 20x27 |
Kesha Bruce Born: 1975, Pella, IA Resides: United States and France Heritage: African American Selected Exhibitions: En Foco at El Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY 2008 La Galerie Culture Plastique - Le Printemps, Metz, France 2008 La Foire Européenne Art Contemporain, Metz, France 2008 International Arts Festival of Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Tabor, Czech Republic 2007 Europa Museum of Modern Art, Schengen, Luxemburg 2007 International Art & Performance, The Bronx, New York, 2007 The University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME 2007 Vermont Studio Center Open Studios, Johnson, VT 2007 Art & Performance Festival, Brooklyn, NY 2006 Kunstvlaai 6 at Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2006 Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY 2006 Associazione di Promozione Sociale Artetica, Rome, Italy 2006 Consulate of Culture Society, Elassona, Greece 2006 Sleeth Gallery, Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV 2004 University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Inkblotz Writing Studio & Gallery, Geneva, NY 2003 Flow Galleria, Vancouver BC, Canada 2002 The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 2002 Hunter College Time Square Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY 2000 Hunter College Times Square Building, New York, NY 1998 The University of Iowa Women's Art Exhibit, Iowa City, IA 1996 Women's Resource & Action Center, Iowa City, IA 1995 Education: MFA, Hunter College CUNY, NY 2001 BFA, The University of Iowa, IA 1997 Awards: En Foco's New Works Photography Awards #11 (2007-08) The Puffin Foundation (2005) New York Foundation for the Arts (2004) New York State Council on the Arts (2002) The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council (1997, 1995) Residencies: CESTA International Arts Festival of Interdisciplinary Collaborations, The Vermont Studio Center, 2007 "My work combines painting and photography to explore memory, history, and mythological tales. Each of my works lies at the cross roads of American Negro folklore, childlike sentimentality, and magical-spiritual belief. The narrative elements originate from a religious upbringing that combined southern Baptist tradition with both African and Native American belief systems. This imagery stems from my life-long fascination with folktales, superstition, and storytelling. I use drawing, photography, and collage to examine the historical and metaphysical aspects of storytelling as they relate to the modern African Diaspora. Through collage and layering, each work becomes a repository for memories, dreams, and historical tales. Each work aims to tell its own tale while simultaneously allowing the viewer to bring their own experience to the images. The objective is to connect with the viewer who is not content to just look, but is interested in how art images can expand into the cultural and spiritual realm." Website: |
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