Kesha Bruce studied painting and photography at the University of
Iowa from 1993-1997, where she received a BFA in painting. She later
completed an MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York City in
2001. In 2004 she was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts
fellowship in Painting and in 2005 received a Puffin Foundation Grant
for her work with Artist Books.
Recently her work has been included in exhibitions in both the United
States and Europe. In June 2007, her work was included in American
Women at the Europa Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg as part
of the year-long series of events designed to celebrate Luxembourg’s
status as European Capital of Culture in 2007.
In 2008, her photographic work from the "(Re)calling and (Re)telling"
series was exhibited at El Taller Boricua Gallery in New York after
having been awarded the EnFoco New Works Photography Award.
Iowa from 1993-1997, where she received a BFA in painting. She later
completed an MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York City in
2001. In 2004 she was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts
fellowship in Painting and in 2005 received a Puffin Foundation Grant
for her work with Artist Books.
Recently her work has been included in exhibitions in both the United
States and Europe. In June 2007, her work was included in American
Women at the Europa Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg as part
of the year-long series of events designed to celebrate Luxembourg’s
status as European Capital of Culture in 2007.
In 2008, her photographic work from the "(Re)calling and (Re)telling"
series was exhibited at El Taller Boricua Gallery in New York after
having been awarded the EnFoco New Works Photography Award.
| Photo by Howard Romero, Vermont Studio Center, 2007. |
Works from "(Re)calling and (Re)telling" are also included in the traveling exhibition “Double Exposure: African
Americans Before and Behind the Camera.” which opened in June 2008 at the Museum of the African
Diaspora and will continue onto several venues in the United States through 2011.
Americans Before and Behind the Camera.” which opened in June 2008 at the Museum of the African
Diaspora and will continue onto several venues in the United States through 2011.
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