(Phoenix, AZ b. USA)

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, The CAMAC Foundation, and the Puffin Foundation.

Her work is included in the collections of The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture (14 pieces), The Amistad Center for Art and Culture, The University of Iowa Women's Center, The En Foco Photography Collection, and MOMA's Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection.

She has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2011.

KESHA BRUCE

Arizona, France, b. USA

EDUCATION
M.F.A.  Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY. , USA.
B.F.A.   The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. , USA.

SELECTED SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2020     We Can Birth Worlds, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2018       Weapons for Spiritual Warfare, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2017       Sanctuary, Artology, Seattle, WA

2015       Magic Spells & Reminders, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2014       The Guardians (A Continuing Series), Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2013       The Guardians, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2012       Wrestling With Angels, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2011       (Re)calling and (Re)telling, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2011       (Re)calling and (Re)telling. North Central College Oesterle Gallery, Naperville, IL., USA.
2009       Drawings & Paintings by Kesha Bruce and Julia Dorado. Galerie d'YS, Brussels, Belgium.
2008       The Girl Who Became an Eagle.   La Galerie Culture Plastique.  Metz, France.
               New Work: Kesha Bruce & Kayla Steel.  Atelier Deux Mondes, Metz, France.
2004:      Voices & Stories.  L.N.D. Artists Space, Rochester, NY., USA.
2003:      Image/Vision/Word.  Inkblotz Studio Gallery, Geneva, NY. , USA.
2002:      Self/Portrait.  Flow Galleria, Vancouver BC, Canada.
2001:      Making My Own Reflection.  Hunter College Time Square Gallery, New York, NY. , USA.
1997:      Picturing Femininity.  The University of Iowa Women's Center, Iowa City, IA. , USA.