Bio:
Keisha Scarville (b. Brooklyn, NY; lives Brooklyn, NY) weaves together themes dealing with transformation, place, and the unknown. She studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Parsons/The New School. Her work has shown at the Studio Museum of Harlem, Rush Arts Gallery, BRIC Arts Media House, Lesley Heller Gallery, Contact Gallery in Toronto, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts, and The Brooklyn Museum of Art. Scarville has taken part in residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Program, BRIC Workspace Residency Program, and Light Work. Her work has been featured and reviewed in the New York Times, Vice, Transition, Nueva Luz, Small Axe, The Village Voice, and Hyperallgeric. Collections include the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Currently, Scarville is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography in New York.
Upcoming Exhibitions:
The Last Place They Thought Of
April 27th - August 12th, 2018 (reception April 27th 6pm-8pm)
Institute of Contemporary Art PhiladelphiaElegy: Selections from Mama's Clothes
April 20th - May 20th, 2018 (reception April 20th, 6pm-8pm)
Lesley Heller GalleryRevival: Contemporary Pattern and Decoration
April 4th - June 6th, 2018 (reception April 4, 6:30pm-9:30pm)
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Upcoming Events:
Artist-led Talk & Tour
Longwood Art Gallery @Hostos
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 6:00 - 8:00pmArtist Talk with curator, Daniella Rose King
Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia
Wednesday, May 9th 6pm
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