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Kehinde Wiley Biography
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1977 |
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Born in Los Angeles, CA.
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1999 |
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BFA San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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2000 |
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Painting and Popular Culture, Southern Connecticut University, School of Art, New Haven, CT
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MFA, Yale University, School of Art, New Haven, CT
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2001 |
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A Conversation with John Wilson, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
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2001 |
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Notes on Modernism, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
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Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant Recipient
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2002 |
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The Artist Voice, The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY,NY
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2003 |
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Kehinde Wiley, Boston Museum School of Fine Art, Boston, MA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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The World Stage: Africa, Lagos, ArtSpace, San Antonio, TX
The World Stage: Brazil , Robert and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
The World Stage: Brazil, Modern Art Museum, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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2008
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Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary The National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC
FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
The World Stage: Africa, Dakar-Lagos The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Down, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
30 Americans, Rubell Family Collection, Miami FL
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2007
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Commemorating 30 Years 1976-2007 Pa, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Portland Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
The World Stage: China John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Crossing the Line African American Artists in the Jacqueline Bradl, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Orlando, FL
Nor York States of Mind, Queens Museum of Art, New York City, NY
The Blake Byrne Collection , The Nasher Museum of Contemporary Art, Duke University, NC
Clarence Otis, Jr.Collection, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Orlando, FL
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2006
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Columbus, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA, May/June (solo)
Infinite Mobility, Columbus Museum of Art, September 11th-January 7th (solo)
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL, August/September (solo)
Kehinde Wiley, Sorry We're Closed, Belgium, June/July (solo)
Down By Law, Wrong Gallery at the Sondra Gilman Gallery, Whitney Museum, New York, NY; January 21st to May 15th
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2005
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Rumors of War, Deitch Projects, New York (solo)
WHITE, Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. (solo)
BOUND, Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis, MN (solo)
Relics and Remnants, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, New York
Neovernacular, Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Maximum Flavor, ACA Gallery, Atlanta College of Art
Neo-Baroque / Tema Celeste , Verona, Italy
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2004
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Eye of the Needle, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
Passing/Posing, The Paintings of Kehinde Wiley, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, October 8 - Brooklyn, NY (solo)
Glory, Glamour & Gold, The Proposition, New York, NY
She’s Come Undone, Greenberg Van Doren, New York, NY
The New York Mets and Our National Pastime, Queens Museum of Art Beauty, Kravets + Wehby, New York, NY
African American Artists in Los Angeles, A Survey Exhibition: Fade, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, CA
Easter Realness, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2003
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Re: Figure, College of DuPage, The Guhlberg Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
Peripheries Become the Center, Prague Biennale 1, Galleria Nazionale Veletrzni Palac Dukelskych Hrdinu 47, Prague
New Wave, Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
Faux/Real, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
Pictures at an Exhibition, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
Pictures at an Exhibition
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2002
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Passing/Posing, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Painting as Paradox, Artist Space, New York, NY
Mass Appeal, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Canada
Ironic/ Iconic, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Black Romantic, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2001
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Its Bigger Than Hip Hop, Rush Arts, New York, NY
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Columbus Museum of Art, OH
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The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
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Oak Park Public Library, Chicago, IL
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The Studio Museum of Harlem, Harlem, NY
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VA
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX
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The Sender Collection, New York, NY
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Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
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Detroit Institute of Arts, Detrioit, MI
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| Literature |
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2006
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Berwick, Carly, The New York Sun, March 9, 2006
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2006
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Mason, Christopher, Whitewall Magazine, Premier Issue March 2006
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2006
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Colman, David, Elle Décor Magazine, March 2006
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2005
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Golden, Thelma, Interview Magazine, October 2005
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2005
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Lewis, Sarah, De(i)fying the Masters, Art in America, April 2005
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2005
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Kehinde Wiley, Top Ten, ArtForum, April 2005
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2005
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Detrick, Ben, Paint it Black, Complex Magazine, April/ May 2005
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2005
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Golfar, Fiona, A Season for All Women: Ilona Rich, British Vogue, April 2005
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2005
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Wood, Eve, Kehinde Wiley Brooklyn Museum review, Flash Art, Jan-Feb 2005
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2004
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Fineman, Mia, The History of Art, in Baggy Jean and Bomber Jackets, New York Times, Arts & Leisure, December 19, 2004
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2004
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Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua, It’s Bigger than hip-hop, METRO, NY Edition, December 21, 2004
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2004
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Kehinde Wiley, Museums Magazine Special Edition, 2004
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2004
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McGee, Celia, Artist going for Baroque on Harlem, New York, Daily News, October 7, 2004
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2004
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Gonzales, Michael A., Kehinde Wiley: Urban Baroque, Essence Magazine, November 2004
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2004
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Mwangaguhunga, Ron, Two new shows on the color line, New York Magazine, Sept. 13, 2004
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2004
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Walker, Dionne, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Black Man: Kehinde Wiley, BET.com, September 2004
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2004
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Korot, Joyce B., The Neo-Baroque Era, Tema Celeste, Italy, New York, Issue No. 104
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2004
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Fashion Issue, Black Book Magazine, New York, Fall 2004
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2004
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Interview with Kehinde Wiley, Loyal Magazine, Stockholm, New York, Issue No. 8
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2004
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Fitch, Elizabeth, A Portrait of artist Kehinde Wiley, Amsterdam News, Vol.95, No.29/ July
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2004
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Kehinde Wiley: Prince of Hip Hop Portraiture, SEULE Magazine, Summer 2004
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2004
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Hawkins, Margaret. "Gallery Glance: Kehinde Wiley." Chicago Sun Times, May 21
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2004
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Warsh, Larry. "Kehinde Wiley/ Museums Collect." Museums New York, Spring 2004 Issue
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2003
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Murray, Derek. "Ironic/Iconic." Art in America, March Issue 2003
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2003
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Kerr, Merrily. "New Wave." Flash Art, March/ April 2003
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2003
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Cohen, Mark Daniel. "Real Art Ways." Hartford Current 2003
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2003
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Kim, Christine Y. “Kehinde Wiley Faux Real.” Issue Magazine, December
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2003
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Myers, Holly. “Scenes far, far out of Tiepolo.” Los Angeles Times, November 7
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2003
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Wood, Eve. “Acerbic Beauty.” Artnet.com, October
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2003
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Thompson, Bonsu. “Benefit II Society.” King Magazine, September-October
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2003
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Stillman, Nick. “Art Seen.” The Brooklyn Rail, August-September
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2003
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Sirmans, Franklin. “A Bling Bling Baroque.” One World Magazine, August-September.
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2003
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Weisen, Barbara. “Re: Figure.” College of DuPage, The Guhlberg Gallery, April 3-May 22.
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2003
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Jackson, Brian Keith. “B-Boy Stance.” Vibe, August
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2003
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Cortez, Jaime. “Corpus No.1, An HIV Prevention Publication.” APLA, Los Angeles
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2003
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Stein, Lisa. “Re: Figure Plays With Figurative Painting.” Chicago Tribune, May 5
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2002
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Plagens, Peter. "Kitsch as Kitsch Can." News Week, May 6, 2002
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2002
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Gessell, Paul. "At the Hip Hop." Ottawa Citizen, August 30, 2002
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2002
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Euteneier, Anita. "Hip Hop Appeal." Express, August 29, 2002
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2002
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Foster, Tonya. "(Re)Direct(ing) Light: Black is and Black Ain’t." Representations, ArtsWire Current, Summer 2002
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2002
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Samuel Menin & Michele Robecchi. "Focus Painting." Flash Art, October, 2002
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2002
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Cotter, Holland. "Ironic/Iconic." The New York Times, August 7, 2002
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2002
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Yablonsky, Linda. "Failing in Love." Time Out Magazine, May 9, 2002
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2002
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Kimmelman, Michael. " A Black World of Ins and Outs."
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2002
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The New York Times,April 26, 2002
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2002
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Saltz, Jerry. "A World Apart." Artnet.com. May 8, 2002
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2002
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Ross, Andrew. "Andrew Ross on Black Romantic." Art Forum, April 2002
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2001
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McKanic, Arlene."Death, Pain, Anger, Redemption: It’s Bigger than Hip Hop." Greenwich Village Gazette
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