SHE Created iT SPOTLIGHT: Grace Kisa

Happy October! B.O.L.D is happy to share She Created iT's monthly artists spotlight and celebrate female artists and entrepreneurs. She Created iT is a platform to Promote, Produce and Educate Female Artists.

Every month She Created iT Highlights a phenomenal female artist. For the month of October the She Created iT Artist Spotlight is on Grace Kisa.

GRACE KISA is a native of Nairobi, Kenya. She  moved with her family to the United States in  1978. Grace was educated at The Art Institute in Atlanta, where she received an Associates in Art Degree. She currently lives and works in Atlanta.

        

" Making art for me is a journey of exploration, both inward and outwardly. This voyage of discovery often leads me to places I could not initially have predicted I would end up." I work on two dimensional, and three dimensional pieces, and the materials that I use vary just as greatly. Often the work is referenced  from my own experiences. From the movies that I see to the music that I listen to. From the books that I read, to the places that I travel to. These elements and many others become the basis for my reinterpretation of the world around us. By taking what is familiar and making it new, I am attempting to create a narrative that engages history, myth, social awareness, and a touch of whimsy."

                                   

         

More art work from Grace's collection can be found HERE On Flickr.

 Grace's Exhibitions include:

       1994-M-Print Fine Art- Atlanta Georgia

         1995-Tina’s Gallery-Potomac, Maryland

         1996-Diaspora Arts Gallery- Atlanta, Georgia

         1997-Art Station Art Center- Stone Mountain, Georgia

         1998- Emerald City Art- Marietta., Georgia

         1999- Fine Art Images- Richmond, Virginia

         1999-2009- National Black Fine Art Show

         2000- Galerie 500- Washington D.C.

         2001- Carolyn Waller Gallery- Nashville ,Tennessee

         2002- Artist’s Showcase Gallery- Atlanta, Georgia

         2003- The Raiford Gallery- Alpharetta, Georgia

         2006- Just Lookin’ Gallery- Hagerstown, Maryland

         2007- Gallery Serengeti- Capitol Heights, Maryland

         2008- Studio Clout- Atlanta, Georgia

         2009- Stuart McLean Gallery- Atlanta, Georgia         

         2010- Avisca Gallery- Marietta, Georgia

         2012-Contemporaries, Morgan State University-Baltimore Md.

        

Collections include:

           Steed Media Group

           Hartsfield/ Jackson International Airport

            Upscale Magazine Corporate Offices

            Kaiser Permanente

            Southwest Hospital

            Art Station Art Center

You can find out more about Grace, Her work, and the She Created iT organization at shecreatedit.info For exhibition and general inquiries e-mail: info@shecreatedit.info