Kevin Claiborne

Bio: Kevin Claiborne is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist whose work examines intersections of identity, social environment, and mental health within the Black American experience. Moving between collage, silkscreen, photography, painting, and sculpture, while frequently using language as material, Claiborne is interested in finding new ways to look at history and its connection to the present moment. He holds a BS in Mathematics from the historically Black college North Carolina Central University (2012), an MS in Higher Education from Syracuse University (2016), and an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University (2021).

Claiborne is based in Harlem, NYC.

www.kevinclaiborne.com
Instagram: @kevinclaiborne

Thesis Exhibition

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Artist Statement: Time will tell if this was all worth it.

L to R: understand me, (48” x 60” x 2," silkscreen ink on wood panel, 2021); THRONE, (57” x 30” x 36.25," Stolen NYC barricades, steel, shea butter, 2020)

First Year Exhibition

*Artist Request (green)*, (48 x 36 in, Oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 2021, Overlapped); *BLACKNESS IS* (70 x 70 in. each (triptych), Printed vinyl 2020, Overlapped)

Open Studios

Ivana Carman

Noga Cohen