cv — Baseera Khan

EDUCATION

2012
MFA, School of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University, New York

2005
BFA, Visual Arts Design & Sociology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Solo Exhibitions

Painful Arc (Shoulder High) II, The Highline Park

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,Washington,D.C.

Statements, Basel, Switzerland

Cloak and Dagger, Maria & Alberto De La Cruz Art Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Weight on History, curated by Ylinka Barotto and Amara Antilla, Moody Arts Center Houston, TX and Contemporary Art Center, Cincinatti, OH

2021
I Am an Archive, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York

By Faith, The Kitchen, NewYork, NY

2019 
Snake Skin, Simone Subal Gallery, New York
Free to Be (two-person exhibition with Rico Gatson), Jenkins Johnson Projects, Brooklyn, New York
LISTE, (two-person exhibition with Sonia Almedia), organized Simone Subal, Basel, Switzerland

iamuslima, (third installment), curated by Polly Nordstrand, Colorado Springs Fine Art Centers, Colorado

Reading Room On Purpose, NADA Projects, organized by Participant Inc, New Art Dealers Alliance, Miami, Florida

iamuslima, (second installment), curated by Sara-Jayne Parsons, Moudy Gallery, at Texas Christian University College of Fine Arts, Fort Worth, Texas

iamuslima, (first installment) curated by Lia Gangitano, Participant Inc. Gallery, New York

Walk with Me,(solo), organized by 21st Projects, Critical Practices Inc., New York

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Climate Change, Wexner Center for Arts, Columbus, Ohio (forthcoming)

Home Body, Sapar Contemporary, New York, NY

Braidrage, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA

Catalyst, Art and Social Change, Gracie Mansion Conservancy, New York

Sound Off: Silence and Resistance, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, California

We Fight to Build a Free World, Jewish Museum of Art, New York

Beyond Geography, BRIC, Brooklyn, New York

The Value of Sanctuary, St. John the Divine Church, New York

Harlem Postcard Project, organized by Eric Booker and Alexandra Adams,Studio Museum, New York

Radical Love, curated by Jaishri Abichandani and Natasha Becker, Ford Foundation Gallery, New York

ACE: Art on Sports, Promise, and Selfhood, Albany Museum, University of Albany State University of New York (forthcoming)

The Value of Sanctuary: Building a House Without Walls, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York

Baseera Khan and Erick Medel, NADA Projects, curated by HOUSING, New Art Dealers Alliance, Governors Island, New York

Glass Age, organized by Jesse Greenberg and hosted by Helena Anrather, New York

Tell me about yesterdaytomorrow, Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, Munich, Germany

Absolut Art x Wu Tang Clan, New York

Not for everybody, curated by Allie Tepper, Simone Subal Gallery, New York

How to see in the dark, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, Cuchifritos, NYC

Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality, and the Occult in Contemporary Art, (traveling show) curated by Ginger Shulick Porcella, MoCA Tucson, Arizona

Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, curated by Elizabeth Rooklidge, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York

TAILBONE, curated by Tenaya Izu and Henry Murphy, 47 Canal, New York

SEED, curated by Yvonne Force, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

precious not precious, curated by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, OSMOSaddress, New York

Carry Over: New Voices from the Global African Diaspora, curated by Kalia Brooks, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York

On Whiteness, curated by Lumi Tan, in collaboration with The Racial Imaginary Institute and The Kitchen, New York

Mane N’ Tail, curated by Katherine Simone Reynolds, Luminary, St. Louis, Missouri

ROYGBIV, Kate Werble Gallery, New York

I am no bird..., ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, California

In Practice: Another Echo, curated by Allie Tepper, Sculpture Center, Queens, New York

Rituals, curated by Courtenay Finn, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado

LOVE 2018: Purple Hearts, curated by Rachel Stern, LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, New York

HyphenAmerica, curated by Rex Delafkaran and Tsedaye Makonnen, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Standard Forms, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, The Berrie Center Art Galleries, Ramapo College, New Jersey

Other Romances, curated by Em Rooney, Rachel Uffner, New York

Otherwise, you don’t see me, curated by Rachel Steinberg, SOHO20, Brooklyn, New York

Leaving Home, curated by David Dixon and Cathouse Funeral, Beacon, New York

The Window, organized by BRIC Biennial, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, New York

THE ’91 VIOLENCE, curated by Jonathan Allen, Brooklyn Arts Council, New York

Subject to Capital, curated by Joshua Lubin-Levy, Abrons Art Center, New York

Of Gentle Birth, curated by Jonathan Allen, Brooklyn Arts Council, New York

Prisoner of Love, Open Text (exhibition), organized by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York

Arrivals, Out to See (exhibition), curated by Sara Reisman, NYC Department of Cultural Affair’s OnePercent for ArtProgram, New York

Texas Biennial, 5th Anniversary, Big Medium, Austin, Texas

Small Work Big Change Auction, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Collective, Judson Memorial Church, New York

Selected Articles

Machado, Danilo. Rico Gatson and Baseera Khan: Free to Be, The Brooklyn Rail. June Issue.

White, Katie. Settle Into Summer With These 5 Shows by Some of Our Favorite New Emerging Artists, artnet news. May 31. Steinhauer, Jillian. Spring Gallery Guide: Brooklyn, The New York Times. April 26.

Wu, Simon. Not For Everybody: Baseera Khan, Gloria Maximo and Hadi Fallahpisheh, The Offing. January 25.

Lee, Diana Seo Hyung. Like Oil and Water: Interview with Baseera Khan,ArtAsiaPacific. December 04.

Wheadon, Nico. The Racial Imaginary Institute: On Whiteness, The Brooklyn Rail. September 4, 2018.

Baseera Khan,AFRICA’S OUT!, New York.

The AP Questionnaire: Baseera Khan, MFA Art Practice, School of Visual Arts, New York.

Burke, Sarah. The Artist Creating a ‘Karaoke Spiritual Center’ to Explore South Asian Identity, Broadly. VICE.

Smith, Alissa. Abstractions,Independent.

A Showing of Art World Solidarity on Inauguration Day, Hyperallergic.

Diamond, Stephanie. Artist Features, Listing Projects.

10 Breakout Artists to Watch at Art Basel Miami Beach, 2017.

Preview NADA Miami, 2017.

Colucci, Emily. Climbing Generations of Trauma and Muslim Heritage: Baseera Khan’s “iamuslima” at Participant Inc, ArtFCity.com.

Trouillot, Terence. Baseera Khan’s iamuslima, BOMB Magazine.

Menard, Kate. Baseera Khan’s iamuslima on view at Participant Inc: Interview with the Artist, ArteFuse.com.

Nada Presents: Acoustic Blankets, audio recording by KNOW WAVE, New York.

Monte, Julia. Inside iamuslima: An Interview with Baseera Khan, Informality Art and Culture Blog.

McDonough, Tom. Osmos Magazine, Issue #12.

Harris, Jane Ursula. Baseera Khan, Art in America Magazine, June.

Godfrey Larmon, Annie. Baseera Khan, ArtForum Magazine, Summer 2017. Print.

Baseera Khan, ARTnews Magazine. Print.

Noor, Tausif. Fatal Love: Where Are We Now, ArtAsiaPacific.

2016 Cascone, Sarah. 14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch in 2017, artnet.

Howe, David Everitt. Bomb Artist Profiles, BOMB Magazine.

Lubin-Levy, Joshua. Subject to Capital Catalog, Abrons Art Center, New York.

2015 Fellowship Talk, and Travel Journal, organized by Steven Rand, Apexart, New York.

Lectures and Performances

Braidrage II Performance, with dj Rocco Rampino,organized by Persistence Is All (P.I.A.), Lecce, Italy

Artist Lecture, Workshop, and Studio Critiques, Persistence Is All (P.I.A.), Lecce, Italy

Place Against Performance, Artist Talk at Night at the Museum: Bruce Nauman Closing Party, organized by Ruba Katrib,

MoMA PS1, Queens, New York

How to Live in Political Times, with Erica Hunt, Mira Schor, and Mia Pearlman, CUE Art Foundation, New York

Songs from the Blanket Performance, organized by Unbag, Printed Matter, New York

Be Careful What You Wish, organized by Belladonna Series, hosted at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, New York

Artist Talk: Carry Over: New Voices, moderated by Kalia Brooks, AFRICA’S OUT!, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York

Braidrage Performance, Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Artist Tour (performance), Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, New York

Summer of Know, Artist Talk, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Acoustic Sound Blanket, performance, talk with Kalia Brooks, organized by HOUSING hosted by Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets Performance, Sessions, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Artist Talk and Workshop, Youth Insights Program, Whitney Museum of Art, New York

Braidrage Performance, Participant INC, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets Performance, New Art Dealers Alliance: Presents, New York

Acoustic Sound Blanket, Situational Conflict, Performance and Demonstration for Woman’s March NYC, curated by Nick Faust, 13th Street Repertory Theatre, New York

Material of Border Crossing, Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dream Machine Performance,SOHO20, Brooklyn, New York

Artist Lecture and Discussion, Bard High School Early College, New York

Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, MFA Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets, performance and talk curated by Robb Jamieson, Art Pop Montreal International Music Festival, Montreal

Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, Masters of Fine Arts Photography, Parsons, The New School, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets, performance and talk, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts

iamuslima, Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas

Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, MFA Art and Practice, School of Visual Arts, New York

Mourning my Freedom Performance,Abrons Arts Center, New York

Artist Lecture and Studio Critiques, Graduate Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets, performance and talk, Fatal Love, Queens Museum, New York

Artist Talk, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York

Planet Fitness Performance, SKOWHEGAN Performs at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, New York

Prisoner of Love Performance, Open Text, organized by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York

Arrivals Performance, Out to See, curated by Sara Reisman, NYC Department of Cultural Affair’s One Percent for Art Program, New York

Life/Work, Bard Symposium, with Aay Kay Burns, Sharon Louden, and Mark Stafford, International Center of Photography, New York

The Now and the Visual Arts: Contemporary & Historical Figurations of the Present, co-organized with Anna Horakova and Hannah Mueller, Departments of German Studies & Art, Architecture, and Planning at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Memory and Monuments, NY Integrative Seminar, Parsons, The New School, New York

Selected Curatorial Projects

Queens International 2018: Volumes, co-curated with Sophia Marisa Lucas, Queens Museum, New York

The Others: An Artist’s Studio, co-curated with Jonatha Manno, 56 Bogart, New York

2015 – 2012

Artist and Archives Research Fellowship, Participant Inc., New York

        Vaginal Davis: HAG-Small, contemporary, haggard, Luther Price: The Lookout, Greer Lankton: LOVE ME

On Mourning Art and Politics:Facebook Feed Experimental Project

A Wild Gander: Artists from the South Asian Woman’s Creative Collective, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, New York

Neo-Nomads, co-curated with Aileen Wilson and Anne-Laure Fayard, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, New York

Moonlighting, Art Worker by Day, Artist by Night, Hosfelt Gallery, New York

A New Deal, Art and Currency, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, New York

Portraits of the Artist: Matt Wolf, Charlie Ahearn, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, New York

Teaching

Summer Artist Faculty, School of Visual Arts, MFA Art Practice, New York

Visiting Artist, Columbia University, MFA Studio Critiques, New York

Visiting Artist Faculty, Bennington College, Sculpture, Bennington, Vermont

Visiting Artist Faculty,Virginia Common Wealth, Sculpture + Extended Media, Richmond, Virginia

Visiting Artist, Columbia University, MFA Studio Critiques, New York

Summer Artist Faculty, School of Visual Arts, MFA Art Practice, New York

Mentorship Program, New York Arts Practicum, New York

Summer Artist Faculty, School of Visual Arts, MFA Art Practice, New York

Visiting Artist, Columbia University, MFA Studio Critiques, New York

Part-time Faculty, New York University, Steinhardt, New York

Part-time Faculty, Parsons, The New School, Integrated Design (BFA) & Fine Arts (MFA), New York

MFA Mentorship Program, School of Visual Arts, New York

Part-time Faculty, Parsons, The New School, Integrated Design (BFA) & Fine Arts (MFA), New York

Part-time Faculty, Parsons, The New School, Integrated Design (BFA) & Fine Arts (MFA), New York

Part-time Faculty, Parsons, The New School, Integrated Design (BFA) & Fine Arts (MFA), New York

Teaching Fellow, Abrons Arts Center, Studio Lab, New York

2010 – 2012

Teaching Fellow, Cornell University, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Ithaca, New York

Publications (will edit soon)

Be Careful What You Wish, Chaplet Series, Belladonna, New York

Acoustic Sound Blankets, Unbag, Issue#2, New York

Art, Yoga, & A Culture of Appropriation, interview by Ryan LeMere, Aligned Magazine, New York

MFA Catalog, Parsons Masters of Fine Art Photography, The New School, New York

tba, The Kitchen and The Racial Imaginary Institute, New York

Provocations, TDR: The Drama Review, coeditor Julie Tolentino, The MIT Press

Exclusion and Your Own Heart, J20, Whitney Museum of Art, New York

Awards

Art Prize, MTV and Smithsonian Channel, The Exhibit TV docu-series

OUVU Art Prize, NY

NYSCA/NYFA Interdisciplinary Artist Fellow, New York

Art Matters Artist Grant, New York

2016 – 2018

Nomination, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Award

Matching Funds Award, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

Nomination, Art Matters Artist Grant, New York

Michael Rapuano Memorial Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Nomination, Whitney Museum of American Art, Biennial, New York

2009 – 2010

Experimental Television Center Grant, New York

Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Award, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas

Nomination, Artpace Artist in Residence, San Antonio, Texas

Residencies and Fellowships

LUX Art, San Deigo, CA

On Screen Series Residency, The Kitchen, New York, NY

2018 – 2019

Artist in Residence, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY

2016 – 2017

Artist in Residence, AIRspace, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY

International Travel Fellowship, Israel/Palestine, Apexart, New York

Artist in Residence, Process Space, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY

Artist in Residence, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Program, Maine

2009 – 2012

Participant, Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York

         Open Woundsby Josetxo Cedán, Workby Dennis Lim, Witnesses, Monuments, Ruinsby Irina Leimbacher

2004 – 2005

Artist in Residence, CentralTrak, the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas

Public Collections

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Whitney Museum of American Art, NewYork, NY

Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA

Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

Kadist, Paris, France and San Francisco, CA

New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA

Providence College, Providence, RI

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NewYork, NY

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, NY UOVO, NY