Tschabalala Self

Tschabalala Self
Self, photographed by Katie McCurdy
Born 1990
Harlem, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Yale School of Art
Known for Painting

Tschabalala Self (born 1990) is American artist best known for her depictions of Black female figures using paint, fabric, and discarded pieces of her previous works.[1] Though she uses mixed media, all of her works are on canvas and employ a "painting language."[2]

Early life

Self was born in 1990[3] in Harlem.

Education

After graduating from Bard College with a B.A. in 2012, Self completed her M.F.A. in painting and printmaking at the Yale School of Art. Self has also held residencies at the American Academy in Rome, the La Brea Studio, T293 in Naples, Italy, and Red Bull House of Art in Detroit.

Career

Self's first solo show was in 2015 at Schur-Narula in Berlin. In 2016, The New York Times declared, "Ms. Self’s work has great promise, which she is developing."[4] Peter Schjeldahl compared her piece at the New Museum's 2017 "Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon" to the works of Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning.[5] Self's work has also been featured in a solo exhibition at the Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art in London.

Recognition

Self has been named to Forbes "30 Under 30 List".[6] She has also been recognized as a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant recipient.

Personal life

Self currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

References

  1. ↑ Eckardt, Stephanie. "Meet Tschabalala Self, the 26-Year-Old Artist Empowering the Lives of Black Women". wmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tschabalala Self on Not Being Afraid of Hard Work". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Tschabalala Self Biography, MutualArt.com, retrieved 2018-02-24
  4. ↑ "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Schjeldahl, Peter (2 October 2017). "The Art World as Safe Space". Retrieved 24 February 2018 – via www.newyorker.com.
  6. ↑ "Tschabalala Self". forbes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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