Josue Bessiake

Josue Bessiake is an Ivorian-American painter working across media.

Through disassembly and repair, Bessiake explores the ingredients of a phenomenon. Often centered on objects and spaces related to the body, Bessiake creates work at the intersection of the mundane and the universal, reflecting his desire to connect himself to his environment. In a process involving an assemblage of methods, Bessiake’s work is a collision between practicality and abstraction, making references to scale, memory, and collective consciousness.

Josue Bessiake has presented work at the National Gallery of the Bahamas, Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, and the Charles Wright Museum. Recent Exhibitions include exhibits at The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, New York Academy of Art, and The University of Texas: Edinburgh. Bessiake was a recent finalist for the AXA Art Prize at the New York Academy of Art and received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation.

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