BIO:

Khae Haskell is a mixed-media artist based in Brooklyn, NY.  They received their MFA at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Interdisciplinary Art in 2020 and their BA at Marymount Manhattan College in Graphic Design in 2005.  Haskell was awarded residencies at ChaNorth Artist Residency and Vermont Studio Center and completed an apprenticeship at Crozier Fine Arts. They were also awarded the Young Talent Award by the Affordable Art Fair and Arts Gowanus where they executed a site-specific installation during the Affordable Art Fair in New York in March 2023.  Haskell is currently learning the art of Neon glass bending at Urbanglass in Brooklyn and works  as an art handler for Christies Auction House NYC.

Haskell’s Pronouns are They, Them, Theirs.

STATEMENT:

My practice focuses on revealing the parts of nature that are typically considered overlooked or unwanted, in a manner that allows the viewer to have an unbiased experience.  I have an interest in the decomposition process, and I’m often seeking out details such as rotting organic matter, the texture of oyster shells, or what grows between the cracks in the sidewalk. The process begins with studying the intricacies that I stumble upon throughout my travels, which mostly consists of the Brooklyn cityscape.  These studies become graphic ink renderings, which exist as a library of images that are incorporated into my collages and installations. The two-dimensional lines in my work can then evolve into a multidimensional environment.  This body of work is very much process driven, with multiple stages of creation and execution.  Things are broken down, recycled, repurposed, regenerated into new existences, similar to the scientific process of decomposition.