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Josue Bessiake
2025 Spring FellowJosue Bessiake is an Ivorian-American painter working across media. Bessiake uses multiple disciplines to explore the ingredients of a phenomenon. Influenced by his experience as a first-generation American, his work reflects his desire to connect himself to his environment. In a process involving Collection, disassembly, and repair, Bessiake’s work is a collision between practicality and abstraction, referencing scale, memory, and collective consciousness.
Josue Bessiake has presented work at the National Gallery of the Bahamas, Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Recent Exhibitions include exhibits at The Wright Museum, The Griffin Museum, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA, and the University of the Bahamas. Bessiake was a recent finalist for the AXA Art Prize at the New York Academy of Art and is a recipient of a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation.
Josue Bessiake has presented work at the National Gallery of the Bahamas, Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Recent Exhibitions include exhibits at The Wright Museum, The Griffin Museum, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA, and the University of the Bahamas. Bessiake was a recent finalist for the AXA Art Prize at the New York Academy of Art and is a recipient of a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation.
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