EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Hunter College, New York, NY.
2015
Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany
2014
BFA School Of Visual Arts, Visual and Critical Studies with Honors. New York, 2012
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
‘Power is Abuse’, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY ‘Antisistémicas: Practicas Artísticas desde Otras Fronteras’, Artecamara, Artbo, Bogotá, Colombia
2017
‘Bodies of Water: Body as a Prison/Prison as a Body’, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY
2016
‘The Accidental Pursuit of the Stateless II’, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
2015
BravinLee Programs, New York, NY
2013
There are Women at the Gates Seeking a New World, BravinLee Programs (Project room), New York, NY
The Cathara Insurgent Women Vs The Theocratic Republic of Gaia Beings, (Project room), Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017
‘Un Regard Sur Le Monde, Elektra KB, Gilbert & George, Guerilla Girls et Swoon’, Fondation Art Contemporain Salomon, Annecy, France
‘Screen Present Tense’, Croatian Association of Artists Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
‘The Water Mirror’, SPRING/BREAK art show, New York, NY
‘Alchemy of the Image’, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
‘Tongue Tide’, Flux Factory, New York, NY
‘Faketopia’, TAV Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘Forthcoming’, La Bienal, El Museo, New York, NY
2016
‘Geographically Indeterminate Fantasies: The Animated GIF as Place’, Providence College Galleries, Providence, RI
‘Now We Take Manhattan’, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York, NY Contemporary Istanbul, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2015
‘Stories from the End’, UP Gallery, Berlin
‘Special Hypocrite’, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Moving Image, Istanbul, Turkey
2014
‘Contemporary Istanbul’, Gaia Gallery booth, Istanbul, Turkey
‘New Frontiers in Contemporary Photography’, Galleri Tryffelgrisen, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Vilnius contemporary art fair, Galleri Tryffelgrisen, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013
Untitled Art Fair, BravinLee Programs Booth, Miami, FL.
All The Best People, 1 to 1 Gallery, New York, NY
Changing The World Through Art, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
Art on the Edge The New Contemporary, Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2012
Art on the Edge, Vered Gallery, East Hampton, New York
Volta art fair, Company booth, New York
It’s All In Your Head, SVA West side Gallery, New York
2011
Aqua art fair, Visual Arts Gallery booth, Miami
Odeon Contemporary Art Fair, El Garaje Gallery booth, Bogotá
Action! Weekend, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle
Action! II, Ghost Gallery, Seattle
Social Realms, SVA Gallery, New York
Dazed & Confused: Dazed Live Declare Independence! Video art festival, London
2010
Los Cuatro, El Garaje Gallery, Bogotá
Social, SVA Visual Arts Museum, New York
Armory Arts Week 2010, (two person show) Local Project LIC, New York
AWARDS AND HONORS
2014-2015
DAAD fellowship. Berlin, Germany
Hunter College fellowship
2012
SVA Alumni Society Award
2008-2012
Chairman’s Merit Award, School Of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Visual and Critical Studies Merit Award, School Of Visual Arts, New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2014
Nathan Emily, “The Stitched, Collaged and Chillingly Violent Female Warriors of Artist Elektra KB” ARTnews, April 2014 issue, page 112
2013
Cembalest Robin, “Miami Recap: Is There a Global Art Esthetic?” ARTnews, web exclusive, Posted 12/11/13
Krafcik Hannah, “Interview with Elektra KB”, NYC Art Scene. June 15th, 2013.
Grove Anxel, “Las Mujeres Insurgentes de la Artista Elektra KB”, 20 Minutos. June 3rd, 2013.
2012
Riechers Angela , “What’s The Stitch”, Visual Arts Journal. Fall issue.
Ray Lemoine, “Leigha Mason on Downtown Art: ‘Most Of It Sucks, Some Of It Is Relevant”, The Local East Village in collaboration with The New York Times. November 12, 2012.
Nuzzo Jane, “Elektra KB”, Visual Arts Journal. Fall issue.
Petersen Christian, “The Radical Art of Elektra KB”, Société Perrier, September 24, 2012.
Hamptons Arts Hub, “Survey of Edgy Contemporary Art Arrives in East Hampton”, June 17, 2012
2011
COMPANY, “30 UNDER 40 EMERGING ART MAVENS”. June 14.
Oliver William, “DAZED LIVE: Christian Peterson Wants You” Dazed Digital, Dazed & Confused Magazine. Arts & Culture. July.