Kiki Bencosme (b. 1992) is a Dominican-American interdisciplinary artist from Queens, based in The Bronx. Creating art to initiate a visual conversation with others, her work offers the opportunity to ask ourselves questions of social progress. Emerging from generational poverty, she creates socio-political sculptures, installations, and illustrations of which arise from her own experiences, confronting issues such as housing insecurity, gender-based oppression, and racism. Kiki's practice is community-based, involving socially engaged public art and conceptualizing personal objects or stories into the work.
Education
2017 School Of Visual Arts
BFA, Fine Arts
Awards, Residencies and Fellowships
2021 Bridging the Divide NYCHA Residency, Artbridge
2021 City Artist Corps Grant, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
2021 Ankhlave Garden Project Fellowship, Ankhlave Arts Alliance
2019 ARTworks, Inc. Grant, Jerome Foundation
2018 ARTworks, Inc. Fellowship, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Public Art
2021 Ankhlave Garden Project, The Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
2021 Bridging the Divide, NYCHA Pomonok Houses, Queens, NY
Group Exhibitions
2021 Unveiled, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Art in Odd Places: NORMAL, 14th street festival, New York, NY
2021 Nude, Queen City 15 Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020 Darkest Before Dawn: Art in a Time of Uncertainty, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Beacon, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, York College Fine Arts Gallery, Queens, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2019 ARTworks, Inc., Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2017 Divided State of America, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2017 Postcard Show, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016 Summer Group Show, Kunstraum LLC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 One Earth, One Consciousness, Bronx Art Space, The Bronx, NY
2016 Linkedin, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Intricacies of Being, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
Publications/Press
2021 Queens Daily Eagle, Queens Botanical Garden hosts BIPOC art installations
2021 QNS, Outdoor Art Exhibit Returns to QBG displaying works of five local artists
2021 45th Parallel Literary Magazine, Featured Illustrator
2017 School Of Visual Arts 2017-2018 Catalog, Featured Artist
2016 Mass Appeal, Real New York Explored In “Strictly New York” Show
Education
2017 School Of Visual Arts
BFA, Fine Arts
Awards, Residencies and Fellowships
2021 Bridging the Divide NYCHA Residency, Artbridge
2021 City Artist Corps Grant, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
2021 Ankhlave Garden Project Fellowship, Ankhlave Arts Alliance
2019 ARTworks, Inc. Grant, Jerome Foundation
2018 ARTworks, Inc. Fellowship, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Public Art
2021 Ankhlave Garden Project, The Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
2021 Bridging the Divide, NYCHA Pomonok Houses, Queens, NY
Group Exhibitions
2021 Unveiled, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Art in Odd Places: NORMAL, 14th street festival, New York, NY
2021 Nude, Queen City 15 Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020 Darkest Before Dawn: Art in a Time of Uncertainty, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Beacon, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, York College Fine Arts Gallery, Queens, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2019 ARTworks, Inc., Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2017 Divided State of America, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2017 Postcard Show, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016 Summer Group Show, Kunstraum LLC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 One Earth, One Consciousness, Bronx Art Space, The Bronx, NY
2016 Linkedin, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Intricacies of Being, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
Publications/Press
2021 Queens Daily Eagle, Queens Botanical Garden hosts BIPOC art installations
2021 QNS, Outdoor Art Exhibit Returns to QBG displaying works of five local artists
2021 45th Parallel Literary Magazine, Featured Illustrator
2017 School Of Visual Arts 2017-2018 Catalog, Featured Artist
2016 Mass Appeal, Real New York Explored In “Strictly New York” Show