Kiah Celeste

Kiah Celeste (b. 1994, Brooklyn, NY) lives and works in Louisville, KY. In 2016 she received a BFA in photography from the State University of New York at Purchase. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Speed Museum, Louisville, KY (2023); DOCUMENT, Lisbon, Portugal (2023); Swivel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2023); DOCUMENT, Chicago, IL (2022); KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY (2021); University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY (2021); Centre d’Art La Rectoria, Sant Pere De Vilamajor, Barcelona, Spain (2020); and Dadapost, Berlin, Germany (2020). Celeste’s work lives in numerous private collections and was recently gifted to the Speed Museum in Louisville.

Works

Installation view of "All the best, Kiah Celeste" at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2022

"Ten Steps," 2022
Metal, sand, upholstery vinyl
3 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 75 in.

Installation view of "All the best, Kiah Celeste" at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2022

"Broken Infinite," 2022
Fluorescent light tube, vinyl snake
45 x 8 x 1 3/4 in.

Installation view of "All the best, Kiah Celeste" at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2022

"Bum 81," 2022
Fluorescent light tubes, forklift wheel
20 x 90 x 20 in.

Installation view of "All the best, Kiah Celeste" at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2022

"Bow," 2022
Steel, radiator, upholstery vinyl
84 x 84 x 5 in.

Installation view of "All the best, Kiah Celeste" at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2022

"Squared Circle," 2022
Glass, sand, upholstery vinyl
28 x 36 x 36 in.

"Broken Infinite," 2022
Fluorescent light tube, vinyl snake
45 x 8 x 1 3/4 in.

Installation view of "What In The World Becomes Me" at DOCUMENT Lisbon, 2023

"Post," 2023
Pressure-treated wood, partial Yaki Sugi, acrylic paint

"Do you find this Threatening," 2023
Formed security dome, rubber grape, light, paint
9 x 9 x 5 in.

"Sharpening A Cloud At Sunset," 2022
Bent fluorescent tube, PVC drainage ring, pigment

Installation view of "Before It Falls Apart" at KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY, 2021

"Rounded Corners, Pointed Curves," 2020
Concrete, exercise balls, glass
Josephine Sculpture Park, Frankfort, KY