REPRESENTATION
New York, New York Voltz Clarke Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia Maune Contemporary
EDUCATION
2024 Masters of Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom
2001 Bachelors of Business Administration, International Business, Minor: French, Howard University, Washington D.C.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
“Homecoming,” Maune Contemporary, Atlanta, Georgia
“Litany”, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, New York
2022
“Pilgrimage”, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, The Colony, Palm Beach, Florida
2018
“Paper Light, Paintings by Khalilah Birdsong”, Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
2017
“Siren’s Call”, Hathaway Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2016
“Amalgamation”, Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
“Abstract Assemblages And Collages”, University of Hawai’i, Hilo Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, Hawai’i, (February 3-March 28)
2024
Atlanta Art Fair, Pullman Yards, Maune Contemporary, Atlanta, Georgia (October 3-6)
2023
“Blink: Roomshare 4”, Safehouse 1, London, United Kingdom
MFA Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, St. James Hatcham Building, London, United Kingdom
2022
“Weathering: existing at the juncture of erosion and resilience”, Safehouse 1, London, United Kingdom
“Selections”, Gallery Red, Mallorca, Spain
2021
“Finally Home,” Maune Contemporary, Santa Barbara, California
Moon Art Fair, Elbphilharmonie, AHC Projects, Hamburg, Germany
Intersect Aspen Art Fair, Two-Artist Exhibition, Solo Artist Talk, Voltz Clarke Gallery, Aspen Ice Garden, Aspen, Colorado
“Love Always Wins”, Maune Contemporary, Atlanta, Georgia
“Resurgence”, Two-Person Exhibition, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, New York
2019
Spectrum Art Fair, “Rising Artist” section, Art Basel Miami Week, AHC Projects, Hamburg, Germany, Miami, Florida
XIIth Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy
“MOCA GA LIVE”, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Hathaway Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
“High Rise Show”, Showerhaus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
“Deep Water”, Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Little Treasures”, Galleria de Marchi, Trevisan International Art, Bologna, Italy
“Shibuya Station”, Installation, Tokyo Metro Station, Contemporary Art Station, Tokyo, Japan
“Fulton County Fine Art Acquisition Program Exhibition,” Atlanta, Georgia
2018
Miami River Art Fair, Art Basel Miami Week, AHC Projects, Hamburg, Germany, Miami, Florida
“Little Things”, Swan Coach House Gallery, Forward Arts Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia
Tokyo International Art Fair, Bellesalle Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
“Golden Hour”, Dashboard, Installation Commission, Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
“Abstract Tendencies: Works by Contemporary Abstract Painters”, Hathaway Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2017
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, International Terminal, Loupe Art Installation, Atlanta, Georgia
“Off the Wall Pin Up Show”, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. Jury selection.
“Lighter Than Air”, Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
2016
“Community: A Group Exhibition in Memory of Ellen DeLoach”, Hathaway Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
“From the Earth to the Sky”, Group Exhibition, Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
Constella Festival, “Old World, Modern Expressions”, Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Carnaval: A New Exuberance”, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2015
“Ancestors: Origin & Return”, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2014
“Selections from the South’s Art Incubator” with the Fine Arts Atelier, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
44th United States President Barack Obama, Chicago Illinois (Presidential Library consideration)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Natatorium Center, Atlanta, Georgia (4)
Coca-Cola Worldwide Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia (4)
Boston Consulting Group, Atlanta, Georgia (3)
Ae’o Tower, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia (2)
Fulton County Arts & Culture, Permanent Collection, Atlanta, Georgia (2)
Legendary Events, Flourish Event Venue Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia (3)
8 West, Mixed-use development, Atlanta, Georgia (4)
Air Products Headquarters, Allentown, Pennsylvania (5)
Norfolk Southern Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia (2)
Commerce Bank Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2020
8 West, Mixed-use development, Atlanta, Georgia (4)
2018
Dashboard, “Golden Hour“, Installation, Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia (voted best art exhibition, Creative Loafing)
2017
Martin Luther King, Jr. Natatorium Center, Atlanta, Georgia (4)
2015
Legendary Events, Flourish Event Venue, Atlanta, Georgia, (3) 108 x 144in (274 x 366cm) paintings
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2021
“Artist of the Future” Award, Contemporary Arts Curator Magazine, London, England
2020
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia, Fellowship
2017
Summer artist residency, Pontlevoy, Loire Valley, France
HONORS
2019
“100 Future Contemporary Artists”, Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, London, England, United Kingdom
2017
Art Over Dinner, Featured Dinner Speaker, The Art Farm at Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
AFFILIATIONS
2021-2023
Gallery Red, Mallorca, Spain
2018-2023
AHC Projects, Hamburg, Germany
2020-2021
Ann Kendall Richards, Art des Femmes, New York, New York
2016-2021
Cincinnati Art Underground, Cincinnati, Ohio
2019
GOTTLING Gallery, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
Artist-in-Residence, Four Seasons Resort, Maui at Wailea, Hawaii
2018
Velvenoir, Salzburg, Austria
2016
RH Contemporary Art (Restoration Hardware), Corte Madera, California
2015 -2021
Loupe Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 -2017
Tyler Perry’s “If Loving You Is Wrong”, TV show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network; set decoration, Atlanta, GA
PRESS (SELECTED)
Yale University Radio, WYBC, Interviewed by Brainard Carey, April 10, 2024, New Haven, Connecticut
Ganz Hamburg, “Moon Art Fair Hybrid Art from Four Continents,” October 5, 2021, Hamburg, Germany
Shoutout Atlanta, “Meet Khalilah Birdsong: Painter & Installation Artist”, March 23, 2021, Atlanta, Georgia
ArtsATL, “In Our Own Words: Khalilah Birdsong, painter and visual artist”, June 3, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia
Artfix Daily, “Passages of Passion. AHC Projects Germany at Spectrum Miami”, November 26, 2019, Miami, Florida
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Artist Profile, August 15, 2019, London, England, United Kingdom
VoyageATL, “Conversations with the Inspiring Khalilah Birdsong,” August 28, 2018, Los Angeles, California
Modern Luxury Interiors Atlanta, “Art of It All,” July 23, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia
BlackBook, “A Loupe Art Guide to Maui, with Khalilah Birdsong,” February 13, 2018, Brooklyn, New York
Polly Magazine, Featured story, December 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio
ArtsATL, Featured story, “A Conversation with Khalilah Birdsong About Intuition and Abstraction,” October 17, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia
Polly Magazine, Featured story, July 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio
NPR, “All Things Considered”, Georgia Public Broadcasting, “Atlanta Artists in Their Own Words”, February 2, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia
CityBeat Cincinnati, Review of Solo Exhibition “Amalgamation”, January 11, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio
Polly Magazine, Featured story, November 2016, Cincinnati, Ohio
Southern Seasons Magazine, Cover story, May 2016, Atlanta, Georgia
Jezebel Magazine, Artist Profile, “Art for Action: Supporting Art on the Atlanta Beltline,” July 24, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA). Brave New World: New Media Art 2023. CICA Media Press, South Korea, 2023
Florence Biennale. Catalogue. Volume XII, Florence, Italy, 2019
Little Treasures, Mostra Internazionale d’arte. Catalogue. Volume XII, Bologna, Italy. Trevisan International Art, 2019
100 Future Contemporary Artists. Volume 1. London, England: Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2019
Conway, Tony. Tony Conway Legendary Events, Volume I. Inside front cover/inside back cover, 2018
Tokyo International Art Fair. Catalogue. Volume IV, Tokyo, Japan, 2018
Studio Visit Magazine, Juried Competition, Winter 2016-2017 edition. Jury selection
David, Michael. Fine Arts Atelier Volume II, Atlanta, Georgia: Bill Lowe Gallery, 2014