NYC based
artist Brad Kahlhamer has been active for over three decades. Irena Jurek and I had the opportunity to visit him in his Bushwick studio in
February, where conversation included circles of
laughs. The studio was inviting and I appreciated Brad's humble
approach to his art. Brad was born in Arizona but grew up in Wisconsin where he earned his BFA. After moving to NYC
in the 1980s, he was represented by Deitch Projects.
I couldn't help but click the mental link that ties his art to New Orleans. In light of the Native American symbolism shown
throughout his work, one can easily envision Brad's paintings shown in a venue along
side the city’s Mardi Gras Indian, Native Indian, African American, Creole, and Voodoo
cultures. New Orleans is an amazing
conglomeration of mixed ethnicities. It could use artists such as Brad!
