BEKÍ BASCH (b. 1987 New Jersey) makes work that ruminates on psychospirituality, monomythic journeys and the existential crisis of our changing natural environment. Her work is a coping mechanism, a domestic craft, a shamanic realization, an introspective narrative.
She lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.
Contact
bekibasch@gmail.com
Education
2018 MFA University of Maryland
2009 BFA Maryland Institute College of Art
Exhibitions
Solo / Two-person / Collaborative
2019 An Unfaithable Shake / Resort Gallery / Baltimore, MD
2018 Collapsed Coordinates (with Jacob Zimmerman) / Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College / Baltimore, MD (curated by Alex Ebstein)
2018 Sonic Boom (in collaboration with Jefferson Pinder) / By the People / Washington, DC
2018 THE CROWN: Paradise Reclaimed / University of Maryland Art Gallery / College Park, MD
2018 yolk | shell | source | system (in collaboration with Clay Dunklin) / 355 Pod Space VisArts / Rockville, MD
2017 Vision Quest Lundi: Flush/Flood / Current Space / Baltimore, MD
2016 COLORADO (in collaboration with Laura Hughes) / Locust Projects / Miami, FL
2016 Liminal Value / Laboratory Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2010 Vision Quest Lundi: Baltimore / Open Space / Baltimore, MD
2010 WAYSCAPES (in collaboration with Joshua Smith) / Tinges Commons / Baltimore, MD
2005 Hunting in Spring Whilst Thinking Other Things / Plainsboro Nature Preserve / Plainsboro, NJ
2003 Mine Habitat / Art’s Garage / Hopewell, NJ
Group
2018 Smash and Grab / Locust Projects / Miami, FL
2018 Juncture / Holtzman Gallery, Towson University / Towson, MD
2018 Sondheim Semi-finalist Exhibition / Decker and Meyerhoff Galleries / MICA / Baltimore, MD
2018 Back and Forth / Herman Maril Gallery / College Park, MD
2017 Spin-Cycle / SÍM Gallery / Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 PMF VIII / Baltimore Design School / Baltimore, MD
2017 Midpoint ‘17 / STAMP Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2016 35th Anniversary Exhibition / Maryland Art Place / Baltimore, MD
2016 PMF VII / Baltimore Design School / Baltimore, MD
2016 Fall 2016 / Laboratory Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2016 Drawing Board / STAMP Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2016 Preparation As Practice / Laboratory Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2015 1st YEAR GRAD SHOW / Herman Maril Gallery, University of Maryland / College Park, MD
2015 Eponymous / Rebecca Myers Collection / Baltimore, MD
2014 Middle of Everywhere / Burren College of Art / Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2010 Inside-out: Artist Self-Portraits / Gallery Ten / Washington, DC
2009 Sink/Float / AREA 405 / Baltimore, MD
2009 Senior Commencement Exhibition / Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art / Baltimore, MD
2009 Out of Order / Maryland Art Place / Baltimore, MD
2008 Imported / Burren College of Art / Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2007 5 For the Price of 6 / Load of Fun Galerie / Baltimore, MD
Bibliography
John Rogers, “Disposable Art: The Saltjökull Project Wraps Fish ‘ n’ Chips in Art Prints”, Reykjavik Grapevine, July 23, 2018
Miguel Resendiz, “East City Art Reviews: 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition at The University of Maryland Art Gallery”, East City Art, May 16, 2018
Mark Jenkins, “In the Galleries: ‘Interact + Integrate Requires Audience Participation”, The Washington Post, May 4, 2018
Bret McCabe, “Year in Review: The Beat’s Top 10 Art Shows of 2017”, Baltimore Beat, December 27, 2017
Michael Anthony Farley, “Three Shows: Beki Basch, Hein Koh and ‘Photo Flesh’”, Art F City, May 19, 2017
Acres Paper Issue #3, original artwork ‘Tea-Dyed Drawings’, Baltimore, MD 2015. 10-11.
Schematic Quarterly Issue #2, original writing ‘Blue, Green, Yellow’, Baltimore, MD 2010.