Alicia Henry


Alicia Henry is a contemporary artist living, working and teaching in Nashville. Henry is an associate professor in the Language and Arts Department at Fisk University. Henry creates multi-media artwork that focuses on themes of the body and identity. She uses materials such as wood, fabric, paper and pigment for her creations. Henry has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Art at Yale University.

Work

Henry makes layered, figurative textile wall hangings from stitched and hand-embroidered dyed cotton, leather, felt, linen, and burlap. Her work explores themes of familial relationships, beauty, the body and identity.

Career

Alicia Henry's work has been exhibited at various institutions including, the Whitney Museum, The Drawing Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Frist Art Museum and the Cheekwood Museum of Art. From January 26, 2019 to May 12, 2019, Henry had her first Canadian exhibition at The Power Plant in Toronto, Ontario.

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