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Kiley Ames

Kiley Ames lives and works in Los Angeles and Oakland, CA. She holds a BA in History from UCLA, a BFA from the Art Center College of Design, and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Ames has been awarded residencies in Beijing, Shanghai, and Leipzig, Germany. She is the recipient of numerous grants, including the Barbara Deming Memorial Grant, Leslie T. and Frances U. Posey Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, Inglewood Artist Grant, Not Real Artist Grant, and the Los Angeles Metro Recipient.

In addition to her own studio practice, Ames freelanced at Annie Leibovitz Studio for nearly ten years. Her recent exhibitions include her first museum exhibition, Figures, at the American University Museum in Washington, D.C., and notable shows such as:

  • In the Labyrinth, New York University Kimmel Galleries

  • The Story of Us, Visionary Projects, New York, NY

  • It Figures: The Body in Art, Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL

  • Glasgow 2023, Sogo Arts Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Women in Art, Las Laguna Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

  • States of Reality, Gallery 66, Cold Springs, NY

  • Pictures of People, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • Hologram: The Whole Story, The Wall Art Gallery, Miami, FL

  • Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, New York, NY

  • One Year of Resistance, The Untitled Space, New York, NY

  • Facing Contemporary Issues, The Tides Galleries, San Francisco, CA

  • Purely Abstract, Kavanagh Gallery, Illinois

  • Gesture and Motion, Site, New York, NY

 

Ames was also selected to create a public work for Los Angeles Metro, titled More People Than You Know. Recently, she published her first monograph, “Fighting the Good Fight: A Breast Cancer Journey.”

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