Hasani Sahlehe

Hasani Sahlehe (b. 1991, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. Sahlehe graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015. He is a recipient of a 2023 Macdowell Fellowship. He has exhibited internationally and has had solos at the Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA), SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, GA), Adams and Ollman (Portland, OR), Tops Gallery (Memphis, TN), and Gallery 12.26 (Dallas, TX), among others.

Artworks

Hasani Sahlehe,

Good to Know,

2024,

65 × 55 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Pen,

2024,

65 × 55 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Center Light,

2024,

82 × 65 inches (208.28 × 165.10 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Songwriter,

2022,

60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel and airbrush on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Capstone,

2024,

65 × 55 inches (165.10 × 139.70 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Trying Green,

2024,

60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Dynasty,

2024,

82 × 65 inches (208.28 × 165.10 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Walking Shoes,

2024,

60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel and airbrush on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Love Dog,

2024,

60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Hasani Sahlehe,

Green Kiss,

2024,

65 × 55 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)

Acrylic gel on canvas

Installation Views

Install view of Hasani Sahlehe You Really Gotta See It Live, 2023, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA

Press

Jillian Steinhauer, “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in January”, The New York Times, The New York Times, January 4 2024

Jacob Kelley, “Hasani Sahlehe at the Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta", Burnaway, December 6 2023

Kelly Beall, “F5: Hasani Sahlehe Tackles Life’s Experiences with Paint", Design Milk, January 12 2023

Maria Owen, “Hasani Sahlehe: Singing in the Response at Tops Gallery”, Burnaway, November 14 2022

Noelani Kirschner, “Hasani Sahlehe”, The American Scholar, July 19 2021

Rebekah Kirkman, “Lyrics and Remnants of Color: Hasani Sahlehe’s Show at Resort”, BmoreArt, December 26 2020

Ade J. Omotosho “Diaphanous, Airy, and Evanescent: Hasani Sahlehe in Augusta”, Burnaway, October 15 2020

Emerald Arguelles, “Hasani Sahlehe”, AINT-BAD, August 6 2020

“Hasani Sahlehe”, Art Papers, February 4 2020

Caleb Jamel Brown, “Freeze the Ham Bone: A Conversation with Hasani Sahlehe”, Burnaway, March 19 2019

Thomas Wheatley, “Downtown Atlanta Show Bipartisan Focuses on How Art Is Made”, Atlanta Magazine, April 18 2017

CV

Hasani Sahlehe

b. 1991, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Lives and works in Atlanta, GA

  • Education

    • 2015

      Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Selected Solo Exhibitions

    • 2024

      We Don't Even Know What Song We're Gonna Sing Today, MARCH, New York, NY

    • 2023

      Favorite Song, Tif Sigfrids, Athens, GA

      You Really Gotta See It Live, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA

      We Recordin' Tonight, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR

      Day, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

    • 2022

      Singing in the Response, Tops, Memphis, TN

      Stretch My Hands, Laney Contemporary, Savannah, GA

      Sky, You, Water, Ground, Gallery 12.26, Dallas, TX

    • 2021

      New Songs, Gallery 106 Green, New York, NY

    • 2020

      I Can't Wait to See You, Resort, Baltimore, MD

      If You Don't Mind the Mud, Westobou, Augusta, GA

    • 2019

      Fruit of the Spirit, MINT, Atlanta, GA