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
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Good to Know,
2024,
65 × 55 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Pen,
2024,
65 × 55 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Center Light,
2024,
82 × 65 inches (208.28 × 165.10 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Songwriter,
2022,
60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel and airbrush on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Capstone,
2024,
65 × 55 inches (165.10 × 139.70 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Trying Green,
2024,
60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Dynasty,
2024,
82 × 65 inches (208.28 × 165.10 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Walking Shoes,
2024,
60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel and airbrush on canvas
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Hasani Sahlehe,
Love Dog,
2024,
60 × 48 inches (152.40 × 121.92 cm)
Acrylic gel on canvas
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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
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Install view of Hasani Sahlehe You Really Gotta See It Live, 2023, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
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Install view of Hasani Sahlehe You Really Gotta See It Live, 2023, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
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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
2018
Banana Republic, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
What a Kallaloo, the Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA