KIANI KODAMA (b. 1996, Seattle, WA) is a Brooklyn based artist. They received their BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art in 2020 and studied at Kyoto Seika University in 2018. Kodama was a recipient of the Liu Shiming Foundation Art Grant (New York, NY; 2023), held residence at Vashon Artist’s Residency (Vashon, WA; 2024), Underland Gallery (Brooklyn, NY; 2023), and LA Warman Writer’s Residency (Brooklyn, NY; 2023). Kodama has recently exhibited at RAINRAIN Gallery (New York, NY; 2024), Susquehanna Art Museum (Harrisburg, PA; 2024), NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY; 2023), and Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia, PA; 2023), among others. Recent curatorial projects include Mouthing a Star Shaped Grave at Underland Gallery (Brooklyn, NY; 2023), Deliverance at Trestle Art Space (Brooklyn, NY; 2023), and Brooklyn Voices at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Brooklyn, NY; 2022).
Alongside their studio practice, Kodama is an organizer and advisor of exhibitions and archival collections-based public programming throughout New York. They have collaborated with organizations such as The Children's Museum of Manhattan, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, NYC Department of Education, and more.
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