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Khalilah Birdsong Art

American, b. 1977
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Goldsmiths, University of London. Khalilah’s work has been exhibited in galleries across the United States and internationally, including Atlanta, New York, Cincinnati, Hamburg, London, and Mallorca. Her solo and group exhibitions span the U.S., Japan, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Her paintings are held in private and corporate collections worldwide, including commissioned works and a piece in the private collection of President Barack Obama. She has also completed site-specific sculptural installations for corporate clients in Atlanta, Georgia, and Tokyo, Japan. In 2025, one of Khalilah’s paintings was acquired by the Kenkeleba House Museum (New York, New York). Rooted in abstraction, Khalilah’s practice explores themes of survival and resurgence. Her process-led approach is marked by improvisation, spontaneity, and intuition. She layers and strips away paint to create richly textured surfaces—contusions, ridges, and moments of rawness that expose forgotten layers beneath. This tactile language is an invitation for viewers to engage emotionally and instinctively with the work. Khalilah’s recent seven-year nomadic journey around the world deeply informed her creative process, instilling a disciplined and transformative perspective that continues to shape her artistic vision. Her paintings evoke the scale and physical presence found in the work of Jack Whitten, Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Ed Clark, and the later abstractions of Gerhard Richter. Like these artists, Khalilah achieves a compelling balance between physicality and precision. In 2019, Contemporary Art Curator (London) named her among “100 Future Contemporary Artists.” That same year, she was invited to exhibit four large-scale paintings and a sculptural installation at the XII Florence Biennale. In 2020, she received a Hambidge Fellowship for the Creative Arts & Sciences. Khalilah currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.
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'An Insistence Upon Being' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto
'An Insistence Upon Being' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto

'An Insistence Upon Being' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto

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Located in Atlanta, GA

This highly textured abstract painting features black, purple, red and blue. Khalilah is inspired by the works of Jack Whitten, Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Ed ...

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2010s Abstract Khalilah Birdsong Art

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Located in Atlanta, GA

This highly textured abstract painting features green, blue, red, pink, and yellow. Khalilah is inspired by the works of Jack Whitten, Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Jean-Paul Riopel...

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2010s Abstract Khalilah Birdsong Art

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This textured abstract painting features yellow, purple, green and blue. Khalilah is inspired by the works of Jack Whitten, Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Ed Clar...

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Find a wide variety of authentic Khalilah Birdsong art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Khalilah Birdsong in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Khalilah Birdsong art, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Khalilah Birdsong art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $4,130 and tops out at $26,550, while the average work can sell for $6,490.