Brad Kahlhamer, Survival Chandelier, 2009, Mixed media sculpture, 52 x 28 x 30 in (132.1 x 71.1 x 76.2 cm)
Brad Kahlhamer (b. 1956, Tucson, AZ) is a multidisciplinary artist who creates monumental paintings and intricate sculptures. His creative practice reflects the multitudinous nature of his personal identity. Kahlhamer is of indigenous descent, adopted by German parents, and came of age in the bustling world of the 1980s and 90s New York art scene. At once a careful draftsman and an underground punk musician, Kahlhamer straddles many creative stratospheres. Kahlhamer’s work has been the subject of numerous solo presentations, including recent exhibitions at Galerie Sophie Scheidecker, Paris; Garth Greenan Gallery, New York; Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson; and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale. His work is held in the permanent collections of many public institutions including the Denver Art Museum, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among many others. He currently lives and works between New York City, New York; and Mesa, Arizona.