Kyle Meyer (b. 1985) in Ashland, Ohio, Currently Living and working in New York, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in photography and graphic design from City College in New York and MFA in photography from Parsons New School of Design, New York. In 2009 Kyle was awarded the Mortimer B. Hayes-Brandeis Travelling Fellowship which led him to Swaziland where he learned the art of weaving which he now combines with photography in his work. By weaving together photographic and sculptural elements, his artwork metaphorically speaks to the human condition of seclusion, oppression, memory, and loss. It also laboriously questions the potency of digital photography by embracing the haptic qualities of craft.
Solo exhibitions include Interwoven Rupture and Repair, Morris Museum, Morristown (2025); Unidentified, High Line Nine, New York (2021); When will I see you again?, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery London (2020); Interwoven, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (2018); Be-Longing, Blank Space Gallery: New York, New York (2014).
Group exhibitions include Here, Now, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minneapolis (2024); Amur Yakue: The Land of God, Loft Art Gallery, Marrakech (2024); Welche Stimmung fondest du dort vor?, Galerie Russi Klenner, Berlin (2021); Shifting Gaze: A Reconstruction of the Black and Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach (2021); COLOR, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York (2020); ONE: An Exhibition of Unique Objects, Transformer Station, Cleveland (2020); Inaugural Installations: Kinder Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2020); New York to New Mexico: New Acquisitions, Montclair Art Museum (2020); Strangers in Town, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery Berlin (2019); A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2019); Honoring Stonewall, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York (2019); Shifting Gaze: A Reconstruction of the Black and Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando (2018); "Bronx Calling" AIM Biennial, Bronx Museum of Arts, Bronx (2017); Uncommon Likeness: Identity in Flux, Sheldon Museum of Art; Lincoln (2016); Uncommon Exposures: Photography in Craft Based Media, Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton (2016); The Museum Within and Without, State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg (2015); Nine Five One, The Forg; Memphis (2014).
Highlight and Collections
Meyer’s work can be found in numerous international collections including the JP Morgan Art Collection; 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY; David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI; Fondation Blachère, Apt, France; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Microsoft Art Collection, Redmond, WA; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL; Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria; and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Meyer has been the recipient of several residencies and grants, including Flying Horse Editions (2022); Foundation Blachere (2019); Bronx Museum AIM Program (2017); Eddie Adams Workshop (2013); and the Mortimer B. Hayes- Brandeis Travelling Fellowship (2009-2010).