Khari Turner, US

Khari Turner (b. 1991) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

“I paint because of my understanding of my identity and history, recovering the air of astory. I imagine the personifications of the magic that is water. I use water from oceans, lakes, and rivers from places that have either ahistorical or personal connection to Black people — water that I collect to mix with and pour onto my paintings. My paintings and drawings combine abstraction with realistic renderings of Black noses and lips to investigate the spiritual and physical record to my ancestor’s relationships with water.