Kindah Khalidy is an artist and author working in California.

In addition to her namesake line “Kindah Khalidy," she is the founder of the textile-driven brand “Seamripper.” She has collaborated with major apparel brands and companies including Vans, Joann, Facebook, Herman Miller, Crate and Kids, Gorman, and Nordstroms. She has also partnered with the United Nations and Unicef on other projects.

All inquiries: studio@kindahkhalidy.com

Curriculum Vitae

Education

California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
B.F.A. Individualized Major: Drawing, Painting and Textiles

Residencies + Awards

2019 SF MOMA SECA Award Nominee

2017 Facebook Artist in Residence

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2019 Soft Serve, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2019 Chroma, Spring Break Art Fair, New York, NY.

2018 Surprise, Chandran, Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2018 New Works, Art Market SF, San Francisco, CA.

2017 New Works, Art Market SF, San Francisco, CA.

2017 Nuclear Garden, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2014 Have Fun, Storefront Gallery, 49 Geary, San Francisco, CA.

2013 New Works, Ogaard Gallery, Oakland, CA

2013 New Works, Mercy Vintage, Oakland, CA

2011 New Works, Thomas Bruce Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019 Crosscurrent, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2017 She Lights Up The Night, Protein Studios, London

2016 Group Chat, Two Person Exhibition with Alex Fatemi, Innocnts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016 Summer Store, Fouladi Projects, San Francisco, CA

2016 Alumni Exhibition, CCA, San Francisco, CA

2015 Winter Store, Fouladi Projects, San Francisco, CA

2015 CCA Alumni Exhibition, CCA, San Francisco, CA

2015 Fresh Start, Arena 1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2014 Something Different, City Limits Gallery, Oakland, CA

2013 Something Great, Session Space Gallery, Oakland, CA

2012 Hearst Collection - Highlighted Artist, SomArts, San Francisco, CA

2011 New Works, Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA

2009 Sample, Oliver Center Gallery, Oakland, CA

Publications

Khalidy, Kindah. Once Upon a Colorful Canvas: A Playful Plan for Learning to Paint. ISBN: 9781631593222. Rockport Publishers. 2017.

Permanent Collections

SFMOMA Library & Archive, Google, SF Arts Commission and Facebook