Inka Essenhigh

Born: 1960

Biography:

Inka Essenhigh is an American painter.
Essenhigh studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio (1991) and earned a Masters of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York (1992–94).
In the late 1990s, Essenhigh's work attracted attention as one of a generation of young painters in New York, including Cecily Brown, Damien Loeb and Will Cotton. Her early work was sometimes characterized as "Pop Surrealism" for its strangely attenuated cartoon forms and flat, simple colors.
One of her most recent exhibitions, at Jacob Lewis Gallery in Manhattan in fall 2014, received positive coverage, and showcased work showing a shift in her style, toward more representational work.
In 2018, Essenhigh completed a mural at the Drawing Center in New York, NY and has two solo exhibitions, one at Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, NY and a retrospective at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach, VA.

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