Basil Kincaid (b. 1986, St. Louis, Missouri) is a post-disciplinary artist who explores the fixity of conditioned and self-imposed constructs. Through quilting, collaging, photography, installation and performance–done with found, salvaged and donated materials–Kincaid interrogates social mores while drafting alternative cultural fabrics. With an improvisational and community-oriented approach, resourcefulness and freedom of imagination emerge as critical components in the liberation of spirit. Kincaid studied drawing and painting at Colorado College, graduating in 2010. Kincaid is part of the JP Morgan permanent art collection and recently debuted their first museum performance, “The Release,” at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St.Louis MO. Kincaid is also a 2021 recipient of the United States Artists Fellowship.
Work
The Fields We Lay and Turn with Horns, 2023
Corduroy, Kente, Ghanaian Wax Block Fabric, cotton, wool, fur, polyester, sequins, embroidery floss, selected materials from previous performance works, curtains
180 x 240 x 6 in.
457.2 x 609.6 x 15.3 cm.The Courtship of Lightnin Bugs, 2023
Kente, Ghanaian Wax Block Fabric, cotton, wool, fur, polyester, embroidery floss, tweed, yarn, velvet, curtains
96 x 168 in.
243.8 x 426.7 cm.The River, 2017-2022
Quilt
104 x 204 x 12 in.
264.16 x 518.16 x 30.48 cm.The Journey of Becoming, 2022
Quilt: Cotton Fibers woven on traditional loom, Patchwork of Various Ghanian Fabrics, Embroidery, Batting, Curtains, Sequins, on Wall
42 x 32 in.
106.68 x 81.28 cmOrigins of the Earth, 2022
Quilt
106 x 156 in
269.24 x 396.24 cmPraise Around the Seed, 2022
Embroidery and hand woven cotton fiber on canvas
67 x 88 x 1 in.
170.18 x 223.52 x 2.54 cm.Four Eyes One Vision, 2021
Quilt: Ghanaian Wax Block Fabrics, Cotton Warp Cotton Weft Hand woven Ashanti Kente, lace, abrokeyere, embroidery, on wallRiverside Revival, 2021
Clothes From The Artist, Donated Clothes, Donated Corduroy, Old Choir Robes from Black Churches in St. Louis, Fragments of Vintage Quilts, Ghanian Fabric and EmbroideryLullaby, 2021
Quilt vintage corduroy, donated clothes, clothes from the artist, Ghanaian embroidered fabrics, hand-woven Ghanaian kente, wax block print cotton fabric, and woolWhen The Rain Comes:, 2020-2022
Quilt
106 x 90 in
269.24 x 228.6 cmRetired Drug Dealer, 2019
US Currency, Weavings Made from Photographs taken by the artist, Wash Cloths, Cotton Thread, On Canvas
39 x 26 x 9 in.
99.1 x 66 x 22.9 cm.Corner of Alaska, 2019
Weavings Made from Photographs taken by the artist, Wash Cloths, Cotton Thread, On Canvas
59 x 39 x 9 in.
149.9 x 99.1 x 22.9 cm.
