BIO

Kachelle Knowles (born 1990, Nassau, The Bahamas) is a contemporary artist who explores the ideas of gender identity, cultural preservation/ production, and social relations within the black community. Her approach is both masculine and feminine with the black male figure as her main subject matter. 

 

She received her Bachelor’s degree in Illustration at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada in 2017. Knowles has participated in numerous exhibitions in The Bahamas both in local galleries, such as The Current: Baha Mar Gallery and Art Center, and prestigious national institutions, such as the Central Bank of The Bahamas (where she has won first prize in their annual competition) and The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, where she had a solo, “Bahamian Man Since Time,’ in 2019. Internationally, she has exhibited in China twice, in 2014 and 2019; in Venice, Italy (Luciano Benetton Collection, 2019); Toronto, Canada (United Contemporary, 2022 and 2024) and the Dominican Republic (29th EDUARDO LEÓN JIMENES FOUNDATION COMPETITION, Centro Leon. Santiago, 2026).

 

Since 2023, she has been represented by TERN Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas, with whom she has participated in numerous group shows at home and international art fairs (Chicago, New York, Miami), with a solo exhibition scheduled for Spring 2027.