Aunia Kahn

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Aunia Kahn
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Born
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
EducationSelf-taught
Known forMixed media / Digital art
MovementContemporary / Lowbrow

Aunia Marie Kahn (born December 5, 1977) is an American artist, photographer, author, web designer. She was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and currently lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Kahn originally began creating art as a therapeutic response to a difficult upbringing, rather than through a wish to build a career.[1] At the urging of a friend, her work was first exhibited publicly in December 2005 as part of the Voices Within Surviving Through the Arts show mounted by the St. Louis Artists' Guild. She has garnered several awards, having been featured in numerous publications, and represented and collected nationally and internationally, along with being a published author has provided her a platform to guest lectures at colleges and universities. She also undertakes commissions and other collaborative projects.[2]

Entirely self-taught,[2] her work blends elements of photography, digital painting and collage.[1] Most of her work includes aspects of self-portraiture and incorporates likenesses of herself.[2]

Her art frequently features juxtaposition of symbols.[3] Representations of surgical instruments, human anatomy and mortality are common features, set against political symbols such as the Stars and Stripes and images from nature.[2]

An interest in tarot[2] led to the creation of the Silver Era Tarot deck, made up of original designs featuring Kahn and author Russell J. Moon, published by Schiffer Publishing in April 2010.[3]

In October 2010 Kahn curated the Lowbrow Tarot Project,[4] a collection of pieces loosely centered on the lowbrow art style, representing the 22 cards of the Major Arcana and a 23rd piece representing the back of the cards. The works were exhibited at La Luz de Jesus gallery,[5] Los Angeles, California, and were published as a coffee table book and a card deck.[6] As well as Kahn herself, artists featured included Molly Crabapple, David Stoupakis, Chet Zar, , Daniel Martin Diaz and Chris Mars.

Her piece Rousing the Whirlwind was chosen by Les Bourgeois vineyard, Rocheport, Missouri, to appear on the label of its limited edition 2005 Syrah. The wine went on sale in 2007.[7]

Bibliography[]

  • Obvious Remote Chaos, Old Line Publishing, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9841065-9-2
  • The Silver Era Tarot, Schiffer Publishing, 2010 ISBN 978-0-7643-3438-2
  • Lowbrow Tarot: An Artistic Collaborative Effort in Honor of Tarot, Schiffer Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-0-7643-4233-2
  • Lowbrow Tarot: Major Arcana Cards, Schiffer Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-0-7643-4235-6
  • Inspirations for Survivors, Schiffer Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-0-7643-4124-3
  • The Witch's Oracle, Schiffer Publishing, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7643-4931-7
  • Tarot Under Oath, Alexi Era Gallery, 2014 ISBN 978-0-9916-2470-6
  • The Witch's Oracle 2nd Edition, Red Feather Publishing, 2019 ISBN 978-0-7643-5783-1
  • Avalanche of White Reason: The Photography & Writings of Aunia Kahn, Lokreign, 2015 ISBN 978-0-9916-2471-3

Curated Shows[]

  • All Exhibitions, Alexi Era Gallery, Eugene, 2012–2017
  • The Lowbrow Tarot Project, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, 2010
  • Darkest Dreams a Lighted Way, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, 2008
  • The Beauty From Within, ArtDimensions Gallery, St. Louis, 2006
  • Art of Being a Woman, ArtDimensions Gallery, St. Louis, 2006

Selected Press[]

  • Art That Creeps, Strychnin Gallery and Korero, 2009, pp. 88–95 ISBN 978-0-9558336-7-0
  • Mynameis issue 8, Graphotism, 2010, pp. 136–157
  • Photographer's Forum, Best of College Photography, Serbin Communications, 2009, p. 64

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Aunia Kahn profile". ArtReview. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Interview with artist Aunia Kahn". Excommunicate.net. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Interview Aunia Kahn". Inspire76.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "Lowbrow Tarot Deck". BoingBoing.net. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "La Luz de Jesus Presents The Lowbrow Tarot Project". laluzdejesus.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "The Lowbrow Tarot Card Project". hifructose.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Behind The Label". Vox Magazine. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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