Curriculum Vitae


Josue Bessiake, 2024.

Education

2024 
BFA Montserrat College of Art 

2020
American University of Paris


Solo Exhibitions

2024
Gallery NAGA: A Bird’s Last Look  Boston, MA

Hallspace: When You Sat Here  Boston, MA


2023
University of the Bahamas Gallery: In Shallow Waters  Nassau, Bahamas

Bare Gallery: Shallow Waters: Views from the Bahamas Montserrat College of Art  Beverly, MA

Gallery Kayafas: H301  Boston, MA

2022
1A Knowlton: These Walls Montserrat College of Art  Beverly, MA


2021
301 Frame: Earthly Delight Montserrat College of Art  Beverly, MA


Group Exhibitions

2025
Luminosity: A Detroit Arts Gathering Charles Wright Museum, Detroit Michigan
Black Creativity Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL


2024

Holiday Group Show, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA

AXA Prize Group show New York Academy of Art New York City, NY

Manually Operated, Frontera Artsist in Bloom, Brownsville, TX

Substation Rebirth, Reimagine Rosindale, MA

Chautauqua SVA Resident Show Chautauqua, NY

Piano Craft Gallery: Structural Perceptions  Boston, MA

Montserrat College of Art Gallery: Not For You Beverly, MA


2023
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery: Fresh Faces  Boston, MA

82 Parris Gallery: Vacationland  Portland, ME

Thompson Gallery A Familiar Form Massachusetts College of Art  Boston, MA


Residency
2025
Artist in Residence GoggleWorks, Reading, PA
Independent Project Fellowship. Institute for Public Architecture, New York, NY

2024
Frontera Arts in Bloom: Flower Shop Arts Residency, Brownsville, TX

Chautauqua Institute School of Visual Art: Artist in Residence, Chautauqua, NY

2023
University of the Bahamas Artist in Residence, Nassau Bahamas



Accolades

2025
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation-Grant

2024

AXA Art Prize Finalist New York Academy of Art
William and Ruth Fusco Prize to Encourage Artistic Achievement Montserrat College of Art

2023

Carol Schlosberg Award Montserrat College of Art
Alumni Award Montserrat College of Art
Painters Award Montserrat College of Art
Dean's List Montserrat College of Art

2022

Painters Award Montserrat College of Art
Dean's List Montserrat College of Art