“Flight Travels Fast By Word Of Mouth “

Grace Kisa is a Kenyan  born American artist based in Atlanta, Georgia.

A multi disciplinary artist whose primary expression is sculpture, her process is improvisational, a combination of creative play and problem solving. The materials that she 

uses vary from clay, metal, wood, fiber, and resin. with a focus on recycling and repurposing ordinary objects .

Her work draws inspiration from the experiences of a childhood spent in Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana, Virginia, and as a practicing artist Georgia. 

By taking what is familiar and transforming it, she creates narratives that engage various histories while working through concepts of intersectional identities, examining the processes of migration and cultural exchange beyond borders. Particular attention is given to ideas of 

comfort, alienation, adaptation and assimilation. Set against how that relates in a globalized world

Grace graduated from the Art Institute in Atlanta, Georgia and has worked as a professional artist for over 25 years exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and overseas.

Notably, 

In 2024 Grace Kisa exhibited with the European Cultural Centre in Venice Italyduring the exhibition titled “Personal Structures: Beyond Boundaries” in the context of the Venice Biennale.

2023 International Sculpture Conference keynote presentation artists Wilie Cole and Grace Kisa

2021 Public Art Commission by The Atlanta Beltline collaboration , artists Grace Kisa and Ellex 

Swavoni purchased for their permanent collection.

2020 Nu Africans exhibition at Hammonds House Museum , Atlanta Georgia, curator Leatrice Ellzy

Grace has been published In The New York Times, Forbes, The Atlanta Journal and 

Constitution, and ArtsAtl, Black Art In America, and Rolling Out .