About

Habacuc S. Bessiake is a mixed-media artist and muralist working in Detroit. He was born on April 1, 1999, to two parents who immigrated from Côté d'Ivoire in 1993. Growing up, his family bounced around the Midwest, and eventually, he returned to Detroit in 2014. He graduated in 2021 with a BFA from the College for Creative Studies, an internationally known private art/design school. His first solo exhibition debuted at Harper Gallies of Art - Detroit in 2021. Since then, he has exhibited his work in the Detroit Historical Museum, M Contemporary Art in Ferndale, Michigan, Gallery Nucleus in Portland, Oregon, and with “Deviate Fashion” in their “Detroit to New York Showcase,” which was featured in The New York Times Feb 2022.

Habacuc loves to create worlds to escape into. Visual narratives pulled from the realms of reality and imagination. At its core, his work depicts empowering life lessons, reflecting the guidance he and others have received from navigating through life’s dark jungles. His work pulls from traces of his West African heritage through research and conversations with family, as he has yet to visit Africa. Finding cultural artifacts like African proverbs as a jumping point for narrative works, visually discussing the life lessons found in them. His mural work aims to bring life to walls across all communities with imaginative imagery holding hidden encouraging messages for viewers.

In Habacuc’s practice, you will find lively rhythmic mark-making using acrylics, oils, chalk pastel, ink, and more. The mix of worlds comes together to form his body of work.

Email: hsbessiake@gmail.com

Phone: 313-740-3773

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