Naomi Hawksley (b. 2000, San Francisco CA) is an artist based in New York. Her practice is concerned with identity construction, moral flexibility, and viewership.
Hawksley has presented her work with Bibeau Krueger (New York NY), Bio Gallery (Seoul KR), 4649 (Tokyo JP), hardboiled (Chicago IL),Romance (Pittsburgh PA), White Noise (Seoul KR), Et al. (San Francisco CA), Mundus Press (Easthampton MA), Weatherproof (Chicago IL), amongst others.
naomi.hawksley1@gmail.com
Education
2018 - 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Mewl, Bibeau Kreuger, New York NY
2024 Rule 27, Bio Gallery, Seoul KR
2023 Hedera Helix, SULK, Chicago IL
Group Exhibitions
2025 Lingering, 4649, Tokyo, JP
2025 Every Star a Sun, 360, Brooklyn, NY
2025 rehearsal, hardboiled, Chicago, IL
2025 we know nothing about people who don’t cry, Romance, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Real World, White Noise, Seoul KR
2024 Body Profile, Faction, Seoul KR
2024 The Weatherproof Anniversarial, Weatherproof, Chicago IL
2024 Enlargement Show 2.0, Mundus Press, Easthampton MA
2024 Maybe it’s about bodies?, Et Al, San Francisco CA
2023 Goodnight, Shower, Seoul KR
2023 Never Change, Night Club, Minneapolis MN
2022 Feed the Nest More, Adobe Books, San Francisco CA
2022 Naomi Hawksley Et Daniel Zeballos, Weatherproof, Chicago IL
2022 Fables, Povos, Chicago IL
2021 Nice Work, Sulk Chicago, Chicgo IL
2021 Stay As You Are, Cone Shape Top, Oakland CA
Awards & Residencies
upcoming Artist in Residence, VIRREINA, Bogotá CO
2024 Artist in Residence, White Noise, Seoul KR
2018 - 2022 Presidential Merit Scholarship Recipient, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2018 YAX Scholarship Recipient, Organization of Women Architects, San Francisco CA
Press
2024 New year, new me…New art? Six Gen-Z artists to look out for this 2025, Whitehot Magaine
2024 Linked-in Seoul, Visla Magazine
2024 Must See: Naomi Hawksley’s “Mewl” at Bibeau Krueger, ARTFORUM Artguide
2023 In Naomi Hawksley’s Drawings, Looks Can Be Deceiving, ArtReview
2022 Artist of the Week, LVL3