Soulé Déesse is a multi-disciplinary artist whose creative oeuvre seamlessly traverses a broad spectrum of mediums—from drawing and painting to site-specific installations. Her rich, varied practice also embraces sculpture, collage, video, experimental sound, oral storytelling, and performance art, creating a cohesive yet eclectic body of work that defies easy categorization.
Déesse has been selected for numerous national and international residencies, such as Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, and the Cholamandal Artists Village in Chennai, India. Her international footprint also includes a stay at the Residencia Internacional de Arte Can Serrat in Barcelona, Spain, and honored as a Bogliasco Fellow at the prestigious Bogliasco Foundation in Genoa, Italy. This was closely followed by her participation in a specialized ceramics artist residency at c.r.e.t.a. in Rome. She has earned several awards, including the esteemed "Best of Show" at the Migrations Film Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the coveted Yaddo Donald and Genie Rice Filmmaker Residency Grant.
With a global exhibition record, Déesse has displayed her work solo and in collaboration in diverse venues across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Her work has graced the walls of renowned institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, the Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center, Printed Matter, Inc. in New York, and Site:Brooklyn Gallery. International exhibitions include those at the Mahmoud Darwish Museum in Bethlehem, Palestine, the Center for Global Justice in Guanajuato, Mexico, and the Galerie Nord in Berlin, Germany, among many others.
Déesse holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Déesse has been selected for numerous national and international residencies, such as Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, and the Cholamandal Artists Village in Chennai, India. Her international footprint also includes a stay at the Residencia Internacional de Arte Can Serrat in Barcelona, Spain, and honored as a Bogliasco Fellow at the prestigious Bogliasco Foundation in Genoa, Italy. This was closely followed by her participation in a specialized ceramics artist residency at c.r.e.t.a. in Rome. She has earned several awards, including the esteemed "Best of Show" at the Migrations Film Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the coveted Yaddo Donald and Genie Rice Filmmaker Residency Grant.
With a global exhibition record, Déesse has displayed her work solo and in collaboration in diverse venues across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Her work has graced the walls of renowned institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, the Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center, Printed Matter, Inc. in New York, and Site:Brooklyn Gallery. International exhibitions include those at the Mahmoud Darwish Museum in Bethlehem, Palestine, the Center for Global Justice in Guanajuato, Mexico, and the Galerie Nord in Berlin, Germany, among many others.
Déesse holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.