Inka Essenhigh: A Fine Line at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

In celebration of Inka Essenhigh: A Fine Line solo exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), March 17 August 19, 2018. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, September 15, 2018 January 6, 2019. Inka Essenhigh creates beautiful paintings through a studio practice that emphasizes experimentation and exploration. Since Essenhighs emergence into the art world during the late 1990s, she has consistently questioned and redefined her relationship with her media. She moved from using enamel paint to traditional oils and back; creating hybrids of the two. Her substrates include paper, canvas, and panels. Throughout each phase of experimentation, Essenhigh creates dialogues with her work, navigating how the media and brush interact. It is through this approach that her dazzling works are borne. Inka Essenhigh received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992 from Columbus College of Art Design in Columbus, OH, and her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1994 from School of Visual Arts