About The Artist

Kaleeka Bond was born in Virginia and grew up in Southern California. She received her BFA in 2006 and her MFA in 2008 from Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) in Laguna Beach, CA and has been exhibiting her work in California since 1999. After obtaining her Masters Degree, Kaleeka went on to teach at over six colleges throughout Southern California, and currently teaches seven classes as well as regular workshops with Catalyst at Art Supply Warehouse. In addition to her two year old son, Kaleeka owns multiple businesses, and continues to exhibit her work. Kaleeka and her husband, Harith, recently launched Adinkra Stitch, an apparel line. Influenced by behaviors in society and the impingement of mass media, she hopes to counter the effects of these disconnections with social awareness through her artwork. When interviewed about her work, Kaleeka stated; “Art has a way of opening our eyes to things that we refuse to see. I want my work to compel people to see beyond the superficial and seek the profound, ultimately allowing them to live beyond what they think of as the obvious and understand that individualism and the ability to communicate shape the uniqueness of the world.”