Mitchell Kehe (b. 1984, USA) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He received his BFA from the Maine College of Art, Portland, in 2014 and his MFA from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, in 2016.
Mitchell Kehe’s practice is guided by an intuitive search for form, working with found objects, personal experience, and responsive material processes. He works with a mix of traditional and unconventional materials— shaped panels, synthetic fabrics, metallic enamel, acrylic, oil paint, flocking and collage. These elements form compositions that pulse with quiet tension, where materials appear to build, echo, and dissolve in equal measure.
His first solo exhibition Sourdough at the gallery took place in 2024. Other recent solo exhibitions include Ginny on Frederick, London (2025); Edouard Montassut, Paris (2023); 15 Orient at Weiss Falk, Basel (2023); and 15 Orient, New York (2021 and 2019). The gallery also presented his work in the group exhibitions Portrait and Portrait II, held in Cologne and New York in 2025. Further group exhibitions include Champ Lacombe, Biarritz (2025); Parloir, Milan (2025); April in Paris, Aerdenhout (2023); Hollybush Gardens, London (2023); The Wig, Berlin (2023); and Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (2021).
Works
Untitled 5 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic, oil, and color pencil on synthetic fabric, 170 x 135 cm
Untitled 4 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic, oil, color pencil, pastel, and enamel on synthetic fabric, 170 x 130 cm
Untitled 3 (the wheel turns), 2023, Acrylic paint, oil paint, enamel, soft pastel, charcoal on polyester, 170 x 130 cm
Untitled 1 (the wheel turns), 2023, Acrylic paint, oil paint, soft pastel on cotton fabric, 125 x 280 cm
Untitled 3 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic, oil, color pencil, pastel, and enamel on synthetic fabric, 130 x 190 cm
Untitled 6 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic and color pencil on synthetic fabric, 130 x 180 cm
Untitled 1 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic and PU enamel on synthetic fabric, 240 x 135 cm
Untitled 2 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic and PU enamel on synthetic fabric, 240 x 135 cm (GK_MK_06_2
Untitled 2 (the wheel turns), 2023, Acrylic paint, soft pastel on cotton fabric, 240 x 130 cm
Untitled 4 (the wheel turns), 2023, Enamel, masking tape, found objects on synthetic fabric, 150 x 130 cm
Untitled 8 (Sourdough), 2023, Acrylic and PU enamel on synthetic fabric, 120 x 120 cm
Untitled 7 (Sourdough), 2024, Acrylic, oil, enamel, charcoal and collage on polyester, 50 x 40 cm