Zoe Hawk (b. St. Louis, 1982) holds a BFA from Missouri State University and an MFA from the University of Iowa, and has attended esteemed residencies in 5 countries. Her work has been published in New American Paintings, Plastik Magazine, and JOIA Magazine, as well as in online features by Hi-Fructose and Booooooom. She exhibits worldwide and has numerous collaborations to her credit including with Paul & Joe Paris, ZARA, and True/False Film Fest. She lives and works in Columbia, Missouri. Hawk’s work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play and group interactions, in a style referencing classic storybook illustration. The narratives in these works are meant to be sweet and nostalgic, yet upon closer inspection hold a sense of mystery and the sinister.
