KHEM Interview on KBOO

On Tuesday, January 25 2022, Joseph Gallivan interviews artist KHEM, about his show Smiles of Planet Earth in Portland, Oregon. Listen to the interview here.

KHEM paints simple black curves on white paper, arranged in patterns whose meaning he decodes after he has completed the work. KHEM has travelled widely in the Americas and arrived in Portland and experienced houselessness. Hear his reflections on keeping his mood up by smiling at strangers, and how he converts that into visual art, on paper, on walls and on Instagram @smilesofplanetearth.

KHEM is completing his winter residency at the GMS headquarters. His show, Smiles of Planet Earth, closes on Friday January 28 with a live painting show at 6pm.