Terra (she/her) is a US-based artist and performer. She received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 2018, and her BFA in Drawing from Ball State University in 2013. She moved to Brooklyn, New York, in the summer of 2018 and maintains a studio practice in East Williamsburg.

Keck creates eraser drawings that explore the nature of our universe and consciousness through the metaphor of the UFO. Based on her background in occult magic, she approaches the UFO from the deeply held belief that, at its core, our universe is benevolent and creative. The work is created by erasing layers of graphite and watercolor, a reductive process that alludes to the importance of what is left behind and the negative spaces in our cosmic story. Spiritually, the work is generated in response to the broad consensus that the future is canceled. When things feel so uncertain, what are earthlings supposed to do but look up and out at an opaque and glittering emptiness and dream of someone who traveled a thousand light-years just to catch a glimpse of us?

You will find Terra’s work featured in publications such as Hyperallergic, The Art Newspaper, and Oxford American Arts as well as in permanent institutional collections in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Hawaii, and California. Terra is a curatorial partner at Field Projects Gallery in Chelsea. She co-hosts the comedy podcast “Witch, Yes!” which seeks the humor and humanity of the occult, folklore, and witchcraft in its relationship to history, identity and contemporary politics. She is also a contributing writer to Artefuse, Impulse Magazine and Art Spiel.

To view more information about Terra Keck: https://terrakeck.com/bio