BASMAT

Basmat Levin is a New York–based artist who lived and worked in Shanghai for over 15 years, where she maintained a studio in the M50 Art District.

 

Her paintings explore color, gesture, and cross-cultural influences, translating the energy of contemporary life into layered fields of texture and movement. Through portraiture and abstracted patterning, she reflects emotional and cultural impressions drawn from extensive international experience. Her work is distinguished by bold chromatic intensity, expressive brushwork, and a strong sense of rhythm.

 

Expanding beyond the canvas, Levin creates large-scale installations using mixed media including metal, wood, wallpaper, and recycled fabrics. These works extend her painterly language into architectural space, transforming color and gesture into immersive environments that engage viewers physically and spatially.

Her art has been presented internationally in museums, galleries, and public spaces, and was featured in major motion pictures including The Upside, Dinner Rush, and Suburban Girl, among others.

 

Her work has been exhibited with Ethan Cohen Gallery (VOLTA Art Fair, Hamptons Art Fair), Agora Gallery, Crossing Art Gallery, and 302 Bowery Gallery (New York); Lilienthal Gallery (Knoxville, Miami); and Powerlong Museum, Leo Gallery, and Tangram Gallery (Shanghai).

 

Large-scale installations have been presented at KuBe Art Center (Beacon), ZAZ10TS (New York City), MOCA Museum Pavilion, Pujiang Country Park, The Glam Bar (Shanghai), Yi Ou Lai Village (Suzhou), Zhujiajiao Water Town (China), Madam Fu (Hong Kong), Art Stage Singapore, Tel Aviv Opera House (Israel), and Juan Santamaría International Airport (Costa Rica).

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