Kenturah Davis
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Kenturah Davis |
| Given name | Kenturah |
| Family name | Davis |
| Date of birth | 1984 |
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | American English |
| Occupation | artist |
| Educate for | Occidental College, Yale University |
| Has works in the collection | Hessel Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
| Artist files at | Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library |
Kenturah Davis (dem born am 1984)[1] be contemporary artist wey dey work between Los Angeles, New Haven den Accra, Ghana.[2][3][4]
Ein Education[edit | edit source]
Davis earn ein BA from Occidental College den ein MFA from Yale University School of Art.[5][6]
Ein Artistic practice[edit | edit source]
Davis ein work dey explore de relationship between identity, language, den figurative mark-making. Davis dey work for range of media from drawing to painting to sculpture to performance.[7] Ein work be de collection of de Walker Art Center.[1]
For 2020 insyd, Davis collaborate plus de fashion label: Osei Duro.[8] Los Angeles Metro commission Davis say he create large-scale work wey go be permanently installed for site-specific location for de new K Line (Crenshaw/LAX) rail line.[5][9]
For 2022 insyd, National Portrait Gallery reveal Davis ein Ava DuVernay's portrait.[10][11][12]
Ein Selected exhibits[edit | edit source]
2013 "Sonder" for Papillion for Los Angeles - ("Sonder" at Papillion in Los Angeles)[6][13]
2019 "Blur for de Interest of Precision - (Blur in the Interest of Precision)" for de Mathew Brown for Los Angeles[13][14]
2020 "Everything wey no go fit be Known - (Everything that cannot be Known)" for de SCAD Museum of Art for Georgia[15][16]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://walkerart.org/collections/artists/kenturah-davis
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/los-angeles-times/20191110/282716228814099
- ↑ https://pffcollection.com/artists/kenturah-davis/
- ↑ https://williamsrecord.com/2019/10/kenturah-davis-delivers-plonsker-family-lecture/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.nxthvn.com/residents/kenturah-davis/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.papillionart.com/photo-gallery/sonder-an-exhibition-by-kenturah-davis/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200625174141/https://www.visitsavannah.com/event/kenturah-davis-everything-that-cannot-be-known/2819
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200625034006/https://oseiduro.com/products/kenturah-davis-artist-collboration-cloth-1
- ↑ https://hyperallergic.com/771871/las-new-metro-line-opens-with-14-public-artworks/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/ava-duvernay-national-portrait-gallery-1235253278/
- ↑ https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/national-portrait-gallery-announces-portrait-nation-2022-honorees-exhibition-newly
- ↑ https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/anthony-fauci-clive-davis-ava-duvernay-and-more-take-their-place-in-the-national-portrait-gallery
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://curate.la/event.php?id=15736
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200623045101/http://thelabae.com/2019/03/01/kenturah-davis-matthew-brown-los-angeles/
- ↑ https://www.artforum.com/artguide/scad-museum-of-art-12025/everything-that-cannot-be-known-182849
- ↑ https://africanah.org/kenturah-davis-portraits/
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