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Nina Chanel Abney

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Nina Chanel Abney
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amNina Edit
Ein date of birth30 November 1981 Edit
Place dem born amHarvey Edit
Ein occupationpainter Edit
Educate forAugustana University, New School Edit
ResidenceChicago, New York City Edit
Ethnic groupAfrican Americans Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.ninachanelabney.com/ Edit
Represented byJack Shainman Gallery Edit
Has works in the collectionDean Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit
Artist files atSmithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Edit

Nina Chanel Abney be an American artist, wey base insyd New York. Na dem born am insyd Harvey, Illinois.[1] She be an African American contemporary artist den painter wey dey explore race, gender, pop culture, homophobia, den politics insyd ein work.

Ein life matter

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Na Abney be raise by ein mommie Karla, ein aunt, den ein grandparents insyd Chicago. Na ein mommie sanso be an artist, wey Abney look up to am. Abney use to play plus ein mommie ein oil paints insyd dema basement. Na she like Archie Comics, de Berenstain Bears, den Disney movies, wey she go mimic characters from dem. After na ein mommie remarry wey na she get a second daughter, de family move around a lot, wey Abney den ein sisto go often be de black kiddies per insyd dema class at school. Na Abney first meet ein biological poppie, wey be a police officer, wen na he pull ein mommie over for an alleged traffic violation while na dem dey drive thru Indiana.

Exhibitions

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  • I Dread To Think, 2012 [2]
  • Always a Winner, 2015 [3]
  • Royal Flush, 2017[4]
  • Fair Grounds, 2017 [5]
  • Safe House, 2017 [6]
  • Seized the Imagination, 2017[7]
  • Hot to Trot. Not., 2018[8]
  • Chicago Cultural Center, 2018[4]
  • Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & California African American Museum, 2018[4]
  • Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, 2019[4]

Collections

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Ein work include insyd de collections of de Bronx Museum of the Arts; de Brooklyn Museum; de Museum of Modern Art; de Rubell Museum; den de Whitney Museum of American Art.[9][10][11][12][13]

Books

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  • 30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection. Rubell Family Collection (publisher), 2012. By Robert Hobbs, Glen Logon, Franklin Sirmans and Michele Wallace. ISBN 978-0-9821195-5-6.
  • Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush. Duke University, 2017. By Marshall N. Price. ISBN 978-0-938989-41-7.

References

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  1. McVey, Kurt. "How Nina Chanel Abney is Championing the Black Lives Matter Movement with a Paintbrush". Vanity Fair (in English). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  2. Frank, Priscilla (2012-10-25). "Mashup Artist Creates Giant 60-Foot Painting". HuffPost (in English). Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. "Nina Chanel Abney - Always A Winner". The Bholdr (in American English). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "EXHIBITIONS". Nina Chanel Abney Studio (in American English). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "Nina Chanel Abney Crated An Inclusive Playground For Adults". www.intomore.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  6. Gallery, Mary Boone. "Mary Boone Gallery". Mary Boone Gallery (in English). Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  7. "See Nina Chanel Abney's Powerful New Paintings About Racial Conflict and Contradictions in America". artnet News (in American English). 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  8. "Nina Chanel Abney: Hot to Trot. Not. | Contemporary And". www.contemporaryand.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  9. "Nina Chanel Abney". www.whitney.org.
  10. "Nina Chanel Abney". rubellmuseum.org. The Rubell Museum. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. "Beyond the veil: permanent works from the collection". bronxmuseum.org. The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
  12. "Forbidden Fruit - Nina Chanel Abney". brooklynmuseum.org. The Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. "Nina Chanel Abney". moma.org. The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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