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Njideka Akunyili Crosby

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Njideka Akunyili Crosby
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenNigeria, United States Edit
Name wey dem give amNjideka Edit
Family nameCrosby Edit
Ein date of birth1983 Edit
Place dem born amEnugu Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationvisual artist, painter Edit
Position eholdartist-in-residence Edit
Educate forSwarthmore College, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Yale University Edit
ResidenceLos Angeles, Enugu, Philadelphia Edit
Ethnic groupIgbo people, African Americans Edit
Award e receiveMacArthur Fellows Program Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.njidekaakunyili.com/ Edit
Represented byVictoria Miro Gallery Edit
Has works in the collectionWhitney Museum of American Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit
Personal pronounL484 Edit

Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) be Nigerian-born visual artist wey dey work insyd Los Angeles, California.[1] Thru ein art, Akunyili Crosby negotiates the cultural terrain between her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria, creating collage and photo transfer-based paintings that expose the challenges of occupying these two worlds.[2] Insyd 2017, na dem award Akunyili Crosby de prestigious Genius Grant wey komot de John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[3]

Early life den education

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Na dem born Njideka Akunyili insyd 1983 wey dem raise am insyd Enugu, Nigeria.[4][5] She be of Igbo descent wey she grow up bilingual insyd Igbo den English.[6] One of six siblings, na Akunyili Crosby ein poppie, Chike Akunyili, be surgeon wey na ein mommie, Dora Akunyili, be professor of pharmacology at de University of Nigeria,[7] den de former director of de National Agency for Food and Drug Administration.[8] Akunyili Crosby move go Lagos wen na she be thirteen years old make she attend de secondary school Queen's College (QC) Yaba, Lagos. Na ein mommie win de U.S. green card lottery give de family, wey enable Akunyili Crosby den ein siblings make dem move to de United States wey dem get financial aid make dem study der.[7]

Ein life matter

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Akunyili Crosby marry Justin Crosby, wey sanso be artist.[1] Na she form friendships den trade work plus other artists such as Wangechi Mutu den Kehinde Wiley.[1]

Exhibitions

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Akunyili Crosby stage a large number of solo exhibitions at museums den galleries insyd de United States den internationally. Ein notable solo shows dey include I Still Face You (2013), Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis;[9] Hammer Projects: Njideka Akunyili Crosby (2015-2016), Hammer Museum, Los Angeles;[10] Predecessors (2017), wey dey originate at de Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati;[11] Njideka Akunyili Crosby I Counterparts (2018-2019), wey dey originate at de Baltimore Museum of Art;[12] den Njideka Akunyili Crosby: “The Beautyful Ones” (2018), National Portrait Gallery, London.[13]

She sanso participate insyd numerous group exhibitions, wey dey include The Grand Balcony (2016), La Biennale de Montreal;[14] A Good Neighbour (2017), Istanbul Biennial;[15] Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp (2017), Prospect New Orleans;[16] den May You Live in Interesting Times (2019), 58th Venice Biennale.[17]

Notable works insyd public collections

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  • The Rest of Her Remains (2010), Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut[18]
  • Efulefu: The Lost One (2011), Rubell Museum, Miami/Washington, D.C.[19]
  • I Always Face You, Even When it Seems Otherwise (2012), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia[20]
  • Janded (2012), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[21]
  • Nkem (2012), Rubell Museum, Miami/Washington, D.C.[19]
  • Nwantinti (2012), Studio Museum in Harlem, New York[22]
  • Wedding Portrait (2012), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[23]
  • "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born” Might Not Hold True For Much Longer (2013), Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina[24]
  • Predecessors (2013), Tate, London[25]
  • Thelma Golden (2013), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.[26]
  • Sunday Morning (Predecessors #3) (2014), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town[27]
  • "The Beautyful Ones" Series #5 (2016), Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, New York[28]
  • Facets: Screen Wall (2016), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston[29]
  • Garden, Thriving (2016), Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles[30]
  • Mother and Child (2016), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York[31]
  • Portals (2016), Whitney Museum, New York[32]
  • See Through (2016), Pérez Art Museum Miami[33]
  • Super Blue Omo (2016), Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida[34]
  • Wedding Souvenirs (2016), National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.[35]
  • Dwell: Aso Ebi (2017), Baltimore Museum of Art[36]
  • “The Beautyful Ones” Series #7 (2018), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston[37]
  • Remain, Thriving (2018), Tate, London[38]
  • Eko Skyscraper (2019), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[39]

Books den exhibition catalogues

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  • 2019 Berry, Ian, and Steven Matijcio, Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Predecessors, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College and Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.
  • 2016 Brutvan, Cheryl, Njideka Akunyili Crosby: I Refuse to be Invisible, West Palm Beach: Norton Museum of Art, 2016.
  • 2015 Cornell, Lauren, and Helga Christoffersen, ed. Surround Audience: New Museum Triennial 2015. New York: Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc., 2015.
  • 2013 Baptist, Stephanie, ed. Njideka Akunyili & Simone Leigh: I Always Face You, Even When it Seems Otherwise. London: Tiwani Contemporary, 2013.
  • 2013 Merjian, Ara H. Vitamin D2, London: Phaidon, 2013.
  • 2013 The Bronx Museum of Arts, Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial. New York: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 2013.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Solway, Diane (15 August 2017). "Nigerian Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby Tells an Afropolitan Story in America". W Magazine (in English). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Njideka Akunyili Crosby Is the 2014 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize". Smithsonian Newsdesk. The Smithsonian. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Michel, Karen. "MacArthur 'Genius' Paints Nigerian Childhood Alongside Her American Present". NPR. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Njideka Akunyili Crosby CV". Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Great women artists. Phaidon Press. 2019. p. 28. ISBN 978-0714878775.
  6. ↑ Crow, Kelly (September 21, 2018). "Art World's Newest Star Makes $3 Million Paintings. Is the Crash Next?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Solway, Diane (15 August 2017). "Nigerian Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby Is Painting the Afropolitan Story in America". W Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Akunyili, Dora | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  9. ↑ Nelson, Chloe (28 June 2013). "Njideka Akunyili and Her Elegant Scrapbook". WalkerArt. Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Hammer Projects: Njideka Akunyili Crosby". Hammer Museum. University of California, Los Angeles. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Predecessors Opening". Tang Museum. Skidmore College. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "FOCUS: Njideka Akunyili Crosby I Counterparts". TheModern. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Njideka Akunyili Crosby: "The Beautyful Ones"". NPG. National Portrait Gallery, London. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "La Biennale de Montreal 2016". MACM. Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "A Good Neighbor". Istanbul Biennial. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Moffitt, Evan (25 January 2018). "Prospect.4". frieze (magazine) (193). Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Njideka Akunyili Crosby". LaBiennale. Venice Biennale. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "The Rest of Her Remains". Yale University Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Njideka Akunyili Crosby". Rubell Museum. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "I Always Face You, Even When it Seems Otherwise". PAFA. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Janded". SFMoMA. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Nwantinti". StudioMuseum. Studio Museum in Harlem. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Wedding Portrait". SFMoMA. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  24. ↑ ""The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born" Might Not Hold True For Much Longer". Nasher. Duke University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Predecessors". Tate. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  26. ↑ "Thelma Golden". SI. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Sunday Morning". ZetzMOCAA. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  28. ↑ ""The Beautyful Ones" Series #5". BuffaloAKG. Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Facets: Screen Wall". ICABoston. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Garden, Thriving". MOCA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  31. ↑ "Mother and Child". MetMuseum. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  32. ↑ "Portals". Whitney. Whitney Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  33. ↑ "See Through". PAMM. Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  34. ↑ "Contemporary". Norton. Norton Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  35. ↑ "Wedding Souvenirs". SI. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  36. ↑ "Dwell: Aso Ebi". ArtBMA. Baltimore Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  37. ↑ ""The Beautyful Ones" Series #7". ICABoston. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  38. ↑ "Remain, Thriving". Tate. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  39. ↑ "Eko Skyscraper". NGA. National Gallery of Art. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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