Njideka Akunyili Crosby

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Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a Nigerian-born, Los Angeles–based contemporary artist known for her layered mixed-media paintings that explore themes of cultural hybridity, memory, and postcolonial identity.


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instanceOf contemporary artist
mixed-media artist
painter
person
artisticTechnique acrylic paint
charcoal
collage
colored pencil
photo-transfer
artisticTheme cultural hybridity
diaspora
family life
intimate domestic interiors
memory
postcolonial identity
awardReceived James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize NERFINISHED
MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED
Prix Canson NERFINISHED
birthPlace Enugu, Nigeria NERFINISHED
birthYear 1983
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria NERFINISHED
degree BA from Swarthmore College
MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale School of Art
educatedAt Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts NERFINISHED
Swarthmore College NERFINISHED
Yale School of Art NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Igbo people NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Hammer Museum NERFINISHED
Studio Museum in Harlem NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED
familyName Akunyili NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contemporary art
mixed media
painting
givenName Njideka NERFINISHED
movement contemporary art
name Njideka Akunyili Crosby NERFINISHED
notableFor exploration of cultural hybridity
exploration of memory
exploration of postcolonial identity
layered mixed-media paintings
notableWork I Still Face You NERFINISHED
Mother and Child NERFINISHED
Nwantinti NERFINISHED
The Beautyful Ones NERFINISHED
parent Dora Akunyili NERFINISHED
representedBy David Zwirner NERFINISHED
Victoria Miro Gallery NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Justin Crosby NERFINISHED
workLocation Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED

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The Phillips Collection
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