Njideka Akunyili Crosby | |
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 Akunyili Crosby in 2014 | |
| Born | Njideka Akunyili 1983 |
| Nationality | Nigerian, American |
| Alma mater | |
| Notable work | I refuse to be Invisible |
| Awards | 2017 Genius Grant |
| Website | http://www.njidekaakunyili.com/ |
Njideka Akunyili Crosby // (born 1983) is a Nigerian-born visual artist working in Los Angeles, California.[1] Through her 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] In 2017, Akunyili Crosby was awarded the prestigious Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[3]
- ^ Solway, Diane (15 August 2017). "Nigerian Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby Tells an Afropolitan Story in America". W Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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Smithsonian Dicke Prizewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Michel, Karen. "MacArthur 'Genius' Paints Nigerian Childhood Alongside Her American Present". NPR. Retrieved 14 February 2018.