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Njideka Akunyili Crosby

born 1983

Remain, Thriving 2018
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In Tate Liverpool

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Biography

Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) is a Nigerian-born visual artist working in Los Angeles, California. 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". In 2017, Akunyili Crosby was awarded the prestigious Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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  • Njideka Akunyili Crosby Predecessors

    2013
    On display at Tate Modern part of Capturing the Moment
  • Njideka Akunyili Crosby Remain, Thriving

    2018
    On display at Tate Liverpool part of Journeys through the Tate Collection

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