Njideka Akunyili Crosby wins 2016 Prix Canson art competition

Njideka Akunyili Crosby wins 2016 Prix Canson art competition

The Late Dr. Mrs Dora Akunyili remains a hero in Nigeria for her outstanding contributions to the country – Her daughter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby is following in the foot steps of her mum but in a different way – She made Nigeria proud recently by winning an art competition Nigeria’s Njideka Akunyili Crosby has won the 2016 Prix Canson art competition. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Njideka Akunyili Crosby with her 2011 work The Thing Around Her Neck, 2011, at the Drawing Center in New York. Photo credit: Hal Horowitz Njideka Akunyili Crosby with her 2011 work The Thing Around Her Neck, 2011, at the Drawing Center in New York. Photo credit: Hal Horowitz Njideka is the daughter of Nigeria’s former information minister and director general of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, Late Dr. Mrs Dora Akunyili.

According to artnews.com, once a year, the Prix Canson prize is given to one artist in honor of his or her work on paper. Based in Los Angeles in the United States of America, Njideka is known for making intimate paintings on paper by intricately collaging together photographs transferred to paper with patches acrylic, charcoal, and other materials. As winner of the Prix Canson, Njideka will receive a solo show and €10,000 (about $11,300) worth of Canson paper, and the Fonds Canson will purchase one of her pieces. In addition, she will take part in a residency program at the home of the late artist Tunga, who was a member of the jury and who died earlier this month. The other finalists for this year’s prize were another Nigerian; Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, Bethany Collins, David Shrigley, and Lucy Skaer.

Njideka has been making waves lately, with solo shows and projects at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Whitney Museum in New York, and the Hammer Museum and Art+Practice in Los Angeles. Naij.com Home Page Think it is important? Share with your friends! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Send email Source: Naij.com news Tags: 2016 Prix Canson art competition Late Dr. Mrs Dora Akunyili Njideka Akunyili Crosby Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze Hot: Manyan labarai Sanusi lamido sanusi Babangida Health benefits of udara fruit Attahiru jega Your reaction:

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