Bathsheba Okwenje

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Bathsheba Okwenje
Born1973
NationalityUgandan
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Known forInstallation and photography
Website https://www.bathshebaokwenje.com/

Bathsheba Okwenje (born 1973 [1] ) is a Ugandan visual and installation artist, who is a co-founder and member of the artist collective Radha May. [2] She has a Masters in Fine Art from Rhode Island School of Design. [2] Prior to concentration on her artistic career, Okwenje worked for the United Nations for fifteen years. [1] Her work engages with themes of migration, [2] feminism, [3] and conflict. [4] She uses photography as part of her installation style, [5] [6] as well as engaging with the intersections between archive and art. [7] [8]

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  9. Blackmore, Kara; Okwenje, Bathsheba (2021-07-04). "Repairing Representational Wounds: Artistic and Curatorial Approaches to Transition After War". Critical Arts. 35 (4): 103–122. doi: 10.1080/02560046.2021.1998174 . ISSN   0256-0046.
  10. Papa, Elisa Giardina; Mathur, Nupur; Okwenje, Bathsheba (2016-12-01). "An Interview with the Artist Radha May: A Global Collective with a Single Identity". Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies. 31 (3): 177–183. doi:10.1215/02705346-3662084. ISSN   0270-5346.