Dawn Okoro

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Dawn Okoro
Born
Dawn Okoro

1980
Nationality American
Education University of Texas at Austin
Known for Painting

Dawn Okoro (born 1980, in Houston), is a Nigerian American artist who paints figurative art works, as well as practices photography and videography, all inspired by fashion and popular culture. She graduated from University of Texas-Austin in 2002 with a B.A. in Psychology [1] and Fashion Design and graduated with a law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2009. [2] [3]

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Okoro currently lives and works in Austin, Texas, but her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, and has also been commissioned by celebrities. [4]

Biography

Born to an American mother and a Nigerian father from the Igbo tribe, Okoro was raised in Lubbock. [4] [5]

Okoro has participated in both solo and group exhibitions throughout her career.

In 2008, Dawn's art works headlined Visual Collaborative's Miami exhibition. [4] In June 2019, she returned as a feature on the platform, under the Voyager series for humanities, she was interviewed alongside 25 people from around the world such as; Seun Kuti, Berla Mundi and Aya Chebbi. [6]

Since 2012, Dawn Okoro has split her time as both an artist and digital producer at Spectrum News Austin. [2]

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  1. Bosah, Chukwuemeka (2017). The art of Nigerian women. Okediji, Moyosore B. (Moyosore Benjamin). New Albany, Ohio. p. 350. ISBN   978-0-9969084-5-0. OCLC   965603634.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 Spectrum News Staff (July 18, 2019). "Dawn Okoro: Full-Time Artist, Full-Time Journalist". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. "Curriculum Vitae". Okoro Studio. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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  5. "Meet Dawn Okoro". Voyage Houston. 12 September 2018.
  6. "Artists & Profiles". Visual Collaborative.