Biography
Ejaita was born in Italy. [1] She studied fine art in France and Germany. [2] As of 2020, she was based in Berlin, Germany, and Lagos, Nigeria. [1]
In 2014, Ejaita started a fashion label, called WearYourMask, inspired by West African traditions and her Italo-Nigerian heritage. [1] [2]
In 2019, Ejaita's work was featured in a group exhibition at Berlin's Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), called Afro Futures. Fashion – Hair – Design. [3] That same year, she illustrated a Google Doodle commemorating the 119th birthday of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian educator and women's rights activist. [4] Ejaita has designed four covers for The New Yorker magazine. [1] [5]
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