Dozie Kanu

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Dozie Kanu
Born
Houston, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s) installation artist, sculptor, photographer and visual artist
Years active2018–present
Website www.doziekanu.com

Dozie Kanu is an American artist. [1] [2] [3] His work involves sculptural objects and installations that deal with limits of form, materiality, functionality and utilitarianism. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Early life and education

Kanu was born in Houston, Texas in 1993 and his parents are both Nigerian immigrants. [10] After studying film directing, Kanu received a bachelor of fine arts degree from School of Visual Arts, New York in 2016. [11] His first museum solo exhibition was held at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2019. [1] [12] Kanu graduated from Maumaus Independent Study Program, Lisbon, Portugal in 2022. [13] He presently lives and works in Santarém, Portugal. [14]

Solo exhibitions

2024

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

References

  1. 1 2 Wray, Adam (June 7, 2017). "Meet the Young Designer Making Very Interesting Furniture". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dozie Kanu". Wall Street International. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (April 18, 2018). "Dozie Kanu designs a multi-discipline remix of Rimowa's intelligent travel in Milan". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Critical Issues Lecture: Dozie Kanu – Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Prowse, Jamila (November 16, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Invokes the Spectres of Disused Objects". Frieze. No. 216. ISSN   0962-0672 . Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Sheets, Hilarie M. (January 13, 2022). "Hugh Hayden, Surrealist Sculptor, Addresses the Education Debate". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Daily, Megan Matti The. "Dozie Kanu on found objects, renovated warehouses, and alluding to functionality". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (September 20, 2018). "Formafantasma and Dozie Kanu win the 2018 Hublot Design Prize". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "How a Young Designer Built Anti-Gun Violence Messaging into Playground Equipment". W Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Events Calendar | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington". art.washington.edu. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Reid, Tiana (February 14, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Challenges Distinctions Between Black Vernacular Making and Fine Art". ARTnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Dozie Kanu's Latest Body of Work Draws on Nigerian History". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Blood Type | Performance Space New York". July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Exhibition – Blood Type: Dozie Kanu at Performance Space New York – New York, NY". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Dozie Kanu to prop and ignore — Manual Arts". manualarts.info. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Dozie Kanu at Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Cudelice Brazelton IV and Dozie Kanu at International Waters – Art Viewer" . Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Project Native Informant – Owe Deed, One Deep". projectnativeinformant.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Dozie Kanu: Function". The Studio Museum in Harlem. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  22. ↑ "The Studio Museum in Harlem | Artists, Artworks, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Soft Opening, London". www.softopening.london. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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