Otobong Nkanga
Meet our artist
Lucas Artists Fellow
About
Region
Nigeria
Otobong
Nkanga (female,b. Kano, Nigeria, 1974). Lives and works in Paris
and Amsterdam.
Education:
DasArts, Advanced Research in Theatre and Dance Studies, Amsterdam
(2005-present); Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
(2002-03) École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts,
Paris (1995-2001); Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State,
Nigeria (1992-94). She uses different media such as photography,
performances, installation and drawings.
Her works have
been exhibited most recently in Snap Judgments: New Positions in
Contemporary African Photography, New York at ICP
International Center of Photography and Miami at the Miami Art
Center, USA.