Dozie Kanu
Dozie Kanu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Houston, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | installation artist, sculptor, photographer and visual artist |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Website | www |
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]
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
- Lumiar Cité, Lisbon, PT
2022
- Galerie Francesca Pia, Zurich, CH
- Cordyceps Gaud Adversary, Neuer Essener Kunstverein, Essen, DE
- Tinted Spirit, Project Native Informant, London, UK
2021
- Blood Type, Performance Space New York City, NY[15][16]
- to prop and ignore, Manual Arts, Los Angeles, CA[17]
- value order [gentrify.pt], Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon, PT[18]
2020
- Recoil, International Waters (with Cudelice Brazelton IV), New York, NY[19]
- Owe Deed, One Deep, Project Native Informant, London, UK[5][20]
2019
- FUNCTION, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY[21][22]
- ARS JUS PAX, JTG Detroit Project, Detroit, MI[14]
2018
- Humane Alternatives, Soft Opening, London, UK[23]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu". Wall Street International. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (April 18, 2018). "Dozie Kanu designs a multi-discipline remix of Rimowa's intelligent travel in Milan". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Critical Issues Lecture: Dozie Kanu – Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Prowse, Jamila (November 16, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Invokes the Spectres of Disused Objects". Frieze. No. 216. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (September 20, 2018). "Formafantasma and Dozie Kanu win the 2018 Hublot Design Prize". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "How a Young Designer Built Anti-Gun Violence Messaging into Playground Equipment". W Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Events Calendar | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington". art.washington.edu. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Reid, Tiana (February 14, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Challenges Distinctions Between Black Vernacular Making and Fine Art". ARTnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dozie Kanu's Latest Body of Work Draws on Nigerian History". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Blood Type | Performance Space New York". July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Exhibition – Blood Type: Dozie Kanu at Performance Space New York – New York, NY". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu to prop and ignore — Manual Arts". manualarts.info. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu at Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Cudelice Brazelton IV and Dozie Kanu at International Waters – Art Viewer". Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Project Native Informant – Owe Deed, One Deep". projectnativeinformant.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Dozie Kanu: Function". The Studio Museum in Harlem. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "The Studio Museum in Harlem | Artists, Artworks, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Soft Opening, London". www.softopening.london. Retrieved April 5, 2022.