Dozie Kanu
American Artist
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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]
Born
Houston, United States
Occupationsinstallation artist, sculptor, photographer and visual artist
Yearsactive2018–present
Websitewww.doziekanu.com
Dozie Kanu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Houston, United States |
| Occupations | installation artist, sculptor, photographer and visual artist |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Website | www |
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
2019
2018
- Humane Alternatives, Soft Opening, London, UK[23]