The sixth edition of the Prix Canson Prize, which recognizes achievements of international artists who work with paper as their principal medium, was awarded to Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby in a ceremony at New York’s Drawing Center on Tuesday, June 21.

Born in Enugu in 1983, the Los Angeles-based artist creates large-scale works that combine collage, drawing, painting, and photo transfer to weave complex narratives that reflect an abundance of art historical references and images from her own personal archive, as well as from contemporary culture. She is known for exploring a wealth of themes in her pieces such as literature, identity, race, assimilation, and memory, but she specializes in teasing out her own relationship with colonialism and representation as an expatriate working in the US.

For Brett Littman, the president of the jury and the director of the Drawing Center, Akunyili Crosby has “a unique voice in the way that she thinks about and approaches portraiture.”

He told Lauren Cavalli of artforum.com that as the jurors deliberated on whom to choose, her work “kept burning in our minds.” Littman added,

“I think her work really moved us. We felt like if you are going to give a prize to someone you give it to someone who is going to push the medium forward.”

Out of the five nominees for the Prix Canson, four were women, three of which were women of color. The artists shortlisted for the prize were Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, Bethany Collins, David Shrigley, and Lucy Skaer. An exhibition of the works of Akunyili Crosby as well as the four finalists will be on view until July 1.

Each year different institutions act as hosts of the award, this is the first time it has been presented in the United States. It has previously been held in Paris (2015) and Barcelona (2014).

Akunyili Crosby will receive over $11,000 of Canson paper and an invitation to be part of a residency that was established by artist and former president of the jury, Tunga, who recently passed.

Established in 2010, the Prix Canson Award celebrates the legacy of the sixteenth-century paper company Canson, which has been supplying artists such as Ingres, Delacroix, and Van Gogh, among others, for generations.

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Congrats bae




FTC since 2010 of Joining NL........God I thnk u ooooo


But wait ooooo.....is it necessary?













One love jor

Nice one.

I expect lots of galas and yoghurts to be shared on this thread.

A lot of I-bobo youths will also hoff their stinking red mud pynts to celebrate

Congratulations sister.

Congratulations lady.

She has a masculine body. Congrats tho

Raised in Naija but trained in America..married to Oyibo. Most of these kids are not smarter than most Naija folks, their parents made the right choice in setting a career path for them.. And most importantly, rich and influential folks dont believe in Naija- their kids study abroad.

Like mother, like daughter...

Good work babe

Congrats dear. Keep representing us well

Is she from Anambra? If yes, then it is no news!

"You cannot separate Anambra from success"- Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa

I LOVE YOU BEA>


CONTINUE FROM WHERE YOUR MOTHER STOPPED.

See akuyili carbon copy

Congratulations.

I am not surprised, good people position their children in the right direction. You're definitely making it trough talent. Ur mum didn't hip stolen money for you to make it. May God continue to bless the work of ur hands.

powerfulsettingz:
See akuyili carbon copy

You sef see am..

Like mother like daughter, brilliant minds

You hardly see a LADY BOSS on anything fake, no fake hair, fake b**bs, fake *ss, fake lashes no HEAVY makeup or makeup @all. Congrat lady.

Folds arms to watch how they turn this to tribal war

Like mama like daughter

Igbos making Nigerian proud since 1960.

I'll make my children great smday...

Runs in the blood

Chai, nwanyi oma, u made me to remember ur late mom, she laid a superb foundation for u all, a woman dat built the best lab in nigeria

She looks like her mum

Nwa anyi ji eje mba

Now this is art... not those shit we see regularly on FrontPage...

This girl sef, you whorwor oh Mumsy fine pass you

Wow nice. It's about doing what you love .

Zhara Buhari nko? Nah only selfie that one sabi. .

Not many people remember Buhari's role in making Akunyili the brand that she is...

Maybe if she had pocketed the dough from the proceeds of her medical trip back when she was working under Buhari..she might never had ended up being the Amazon that we remember her for right now.


Life ehn...!?!
If only we realize the end result and how some of our mundane decisions affect our future and that of our unborn kids, maybe we'll not be so rash about how we chose our ideals after all.

Sigh!

Meanwhile, kudos to her daughter!.. and that's a really awesome piece of art she's got right there.
She really does deserve whatever accolades that's come her way.

She is a genius.
I thank Almighty God for her.