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About
Internationally-acclaimed Kenyan-born artist and sculptor. Among the most prominent contemporary African artists.
Before Fame
She moved to New York City in the 1990s and began her formal art education. She later received her M.F.A. from Yale University.
Trivia
She was named Artist of the Year by Deutsche Bank in 2010. This honor gave her the opportunity to produce an exhibition of her work, titled "My Dirty Little Heaven," at Berlin's Deutsche Guggenheim.
Family Life
She was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, but began college in Wales before moving to the United States to continue her study of fine art.
Associated With
She and rugby player Simon Shaw were both born in Nairobi, Kenya.
