January 18, 2022 – 11 AM EST
Free program for members – $5 for non-members.
Please register on the Registration Form.
Part of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh‘s lecture series.
Nnenna Okore (born in Australia, 1975) is an artist who works both in Nigeria and the United States. Her largely abstract sculptures and installations have been shown in galleries and museums in and outside of the United States. She has won several international awards, including a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2012. Okore is currently a Professor of Art at North Park University in Chicago. The daughter of a professor and a librarian, she often examines her American identity versus her Nigerian identity and the contrasts between her homeland with that of the States. https://nnennaokore.com
Nnenna is one of Fiberart International 2022 jurors.
