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Toyin Ojih Odutola (born 1985), Nigerian-born American known for her multimedia drawings and works on paper Temitayo Ogunbiyi (born 1984), contemporary artist and curator Suzanna Ogunjami , painter, printmaker, jewelry designer; first African woman to have a solo exhibit in a commercial gallery in the United States
This is a list of women photographers who were born in Nigeria or whose works are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
African American slaves in Georgia, 1850. African Americans are the result of an amalgamation of many different countries, [33] cultures, tribes and religions during the 16th and 17th centuries, [34] broken down, [35] and rebuilt upon shared experiences [36] and blended into one group on the North American continent during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and are now called African American.
A Nigerian man in Aso Oke. Women wear long flowing robes and headscarves made by local makers who dye and weave the fabric locally. [82] Southern Nigerian women choose to wear western-style clothing. People in urban regions of Nigeria dress in western style, the youth mainly wearing jeans and T-shirts.
Davies-Okundaye strives to improve lives of disadvantaged women in Nigeria through art. She teaches the unique techniques of indigo cloth-dyeing (Adire) to rural women at her workshop in south-west Nigeria. She hopes to revive the centuries-old tradition and the lives of these women. [10] Adire – that which is tied and dyed – is native to ...
Pages in category "Nigerian-American culture and history" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of notable Nigerian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nigerian American and must have references showing they are Nigerian American and are notable.
Jenevieve Aken (born 1989), photographer known for documentary photos, self-portraits and urban photos; Lola Akinmade Åkerström, Nigerian-born Swedish photographer and travel writer; Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911–1994), was a self-taught photographer and pioneer of Nigerian photography