Mequitta Ahuja
Mequitta Ahuja (dem born am 1976) be contemporary American feminist painter of African American den South Asian descent wey dey live insyd Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] Ahuja dey create works of self-portraiture wey dey combine themes of myth den legend plus personal identity.[3]
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Mequitta |
| Family name | Ahuja |
| Ein date of birth | 1976 |
| Place dem born am | Grand Rapids |
| Significant person | Kerry James Marshall |
| Ein occupation | painter, artist, visual artist |
| Position ehold | artist-in-residence |
| Educate for | Hampshire College, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Residence | Baltimore, Weston |
| Work location | Chicago |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Award e receive | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Dema official website | http://www.mequittaahuja.com/ |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
| Artist files at | Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library |
Early life den education
editNa dem born Mequitta Ahuja insyd Grand Rapids, Michigan to Indian poppie den African-American mommie, wey dem dey hail from New Delhi den Cincinnati respectively. Ahuja grow up insyd a largely white community for Connecticut insyd, wey na she get little contact plus African American communities den culture. Ein upbringing insyd dis environment be common subject insyd ein work.[1][4][5]
Ahuja receive ein BA for Hampshire College insyd Amherst, Massachusetts insyd 1998, den ein MFA at University of Illinois at Chicago insyd 2003, wer na contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall dey mentor am.[6]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Dream Region' by Mequitta Ahuja (2009)". War Baby / Love Child. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Feminist Art Base - Mequitta Ahuja". Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Usable Pasts: 2009-10 Artists-in-Residence Mequitta Ahuja, Lauren Kelley, and Valerie Piraino". The New Yorker (in American English). 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Tress IV, 2008 - Mequitta Ahuja". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ McGarry, Rachel (2014). Master Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis Institute of Art. ISBN 978-0-9893718-4-1. OCLC 880242521.
- ↑ Wolff, Rachel (2010). "The Key to Her Locks". ART News. 109 (2): 76–77.