About

Vina Nweke is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the complexities of the blackened feminized body through tactile materials including textiles, clay, found objects, and sound. Rooted in craft-based processes, their work reimagines the relationship between materiality and identity informed by traditions of diasporic storytelling and experimental form.

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RESIDENCIES, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

  • Rainbow Serpent Mini-Arts Residency

  • Bunker Projects Clay Incubator Program Residency

  • Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Award

  • Art for Social Justice Prize

  • Wilmers Language Grant

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • Vinaween, Solo Performance, Pittsburgh, PA (2024)

  • Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Show, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA (2022)

  • Thesis Exhibition, Solo Show, Williams College Sawyer Library, Williamstown, MA (2022)

  • Big Art Show, Group Show, Wilde Gallery, Williamstown, MA (2021)

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anivarts@gmail.com