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Dozie Kanu
Born
Houston, United States
Occupationsartist and designer
Years active2018–present
Websitedoziekanu.com

Dozie Kanu Listenⓘ is an American artist.[1][2][3] His work involves sculptural objects and installations that deal with limits of form, materiality, functionality and utilitarianism.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Early life and education

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Kanu was born in Houston, Texas in 1993 and his parents are both Nigerian immigrants.[10] After studying film directing, Kanu received a bachelor of fine arts degree from School of Visual Arts, New York in 2016.[11][1][12] Kanu graduated from Maumaus Independent Study Program, Lisbon, Portugal in 2022.[13] He presently lives and works in Santarém, Portugal.[14]

Work and career

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His first museum solo exhibition was held at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2019.[1][12]

He has designed furniture for Knoll.[15]

Solo exhibitions

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2018

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  • Humane Alternatives, Soft Opening, London, UK[16]

2019

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  • FUNCTION, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY[17][18]
  • ARS JUS PAX, JTG Detroit Project, Detroit, MI[14]

2020

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  • Recoil, International Waters (with Cudelice Brazelton IV), New York, NY[19]
  • Owe Deed, One Deep, Project Native Informant, London, UK[5][20]

2021

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2022

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  • Galerie Francesca Pia, Zurich, CH
  • Cordyceps Gaud Adversary, Neuer Essener Kunstverein, Essen, DE
  • Tinted Spirit, Project Native Informant, London, UK

2024

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Wray, Adam (June 7, 2017). "Meet the Young Designer Making Very Interesting Furniture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dozie Kanu". Wall Street International. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (April 18, 2018). "Dozie Kanu designs a multi-discipline remix of Rimowa's intelligent travel in Milan". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Critical Issues Lecture: Dozie Kanu – Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Prowse, Jamila (November 16, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Invokes the Spectres of Disused Objects". Frieze. No. 216. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Sheets, Hilarie M. (January 13, 2022). "Hugh Hayden, Surrealist Sculptor, Addresses the Education Debate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Daily, Megan Matti The. "Dozie Kanu on found objects, renovated warehouses, and alluding to functionality". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (September 20, 2018). "Formafantasma and Dozie Kanu win the 2018 Hublot Design Prize". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "How a Young Designer Built Anti-Gun Violence Messaging into Playground Equipment". W Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Events Calendar | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington". art.washington.edu. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. 1 2 Reid, Tiana (February 14, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Challenges Distinctions Between Black Vernacular Making and Fine Art". ARTnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  14. 1 2 Malone, Callan (June 6, 2019). "Dozie Kanu's Latest Body of Work Draws on Nigerian History". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Dozie Kanu | Knoll". www.knoll.com. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Soft Opening, London". www.softopening.london. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Dozie Kanu: Function". The Studio Museum in Harlem. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  18. ↑ "The Studio Museum in Harlem | Artists, Artworks, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Cudelice Brazelton IV and Dozie Kanu at International Waters – Art Viewer". Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Project Native Informant – Owe Deed, One Deep". projectnativeinformant.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Blood Type | Performance Space New York". July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Exhibition – Blood Type: Dozie Kanu at Performance Space New York – New York, NY". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Dozie Kanu to prop and ignore — Manual Arts". manualarts.info. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Dozie Kanu at Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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