Lina Iris Viktor

Lina Iris Viktor (born 1987)[1] is a British-Liberian visual artist based in New York. The New York Times described her paintings as "queenly self-portraits with a futuristic edge".[2]

Biography

Lina Iris Viktor was born in 1987 in the U.K. to parents from Liberia, West Africa.[3] She studied film at Sarah Lawrence College and photography and design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[4]

Exhibitions
  • 2014: Arcadia, Gallery 151, New York, NY[5]
  • 2016: Africa Forecast: Fashioning Contemporary Life, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia[6]
  • 2017: Black Exodus: Act I — Materia Prima, Amar Gallery, London, United Kingdom[7]
  • 2018: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana[8]
  • 2018: The Black Ark, The Armory Show | Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, New York, New York[9]
  • 2018: Re-Significations: European Blackamoors, Africana Readings, Zisa Zona Arti Contemporanee (ZAC) Manifesta European Contemporary Art Biennial 12, Palermo, Italy[10]
  • 2018: Hopes Springing High — Gifts Of Art By African American Artists, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA[11]
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References
  1. Thackara, Tess, "Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold", Artsy, December 4, 2018.
  2. Ferla, Ruth La (December 12, 2016). "Afrofuturism: The Next Generation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
  3. Thackara, Tess (December 4, 2018). "Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold". Artsy. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. Copley, Jennifer (September 24, 2018). "This Liberian-British Painter Is Fixing The Art World's Historical Gaps Using 24K Gold". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. "LINA VIKTOR- ARCADIA | Gallery 151". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  6. "Review: "Africa Forecast" shows how convention inspires Black women's spirit". ARTS ATL. November 11, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. Pogrebin, Robin (February 11, 2018). "Artist Says Kendrick Lamar Video for 'Black Panther' Song Stole Her Work". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. "Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred". New Orleans Museum of Art. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. Wagenknecht, Addie. "Mariane Ibrahim Changes The Art World One Armory Show At A Time". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  10. "Resignifications 2018". Villa La Pietra. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  11. "Hopes Springing High". Crocker Art Museum. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

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