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]
References
- Thackara, Tess, "Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold", Artsy, December 4, 2018.
- 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.
- Thackara, Tess (December 4, 2018). "Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold". Artsy. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- 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.
- "LINA VIKTOR- ARCADIA | Gallery 151". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- "Review: "Africa Forecast" shows how convention inspires Black women's spirit". ARTS ATL. November 11, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- 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.
- "Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred". New Orleans Museum of Art. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- Wagenknecht, Addie. "Mariane Ibrahim Changes The Art World One Armory Show At A Time". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- "Resignifications 2018". Villa La Pietra. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- "Hopes Springing High". Crocker Art Museum. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
Further reading
- Cascone, Sarah; Goldstein, Andrew (March 9, 2018). "Rising Star Lina Iris Viktor Proves to Be More Than Just a Cause Celebre at the Armory Show". Artnet News. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Golden girl: the 24-karat wonders of Lina Iris Viktor". The Guardian. October 11, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Indrisek, Scott; Forbes, Alexander; Gottschalk, Molly (March 8, 2018). "The 20 Best Booths at The Armory Show". Artsy. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Kaplan, Isaac (February 21, 2018). "Artist Sues Kendrick Lamar, Alleging Black Panther Music Video Copied Her Work". Artsy. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Khoabane, Rea (July 25, 2016). "Golden era: On the edge of blue heaven - Times LIVE". Times Live. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Leiman, Layla (October 31, 2017). "10 questions with Lina Iris Viktor". House and Leisure. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Ogilvy, Flora Alexandra (January 27, 2016). "An Interview with the Artist Lina Iris Viktor in her New York Space Atelier LVXIX". Arteviste. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- Osman, Hanan (March 6, 2017). "LINA IRIS VIKTOR". OkayAfrica. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Sesay, Nadia (March 21, 2017). "Lina Viktor Paints a Multiverse of Black Womanhood With Her Stunning Visual Art". OkayAfrica. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- Thackara, Tess (December 4, 2018). "This Artist Paints Black Women as Babylonian Goddesses and Western Madonnas". Artsy. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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