Chemu
Ng'ok

"The body is a vulnerable space — intimate yet public. It can contort, twist, jump, be still. It’s fertile ground for contemplation, with both physical and psychological layers. Bodies of color, black bodies, occupy space differently depending on geography. You can look at it in terms of feminism. It’s wide, rich, and I love it because I can paint it in a thousand ways and express myself via the body."

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B. 1989, Kenya

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Chemu Ng’ok (b. 1989, Nairobi, Kenya) uses painting and drawing to explore the sociopolitical, physical and psychological aspects of human relationships.

Recent solo shows include 'The Longing' (2023) at Goodman Gallery in London, 'An impression that may possibly last forever' (2023) at ICA Milano, 'Still Waters Run' (2022) at Matthew Brown Gallery in Los Angeles and 'An Enigma' (2021) at CENTRAL FINE in Miami Beach.

Recent group presentations include 'The ‘t’ is Silent' (2022) at the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle, Belgium; 'Central Sounds' (2022) at Luhring Augustine in New York; 'Fire Figure Fantasy' (2022) at the ICA Miami; 'There is Always One Direction' (2021-2022) at The de la Cruz Collection in Miami; 'Aletheia' (2021) at CENTRAL FINE in Miami and 'Songs for Sabotage' (2018) at the New Museum Triennial in New York.

She received her MFA from Rhodes University, Grahamstown in 2017 and was the recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s Visual and Performing Arts of Africa Masters Bursary in 2016.

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