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Yanka, 2016, Rug, thread, metal eyelets, polyester, cotton thread, paper, cotton fiber, cotton balls, 123 x 95 x 11 in.

Yanka, 2016, Rug, thread, metal eyelets, polyester, cotton thread, paper, cotton fiber, cotton balls, 123 x 95 x 11 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers I. The Series: Amen, Amen, Amen, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, pastel and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers I. The Series: Amen, Amen, Amen, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, pastel and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers III. The Series: Breathe, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers III. The Series: Breathe, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers V. The Series: Unicorn, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers V. The Series: Unicorn, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers IV. The Series: Har, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers IV. The Series: Har, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.

The Grey Series VII, 2015, Watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.

The Grey Series VII, 2015, Watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.

The Grey Series XII, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.

The Grey Series XII, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.

The Gray Series I, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 9 x 12 in.

The Gray Series I, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 9 x 12 in.

'You Know Who' and the Chambermaid I, 2011, Kolanut pigment, watercolor, tempera and pencil on Fabriano Artistico Traditional White 300Ib HP watercolor paper, 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 2/3 in.

'You Know Who' and the Chambermaid I, 2011, Kolanut pigment, watercolor, tempera and pencil on Fabriano Artistico Traditional White 300Ib HP watercolor paper, 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 2/3 in.

Changeling. The Series: Shrink, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, iridescent medium and pencil/watercolor paper, 17 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.

Changeling. The Series: Shrink, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, iridescent medium and pencil/watercolor paper, 17 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.

Chaneling: The Series: Judge, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, red wine, calligraphy ink, radiant concentrated watercolor, egge tempera, pencil/paper, 17 1/2 x 14 in

Chaneling: The Series: Judge, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, red wine, calligraphy ink, radiant concentrated watercolor, egge tempera, pencil/paper, 17 1/2 x 14 in

The Renate Series: You Know Who and the Chambermaid VI, 2013, Kolanut pigment, silver acrylic, pencil and watercolor/ Arches HP Watercolor paper, 22 1/2 x 18 in. Sheet; 29 1/2 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. Frame

The Renate Series: You Know Who and the Chambermaid VI, 2013, Kolanut pigment, silver acrylic, pencil and watercolor/ Arches HP Watercolor paper, 22 1/2 x 18 in. Sheet; 29 1/2 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. Frame

Dressed Up 1, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3

Dressed Up 1, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3

Dressed Up 13, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Dressed Up 13, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Dressed Up 7, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Dressed Up 7, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Dressed Up 8, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Dressed Up 8, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.

Marcia Kure

Biography

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Born in Kano, Nigeria, 1970
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, 2004
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, BFA, Painting, 1994
Lives and Works in Princeton, NJ

Exhibition History

Publications

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  1. Artnet News
  2. Ammo Magazine
  3. Hyperallergic
  4. Artctualite
  5. Huffington Post
  6. Agenga Magazine
  7. Ultravie
  8. A!
  1. Kansas City Star
  2. Art Daily
  3. The Brooklyn Rail
  4. The New York Times
  5. The New York Times
  6. The New York Observer
  7. Gallery Intell
  8. Artforum
  9. Beaux Arts Magazine
  10. Timeout London
  11. The New Yorker
  12. The New York Observer
  13. Artforum
  14. The New York Sun
  15. NKA Journal of Contemporary African Art
  16. Frieze

Additional Images

Yanka
Yanka, 2016, Rug, thread, metal eyelets, polyester, cotton thread, paper, cotton fiber, cotton balls, 123 x 95 x 11 in.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers I. The Series: Amen, Amen, Amen
Invasion of the Body Snatchers I. The Series: Amen, Amen, Amen, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, pastel and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers III. The Series: Breathe
Invasion of the Body Snatchers III. The Series: Breathe, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers V. The Series: Unicorn
Invasion of the Body Snatchers V. The Series: Unicorn, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers IV. The Series: Har
Invasion of the Body Snatchers IV. The Series: Har, 2015, Kolanut Pigment, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, 230.9 g/m2 – 156 lb. mounted on board, 24 x 18 in.
The Grey Series VII
The Grey Series VII, 2015, Watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.
The Grey Series XII
The Grey Series XII, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 300g/m2 -140 lb., 12 x 9 in.
The Gray Series I
The Gray Series I, 2015, Kolanut pigment, watercolor on Arches HP watercolor paper, 9 x 12 in.
'You Know Who' and the Chambermaid I
'You Know Who' and the Chambermaid I, 2011, Kolanut pigment, watercolor, tempera and pencil on Fabriano Artistico Traditional White 300Ib HP watercolor paper, 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 2/3 in.
Changeling. The Series: Shrink
Changeling. The Series: Shrink, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, iridescent medium and pencil/watercolor paper, 17 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.
Chaneling: The Series: Judge
Chaneling: The Series: Judge, 2011, Watercolor, kolanut pigment, red wine, calligraphy ink, radiant concentrated watercolor, egge tempera, pencil/paper, 17 1/2 x 14 in
The Renate Series: You Know Who and the Chambermaid VI
The Renate Series: You Know Who and the Chambermaid VI, 2013, Kolanut pigment, silver acrylic, pencil and watercolor/ Arches HP Watercolor paper, 22 1/2 x 18 in. Sheet; 29 1/2 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. Frame
Dressed Up 1
Dressed Up 1, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3
Dressed Up 13
Dressed Up 13, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.
Dressed Up 7
Dressed Up 7, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.
Dressed Up 8
Dressed Up 8, 2011, Archival digital photograph, 84 x 60 in., Edition of 3.
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