KURE_Bio letterhead - Susan Inglett Gallery

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREde Tokyo, Paris.2011 “Radical Drawing”, Purdy Hicks, London.“9th Biennial Exhibition”, A.I.R. Gallery,New York.2010 “Esopus 14: Projects”, Esopus, New York.2009 “Undercover: Performing andTransforming Black Female Identities”,Spelman College Museum of Fine Art,Atlanta, GA.2006 “2nd International Biennial ofContemporary Art”, Seville.“DRAW•ING (dro’ing) n.”, BravinLeePrograms, New York.“Africome - Focus Afrika” In cooperationwith Bundeszentrale fur politischeBildung, Neue Galerie, Landshut, Germany.2005 “7th Sharjah International Biennale”,Sharjah, U.A.E.“Heal the World”, Ibis Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E.“Propeller, Exhibition of 7 promisingartists of African descent”, Steve TurnerGallery, Beverly Hills, CA.“Aqua Art Miami”, Aqua Hotel, MiamiBeach.“Gallery Art Korner”, The Hague, TheNetherlands.“The Future is on the Table”, A projectorganized by Gwyléne Gallimard and JeanMarie Mauclet of Fast and French,Charleston.2004 “My Journey Yours”, Youth ArtConnection, Atlanta.“FILES PROJECT”, Museo de ArteContemporáneo de Castilla y León(MUSAC), Madrid.“The Beaded Prayer Project”, MontrealArts Interculturels (MAI), Montreal,Canada.“flex_re-flex.impact”, Galerie PeterHerrmann, Berlin, Germany.2003 “The Black President: The Art and Legacyof Fela Anikulapo Kuti”, The New Museumof Contemporary Art, New York; YerbaBuena Center for the Arts, San Francisco;Barbican Art Galleries, London;Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati.2002 “Art for Aid”, Fulton County GovernmentAtrium, Atlanta.“Painted Doors”, 14th Annual Decatur ArtsFestival, The Gazebo, Decatur City Center.2001 “Colors of Africa: ContemporaryPerspectives”, The Art Gallery, Universityof New England, Portland.2000 “Women to Women: Weaving Cultures,Shaping History”, Indiana State UniversityArt Gallery, Terre Haute, IN. (traveling)(with Sokari Douglas Camp, Ndidi Dike, andIyabo Abiola).Snapshot, The Contemporary Museum,Baltimore.1999 “Synthesis”, British Council Hall, Kaduna,Nigeria.1997 “Five Artists Exhibit ContemporaryNigerian Art”, Abraka Turf Club, Abraka,Nigeria.“Kulte, Kunstler, Könige in Afrika”,Schlossmuseum, Linz, Austria.“New Currents: Avante garde NigerianArt”, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria.“Young Masters”, Signature Art Gallery,Lagos, Nigeria.“CROSS / ING: Time. Space. Movement”.USF Contemporary Art Museum/ Museumof African American Art, Tampa; Track 16Art Gallery, Santa Monica, USA; TheSchmidt Center Gallery/Ritter Art Gallery,Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton;City Gallery East, Atlanta.1996 “Galerie Lindern”, Lindern, Germany.OSHOGBO- NSUKKA, Rathaus der StadtGersthofen, Gersthofen, Germany.“Bestart ‘96”, National Gallery of Art,Lagos, Nigeria.1995 “IMPACT”, Aba Town Hall, Aba, Nigeria.“ULI ART: Master Works, Recent Works”,Skoto Gallery, New York, USA.“Contemporary Nigerian Art”, WIPOHeadquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KURE“A WOMAN’S VIEW: Equality, Developmentand Peace”, The World Bank, Washington,DC, USA.1994 “Bestart ‘94”, Goethe-Institut, Lagos.1992 “Works from the Workshop at Nsukka(Prints) and Auchi (Paintings)”, Goethe-Institut, Lagos, Nigeria.1991 “Grafik aus Nigeria”, Atrium Galerie,Berlin, Germany.1990 “Prints from Nsukka”, Goethe-Institut,Lagos, Nigeria.STUDIO RESIDENCIES2012 Skowhegan School of Painting andSculpture, Madison, ME.1999 Atlanta, USA (Artists in ResidenceInternational Inc.). October 15-December22.1998 Bayreuth, Germany (Iwalewa Haus/ArtArc/Kaya der VolkshochschuleHerzogenaurach). February 16-May 15.1997 Tampa, USA (Contemporary Art Museum/Art Department, University of SouthFlorida). August 27-December 30, 1997Bayreuth, Germany (KulturkreisGersthofen/Art Arc). April 3-May 5.WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/LECTURES/PANELS2013 Juror, The Scholastic Art and WritingAwards-Northern NJ Region, Montclair ArtMuseum. (Jan.7).2012 Artist Lecture, “Body, Clothing and HybridForms,” The Handwerker Gallery, IthacaCollege, Ithaca, NY. (April 4).“Next Wave Nigeria: Artists in Dialoguewith curator Christa Clarke: Marcia Kure,Osi Audu, Nnenna Okore,” NewarkMuseum, Newark, NJ. (May 10).2010 Ballarmine Forum, Imagining Equality,Women’s Art and Activism, LiftingOppression as We Climb: Black WomenArtists and Activism, Loyola MarymountUniversity (October 24-30).2009 Lecture and Panel Discussion,Smithsonian Institution Forum on MaterialCulture, 84 th Quarterly Meeting,“Intersections:InterdisciplinaryPerspectives on the Smithsonian ArtistResearch Fellowship Program”, HirshhornMuseum & Sculpture Garden (March 17).2008 Smithsonian Artist Research FellowshipLecture, National Museum of African ArtSmithsonian Institution,Washington DC.(June 12th).2006 Vail Visiting Artist Lecture, DenisonUniversity, Granville, OH (April 20-21).2005 Artist Lecture, Griffiths 123, St. LawrenceUniversity, Canton, New York (October 6).2004 Panelist, “My Journey Yours:Communitybased Art and the Culture of aGlobal World?” Facilitated by TumeloMosaka (Art Curator, Brooklyn Museum,NY) Atlanta.Fiber Studio Workshop (with YoshikoWada), Haystack Mountain School ofCrafts, Deer Isle, ME (August 22 -September 3).The Head’s Seminar, St. Mark’s School,Southborough, MA(February 20).2003 Vail Visiting Artist Lecture, DenisonUniversity, Granville, OH (February 6-7).2002 Member of the Employment Panel for theArtat-Work Summer Program. Art-at-Workis a program designed for at risk teens,Ages 14–16, A program of the FultonCounty Arts Council, Atlanta (April 13th &20th).Member of the Field Trip Panel for theSchool Arts Program (SAP) Artists-in-the-Schools Program, Fulton County Arts.Council, Atlanta (May 19th).Participating Artist, Family HistoryArtbook Project (fall) organized by The

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREContemporary Art Center, for studentsfrom Bethune Elementary School, Atlanta(October 12 – November 16).Participating Artist, Family HistoryArtbook Project (fall) organized by TheContemporary Art Center, for studentsfrom Bethune Elementary School, C. W.Hill Elementary School, Atlanta (Oct. 6 –Nov. 19).Artist Lecture, Art and Art HistoryDepartment, University of Iowa, Iowa City(October 22).Artist Lecture and Presentation to theAfrican Art Class, St. Lawrence University,Canton, NY, (February 26).2000 Conducted Drawing Workshop forstudents, Spellman College, Atlanta ArtistLecture, Third Sunday, organized byArtists in ResidenceInternational and Raid Road Earth, Atlanta(November 21).Lecture on Drawing for students, AtlantaInternational School, Atlanta (November17).Presented paper at the conference: LivingTradition in Africa and the Americas: TheLegacy of Melville J. and Frances S.Herskovits. NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL, (April 4).1992 Printmaking Workshop directed byWillibrord Haas. University of Nigeria,Nsukka.House, Sweden.Art Project, “Dressed Up”, ESOPUS 14,Esopus Foundation Limited, New York.2007 Cover image, “The Horsemen and OtherPoems” by Obi Nwakanma, Africa WorldPress Inc.2006 Cover Image, Meridians: feminism, race,transnationalism. Vol. 6, Number 2, SmithCollege, Northhampton, MA.2001 Art work for 2003 United NationsConvention on Biological Diversity, TheUnited Nations Framework Convention onClimatic Change, and United NationsConvention to Combat Desertification)Calendar.1999 Mural commissioned by the City ofLangenhagen, Germany. (Jointly executedwith Dorothee Aschoff).PRIZE/AWARDS/GRANTS2007- 2008 Smithsonian Artist ResearchFellowshipProgram Puffin Grant for “Burqua asShelter”, Sculpture, Charleston SC.2004 Elena Prentice Rulon-Miller ScholarshipFund/Minority Work Study Grant,Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.1999 UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists.1994 Uche Okeke Prize for Drawing.COLLECTIONSThe Newark Museum, New Jersey.United States Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria.COMMISSIONS2010 Cover Image, “Measuring Time” by HelonHabila, Swedish Edition, Tranan PublishingTEACHING2004 Teaching Internship, St. Mark’s School,Southborough, MA (Feb. 6 – Mar. 6)2002- 2004 Art Teacher, Friends School ofAtlanta2002 Art Instructor, Art for Women’s EconomicEmpowerment, A Program of the FultonCounty Arts Council, Atlanta.Art Instructor, Greater Vine CityOpportunities Program, An After School

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREProgram /Summer Program for ChildrenAged 6-14, Vine City, Atlanta.PUBLICATIONS (Art works)Position International Arts Review of Books 1:(2001) Illustrated Karim Traoré, Die Verlobte DesMarabut: Märchen & Mythen aus Westafrika.Aachen: Misereor Medien, 1999.Two Paintings in 2002 Multichoice AfricaCalendar, African Artists of the Future.Illustration in 2003 UNCBD/UNFCCC/ UNCCD (TheUnited Nations Convention on BiologicalDiversity, The United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climatic Change, andUnited Nations Convention to CombatDesertification) Calendar.Other drawings published in:Okike: African Journal of New WritingNsukka Journal of The HumanitiesGraffiti Festac News.BOOKS/MONOGRAPHSEnwezor Okwui, Chika Okeke-Agulu,“Contemporary African Art Since 1980.”Damiani, 2009.Ogbechie, Sylvester, “Zaria Art Society and the UliMovement, Nigeria.” In N’Gone Fall andJeanLoup Pivin (eds.), An Anthology of African Art:The Twentieth Century. New York:DAP/Distributed Art Publishers Inc.,2002, p. 249.Jegede, Dele, Women to Women: WeavingCultures, Shaping History. Terre Haute(IN): University Art Gallery, Indiana StateUniversity, 2000, pp. 1-10, 15-22, 23, 25,28, 33, 37.Aas, Norbert, “Spinning Ideas, Knotting Threadsand Interweaving Art Scenes: art arc andthe Promotion of Contemporary AfricanArt.” In Chike C. Aniakor and C. KrydzIkwuemesi (eds.), Crossroads: Africa in theTwilight. Lagos: The National Gallery ofArt, 1999, pp. 139-144.Aas, Norbert, Eine Kunstlerin aus Nigeria: MARCIAKURE 1998. Bayreuth: Iwalewa Haus,1998.Ottenberg, Simon, New Traditions from Nigeria:Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group.Washington/ London: The SmithsonianInstitution Press/The National Museum ofAfrican Art. 1997, pp. 153, 219, 262.Eisenhofer, Stephan (ed.), Kulte, Kuunstler, Konigein Africa - Tradition und Moderne inSuudnigeria. Linz: Landesmuseum. 1997,pp. 407, 414, 455-458.Oguibe, Olu (ed.), Crossing: Time. Space.Movement. Santa Monica: Smart ArtPress, 1997, 34-37, 64, 67.Oguibe, Olu, “Beyond Visual Pleasures: A BriefReflection on the Work of ContemporaryAfrican Women Artists.” In Salah Hassan(ed.), Gendered Visions: The Art ofContemporary Africana Women Artists.Trenton (NJ): Africana World Press, Inc.1997, pp. 63-72.Aas, Norbert (ed.), Oshogbo-Nsukka: ZweiRichtungen in der zeitgenössischen KunstNigerias. Kulturkreis Gersthofen. 1996.Guez, Nicole (ed.), L’Art Africain Contemporain.Paris: Association Afrique en Créations.1996.BIBLIOGRAPHYCotter, Holland, “Nigeria in the Middle of Newark:Some of Simon Ottenberg’s Gifts in ‘TheArt of Translation’”, THE NEW YORKTIMES, 15 August 2013. P. C25.Cotter, Holland, “Marcia Kure: ‘Tease’”, THE NEW

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREYORK TIMES, 14 June 2013. P. C26.Heinrich, Will, “’Marcia Kure: Tease’ at SusanInglett Gallery”, GALLERISTNY, 4 June2013.Nazarévskaia, Kristina. “In Tease, The Nigerian-Born Marcia Kure Merges Tribal UliPainting and Surrealism”,GALLERYINTELL, 4 June 2013.Steadman, Ryan, “Critics’ Picks: Marcia Kure”,ARTFORUM.COM, 28 May 2013.Moisdon, Stephanie, “La Triennale de Paris AUDETOUR DES MONDES”, Beaux ArtsMagazine, April 2012.Coxhead, Gabriel, “Radical Drawing”, TIME OUTLondon, 22 December 2011.http://www.timeout.com/london/art/event/248546/radical-drawingAletti, Vince, “Marcia Kure”. THE NEW YORKER,April 11, 2011, p. 9.Heinrich, Will, “Captives of the Unselective Eye”.THE NEW YORK OBSERVER, April 4,2011, p. 53.Brierly, Susan, “The Art of the Party”, PARKPLACE MAGAZINE, March/April, 2010,31-35.Enwezor, Okwui, “Best of 2007.” ARTFORUM,December 2007.Nnabuife, Chuka, “Marcia Kure. Portrait of aVisual Poet.” The Guardian Life (Lagos),July 23-29, 2006.Conti, Anna L., “Marcia Kure & the artist in theworld”, Working Artist’s Journal, MondaySeptember 11, 2006.Howland, Tom, “Brush Art Gallery Welcomes New,Intriguing Exhibition”, The Hill News, St.Lawrence University, (Canton, New York),October 21, 2005.“Political Charge Energizes Group”, Los AngelesTimes, April 29, 2005.L. Conti, Anna, Working Artist’s Journal, “LisaDent Gallery”, February 8, 2005.Bing, Alison, “Marcia Kure: “Wonderland”,SFGate.Com, E-Picks, December 22-29,2004.Adams, Sarah, “Black President: The Art andLegacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti”. AfricanArts, (Los Angeles), Spring, 2004, pp. 83-85.Eleey, Peter, “Black President, New Museum ofContemporary Art, New York”, Frieze,Issue 78.Adams, Sarah, “Marcia Kure”, Nka: Journal ofContemporary African Art, (New York), 18(2003), pp. 80-83.Onuzulike, Ozioma, “Marcia Kure: Not just aCloth”, Nka: Journal of ContemporaryAfrican Art, (New York), 15 (2001), p. 85.Uwaezuoke, Okechukwu, “Marcia Kure”, Position:International Arts Review (Lagos) 1:2(2001), pp. 30-34.Adeleke, Kazeem, “An Artist’s Impression of War.”THISDAY: Arts & Review, (Lagos), October18, 2000.Ijeoma Oguachuba, “Cloth of Kure.” THISDAY: TheSunday Newspaper, (Lagos), October 18,2000.Victor Ikwele, “Unveiling the Identity Beneath theCloth.” National Interest, (Lagos), October15, 2000.McPhilips Nwachukwu and Jennifer Obi, “Clothesand metaphors: A review of Marcia Kure’sart.” Sunday Vanguard, (Lagos), October15, 2000.Kate Amam and Ugomma Awomh, “The Identity ofClothing Forms.” Daily Champion, (Lagos),October 13, 2000.Okechukwu Uwaezuoke, “Behind the anonymousveils of stereotypes.” The Comet, (Lagos),October 10, 2000.Greg Odo, “For Marcia, The Cloth Does Not MakeThe Man.” The Guardian, (Lagos), October10, 2000.Jahman Anikulapo, “Marcia Kure...And The WomenIn Black.” The Guardian on Sunday,(Lagos), October 8, 2000.Kofoworole Coker, “Marcia Kure’s Clothes.” DailyTimes on Saturday, (Lagos), October 7,2000.

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREKazeem Adeleke, “Aiming Beyond the Sky.”THISDAY, (Lagos), September 27, 2000.Kemidayo Aiyeten, “Kure Exhibits at the Goethe.”Sunday Punch, (Lagos), September 24,2000.Jahman Anikulapo, “Marcia Kure . . . the petitpainter steps out again.” The Guardian onSaturday, (Lagos), September 23, 2000.Dany Schrader, “Eigene Herkunft und Kulturregenan.” Nordhannoversche Zeitung,(Hannover), June 14, 2000.“Autobiographisches aus Nigeria undDeutschland zeigt das Kunstwerk.”Stadtmagazin, (Langenhagen), June 7,2000.Isabell Zierfu, “Ein Appell an die Menschlichkeit.”InsideOut, (Langenhagen), June 7, 2000.“Kuunstlerinnen laden in ihr Atelier ein.” Echo,(Langenhagen), June 7,2000.“Jetzt ist der Blick auf das Wandbild frei.”Nordhannoversche Zeitung, (Hannover),May 29, 2000.S. Zietlow, “Verständnis war die Grundlage.”Extra-Magazin, (Langenhagen), May 27,2000.“Kunstlerinnen enthullen Wandbild.”Nordhannoversche Zeitung, (Hannover),May 25, 2000.“Wandbild ist bald fertig.” Stadtmagazin,(Langenhagen), May 24, 2000.Tschörner, “Sponsoren unterstutzen Frauen-Kunstprojekt.” NordhannoverscheZeitung, (Hannover), May 19, 2000.Koheil, “Zwei Frauen malen im Sinne der Agenda21.” HAZ, (Hannover), May 18, 2000.“Afrika und Europa treffen sich an derSchulwand.” Stadtmagazin,(Langenhagen), May 10, 2000.“Marcia Kure und Dorothée Aschoff gestalten einWandbild am Schulzentrum.”Nordhannoversche Zeitung, (Hannover),May 6, 2000.S. Zietlow, “Kunst ohne Rassenschranken.”Inside-Out, (Langenhagen), May 10, 2000.“Der Suden begegnet dem Norden-Marcia Kuretrifft Dorothée Aschoff.”Nordhannoversche Zeitung, (Hannover),April 15, 2000.Cathy Byrd, “Blurring Boundaries.” CreativeLoafing, (Atlanta), December 11, 1999.Catherine Fox, “Where Universal, Political Meet.”The Atlanta Journal Constitution,(Atlanta), December 10, 1999.Barbara Plankensteiner, “Kulte, Kunstler, Königein Afrika: Tradition und Moderne inSudnigeria.” African Arts, (Los Angeles),summer, 1999. 74-76.Uzolua Ukaheme, “Steady Move of an evolvingAfrican Matriot.” The Guardian, (Lagos),July 28, 1998.Matthew Debord, “Crossing: Time. Space.Movement.” Flash Art International,(Rome), March -April, 1998.Roger H. Prager, “CROSS/ING: Time. Space.Movement.” African Arts, (Los Angeles),spring, 1998, 80-81.Jahman Anikulapo, “The Amazons Aren’t in BedYet.” The Guardian, (Lagos), January 28,1998.Ursula Leibinger-Hasibether, “Bildende Kunst ausAfrika: Marcia Kure zu Gast bei art arc.”Nordbayerischer Kurier, (Bayreuth), 1998.Ursula Leibinger-Hasibether, “Die Frau, der Fisch,der Hase.” Nordbayerischer Kurier,(Bayreuth), May 27, 1998.“Die Suche nach neuen Rollen.” NordbayerischeNachrichten, (Herzogenaurach), April 23,1998.“Geht das nicht auch anders?” Fränkischer Tag,(Herzogenaurach), April 23,1998.“Protest gegen die Willkur.” Herzogenaurach,(Herzogenaurach), April 15, 1998.Mary Ann Marger, “African Art Soars PastTradition.” St. Petersburg Times, (TampaBay), September 19, 1997.Joanne Milani, “The Art of Africa.” The TampaTribune, (Tampa), September 13, 1997.Haig David-West, “Uli Art: Master Works, Recent

BIOGRAPHYMARCIA KUREWorks.” African Arts, (Los Angeles),winter 1996, 71-74.Ursula Leibinger-Hasibether, “Tradition undGegenwartskunst.” NordbayerischerKurier, May 31, 1996.Hubert Kreke, “Beruhung mit “Herzhupfen.””Munsterlander Tageszeitung, May 23,1996.Ursula Leibinger-Hasibether, “Blick zuruck nachvorn.” Nordbayerischer Kurier,Pfingsten,1996.Andrea Weiland, “Gleichberechtigung fur zweiKunststile.” Gersthofener Zeitung,(Gersthofen), May 9, 1996.Andrea Weiland, “Zuruck zum Ursprung und alterTradition.” Augsburger Allgemeine,(Augsburg), April 25, 1996.Robert Condon, “Uli Art: Master Works, RecentWorks.” Nka: Journal of ContemporaryAfrican Art, (New York), 3 (1995), 81.Obi Nwakanma, “Stars of the New Curfew.” TheVanguard, (Lagos), September 24, 1995.Holland Cotter, “Uli Art: Master Works, RecentWorks.” The New York Times, (New York),June 2, 1995.Obi Nwakanma, “Fragments and Songs... and theMood of Distress.” The Vanguard, (Lagos),April 23, 1995.Chika Okeke, “The New, the Deep and theSensitive:Marcia Kure’s Art.” TheAlumnus,(Nsukka), 1995.Ozioma Onuzulike, “Primacy of Idea: The Art ofMarcia Kure.” The Vanguard, (Lagos), May8, 1994.Ukoha), Lagos, Nigeria.-Channels Television, (Joe Musa), Lagos, Nigeria.- Minaj Broadcast International, African Region,(Amaka Ugwu), Lagos, Nigeria.TELEVISION INTERVIEWSCNN International, “Inside Africa,” (Sally Graham),February 17, 2001CNN International, “Inside Africa,” (Kari Manns-Leewood) December 24, 2000.Other Television interviews:- Nigerian Television Authority, (Nnena Kalu