Alex Mawimbi
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Alex Mawimbi
Description
Alex Mawimbi is a visual artist. Her multimedia practice investigates the hybrid nature of African identity, contesting notions of authenticity as well as gender and female sexuality.
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First Name
Alex
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Mawimbi
Years Affiliated
2018
Occupation
Artist
Biographical Text
Alex Mawimbi is a visual artist. Her multimedia practice investigates the hybrid nature of African identity, contesting notions of authenticity as well as gender and female sexuality. Since 2012, she has been working on a series of drawings of half-human, half-animal creatures caught up in intimate situations and pensive poses. Mawimbi was Artist-in-Residence at NTU CCA Singapore between August and October 2016. During her residency, she produced a new series of self-portraits, <i>Out of Africa, Out of Reach</i>, and several portraits of one of Singapore’s most famous drag queens.
*formerly Ato Malinda
*formerly Ato Malinda
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Citation
“Alex Mawimbi,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/931.