Everlyn Nicodemus
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Name wey dem give am | Everlyn |
| Family name | Nicodemus |
| Ein date of birth | 1954 |
| Place dem born am | Kilimanjaro |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Swahili |
| Ein occupation | visual artist, poet, art historian, curator, writer |
Everlyn Nicodemus be Tanzanian-born artist, writer, den curator, wey dey base insyd Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]
Early life den career
[edit | edit source]Nicodemus initially enrol insyd teacher training school, buh she elope make she marry a Swedish economist wey dey work insyd Tanzania.[2] De pair move go Sweden insyd 1973, wer, na influence by ein experiences of everyday racism, she enrol insyd Stockholm University insyd 1978 make she study social anthropology.[3]
While back insyd Tanzania dey do fieldwork, Nicodemus start dey make art for response to ein discomfort plus anthropology. Dis quickly lead to a solo exhibition of paintings den poems at de National Museum of Tanzania insyd Dar es Salaam insyd 1980.[3]
After she divorce ein first husby, Nicodemus marry Kristian Romare, a Swedish art historian, plus whom she move go Edinburgh insyd 2008.[4]
Ein work dey include paintings, collages, mixed-media assemblages, den poetry, wey na ebe informed by racism, trauma, PTSD, den recovery.[5] She plete ein PhD for African Modern Art and Black Cultural Trauma at Middlesex University insyd 2012.[6]
Nicodemus win de Freelands Foundation Award insyd 2022,[7] wich support de first retrospective of ein work, at de National Galleries of Scotland, from September 2024 to May 2025.[1] Na dem acquire ein painting Självporträtt, Åkersberga by de National Portrait Gallery, London insyd 2022,[8] wey e cam turn de first painted self-portrait by a black female artist insyd de gallery ein collection.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Everlyn Nicodemus". National Galleries of Scotland.
- ↑ "'They told me I was a savage' – the unstoppable painter Everlyn Nicodemus". The Guardian.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A Woman in the World: Everlyn Nicodemus". post (Museum of Modern Art).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Everlyn Nicodemus,". Ben Uri Research Unit.
- ↑ "Silent Strength 36". The Arts Council Collection.
- ↑ "Everlyn Nicodemus". Richard Saltoun.
- ↑ "Freelands Award 2022".
- ↑ "Everlyn Nicodemus ('Självporträtt, Åkersberga') by Everlyn Nicodemus". National Portrait Gallery.