California State University, Los Angeles, Waseda University
Occupation(s)
Artist, Sculptor, Curator, Dancer
Years active
1960s–present
Known for
Visual art
Movement
Studio Z, Performance Art, Sculpture
Spouse
Elliott Fittz
Awards
Nasher Prize Laureate 2023
Website
www.sengasenga.com
Senga Nengudi (née Sue Irons; born September 18, 1943)[1] is an African-American visual artist and curator. She is best known for her abstract sculptures that combine found objects and choreographed performance. She is part of a group of African-American avant-garde artists working in New York City and Los Angeles, from the 1960s and onward.
Nengudi was named the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate for her contribution to the discipline of sculpture.[2]
^"Nengudi, Senga". ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^D'Souza, Aruna (September 21, 2022). "Senga Nengudi Wins the 2023 Nasher Prize for Sculpture". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2022. (subscription required)
SengaNengudi (née Sue Irons; born September 18, 1943) is an African-American visual artist and curator. She is best known for her abstract sculptures...
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United States, which featured the work of artists such as Judy Baca, SengaNengudi, Howardena Pindell, and Zarina. The New Museum of Contemporary Art in...
Center in Dallas. She was later a member of the juries that selected SengaNengudi (2023) and Otobong Nkanga (2024) for the Nasher Prize. 2019: SOFT POWER...
California and then spent time in Illinois. Her cousin is the artist SengaNengudi. Abdulrashid studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,...
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the juries that selected Isa Genzken (2019), Michael Rakowitz (2020), SengaNengudi (2023) and Otobong Nkanga (2024) for the Nasher Prize. On Abstract Art...
Angeles featuring organizer Suzanne Jackson, Gloria Bohanon, Betye Saar, SengaNengudi (then Sue Irons), and Eileen Nelson (then Abudulrashid). It was funded...
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opportunities to show their work including David Hammons, Butch Morris, SengaNengudi, Lorraine O’Grady, Maren Hassinger, Adrian Piper, Fred Wilson, and Howardena...
November 2021. "Experimenting with Materiality: Terry Adkins, Sonia Gomes, SengaNengudi, Carol Rama". Lévy Gorvy. Retrieved 10 November 2021. "Mercosul Biennial"...
at Gallery 32 with Betye Saar, Suzanne Jackson, Yvonne Cole Meo, and SengaNengudi. Bohanon was also featured with Betye Saar and Suzanne Jackson at Womanspace...
artists including Lorraine O’Grady, Jacolby Satterwhite, Nick Cave, SengaNengudi, Judson Dance Theater, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Julius Eastman, Wu Tsang,...
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