Grace Ndiritu My art is an attempt to give back what has been taken from those who lack power: their dignity.

Biographical details:

Grace Ndiritu was born in 1976 in Birmingham and lives and works in London. She studied at Winchester School of Art, London; De Ateliers, Amsterdam; and had a UK studio residency at Delfina Studios, London (2004-2006).

As well as extending the way in which Non-Western viewpoints are ‘positively’ received by the public, her work combines advertising, documentary and music video strategies within the framework of Performance Video Art. Her 'Hand-crafted videos' and 'Video Paintings' have been widely exhibited. Recent solo shows include the Chisenhale Gallery, London (2007), the 51st Venice Biennale (2005) and Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2005) Recent group shows include those at the Studio Museum Harlem, New York (2008), Dakar Biennale, Senegal (2008) and Metropolitan Museum of Art and Grey Art Gallery, New York (2008).

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