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 (Kenya/UK) lives and works in London. She studied at Winchester School of Art, London; De Ateliers, Amsterdam (1998-2000); and had a UK studio residency at Delfina Studios, London (2004-2006).

Her 'Hand-crafted videos' and 'Video Paintings' have been widely exhibited, recent solo shows at Artists Film Survey, ICA London (2011), Artprojx Presents at Prince Charles Cinema (2009), Chisenhale Gallery, London (2007), the 51st Venice Biennale (2005) and Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2005). Recent group shows include those at the International Center of Photography, New York (2009), Studio Museum Harlem, New York (2008), Dakar Biennale,Senegal (2008).

She won the 1st Prize for Landscape Video and Photography, at the Centre for Art and Nature, Spain (2010). Her work has been commissioned by Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool (2010), Chisenhale Gallery, London (2007), and Glynn Vivian Gallery, Wales (2006). Her work is also housed in museum collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and private collections such as The Walter Collection, Germany and New York specializing in Contemporary Photography.

Grace Ndiritu Video Art Collection www.axisweb.org/artist/gracendiritu