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In vivid color or stark black and white, self-taught Nigerian artist Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu<\/a>\u2019s new paintings and drawings at Jack Shainman Gallery<\/a> continue to dazzle with their hyper-realism.\u00a0 Dedicated to celebrating Igbo tradition through her work, Chiamonwu includes foods, architecture and symbolic items from her culture in joyful portraits.\u00a0 In this graphite and charcoal drawing titled \u2018Mgbeorie (Woman born in Orie Market Day),\u2019\u00a0 \u00a0she refers to the Igbo tradition of naming children after the market day on which they were born, while the shell earring nods to objects passed down in families over time.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca in Jack Shainman Gallery\u2019s 346 Broadway location through March 28th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu, Mgbeorie (Woman born in Orie Market Day), graphite and charcoal on paper, 36 x 31 \u00bd inches, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In vivid color or stark black and white, self-taught Nigerian artist Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu\u2019s new paintings and drawings at Jack Shainman Gallery continue to dazzle with their hyper-realism.\u00a0 Dedicated to celebrating Igbo tradition through her work, Chiamonwu includes foods, architecture and symbolic items from her culture in joyful portraits.\u00a0 In this graphite and charcoal drawing … <\/p>\n

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