FNB Art Prize 2017 Winner: Peju Alatise

WORDS Amelia Brown

Nigerian artist, Peju Alatise, has been announced as the 2017 recipient of the prestigious FNB Art Prize.

She joins the ranks of previous winners, such as Nolan Oswald Dennis, Turiya Magadlela and Kudzanai Chiurai, and receives a cash prize as well as the opportunity to create a new project that will be showcased in a dedicated exhibition space at the FNB Joburg Art Fair from 8 to 10 September 2017.

Peju, who holds a degree in architecture, is a mixed-medium artist, poet and published writer and her interdisciplinary work has gained attention on the global art stage. Her career highlights to date include being selected as the 2016 fellow at the Smithsonian Institute of African Art, exhibiting at the Venice Biennale’s 57th edition, where she was visiting as an art teacher, and artist residencies in Morocco and Turkey.

Peju is passionate about addressing social, political and gender-related issues, and uses her incredibly broad spectrum of media to explore multiple layers of meaning as well as capturing the nuances of womanhood in modern-life-African traditions.

Don’t miss her exhibition. Save the date for the FNB Joburg Art Fair, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 8 to 10 September 2017. Visit FNBjoburgartfair.co.za for more info.