This Nigerian Painter Just Won a MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

        This Nigerian Painter Just Won a MacArthur 'Genius' Grant
    Los Angeles-based Nigerian painter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, is the winner of a 2017 MacArthur "Genius" Grant. 
Damola Durosomo
October 11, 2017
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This Nigerian Painter Just Won a MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Los Angeles-based Nigerian painter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, is the winner of a 2017 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

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