IFEATUANYA “IFY” CHIEJINA
ABOUT | WORKS | EXHIBITIONS
ABOUT
Ifeatuanya (Ify) Chiejina is a visual artist born and raised in Queens, NY. Chiejina is a black Igbo female with ideas, thoughts, and truths that are rooted and reflective of different customs and traditions. As a Nigerian-American, Chiejina considers the tensions and complexities that come with being brought up in an African household, in a western society. Chiejina has completed a certificate program from the Caribbean Cultural Center of African Diaspora Institute’s Community Arts University Without Walls in 2015. She has participated in residencies at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Chiejina has showcased her art for SMO Contemporary Art, Prizm Art Fair, Penn State Lehigh Valley, and her paintings are in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection. She has also completed cover art for the Criterion Collection. Chiejina is one of the founding members for the Southeast Queens Artist Alliance, (SEQAA).
WORKS
The Black Seed, Ripened, 2020
Graphite, pen, watercolor, & colored pencil
22 x 17 in
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Has Love Forgotten About Me? Can’t You See, 2019
Acrylic & sequins on canvas mounted on plywood
48 x 36 in
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Has Love Forgotten About Me, All I Need is a Little Warmth, 2019
Acrylic & sequins on canvas mounted on plywood
48 x 24 in
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Health, 2020
Acrylic, graphite, & colored pencil
14 x 11 in
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EXHIBITIONS
LatchKey Gallery | 173 Henry Street | info@latchkeygallery.com | 646.213.9070