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Kibibi Ajanku

USA

b. 1956

Baltimore, MD, United States

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  1. Azur by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Azur

    cotton; leather; Senegal indigo dyed fabric; cowrie; ceramic; glass; brass

    16 x 11 x 5 in

    $2,500

  2. Black Lives Matter by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Black Lives Matter

    Indigo-dyed rag doll, ankara textile, woven textile, traditional currency, glass beads

    18 x 7.5 x 3 in

    $950

  3. Gambia Girl by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Gambia Girl

    wood, glass beads, stained glass, ceramic tile, traditional currency

    13 x 13 x 2 in

    $1,200

  4. I am Not Your Negro by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    I am Not Your Negro

    hand-dyed indigo, West African Ankara textile, batik textile, indigo ink, paper on canvas

    36 x 24 in

    $3,500

  5. Indigo Rag Doll Family by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Indigo Rag Doll Family

    hand dyed indigo soft sculpture with glass beads, glass, traditional currency, metal, textile, found objects

    18 x 16 x 2 in

    $1,500

  6. Into the Woods by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Into the Woods

    Acrylic

    11 x 8.5 in

    $700

  7. My Cameo by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    My Cameo

    wood, glass beads, stained glass, ceramic tile, traditional currency

    13 x 13 x 2 in

    $1,200

  8. Pinkster Festival Day by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Pinkster Festival Day

    Indigo dyed cotton; Ankara African textile mixed media collage on canvas

    48 x 36 in

    $3,500

  9. Rasta by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Rasta

    Mixed media collage on paper

    11 x 8.5 in

    $700

  10. Spirit Work by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Spirit Work

    West African textile; up-cycled denim; glass beads; traditional currency; bone and antique buttons on board

    24 x 15 x 5 in

    $4,500

  11. Spirit Work by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Spirit Work

    West African textile; up-cycled denim; glass beads; traditional currency; bone and antique buttons on board

    24 x 15 x 5 in

    $4,500

  12. Susie the Riveter by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Susie the Riveter

    Hand Dyed Indigo Batik Textile, Cotton Textile on Canvas

    60 x 40 in

  13. The Illusion of Friendship by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    The Illusion of Friendship

    West African Ankara textile, batik textile, paper on canvas

    40 x 30 in

    $3,500

  14. The Learning Tree by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    The Learning Tree

    West African Ankara textile, batik textile, paper on canvas

    16 x 12 in

    $750

  15. Under the baobab by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Under the baobab

    Indigo dyed cotton; handmade paper; African textile Collage on rag board [repurposed indigo traditions using West African Adire Oniko designs]

    32 x 21 x 2 in

    $2,500

  16. Village Girls by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

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    Village Girls

    West African indigo, batik textile

    24 x 24 x 2 in

    $3,500

  17. Villáge by Kibibi Ajanku, Image 1.

    Kibibi Ajanku

    Villáge

    42 x 14 x 1.5 in

    $1,200

Kibibi Ajanku makes and presents ethnically charged art. Her passion embodies the thrust of the African Diaspora. Kibibi’s creativity is the ongoing and ever evolving effort of her life journey. Her work is eclectic and innovative. It is ancient while at the same time new-world and always changing. Ajanku’s muscle as a visual artist spans from contemporary fine art to village inspired craft, and the performance. Her artistry is layered with… and entrenched in… indigenous folkways. Her work embodies research, identity, and the gathering of elements of African retention, in hopes of evoking intuitive memories that reach back into ancestral histories and stories that impact the here and the now.
 
Kibibi Ajanku’s passion for art began early. She was nurtured by “grandma’s hands” as she sat at the knees of a quilt making maternal grandmother and soon followed on the heels of fashion forward seamstress aunties. This fueled an artistic journey as an exploration and execution of an indigenous aesthetic. Ajanku is empowered by international training and workshops: adire fabric design in Osogbo, Nigeria; tapestries in Theis, Senegal; adinkra fabric printing and kente weaving in Kumasi, Ghana; mud cloth acquisitions from the Mali railway; embroidery work in Medina, Senegal; and Orisha attire in Havana, Cuba. Ajanku has traveled the African diaspora to study, teach, and perform with many textile masters. Ajanku believes that when presented properly, art is the perfect vehicle to move forward into greater intercultural awareness for the global community.
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