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Zsudayka Nzinga

Zsudayka Nzinga (she/her/hers) (pronounced zoo-day-kuh in-zing-ah) I am a mixed media artist and designer. I consider my studio practice to be cultural anthropology in that I aim to capture and archive through my work the history and culture of Black Americans. I’m very interested in what happens when Black American artist work and narratives are included alongside American art without requiring the Black artist to center their identity in trauma or politics and whether the sight and existence of Black faces is enough to make our work, voice and existence inherently political. My works seeks to normalize the day to day of Black Americans and celebrate culture while also highlighting moments shared by all humans. We all sit in the house, we all water our plants, we are all living an existence with more similarities than differences. My work challenges viewers to include Black stories in American stories. Told through the lens of personal experience, I use acrylic, decorative paper, hand dyed paper, linocut stamp, ink, vinyl, marker, metal, fabric and thread to create images of proud and beautiful people who celebrate who they are. My sculpture and jewelry work uses metal and wire and precious gems. My collage work often uses Chigiri to assemble initial layers of interior design and sometimes for complete portraits. I use African scraps of fabric to hint at the remnants of African identity but create new textile designs and interior aesthetics and clothing that are wholly American. I paint photorealistic portraits and then abstract the figures to look like quilted pieces of fabric. My work invites viewers to experience the ways that my friends and elders and peers decorate and design ourselves, our homes and our moments. It is a way to engage in our culture without a traumatic narrative attached. My current work explores how we build safe spaces through the lens of Black home design and fashion. I bring to life the intricacies of a pan Africanist relationship alongside an American identity which isn’t always recognized despite over 5 generations of building American legacy and culture. The interactive works show the importance of furniture and design in claiming identity and the cultural nature of decorating space as home as altar. I explore the delicate balance of Black American identity as we settle into ourselves as Americans while also nodding to the roots that call to us.

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  1. Will Power by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 1.

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    Will Power, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    27 x 24 in (68.58 x 60.96 cm)

    $3,300

  2. Where the Money Resides by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 16.

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    Where the Money Resides, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    37 x 47 in (93.98 x 119.38 cm)

    $8,500

  3. Wheelchair Beauty by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 1.

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    Wheelchair Beauty, 2022

    Acrylic, paper, facric

    60 x 50 in (152.4 x 127.0 cm)

    $8,000

  4. Toddlers at the Park by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 2.

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    Toddlers at the Park, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    40 x 50 in (101.6 x 127.0 cm)

    $8,000

  5. The Butterfly Effect by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 1.

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    The Butterfly Effect, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    39 x 50 in (99.06 x 127.0 cm)

    $9,000

  6. Solo by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 17.

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    Solo, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric, vinyl

    48 x 33 in (121.92 x 83.82 cm)

    $8,000

  7. Same Sex Family by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 11.

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    Same Sex Family, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    72 x 60 in (182.88 x 152.4 cm)

    $8,000

  8. Put Makeup on Me Mommy by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 18.

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    Put Makeup on Me Mommy, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    48 x 33 in (121.92 x 83.82 cm)

    $8,000

  9. Mourning by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 11.

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    Mourning, 2022

    Mixed media on cnvas

    48 x 35 in (121.92 x 88.9 cm)

    $12,000

  10. Look Up by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 3.

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    Look Up, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    70 x 65 in (177.8 x 165.1 cm)

    $8,000

  11. Kenneth Nero Sr. by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 7.

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    Kenneth Nero Sr., 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    60 x 50 in (152.4 x 127.0 cm)

    $8,000

  12. Jazmyne by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 17.

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    Jazmyne, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    25 x 23 in (63.5 x 58.42 cm)

    $3,000

  13. Family by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 10.

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    Family, 2022

    Acrylic, fabric, paper

    70 x 50 in (177.8 x 127.0 cm)

    $8,000

  14. Facial Recognition #2 by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 16.

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    Facial Recognition #2, 2022

    Acrylic, fabric, paper

    24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 cm)

    $3,500

  15. Elder Dancers by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 4.

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    Elder Dancers, 2022

    Acrylic, fabric, paper

    72 x 60 in (182.88 x 152.4 cm)

    $8,000

  16. Drummer by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 9.

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    Drummer, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    70 x 65 in (177.8 x 165.1 cm)

    $8,000

  17. Daddy Time by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 13.

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    Daddy Time, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric, vinyl

    47 x 30 in (119.38 x 76.2 cm)

    $7,000

  18. Breastfeeding by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 5.

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    Breastfeeding, 2022

    Acrylic and paper, fabric

    60 x 70 in (152.4 x 177.8 cm)

    $8,000

  19. Basquiat Explodes by Zsudayka Nzinga James S Terrell, Image 6.

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    Basquiat Explodes, 2022

    Paper and Fabric on Canvas

    36 x 26 in (91.44 x 66.04 cm)

    $4,200

  20. Wine Down Time by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 6.

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    Wine Down Time, 2021

    Acrylic, fabric, oil bar, paper

    28 x 39 in (71.12 x 99.06 cm)

    $3,000

  21. Untitled by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 11.

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    Untitled, 2021

    Acrylic and paper, fabric, vinyl

    40 x 22 in (101.6 x 55.88 cm)

    $5,300

  22. Toni Morrison by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 9.

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    Toni Morrison, 2021

    Acrylic, ink, stitch

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

    $6,000

  23. The Line Work by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 9.

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    The Line Work, 2021

    Paper and Fabric on Canvas

    44 x 33 in (111.76 x 83.82 cm)

    $5,200

  24. The Last Time We Sleep by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 5.

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    The Last Time We Sleep, 2021

    Mixed media on canvas

    28 x 30 in (71.12 x 76.2 cm)

    $3,500

  25. The Corner by Zsudayka Nzinga, Image 10.

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    The Corner, 2021

    Acrylic, paper, facric

    41 x 30 in (104.14 x 76.2 cm)

    $6,000