Nnenna Okore
Nnenna Okore is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Art Department at North Park University, Chicago. She earned her B.A degree in Painting from the University of Nigeria (First Class Honors) in 1999, and an M.A and M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Iowa in 2004 and 2005. She has received several national and international awards and been shown in numerous prestigious galleries and museums within and outside the United States. She recently participated in the prestigious 29th Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil and is presently exhibiting at the Tang Museum, NY, Northwestern University gallery, IL and October Gallery, London.