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  • Paintings
  • Nina Chanel Abney (bio)

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Yo 123 2015

unique ultrachrome pigmented print, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 56 × 56 inches

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Why 2015

acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 96 × 194 inches

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clockwise from left: What 2015

unique ultrachrome pigmented print, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 96 × 112 inches

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Who 2015

unique ultrachrome pigmented print, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 96 × 112 inches


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Where 2015

unique ultrachrome pigmented print, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 96 × 96 inches

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Hothouse 2016

acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 102 × 216 inches

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Yo Yo Coke 2015

unique ultrachrome pigmented print, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 72 × 48 inches

All images courtesy of the artist and the Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY

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Nina Chanel Abney

Addressing pop culture and racial conflicts, nina chanel abney paints scenes rooted in autobiography, current events, and traditional storytelling. Driven by a fascination with the perceived importance of celebrity news as compared to politics, she works in a popsurrealist style, employing cartoonish figures and playful compositions to echo the perpetual stimulation of the digital age. Abney’s paintings have most recently appeared in galleries and shows in New York, Chicago, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, among others.

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