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Inyang Essien

Pro Type: Photographer

Inyang Essien is a Nigerian-American lens-based artist from Dallas, TX. Her work is based in photography, cultural textiles, video installations, and generative art to explore identity through culture, sexuality, and personal transformation.

In 2021, she was a recipient in the inaugural cohort of the Juanita J. Craft House Residency. Also in 2021, she was a recipient of the Nasher Artist Grant. In 2023, her photograph was selected as the “Purchase Prize Winner” in the Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition & Exhibition.

Specialty:

Conceptual / Fine Art / Photo Journalism

Location:

Texas

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