Njideka Akunyili Crosby, one of the daughters of late Dora Akunyili, a professor and former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, one of the daughters of late Dora Akunyili, a professor and former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria (NAFDAC) and Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, two Nigerian women, have been named in the first-ever ‘TIME 100 Next’ list.
The Nigerian-born visual artist, based in Los Angeles, California, who was named in the ‘Artist’ category, made the list for her works, which focus on the cultural differences between Nigeria and the US. The 36 year old’s works have sold for millions at auctions. In 2017, she won the Genius Grant award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
“The visual artist was only the second person to be chosen to create a mural on the walls of the museum itself, which was visible from Grand Avenue’s sidewalk. It featured brightly colored scenes of domestic life: in one section, a woman rests her elbow on a table, seemingly deep in thought. Akunyili Crosby—who moved to the U.S. from Nigeria in her teens—is known for such scenes, some of which are autobiographical and incorporate references to both countries,” the magazine wrote about Njideka.
