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Michael
Michael
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A dark-skinned woman with a focused expression is depicted in a dynamic, almost sculpted pose, her body contorted against a clean, white background using clear and defined lines with shades of dark brown and gray used to create depth and dimension. The composition is centered on the figure. Her face is sculpted with detail and her gaze is intense and directed unflinchingly upward towards us. With her body angled in a way that creates a sense of tension and movement, the arms are draped over her head, and her legs are bent in a crouched position. Her muscles and limbs are rendered with precision for an overall effect of a powerful, yet vulnerable, presence. Sungi Mlengeya was born in 1991 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She is a self-taught artist who works primarily in the acrylic medium on canvas creating paintings that are free, minimalist and with a curious use of negative space. Most of the works consist of dark figures in minimal shades of black and browns against perfectly white backgrounds, a commemoration of women who surround her. In 2020, Sungi was honored in Apollo 40 Under 40 Africa, a selection the most inspirational young people in the African art world; and in 2022 graced the Johnnie Walker and Trace Africa Top 30 list of leading creatives in the continent. The artist’s solo exhibition Don’t Try, Don’t Not Try with the B.LA Art Foundation in Vienna partly benefited Women without Borders whose headquarters are also in the city. (Un)Choreographed, another solo exhibition that took off in June 2022 marked the reopening of the home of London’s Africa Centre in Southwark. In 2021, the artist presented a solo booth at Art Basel Miami Beach titled Unsettled Minds following her debut solo exhibition Just Disruptions at Afriart Gallery in Kampala earlier that year.

A dark-skinned woman with a focused expression is depicted in a dynamic, almost sculpted pose, her body contorted against a clean, white background using clear and defined lines with shades of dark brown and gray used to create depth and dimension. The composition is centered on the figure. Her face is sculpted with detail and her gaze is intense and directed unflinchingly upward towards us. With her body angled in a way that creates a sense of tension and movement, the arms are draped over her head, and her legs are bent in a crouched position. Her muscles and limbs are rendered with precision for an overall effect of a powerful, yet vulnerable, presence. Sungi Mlengeya was born in 1991 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She is a self-taught artist who works primarily in the acrylic medium on canvas creating paintings that are free, minimalist and with a curious use of negative space. Most of the works consist of dark figures in minimal shades of black and browns against perfectly white backgrounds, a commemoration of women who surround her. In 2020, Sungi was honored in Apollo 40 Under 40 Africa, a selection the most inspirational young people in the African art world; and in 2022 graced the Johnnie Walker and Trace Africa Top 30 list of leading creatives in the continent. The artist’s solo exhibition Don’t Try, Don’t Not Try with the B.LA Art Foundation in Vienna partly benefited Women without Borders whose headquarters are also in the city. (Un)Choreographed, another solo exhibition that took off in June 2022 marked the reopening of the home of London’s Africa Centre in Southwark. In 2021, the artist presented a solo booth at Art Basel Miami Beach titled Unsettled Minds following her debut solo exhibition Just Disruptions at Afriart Gallery in Kampala earlier that year.

Wallow by Sungi Mlengeya (Tanzanian) - Acrylic on canvas / 2022 - Albertina Modern Museum (Vienna, Austria) #womeninart #femaleartist #womanartist #womensart #art #artwork #modernart #TanzanianArtist #SungiMlengeya #Mlengeya #AlbertinaModern #AcrylicPainting #monochromatic #WomenPaintingWomen

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