Wura-Natasha Ogunji

Wura-Natasha Ogunji is a visual artist and performer.  Her work investigates the connections between physical actions of the black body, artifacts and power.  Ogunji has been an Artist in Residence as part of the National Performance Network’s Visual Artist Network and has also participated in residencies at Can Serrat in Spain and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic.  She has received grants from the Idea Fund, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the City of Austin.  Selected exhibitions include Négritude at Exit Art (NY), Screwed Anthologies at labotanica (Houston) and New American Talent: The 22nd Exhibition at Arthouse at the Jones Center (Austin, TX).  She has exhibited at The Oakland Museum of California, Intersection for the Arts and Galería de la Raza in San Francisco.  Ogunji has a BA from Stanford University (Anthropology) and an MFA from San Jose State University (Photography).  She lives in Austin, Texas.  

website: www.wuraogunji.com