Wangechi Mutu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wangechi Mutu

American artist

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1972

Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya

Profession: painter, sculptor, visual artist

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Wangechi Mutu (Kenyan-American, born 1972) is a prominent international contemporary visual artist known primarily for her painting, sculpture, film and performance work.
Born in Kenya, she has lived and established her career in New York for over twenty years.
Mutu's work has directed the female body as subject through collage painting, immersive installation, and live and video performance all the while exploring questions of self-image, gender constructs, cultural trauma and environmental destruction.