To Be at Peace Amongst Yourself - Ifeatuanya Chiejina

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JCAL 50th Anniversary Gala

By Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

Jun 7, 2022 - Jun 20, 2022

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The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York is a performing and visual arts center that was founded in 1972 in an effort to revitalize the surrounding community and their regard for the art. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning tyrelh@jcal.org

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  Ifeatuanya (Ify) Chiejina is a visual artist born and raised in Queens, NY. Chiejina is a black Igbo female with ideas, thoughts, and truths that are rooted and reflective of different customs and traditions. As a Nigerian-American, Chiejina considers the tensions and complexities that come with being brought up in an African household, in a western society. She has a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Queens College, and completed a certificate program from the Caribbean Cultural Center of African Diaspora Institute’s Community Arts University Without Walls. Chiejina is a 2022 Apexart fellow. She has participated in residencies at Chashama North, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, and Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Chiejina has showcased her art in group shows with LatchKey Gallery, SMO Contemporary Art, Prizm Art Fair, and Penn State Lehigh Valley. She had her first solo exhibition at the Banko Gallery, Banana Factory Arts Center in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Chiejina’s paintings are in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection, and she has also completed cover art for the Criterion Collection. Chiejina is a recipient of the 2022 Arts Grant for Queens and the 2021 City Artist Corps Grant. Chiejina is one of the founding members for the Southeast Queens Artist Alliance, (SEQAA)

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  Year created: 2016 Medium: Acrylic, duralar, canvas on board Dimensions: 18x24
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