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Msanii Kijana (“young artist”) is an independent study project for high school students who are interested in art history and the visual arts. Each participant tours the National Museum of African Art’s collection, selects three works of art to research, creates three original artworks inspired by the pieces selected from the museum’s collection, and writes brief narratives about his or her artworks.
Msanii Kijana offers students an opportunity to investigate works of art through specific questions or themes of their choosing, build their portfolios, and gain experience to highlight on college applications and scholarships. The young artists’ original artworks will also be featured on the National Museum of African Art’s website.
2021 Msanii Kijana Project
Now accepting applications for the 2021 Msanii Kijana Project.
Meet the Artists
2020
Selected Art
b. 1983, Enugu, Nigeria
Works in Los Angeles, California
Wedding Souvenirs
2016
Acrylic, colored pencil, collage, and commemorative fabric on paper
H x W: 154.3 × 132.6 cm (60 3/4 × 52 3/16 in.)
Museum purchase, 2017-5-1
Vicinity of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Crest mask
Early 20th century
Wood, animal skin, plant fiber, bone, dye
41.5 x 85.5 x 22.3 cm (16 5/16 x 33 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, 2005-6-1
b. 1973, Blantyre, Malawi
Works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Constant Gardener
2014
Dupion silk, synthetic thread
Textile: 138.4 × 106 cm (54 1/2 × 41 3/4 in.) Frame: 173.4 × 138.4 × 5.4 cm (68 1/4 × 54 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.)
Museum purchase, 2017-11-1
Face mask
Early 20th century
Wood, plant fiber, pigment, copper alloy
H x W x D: 39.1 x 21.3 x 23.5 cm (15 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Museum purchase
Democratic Republic of the CongoAngola
85-15-20
