KIBIBI AJANKU

ARTIST

Ancient while at the same time new-world and always changing. Ajanku’s muscle as a visual artist spans from contemporary fine art to village inspired craft, and the performance. Her artistry is layered with… and entrenched in… indigenous folkways.

INNOVATOR

Through the melding of ancient practices and

Afro-futurism, Kibibi creates new ways for people to connect with the African Diaspora and themselves.

Featured Work

AfroFuturist

Ankara textile; leather; metal studs; cowrie shells; cow tail, burlap fabric [textile collage on board incorporated as a past/present/future vision

Angel Wings

Mixed Media Collage

Crossing Rivers

Mixed Media Collage

Drum Talk

Mixed Media Collage

King Me

Art Quilt

Azur

Soft Sculpture
Cotton and leather rag doll; Senegal indigo dyed fabric; traditional currency; ceramic; glass; brass

Black Lives Matter

Soft Sculpture
Indigo-dyed rag doll; Ankara fabric; raffia; traditional currency; glass beads; brass beads; graphic patch

Djola

Soft Sculpture
Indigo-dyed rag doll; Ankara fabric; raffia; traditional currency; glass beads

Ibeji

Soft Sculpture
Indigo-dyed rag doll; Ankara fabric; raffia; traditional currency; glass beads; brass beads

Indigo Magic

Soft Sculpture
Cotton rag doll; Gambia indigo dyed fabric; up-cycled denim; traditional currency; glass beads

Royal Blues

Mixed Media Collage

Indigo Magic Community Quilt

Hand dyed indigo swatches using Adire Oniko dye resist technique on cotton fabric [swatches dyed by my Indigo Magic Community Dye Workshop as performance art]

Indigo Pathways

Batik & hand dyed indigo on hand stitched up-cycled denim embellished with traditional currency

Kabiasi's Umbrella

Hand-dyed indigo using cassava paste dye resist technique on cotton brocade fabric [Adire symbols act as messaging to announce the chief’s arrival, created in Oshogbo, Nigeria]