Sana Musasama

місце: Saint Albans

нарождення : 1951

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Sana Musasama is an African-American ceramic and mixed-media artist based in New York City. Her artistic practice parallels her work as an educator and commitment to human rights causes especially the human trafficking of women. Musasama is an associate adjunct professor at Hunter College. She was born in Saint Albans, New York in 1951 and holds a BA in Ceramics and Education from City College (1974) and an MFA from Alfred State College of Ceramics (1987). She continued her ceramic studies at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana ; the Gakium Designer College in Tokyo , Japan; the Tuscarora International School of Ceramics in Tuscarora, Nevada ; and at Mende Pottery in Mendeland, Sierra Leone. Musasama's artistic practice and work as an educator is informed by her extensive travels to Africa, Asia, and Latin America including countries such as Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Japan to learn about non-Western cultures, specifically as relates to womanhood and socio-political issues impacting women. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is held in various public and private collections. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including the Anonymous Was a Woman Award (2002).