Conference talk
Nontsikelelo Mutiti:
Everything is Where it is Expected
Working across geographic locations, Nontsikelelo Mutiti’s work touches on a transnational narrative around Black cultural production. The reality of the diaspora of living far away from home and seeking kinship forms the foundation of a visual language that calls out, almost as a sonograph, in an attempt to locate Black communities, who are the primary audience for the artist’s work.
This talk will take place online, Sunday, July 26, 2020, at 2:30pm (UTC-4), as part of the main Typographics conference schedule. Registration for the conference is free.
About Nontsikelelo Mutiti
Nontsikelelo Mutiti is Zimbabwean born visual artist and educator. She is invested in elevating the work and practices of Black peoples past, present and future through a conceptual approach to design, experimental publishing and archiving practices and peer to peer collaborations. Mutiti holds a diploma in multimedia art from the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, and an MFA from the Yale School of Art, with a concentration in graphic design. Mutiti is currently Assistant Professor in Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also artistic director for Black Chalk & Co. a platform for archiving and publishing practices that curates cultural events and fosters collaborative projects with peers located in Harare, Johannesburg, New York, Richmond and other international centres.
Photo by Sindayiganza Photography.
