SENGA NENGUDI

Interested in the visual arts, dance, body mechanics and matters of thespirit from an early age these elements still play themselves out inever changing ways in her art. She has always used a variety of natural(sand, dirt, rocks, seed pods) and unconventional (panty hose, foundobjects, masking tape) materials to fashion her works, utilizing thesematerials as a jazz musician utilizes notes and sounds to improvise acomposition. The thrust of her art is to share common experiences inabstractions that hit the senses and center, often welcoming the viewerto become a participant.

Along with doing art Nengudi is strongly committed to arts education.Along with teaching courses at the University of Colorado at ColoradoSprings in the Visual Arts and Performing Arts Department, she hasalways been involved with bringing arts programs emphasing diversity tothe communities in which she resides. Besides her individual efforts shehas belonged to a variety of organizations with similar goals.

Courtesy Thomas Erben Gallery