Yinka quandary biography of william

          Find out in this new story by Qaisra Khan, curator of Islamic art at The Khalili Collections and co-curator of 'William Morris & Art from the Islamic World'.

        1. Find out in this new story by Qaisra Khan, curator of Islamic art at The Khalili Collections and co-curator of 'William Morris & Art from the Islamic World'.
        2. The William Morris Family Album, William Morris Gallery, London, England.
        3. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA creates work that explores issues of race and class through the media of sculpture, painting, photography, film, tapestries and.
        4. The British-Nigerian artist, 58, talks to Rachel Campbell-Johnston about reappraising empire and his prestigious art award.
        5. Will Yinka find herself a huzband?

          6. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA creates work that explores issues of race and class through the media of sculpture, painting, photography, film, tapestries and.!

          Yinka Shonibare

          British artist (born 1962)

          Yinka ShonibareCBE RA (born 9 August 1962), is a British artist living in the United Kingdom.

          His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. As Shonibare is paralysed on one side of his body, he uses assistants to make works under his direction.[1]

          Early life and education

          Yinka Shonibare was born in London, England, on 9 August 1962, the son of Olatunji Shonibare and Laide Shonibare.[2][3] When he was three years old, his family moved to Lagos, Nigeria, where his father practised law.

          When he was 17 years old, Shonibare returned to the UK to take his A-levels at Redrice School.[4][5] At the age of 18, he contracted transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, which resulted in a long-term physical disability where one side