Diana Ejaita

Diana Ejaita is a Nigerian-Italian illustrator and textile designer.

Biography

Ejaita was born in Italy.[1] She studied fine art in France and Germany.[2] As of 2020, she was based in Berlin, Germany, and Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

In 2014, Ejaita started a fashion label, called WearYourMask, inspired by West African traditions and her Italo-Nigerian heritage.[1][2]

In 2019, Ejaita's work was featured in a group exhibition at Berlin's Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), called Afro Futures. Fashion – Hair – Design.[3] That same year, she illustrated a Google Doodle commemorating the 119th birthday of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian educator and women's rights activist.[4] Ejaita has designed two covers for The New Yorker magazine.[1][5]

Notes and references
  1. Mouly, Françoise (2020-01-13). "Diana Ejaita's "Portrait of History"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. Sauer, Jennifer (2020-02-05). "Artist Diana Ejaita's Inspired View". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. Grenier, Elizabeth (2019-08-24). "Innovative designers challenge African fashion stereotypes | DW | 24.08.2019". DW. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. "Google celebrates Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti's 119th birthday with a doodle". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  5. Mouly, Françoise (2019-05-06). "Diana Ejaita's "Iya Ni Wura (Mother Is Gold)"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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