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    MacArthur 'Genius' Paints Nigerian Childhood Alongside Her American Present

    Njideka Akunyili Crosby was born in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. when she was 16. Her large-scale paintings reflect her life in both countries.
    by Karen Michel Jan 02, 2018 2 minutes
    Njideka Akunyili Crosby paints in her Los Angeles studio in September 2017.

    Visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, 34, is having a moment. In 2017, she won a so-called MacArthur "genius" grant, and over the past few months her work has been shown in Baltimore, New Orleans and upstate New York.

    Akunyili Crosby was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States when she was 16. Her large-scale paintings (some as big as 8 by 10 feet) reflect

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