Na Chainkua Reindorf

Na Chainkua Reindorf is a mixed media artist who creates large-scale tapestries and immersive sculptural installations. Her work is an exploration of and an ode to the rich cultural history of West African textiles, especially weaving traditions like Kente, and the complexities of masquerade dress.  She purposefully incorporates contemporary materials into her work as a way to create new ways of using these historical textiles to explore ongoing social topics including gender and culture

She primarily uses acrylic and cotton yarn and threads, jute, sisal, wool and wire mesh for her tapestries, and often incorporates beads, sequins, dyed muslin, bamboo and vinyl into her installations. She has exhibited in institutions across the United States in Iowa, Illinois and New York, as well as in Lagos Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.

Courtesy of Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts