I want my work to be accessible in different ways, more ing… - Dawn Okoro

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I want my work to be accessible in different ways, more ingrained into other pieces of culture, other than just being on white walls. I want to expand my reach, because when people find my work and they feel a connection and they get it, then I feel like it was for them as well.

Dawn Okoro

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Dawn Okoro (born 1980, in Houston), is a Nigerian American artist.

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Whatever I make is for myself first. And when I do that, it naturally resonates with whoever else it is also for.

When I watched the episode where Jennifer Beals said my name and showed my painting, I squealed a little. I’m happy to see some of my goals begin to come to fruition. There is so much more that I can do with art. I’m just getting started.

Where I grew up, people heard of (Pablo Picasso) or whatever, but my family was kind of like, 'That's a nice hobby, but you need to go be a doctor or a lawyer or engineer.

I want my work to be accessible in different ways, more ingrained into other pieces of culture, other than just being on white walls. I want to expan… - Dawn Okoro

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