My name is Abigail Owusu Afriyie and I am a senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Fashion Design. My work is primarily based on my childhood in Ghana and my Christian beliefs.
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I’ve always been a very creative individual and my passion for art was something that came to me very early in life. My work ranges from Fashion Design to Drawing, Painting, photography, and filmmaking.
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Aside from my visual arts practice, I have a heart and passion for music and my hobbies include singing and playing the piano.
About
Me
Exhibitions
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Featured on Obioma Website
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Fashion Futures-Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
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FVNMAS (Film, Video, New Media, Animation, and Sound) Festival -Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
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Fashion 2022 Humanature-Sophomore Fashion Exhibition-School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Rebirth Through the Light (Solo Exhibition)-Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, IL
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House, Fashion & the Pursuit of __________ -School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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SAIC 2021 Art Bash Black Box-School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Skyway exhibition-Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
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OakArt exhibition-Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
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Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition (ICCJE) 2020- Governor State University, University Park, IL
Education
2020- May 2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis in Fashion Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Chicago Makers Fund, Chicago, (2022)
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Featured on the front cover of SAIC FASHION 2021 magazine and website
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Barbara Zenner Award for Outstanding New Artist in Film, Video, and New Media for Artbash, (2021)
SAIC Distinguished Scholar, (2020)
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William A. Koehnline Scholarship, 2020)
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2017-2020
Associate of Fine Arts
Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
Wentcher Transfer Scholarship, Oakton Community College, IL(2019)
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President’s scholar(2017, 2018,2019)
Oakton Community College High School Senior Scholarship(2017)
Wentcher Scholarship (2017)