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Artist profile

Wangechi Mutu

Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-born artist best known for her intricate collages, sculptures, and films exploring female identity, colonialism, and Afrofuturism.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

94.34

Credential score

1496.5

Reference 80×100cm

$117,000

Credentials

Nationality
Kenyan
Museum exhibitions
65
Solo exhibitions
35
Group exhibitions
130
Museum collections
Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Tate Modern, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Gallery representation
Gladstone Gallery, Victoria Miro
Private collections
80
Press
800
Scholarly articles
50
Books
12
Auction record
$1,981,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Sources and confidence by field

Average field confidence 58% · 13 imported fields · 9 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

Kenyan

45%

Birth / death years

1972

45%

Mediums

collage, sculpture, painting, video art, performance

45%

Prices

Auction record

$1,981,000

86%

Representation

Gallery representation

Gladstone Gallery, Victoria Miro

86%

Museum collections

Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Tate Modern, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

90%

Private collections

80

45%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

65

86%

Solo exhibitions

35

45%

Group exhibitions

130

45%

Bibliography

Books

12

45%

Press

800

45%

Scholarly articles

50

45%