Artist profile
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a Turner Prize-nominated British artist of Ghanaian descent renowned for her enigmatic oil paintings depicting invented Black figures rendered from memory, literature, and imagination.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
83.77
Credential score
1175.0
Reference 80×100cm
$103,900
Credentials
- Nationality
- British
- Museum exhibitions
- 55
- Solo exhibitions
- 35
- Group exhibitions
- 120
- Museum collections
- Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Gallery representation
- Jack Shainman Gallery, Corvi-Mora
- Private collections
- 65
- Press
- 450
- Scholarly articles
- 35
- Books
- 12
- Auction record
- $3,600,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
British
Birth / death years
1977
Mediums
Painting, Printmaking
Prices
Auction record
$3,600,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Jack Shainman Gallery, Corvi-Mora
Museum collections
Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Private collections
65
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
55
Solo exhibitions
35
Group exhibitions
120
Bibliography
Books
12
Press
450
Scholarly articles
35