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Mimi Cherono Ng'ok

Mimi Cherono Ng'ok (born 1983) is a Kenyan photographer, living in Nairobi. Her "photographs are a visual diary of the experiences and emotions emerging from her itinerant life". Ng'ok's work has been shown at the Hayward Gallery, Berlin Biennale, Carnegie International and African Photography Encounters, and is held in the Walther Collection.

Mimi Cherono Ng'ok

Name
Mimi Cherono Ng'ok
Born
1983
Education
Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town (BFA, Photography)
Occupation
Photographer
Awards
* Winner, Photo London Artproof Award, for her series Everyone is Lonely in Kigali 2017
Nationality
Kenya

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Mimi Cherono Ng'ok (born 1983) is a Kenyan photographer, living in Nairobi. Her "photographs are a visual diary of the experiences and emotions emerging from her itinerant life". Ng'ok's work has been shown at the Hayward Gallery, Berlin Biennale, Carnegie International and African Photography Encounters, and is held in the Walther Collection.

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Mimi Cherono Ng'ok (born 1983) is an artist and photographer and a national of Kenya. The artist studied at Michaelis School of Fine Art.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Visual art and other activities
  4. 04Archives and collections
  5. 05Honours and memberships
  6. 06Notes, references and evidence

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