"What I understand to be true about myself and where I come from, at any given moment, shapes the voice I can rely on to carve out space.'"

Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Mandeng Nken holds an MFA from the Yale School of Art and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is also an alum of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her work centers femininity through choreographic and sculptural installations, and examines how labor traditions are measured and perceived within the Global South.

Hometown: Yaoundé, Cameroon