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Zainab Sumu is a contemporary artist whose work reimagines African heritage through sculptural fibers, couture, and painting. Rooted in ritual and resilience, her practice reveals the beauty, dignity, and shared truths that connect us all.

“I record sublime, mysterious moments to create historical reportage, captured and frozen in time.” Zainab Sumu

Zainab Sumu’s work is included in the permanent collections of The Peabody Essex Museum, the ‘Quin House and private collections worldwide.