The in Dallas awards a prize each year to an artist who brings a unique influence and artistry to sculpture.
The 2023 is . Her work will set the tone for a full season at the museum with her pantyhose arrays, sandscape, tubes of rainbow-colored liquid and other 3D work.
Born in Chicago, raised in California and educated in Japan, she has worked as an artist and arts educator for over five decades.
But in the public arena, said Lynne Cook, a Nasher Prize juror, it鈥檚 just recently that her work has gained attention.
Her 鈥減rocess is extraordinary and multi-faceted," said Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, also a Nasher Prize juror.
鈥淚鈥檝e always been attracted to the three dimensional,鈥� said Nengudi. 鈥�...that attracted me more than painting or drawing and so on, because I had to have that tactile feeling.鈥�
The Nasher Prize Laureate 2023 exhibit of runs through April 30 with events scheduled at the Nasher Sculpture Center:
March 15-19 鈥� events and programming, free admission
March 19 鈥� , a ritual celebration created by Senga Nengudi
March 31 鈥� : Laureate Lecture with Senga Nengudi (free, registration required)
April 1 鈥�
Through April 2 鈥� (April 1-2, free admission)
Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas, is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.