Torkwase Dyson

Place: Chicago

Born: 1973

Biography:

Torkwase Dyson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Beacon, New York, United States. She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1973. Dyson describes the themes of her work as 'architecture, infrastructure, environmental justice, and abstract drawing.' Her work is informed by her own theory of Black Compositional Thought, which considers how spatial networks are composed by Black bodies as a means of exploring potential networks for Black liberation. Dyson is represented by Pace Gallery and Richard Gray Gallery.