Description
Title: Moroccan Dream
Medium: mixed media
Size: 7.25″ x 7.25″
Artist’s Statement
Vernita Nemec (born 1942 in Painesville, Ohio), also known by the performance name Vernita N’Cognita, is a visual and performance artist, curator, and arts activist based in New York City. She earned her BFA at Ohio University in 1964 and has resided in New York City since 1965. She is also known for her soft stuffed sculpture, collages, artist’s books, photographs, and installations. Nemec adopted the pseudonym “N’Cognita,” a pun on incognito, as a way to honor artists who have not become well-known. mm