Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
American · b. 1983
74
68–81 bandData profile: institutional demand + representation strength
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 8, 2026.
Overall74
Composite Codex score
Institutional90
Exhibitions, museums, awards
Market52
Auction depth and liquidity
Momentum24
Recent activity and interest
Representation88
Gallery network strength
Codex Rank#81Blue-Chip
Exhibitions10 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal1211 acquisitions · 1 exhibitions
Core Median$2.0MPaintings · 8 priced
Sell-through75%Top house: Christie's
Signal summary
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: institutional demand, representation strength.
Observed evidence: 11 tracked museum acquisitions; 1 tracked exhibition. Representation includes David Zwirner plus 1 other tracked gallery.
Data gaps: low recent press signal in the tracked news layer
Data gaps: low recent press signal in the tracked news layer
Representation
- #4 David ZwirnerLos Angeles, United States
- #18 Victoria MiroUnknown
Institutional holdings
Hammer MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStatens Museum for KunstThe Broad
Recent Exhibitions
- Front Room: Njideka Akunyili Crosby | CounterpartsBaltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore · Oct 25, 2017
Previous Gallery Representation
- #1,060 Constantin BrancusiParis, France · medium confidence
- #2,173 Fredericks & FreiserNew York, United States · medium confidence
Market profile
Category-aware market read: Paintings median: $2.0M (8 priced); Works on paper median: $1.0M (2 priced). Sell-through: 75%. Historical record: $4.7M at Christie's (Nov 17, 2022).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$4.7M$2.4M$0
Education & awards
- Yale School of ArtMFA · New Haven, CT
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)Philadelphia, PA
- Swarthmore CollegeBA
- MacArthur Fellowshipwinner · 2017 · Tier 1
Press Signals
- No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage
Publications
- Contemporary Painting (World of Art)Survey · Thames & Hudson · 2021
- Vitamin C+: Collage in Contemporary ArtSurvey · Phaidon Press
- Vitamin C+: Collage in Contemporary ArtSurvey · Phaidon Press
- Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in PaintingSurvey · Phaidon Press
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5
Previous Sales
Top 5 of 12
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For Sale
Top 2
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