Chris Ofili

Chris Ofili
CBE
Born
Christopher Ofili

(1968-10-10) 10 October 1968
Manchester, England
EducationChelsea School of Art
Royal College of Art
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Holy Virgin Mary (1996)
No Woman No Cry (1998)
The Upper Room (2002)
Awards1998 Turner Prize

Christopher Ofili, CBE (born 10 October 1968) is a British painter who won the Turner Prize in 1998. He has used resin, beads, oil paint, glitter, lumps of elephant dung and cut-outs from pornographic magazines as painting elements. Ofili's work has been classified as punk art. He currently lives in Trinidad.

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