Yinka Shonibare (b. 1962) in London, UK. Born in London to Nigerian parents, he moved to Lagos at the age of three. Returning to England to study at Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art, London (1989) and received his MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London (1991). His interdisciplinary practice employs physical materials such as Dutch wax textiles and bronze as vehicles for exploring complex historical, political, and cultural ideas. In doing so, the work uses material history as a lens for broader reflection, inviting a rethinking of how we perceive culture and encourage new ways of understanding the world around us. Shonibare’s works are in notable museum collections internationally, including the Tate Collection, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome and VandenBroek Foundation, The Netherlands. yinkashonibare.com

Christine Corday b. 1970 Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Corday, an internationally awarded multidisciplinary artist, is known for her monumental concepts and installations, which have made a significant impact as a recent keynote speaker at the United Nations (2024). Her recent project, Sans Titre, led to Art becoming the thirty-sixth nation and the final global contributor to the material build of a star on Earth, ITER [Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France], with ongoing works in solo museum exhibitions and public works in civic collections worldwide.

As sculptor, Corday engages a material-based practice in the evolving human-scale of perception and fundamental forces. She works in temperature, pressure and material states of atomic elements in close collaboration with Nobel laureate astrophysicists and EarthShot finalist chemists; National Academy of Engineering-awarded engineers; and a broad range of material sciences, cultural anthropology, chemistry, and phenomenology. Corday, was nominated for United States Artist Fellow (2016) with projects awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (2019); Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2019); Brian Wall Foundation (2019); Robert Lehman Foundation (2019); and Lannan Foundation (2015). Her work was invited to participate in two shows within Venice Architecture Biennale (2021). Corday lives in Hudson Valley, New York with her husband and work partner Christopher Powers and dog Rook.    christinecorday.com Artist image @2019 Courtesy of Abby Gillardi and CAMstl

Lisa Melandri, Executive Director, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
“CAM has always believed art should be integrated into our everyday spaces and daily life. It can ignite a conversation on a street corner just as easily as it can in a gallery, and we want the Brickline Greenway to be an invitation to discover everything happening here. We’re excited to welcome our neighbors in North City and across the region to this celebration and into a conversation about what a greener, more connected St. Louis can look like.”

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (camstl.org) creates meaningful engagement with the most relevant and innovative art being made today. Founded by civic and cultural leaders in 1980, the Museum transformed from a small gallery into an internationally recognized arts institution, now permanently housed in a flexible, open, and inviting building designed by renowned American architect Brad Cloepfil. CAM’s distinct architecture reflects the organization’s values and supports a dynamic range of exhibitions, public programs, educational initiatives, and community collaborations. The only museum in the region solely dedicated to contemporary art, CAM is one of the preeminent non-collecting institutions of its kind in the United States. We are a site for discovery, a welcoming space, free and open to all.