Helen Sumpter

Feb 7, 2024 | artfund.org | Helen Sumpter

On the unveiling of a new public sculpture in Leeds, the artist speaks to the editor of Art Quarterly about art, agriculture, honours and cultural exchange. A version of this article first appeared in the winter 2023 issue of Art Quarterly, the magazine of Art Fund. Who is Yinka Shonibare CBE RA? Born in London in 1962, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA spent his childhood in Nigeria, before returning to London to study at Byam Shaw School of Art and Goldsmiths, University of London.