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NEW YORK, NY: albertz benda is thrilled to present a solo exhibition of new works by Rugiyatou Jallow, an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles.

Jallow hails from Sweden and is of mixed heritage: her mother is Swedish and her father, who was her primary caregiver, is from the Gambia. She comes from a matrilineal line of creatives: her mother and grandmother both painted, which instilled in her a love for the medium since she was a child. This female lineage comes across in her work, which focuses most often on strong female characters.

Her new paintings continue to explore the …