Rena Anakwe

Rena Anakwe (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, and healer who primarily works with sound, visuals, and scent. Exploring the intersections between traditional healing practices, spirituality, and performance, she creates works focused on sensory-based, experiential interactions using creative technology. Most recently, Rena was awarded a 2021 - 2022 MacDowell Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Arts and is currently a 2020 - 2021 resident of the Jerome Foundation AIRspace Residency for Performing Artists at Abrons Arts Center. She was a 2020 Radiophrenia commissioned-artist, a 2019 ISSUE Project Room artist-in-residence, a 2019 Abrons Arts Center Sound Series commissioned artist, and a 2018 Signal Culture artist-in-residence. She has collaborated, produced, and shown work at New York City institutions, including En Garde Arts/Brookfield Place, Weeksville Heritage Center, Dia Foundation, Fridman Gallery, Knockdown Center, Lincoln Center, MoMA PS1, CultureHub, Pioneer Works, and Montez Press Radio. Most recently, under the moniker “A Space for Sound” Anakwe released the irst in an ongoing audio series titled “Sound Bath Mixtape vol. 1,” through New York City-based label and collective PTP. She is based in Brooklyn, New York by way of Nigeria and Canada. aspaceforsound.com