Oliver Enwonwu is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Omenka magazine, Director, Omenka Gallery and Chief Executive, Revilo. He holds a first degree in Biochemistry, advanced diploma in Exploration Geophysics (distinction), Post Graduate Diplomas in Applied Geophysics and Visual Art (distinction) and a Masters in Art History, all from the University of Lagos. He is the founder, Executive Director, and trustee of The Ben Enwonwu Foundation. He also sits on the board of several organizations including the National Gallery of Art, Nigeria and the Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria. Enwonwu is also president of both the Society of Nigerian Artists and the Alliance of Nigerian Art Galleries.
In many ways, leading contemporary artist Alimi Adewale’s forthcoming solo exhibition Changing Faces: New Frontiers in Figurative Art at Retro Africa in Abuja brings to full flowering several stylistic strains...
From painting, sewing to drawings and sculptures, Alioune Diouf’s work is multifaceted and populated by interwoven characters, animals, and cosmic and floral elements. As a self-taught artist, he has successfully...
Ransome Stanley employs collages in reflecting on colonial clichés of exoticism and images of Africa rooted in Western concepts of rusticness and innocence. He creates planar pictorial spaces whose stark...
“I have a strong burden to create art that speaks, a craving that pushes me to depict untold hardship and pains, as well as mayhem and chaos happening around the...
Fast-rising Williams Chechet’s career began shortly after graduating from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is a familiar figure on the local exhibition circuit and has participated in several prestigious international...
At first glance, one concludes easily that Kehinde Awofeso’s figures are icons of masculinity. However, on close observation, several ambiguities appear. By capturing these individuals in unscripted moments, many of...
Beast of No Nation, a virtual exhibition by fast-rising contemporary artist Ikechukwu Ezeigwe, opened recently to critical acclaim at Omenka Gallery. A graduate of fine art at the Obafemi Awolowo...
Ebenezer Akinola is easily one of the finest painters working in Nigeria today. This assertion is not only evidenced by his technical virtuosity but also an ability to switch readily...
Omenka Gallery is proud to present ‘Beast of No Nation’, a virtual solo exhibition of recent paintings by fast-rising contemporary artist, Ikechukwu Ezeigwe running from May 29 to June 29,...
Embracing metal and discarded objects as his primary media, Steve Ekpenisi is one of the most exciting sculptors working in Nigeria today. Born in 1978, Ekpenisi’s journey began when he...