Someone spoke about how about 12,000 ships brought slaves to America. On this basis, I started painting this piece to commemorate the journeys, the blood and sweat, the rough seas, and masts bellowing in the Atlantic winds. I completed the painting yesterday.

Let me tell you about the country called Nowhere. It is the land of kings and queens, princes and princesses- I am one of them. A long time ago, our ancestral home was the land of Idu n’Oba, the great queen mother and king. There were disputes about allegiance to these Oyibo who spoke through their noses, who came bringing all these strange gifts that doubled one’s appearance, this magical pipe that blew thunder and death when pointed in one’s direction, and thus sweet liquid

When the art department of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was founded in 1961, one of its two pioneer teachers was Akinola Lasekan (1916-1974), an established painter who was perhaps better known as the nationalist cartoonist, Lash, whose cartoons appeared for some two decades in the West African Pilot (a newspaper publication). Why none of the first three sets of art graduates (1965, 1966, 1967) specialized in painting despite the presence of Lasekan, and later, in 1962/

Amy and her curator, Jordan, chose the title for the exhibition. That title became a magnet, drawing people to the exhibition. Some visitors

I was to speak as an expert adviser in the arts. I will take that, seeing that I have worked as an artist for 29 years! I spoke after

Bright colors bouncing off the canvas, varying-sized brushstrokes and shapes, images meant to draw you into stories of migration, space and

No one should be made to go through this, to bear this burden for the rest of their life/work life. Here is my suggestion: the resident

I am excited to announce this 2-day event coming up at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art! I will be adding my voice to the conv

Click on this link to my YouTube channel and watch this short of masquerades of Oguta Ameshi performing- https://youtu.be/cgVcGzJHY-4.

Since inception, the University of Nigeria Nsukka has led in forming a contextual system for presenting Contemporary Nigerian art and...

At some point in my life, Izuogu was the man to see whenever I visited the town on school vacations- to get fresh coconuts and later to play

The poem describes the painting Currents in Heaven, Cauldrons Below. Let me explain the use of a few not-so-common words...

Some time ago, I started traveling to discover other African nations. On one border crossing from Nigeria to the Benin Republic, I bought...

They sell one narrative as the Story, one viewpoint as the only perspective. This attitude prefers a long-perpetuated dominance, standing o

"Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years"

I was thrilled to discover yesterday that the title of the new song by one of my favorite contemporary African artists Black Coffee is...

Intentions around my new drawings

Authenticity for an artist means one of 2 things- either your herd accepts you are reflecting the values of that community, or you act...

I finally made this catalog of available paintings. I hope you enjoy it and do keep sharing with friends. Thanks to your patronage 2023...

The farmers are returning to the village with a great harvest. The king has summoned all the villagers and our neighbors to show the...