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

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

When a system demands that you work twice as hard to be accepted, then rest, sleep, and dreaming become important tools for shutting out...

the solo exhibition of my body of works titled after the series Citizens of Nowhere. Come back soon for the PDF catalogue of the works in th

I am giving a 10% discount to all artwork in my studio within this period! I look forward to seeing you at Torpedo Factory Art Center. You

Knowing when to sign the painting as finished is part of the process, particularly when one is not working off a reference. There is a lot

There are these ideas you 'see' even before painting. You embrace the moment and just go with it. It becomes what you were born to do, a...

Today is the 20th coronation anniversary of His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha (Agbogidi). The king is an avid art collector and...

The lure of becoming an international figure fascinates me- to cross national borders effortlessly and encounter new people with their...

There is a proud community of people living in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. We are from Oguta, a local government in Imo State....

Art is a socializing act. Multiple movements are screaming for an outlet. It’s possible to get sucked into the work. I suggest or...

I fell in love with the idea of a Rainbow nation. Till I visited the place, where the Ark had rested, and the Great Flood stanched. There...

It started as a simple idea- a man of the people, dead centre in the middle of the canvas with people surrounding him, flailing in...

On a Lighter Note A few years ago, Sandra Mbanefo-Obiago exhibited Ibe Ananaba and I at Temple Muse, Lagos. That event was the beginning...

The artists’ advocacy organisation Artists at Risk (AR) has launched an emergency fund to support artists who face threats to their...

How can Oguta remain like this? We have this little paradise waiting to be cultivated. But we all run away from it for selfish gain. We...

I wrote this essay for the catalogue of Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki’s amazing show HALFWAY THROUGH A THOUSAND MILES. If you saw the...

Power Play and Other African Stories (for the exhibition Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power) Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power is mainly an...

At 35, I had worked for two privately owned companies that ran the business like they were a family affair. One of the companies made...

It seems that there are problems everywhere, especially online. Social media in so many ways has heightened our presence and fears from...