Nengi Omuku

Nengi Omuku
Born	Nengi Omuku Born 1987 Delta State, Nigeria
Alma mater	Slade School of Fine Art, University College London
Occupations	Artist, photographer
Known for	Artist, sculpture
Awards	British Council CHOGM art award
Website	nengiomuku.com

Nengi Omuku (born 1987) is a Nigerian creative artist, sculptor and painter. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and education

Born in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Omuku studied both her B.A. and M.A in Fine art at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notable works

• I can't feel my legs, March 2012, oil on canvas, 220 x 160 cm.
• Botticelli, April 2012, oil on canvas, 100 x 140 cm.
• Corkscrew October 2014. ^[7]
• Room with a view, 2020, oil on sanyan 130 x 190 cm ^[8]
• What was lost, 2020, oil on sanyan 208 x 243 cm ^[9]

Awards

Nengi Omuku's artistic work has won her scholarships and awards, including the British Council CHOGM art award presented by Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

• 2012 Prankerd Jones Memorial Prize Awarded by University College London
• 2011 Nancy Balfour MA Scholarship Awarded by University College London
• 2003 Winner- British Council CHOGM art competition Awarded by Queen Elisabeth II

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin (2021)
• Gathering, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2020)
• Stages of Collapse, September Gray, Atlanta (2017)
• A State of Mind, The Armory Show, New York (2016)
• A State of Mind, Omenka Gallery, Lagos (2015)
• To Figure an Encounter, Open The Gate, London (2011).

Group exhibitions

• La Galerie, Contemporary art Center, Noisy-le-Sec (2021)
• All the Days and Nights, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2020)
• Untitled Art San Francisco, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, San Francisco (2020)
• 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London (2019), Hospital Rooms, Griffin Gallery, London (2018)
• At work, Arthouse, Lagos (2018); ARTX, Lagos (2017)
• Commotion, 1:54, London (2017); Mapping Histories, Constructing Realities, ART15, London (2015)
• The Next 50 Years, Omenka Gallery, Lagos (2014)
• Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Gallery, London (2012).
• Deep Cuts Last Measures, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London (2011)
• Surplus to Requirements, Slade Research Center, London (2011)
• The Future of Contemporary Art, Lloyd Gill Gallery, Bristol (2010)
• Group Exhibition, Swiss Cottage Gallery, London (2010)
• Group Exhibition, Camden Art Gallery, London (2009)

Commissions

• Arts Council England to paint a mural in an intensive care psychiatric ward in Maudsley hospital, London (2018)
• HSBC Art Collection,
• Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection
• Dawn Art Collection

References

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2. Onuzo, Chibundu (17 June 2021). "'If you are of the camp that wants to keep the art world an exclusive club, then look away now'". theartnewspaper.com. The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. "Artwork exhibition in London captures trauma of Nigerian youths". Vanguard News. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
4. Uzoho, Victor Ifeanyi (24 January 2018). "Six artists for Arthouse' s At Work 2018 exhibition". guardian.ng. The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
5. "Nengi Omuku – Biography". SMO Contemporary Art. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
6. Mitter, Siddhartha (8 February 2019). "Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art 'Ecosystem'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
7. "NENGI OMUKU". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
8. Walton, Millie (4 December 2020). "Painting the Collective: An Interview with Nengi Omuku". Trebuchet. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
9. "Nengi Omuku – Works". Kristin Hjellegjerde. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
10. "Nengi Omuku – Overview". Kristin Hjellegjerde. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
11. "Nengi Omuku – September Gray" . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
12. "Nengi Omuku". www.artskop.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.