Nails On Board
34 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm
Onyinye Ezennia
£500.00
BBC interview of Onyinye Ezennia
Onyinye Ezennia 'Zennia' is a Nigerian Multidisciplinary artist, a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) and the Female Artist Association of Nigeria (FEAAN). She obtained an undergraduate degree from the Fine and Applied Arts Department at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) in Enugu, where she graduated with a Distinction Grade, then obtained a post-graduate degree from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra. Onyinye expresses herself through different mediums of art; social and documentary photography, visual communication design, serigraphy on tiled perspex, and exploration with light and sound which have won her a prize for originality in 2014. She explores String art which won her the overall winner prize at the 'Life in My City Art Festival' (2016) and was a two-time finalist at the Visual Art Competition organised by Spanish Embassy in Nigeria (2018 and 2019). She won the 3rd prize in 'Best Art' co-organized by Nike art gallery and Best Nigeria, 2020 and recently completed the artist-in-residence program at Espacio Lavadero in Spain, 2021. Her works evoke emotions that have been extracted from her experiences and tradition. They're heavily influenced by universal experiences that allow for greater empathy for the many challenges that affect all humans regardless of their background. Exhibitions: Onyinye has participated in various group exhibitions, workshops, and competitions among which are: 1. Emerging Nigerian Female Artists Auction, Calabar Gallery, New York, 2020. 2. Young Contemporaries virtual exhibition, Rele Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria, 2020. 3. Women by Women, a virtual exhibition by emerging artist platform, London, UK, 2020. 4. Each for Equal by Female Artists Association of Nigeria to mark Women’s Day, Residence of the British Deputy High Commission, Lagos, 2020. 5. Affordable Art Auction, Arthouse Contemporary, Lagos, 2020. 6. October Rain by Society of Nigerian Artists at Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019. 7. Balance for Better by Female artist association of Nigeria, Nike Art Gallery, Lekki, Lagos, 2019. 8. Small Making by InSEA (International Society for Education through Art) at the University of British Columbia, Canada, July 2019 9. Insight by Xavier University of Louisiana in collaboration with Nike Art Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2019. 10. Pan African Artist (PACA) Exhibition, Dakar Biennial, Senegal, 2018.
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